WO2019141063A1

WO2019141063A1 - Integrated clothes washing and drying machine

Info

Publication number: WO2019141063A1
Application number: PCT/CN2018/124656
Authority: WO
Inventors: 李文伟; 邢本驸; 蔡荣帅; 张新华; 潘继辉; 艾磊磊
Original assignee: 青岛海尔滚筒洗衣机有限公司
Priority date: 2018-01-18
Filing date: 2018-12-28
Publication date: 2019-07-25
Also published as: CN110055712A

Abstract

Provided in the present invention is an integrated clothes washing and drying machine, comprising: a housing; a clothes washing apparatus and a clothes drying apparatus are provided inside of the housing and may separately operate; the clothes drying apparatus comprises a heat exchange element, a heat exchange element filtering apparatus, a condensate water discharge water path used for discharging condensate water of the heat exchange element, and a flushing and discharging water path used for discharging flushing water used for flushing the heat exchange element filtering apparatus; the washing apparatus comprises a water drainage path, said water drainage path being provided thereon with a drainage filtering apparatus; the condensate water discharge water path and the flushing and discharging water path are connected to a water inlet end of the drainage filtering apparatus or to the water drainage path that is upstream of the drainage filtering apparatus. The integrated clothes washing and drying machine of the present invention may filter and then discharge the condensate water of the heat exchange element and the flushing water of the heat exchange element filtering device by means of the drainage filtering apparatus on the water drainage path of the washing apparatus, thus preventing lint in the condensate water and the flushing water from clogging the water drainage path.

Description

Laundry washing and drying machine

Technical field

The invention relates to the technical field of laundry and drying equipment, and in particular to a laundry washing and drying machine.

Background technique

Washing machines, as a kind of household appliances, have gradually become an indispensable part of people's lives. With the improvement of living standards, the rapid laundry can no longer meet people's daily needs. Sometimes people also require clothes to be worn in the shortest time after washing, so the dryer is also a kind of drying equipment. The more you walk into people's homes.

However, if a washing machine and a clothes dryer are placed in the home, not only does it occupy a large space, but also people need to transfer the clothes washed in the washing machine to the clothes dryer, because the capacity of the clothes dryer is generally smaller. The capacity of the washing machine, so the laundry that is washed once can not be processed once in the dryer, and needs to be divided into two or even multiple times. In addition, there is now a drum washing machine having a drying function, but the washing machine is generally limited in capacity due to the need for drying, and the entire washing and drying process takes a long time.

The existing application number is 201220157731.3, and the application date is April 16, 2012. The name is a Chinese utility model patent of a combined washing and drying machine. The utility model discloses a combined washing and drying machine, including a main body. a frame, a washing machine is installed in the lower frame of the main frame, a dryer is installed in the upper frame of the main frame, and an upper part of the washing machine is connected to the electric control board through a second isolation layer, and the electric control board passes the An insulation layer is connected to the clothes dryer, and the washing machine is provided with a laundry device working door, and the clothes dryer is provided with a clothes dryer working door. The combined washing and drying machine of the utility model combines a well-known washing machine and a clothes dryer to manufacture materials, which can save manufacturing materials and reduce manufacturing cost. Because of combined manufacturing, the floor space occupied by the use is small, because the clothes dryer is in the upper position. It is easy to use because it forms a working height.

The above utility model patent combines a clothes dryer and a washing machine to solve the problem of simultaneous laundry and drying, but due to the different working processes of the washing machine and the dryer, the two are not integrated, resulting in both resources. waste. For example, a dryer, specifically a condensing dryer, includes a condenser, and a condenser filter is disposed in the air passage in front of the condenser for filtering the swarf in the condensed wind to ensure the efficiency of heat exchange of the condenser. In order to ensure the effectiveness of the filtration of the condenser filter device while ensuring the normal circulation of the condensing air, it is necessary to periodically clean the wire dust of the condenser filter device.

In view of this, the present invention has been specifically proposed.

Summary of the invention

In order to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a laundry washing and drying machine, and in particular, the following technical solutions are adopted:

A laundry washing and drying machine comprising:

case;

a laundry device and a drying device that are independently installed in the housing;

The drying device includes a heat exchange element, a heat exchange element filtering device, a condensed water discharge water passage for discharging the condensed water of the heat exchange element, and a flushing discharge water passage for discharging the flushing water of the flushing heat exchange element filtering device. ;

The washing device comprises a drainage water channel, and the drainage water channel is provided with a drainage filtering device, and the condensed water discharge water passage and the flushing discharge water passage are both connected to a water inlet end of the drainage filtering device or a drainage water channel upstream of the drainage filtering device.

Further, the condensed water discharge waterway and the flushing discharge waterway are respectively connected to the water inlet end of the drainage filtering device or the drainage waterway upstream of the drainage filtering device;

Alternatively, the condensed water discharge water path and the flushing discharge water path are both connected to the same shared drainage water path, and the common drainage water path is connected to the water inlet end of the drainage filter device or the drainage water path upstream of the drainage filter device.

Further, the washing device comprises a washing tub assembly, the drain water channel comprises a drain pump, and the drain filter device is a drain pump filter:

The washing tub assembly, the condensate drain water passage, and the outlet end of the flushing discharge water passage are all connected to the drain pump filter.

Further, the drain pump comprises a pump casing, the pump casing is provided with a water inlet and a water outlet, and the drainage waterway comprises a first drain pipe connecting the water outlet of the washing tub assembly and the water inlet of the drain pump and is connected to the drain a second drain pipe on the water outlet of the pump, the condensed water discharge waterway and the flushing discharge waterway are connected to the water inlet of the drain pump, and the drain pump filter is disposed between the water inlet and the water outlet of the pump casing.

Further, the water inlet of the drain pump includes a first water inlet connected to the condensed water discharge water passage, a second water inlet connected to the flushing discharge water passage, and a third water inlet connected to the first drain pipe. The drain pump filter is disposed between the first water inlet, the second water inlet, the third water inlet and the water outlet in the pump casing.

Further, the water inlet of the drain pump includes a fourth water inlet connected to the common drain water passage and a fifth water inlet connected to the first drain pipe, and the drain pump filter is disposed in the pump casing. Between the water inlet, the fifth water inlet and the water outlet.

Further, the water outlet end of the shared drain water passage communicates with the first drain pipe, or the water outlet end of the first drain pipe communicates with the common drain water channel, and the pump casing has a first drain pipe/shared drain pipe The water inlet is connected to the water inlet, and the drain pump filter is disposed between the water inlet and the water outlet in the pump casing.

Further, the drying device comprises a base, a flushing water collecting tank corresponding to the heat exchange element filtering device is arranged on the base, the flushing water collecting tank is provided with a discharge port, and the water inlet end of the flushing discharge waterway is connected to the discharge port;

A condensate collecting sump corresponding to the heat exchange element is disposed on the base, and a condensed water sump opens a discharge port, and the water inlet end of the condensed water discharge water path is connected to the discharge port.

Further, the drying device adopts a condensing module, the heat exchange element is a condenser, the heat exchange element filtering device is a condenser filtering device, or the drying device adopts a heat pump drying module. The heat exchange element is an evaporator, and the heat exchange element filtering device is an evaporator filter device;

The washing tub assembly of the laundry device includes an outer cylinder for holding water, and the drain port of the outer cylinder communicates with the drain water passage.

Further, the drying device further includes a flushing waterway connected to the heat exchange element filtering device, the water inlet end of the flushing waterway is externally connected to the water source, and the water outlet end is connected to the upper side of the heat exchange element filtering device;

Preferably, the washing device comprises a water inlet pipe, the water inlet pipe comprises an inlet valve and an inlet pipe, one end of the inlet pipe is connected to the inlet valve, and the other end is connected to the outer cylinder; and the inlet end of the flushing water pipe is connected to the water inlet valve.

The laundry washing and drying machine of the present invention installs the drying device for drying clothes and the laundry device for washing in the same casing, realizes the user's laundry and drying requirements, saves the cost of separately manufacturing, and saves the cost. Space is placed, and the user can also choose to carry out laundry or drying clothes separately, which can be more selective and improve efficiency.

The invention realizes the flushing of the heat-exchange element filtering device by injecting water into the heat-exchange element filtering device, and ensures that the drying air can be well filtered and sufficient flow ventilation before flowing through the heat-exchange element.

The condensed water discharge waterway and the flushing discharge waterway of the washing and drying machine integrated machine of the invention are both connected to the inlet end of the drainage filter device or the drainage waterway upstream of the drainage filter device, so that the condensed water and the heat exchange of the heat exchange element can be The flushing water of the component filter device is filtered and discharged through the drain filter device on the drain water channel of the washing device to prevent clogging of the drain water channel by the slag in the condensed water and the flushing water, thereby achieving higher integration of the drying device and the washing device. degree.

DRAWINGS

Fig. 1 is a schematic view of a laundry washing and drying machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed ways

A laundry washing and drying machine of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings:

As shown in FIG. 1 , a laundry washing and drying machine includes:

Housing 1;

a washing device and a drying device which are respectively disposed in the casing 1 and can be independently operated;

The drying device includes a heat exchange element 7, a heat exchange element filtering device 15, a condensed water discharge water passage 17 for discharging the condensed water of the heat exchange element, and a drain water for discharging the flushing heat exchange element filtering device 15. Flushing discharge waterway 8;

The washing device comprises a drainage water channel, and the drainage water channel is provided with a drainage filtering device, and the condensed water discharge water channel 17 and the flushing discharge water channel 8 are both connected to the water inlet end of the drainage filtering device or the drainage water channel upstream of the drainage filtering device. .

The clothes washing and drying machine of the present embodiment installs the clothes drying device for drying clothes and the laundry device for washing in the same casing 1, realizing the user's laundry and drying requirements, and saving the cost of separately manufacturing. , saving space, in addition, the user can also choose to carry out laundry or drying clothes, more selective, and improve efficiency.

In this embodiment, the squirting of the heat exchange element filtering device 17 is carried out by influent water to the heat exchange element filtering device 15 to ensure good filtering and sufficient circulation before the drying air flows through the heat exchange element 7. Air volume.

The condensed water discharge water passage 17 and the flushing discharge water passage 8 of the washer-dryer integrated machine of the present embodiment are both connected to the water inlet end of the drain filter device or the drain water passage upstream of the drain filter device, so that the heat exchange element 7 can be condensed. The flushing water of the water and heat exchange element filtering device 17 is filtered and discharged through the drain filter device on the drain water path of the washing device to prevent clogging of the drain water path by the slag from the condensed water and the flushing water, thereby realizing the drying device and the washing device. A higher level of integration.

As an embodiment of the present embodiment, the condensed water discharge water passage 17 and the flushing discharge water passage 8 are respectively in communication with a water inlet end of the drain filter device or a drain water passage upstream of the drain filter device. In this way, a control valve can be provided on each of the communication lines to achieve respective discharge control of the condensed water and the flushing water, which is more flexible and convenient.

Alternatively, the condensed water discharge water passage 17 and the flushing discharge water passage 8 are both connected to the same common drain water passage, and the common drain water passage is connected to the water inlet end of the drain filter device or the drain water passage upstream of the drain filter device. In this way, the connection to the drainage channel of the laundry device is simplified.

As an embodiment of the embodiment, the washing device comprises a washing tub assembly, the drain water channel comprises a drain pump 10, and the drain filter device is a drain pump filter 11:

The washing tub assembly, the condensate drain water passage 17 and the outlet end of the flushing drain water passage 8 are all connected to the drain pump filter. Thus, the condensed water in the flushing water passage 8 and the condensed water discharge water passage 17 are first filtered by the drain pump filter 11 and then discharged through the drain pipe to prevent the swarf in the flushing water and the condensed water from clogging the drain pump or the drain pipe. To ensure the normal operation of the drainage water drain of the washing device.

Further, the drain pump 10 includes a pump casing, and the pump casing is provided with a water inlet and a water outlet, and the drainage waterway includes a first drain pipe 12 and a connection connecting the water outlet of the washing tub assembly and the water inlet of the drain pump. a second drain pipe 6 on the water outlet of the drain pump, the condensate drain water passage 17 and the flushing discharge water passage 8 are both connected to the water inlet of the drain pump, and the drain pump filter 11 is disposed in the water inlet of the pump casing and Between the outlets.

As an embodiment of the present embodiment, the water inlet of the drain pump 10 includes a first water inlet communicating with the condensed water discharge water passage 17, a second water inlet communicating with the flushing discharge water passage 8, and a first drain The third water inlet of the tube 12 is connected, and the drain pump filter 11 is disposed between the first water inlet, the second water inlet, the third water inlet and the water outlet in the pump casing.

As another embodiment of the embodiment, the water inlet of the drain pump 10 includes a fourth water inlet communicating with the common drain water passage and a fifth water inlet communicating with the first drain pipe 12, the drain The pump filter 11 is disposed between the fourth water inlet, the fifth water inlet and the water outlet in the pump casing.

In another embodiment of the present embodiment, the water outlet end of the shared drain water passage communicates with the first drain pipe 12, or the water outlet end of the first drain pipe 12 communicates with a common drain water channel, on the pump casing. There is a water inlet connected to the first drain pipe 12 / the shared drain water pipe, and the drain pump filter is disposed between the water inlet and the water outlet in the pump casing.

Specifically, the drain pump filter 11 is detachably installed in the pump casing of the drain pump 10. The front plate of the casing 1 has an opening corresponding to the drain pump 10, and the opening is provided with an opening/closing mechanism. Filter door.

As an embodiment of the present embodiment, the drying device includes a base, a flushing water sump corresponding to the heat exchange element filtering device is disposed on the base, and the flushing water sump opens a discharge port, and the flushing water drains the water inlet The end is connected to the discharge port;

The drying device of the embodiment adopts a condensing module, the heat exchange element is a condenser, the heat exchange element filtering device is a condenser filtering device, or the drying device adopts a heat pump drying module. The heat exchange element is an evaporator, and the heat exchange element filtering device is an evaporator filter device;

The washing tub assembly of the laundry apparatus includes an outer cylinder 14 for holding water, and the outer cylinder 14 is connected to the water inlet end of the drainage filtering device through a drain water passage.

The drying device of the embodiment further includes a flushing waterway 4 communicating with the heat exchange element filtering device 15, the water inlet end 3 of the flushing waterway 4 is externally connected to the water source, and the water outlet end is connected to the upper side of the heat exchange element filtering device 15;

Preferably, the washing device comprises a water inlet pipe, the water inlet pipe comprises an inlet valve and an inlet pipe, one end of the inlet pipe is connected to the inlet valve, and the other end is connected to the outer cylinder; and the inlet end of the flushing water pipe is connected to the water inlet valve. In the present embodiment, flushing of the heat exchange element filtering device 15 is achieved by introducing the water inlet branch of the washing apparatus into the heat exchange element filtering device 15 for wire scraping. Thus, the laundry washing and drying machine of the present embodiment only needs to be connected with the faucet through a water inlet pipe, and at the same time, the water inlet of the washing device and the water inlet flushing of the condenser filtering device 15 of the drying device are simplified, thereby simplifying the overall structure and further User-friendly.

The clothes drying device of the present embodiment includes a clothes drying drum 2 disposed in the casing 1 and a circulating drying air passage 16 communicating with the clothes drying drum, and a fan 5 disposed in the drying air passage for driving the drying air circulation .

In order to realize the drainage control of the flushing water of the heat exchange element filtering device 15, the flushing and discharging water passages are respectively provided with control valves for controlling their opening and closing.

The embodiment also provides a control method for the laundry washing and drying machine, and the laundry washing and drying machine includes a control device for controlling the operation of the clothes drying device and the laundry device, and the drying device needs to wash the condenser filter device, the tap water The flushing water path enters the heat exchange element filtering device for flushing, and the control device controls the heat exchange element filtering device, the heat exchange element and the water inlet end of the drainage filtering device or the drainage water channel upstream of the drainage filtering device to conduct, and the washed tap water is passed through The drainage filter device is filtered and discharged.

The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention, and any technology that is familiar with the present patent. Those skilled in the art can make some modifications or modifications to equivalent embodiments by using the technical content of the above-mentioned hints without departing from the technical scope of the present invention, but the technology according to the present invention does not deviate from the technical solution of the present invention. Any simple modifications, equivalent changes and modifications made to the above embodiments are still within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

A laundry washing and drying machine, characterized in that it comprises:

case;

a laundry device and a drying device that are independently installed in the housing;

The drying device includes a heat exchange element, a heat exchange element filtering device, a condensed water discharge water passage for discharging the condensed water of the heat exchange element, and a flushing discharge water passage for discharging the flushing water of the flushing heat exchange element filtering device. ;

The washing device comprises a drainage water channel, and the drainage water channel is provided with a drainage filtering device, and the condensed water discharge water passage and the flushing discharge water passage are both connected to a water inlet end of the drainage filtering device or a drainage water channel upstream of the drainage filtering device.
The laundry washing and drying machine according to claim 1, wherein the condensed water discharge water passage and the flushing discharge water passage are respectively connected to a water inlet end of the drainage filter device or a drainage water passage upstream of the drainage filter device;

Alternatively, the condensed water discharge water path and the flushing discharge water path are both connected to the same shared drainage water path, and the common drainage water path is connected to the water inlet end of the drainage filter device or the drainage water path upstream of the drainage filter device.
A laundry washing and drying machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said washing device comprises a washing tub assembly, said drain water passage comprises a drain pump, and said drain filter device is a drain pump filter Device:

The washing tub assembly, the condensate drain water passage, and the outlet end of the flushing discharge water passage are all connected to the drain pump filter.
The laundry washing and drying machine according to claim 3, wherein the drain pump comprises a pump casing, the pump casing is provided with a water inlet and a water outlet, and the drainage waterway comprises an outlet that communicates with the washing tub assembly. a first drain pipe of the water inlet and the water inlet of the drain pump and a second drain pipe connected to the water outlet of the drain pump, the condensed water discharge waterway and the flushing discharge waterway are connected to the water inlet of the drain pump, the drain pump The filter is placed between the water inlet and the water outlet in the pump casing.
The laundry washing and drying machine according to claim 4, wherein the water inlet of the drain pump comprises a first water inlet connected to the condensed water discharge water passage and a second inlet connected to the flushing discharge water passage. a water inlet and a third water inlet connected to the first drain pipe, wherein the drain pump filter is disposed between the first water inlet, the second water inlet, the third water inlet and the water outlet in the pump casing.
A laundry washing and drying machine according to claim 4, wherein the water inlet of the drain pump comprises a fourth water inlet communicating with the common drain water passage and a fifth inlet communicating with the first drain pipe The nozzle, the drain pump filter is disposed between the fourth water inlet, the fifth water inlet and the water outlet in the pump casing.
The clothes washing and drying machine according to claim 4, wherein the water outlet end of the common drain water passage communicates with the first drain pipe, or the water outlet end of the first drain pipe communicates with the common drain water channel. The pump casing has a water inlet connected to the first drain pipe/common drain water channel, and the drain pump filter is disposed between the water inlet and the water outlet in the pump casing.
The clothes washing and drying machine according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the clothes drying device comprises a base, and a flushing water sump corresponding to the heat exchange element filtering device is disposed on the base, and the washing water is provided. The collecting tank opens a discharge port, and the water inlet end of the flushing discharge waterway is connected to the discharge port;

A condensate collecting sump corresponding to the heat exchange element is disposed on the base, and a condensed water sump opens a discharge port, and the water inlet end of the condensed water discharge water path is connected to the discharge port.
The laundry washing and drying machine according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the drying device adopts a condensing module, the heat exchange element is a condenser, and the heat exchange element filters The device is a condenser filter device, or the dryer device uses a heat pump type drying module, the heat exchange element is an evaporator, and the heat exchange element filter device is an evaporator filter device;

The washing tub assembly of the laundry device includes an outer cylinder for holding water, and the drain port of the outer cylinder communicates with the drain water passage.
A clothes washing and drying machine according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the drying device further comprises a flushing water path communicating with the heat exchange element filtering device, and the water inlet end of the flushing waterway. An external water source, the outlet end is connected to the upper side of the heat exchange element filtering device;

Preferably, the washing device comprises a water inlet pipe, the water inlet pipe comprises an inlet valve and an inlet pipe, one end of the inlet pipe is connected to the inlet valve, and the other end is connected to the outer cylinder; and the inlet end of the flushing water pipe is connected to the water inlet valve.