WO2021175037A1

WO2021175037A1 - Clothing care machine

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Publication number: WO2021175037A1
Application number: PCT/CN2021/073104
Authority: WO
Inventors: 方化
Original assignee: 广州视源电子科技股份有限公司; 广州易家智能电子科技有限公司
Priority date: 2020-03-02
Filing date: 2021-01-21
Publication date: 2021-09-10
Also published as: CN212199746U

Abstract

The present application relates to a clothing care machine, comprising an inner container, an air discharge assembly and a hot air assembly; a bottom plate of the inner container is provided with a hot air outlet, and a top plate of the inner container is provided with at least two air discharge vents; the air discharge assembly comprises a channel and an air-drawing machine; the channel comprises a main channel and sub-channels the quantity of which is equal to that of the air discharge vents; one end of each sub-channel is in communication with an air discharge vent, and the other end of all of the sub-channels is in communication with the main channel; the end of the main channel away from the sub-channels is in communication with the exterior of the clothing care machine; the air-drawing machine is at least provided along the horizontal direction at the air discharge vent that has the greatest perpendicular distance from the hot air outlet, and the air-drawing machine is located inside of a sub-channel; and the hot air assembly is provided on the outer side of the bottom plate of the inner container and delivers hot air to the inner container by means of the hot air outlet.

Description

Clothes care machine

This application claims the priority of a Chinese patent application filed with the Chinese Patent Office with an application number of 202020240012.2 on March 2, 2020. The entire content of this application is incorporated into this application by reference.

Technical field

This application relates to the technical field of clothing care equipment, for example, to a clothing care machine.

Background technique

The clothing care machine is a common household appliance used to dry, iron, and add fragrance to clothing items. Its drying function is to use the hot air device or the heat of the outside air to care for the wet clothes in the machine Drying can not only improve the convenience of users' lives, but also meet the needs of users' fast-paced life.

At present, clothing care machines mostly use steam to moisten and iron the clothes to remove wrinkles on the surface and make the surface of the clothes smooth. After the steam spraying, the clothes need to be dried. The hot air device generates hot air and delivers it to the clothes care machine. Inside the inner tank of the inner tank, the hot air device is usually arranged at the bottom of the inner tank, the bottom of the inner tank is provided with a hot air outlet, and the top of the inner tank is provided with a steam outlet. The existing laundry care machines have the following defects: 1. There is an air flow blind zone in the inner liner. The air flow blind zone is usually located at the top of the liner, and the area adjacent to the door and the area adjacent to the side wall facing the door. Causes uneven drying; 2. After the hot air at the bottom passes through the heavy resistance of the clothes, the speed of the air reaching the top of the liner is significantly weakened, which reduces the drying efficiency.

Summary of the invention

The embodiment of the present application provides a clothing care machine, which has a simple structure, uniform drying, and high drying efficiency.

The embodiments of this application adopt the following technical solutions:

A clothing care machine, including:

An inner liner, a hot air outlet is provided on the bottom plate of the inner liner, and at least two exhaust ports are provided on the top plate of the inner liner;

An exhaust assembly, the exhaust assembly includes a channel and an exhaust fan, the channel includes a main channel and a sub-channel equal in number to the exhaust port, one end of the sub-channel communicates with the exhaust port, and all the The other end of the sub-channel is connected to the main channel, and the end of the main channel away from the sub-channel is connected to the outside of the laundry care machine, at least in the vertical distance from the hot air outlet in the horizontal direction. The exhaust fan is provided at the exhaust port, and the exhaust fan is located in the sub-channel;

The hot air assembly is arranged on the outer side of the bottom plate of the inner tank, and the hot air assembly delivers hot air to the inner tank through the hot air outlet.

The beneficial effect of the present application is that by providing at least two air outlets on the top plate of the inner tank, the air convection area can be increased, and the air convection blind area can be reduced or eliminated, so that the drying is even, and the air outlet farthest from the hot air outlet The convection effect is the worst. The additional exhaust fan at this position can strengthen the air convection speed inside the liner and improve the drying efficiency.

As an optional solution of the clothing care machine, the clothing care machine further includes a door body, the liner has a first side plate directly opposite to the door body, and the first side plate is connected to the top plate and For the bottom plate, at least one of the exhaust ports is adjacent to the first side plate, and at least one of the exhaust ports is adjacent to the door body. There are usually air convection blind areas adjacent to the first side plate (that is, the inner side of the inner liner) and adjacent to the door. Therefore, placing the exhaust port adjacent to these two positions can eliminate the air convection blind areas in the inner liner, so that Dry evenly.

As an optional solution of the laundry care machine, one of the air outlets is facing the hot air outlet, and the exhaust fan is not provided in the air outlet facing the hot air outlet. By arranging the exhaust port to face the hot air outlet, the convection effect of this exhaust port is the best, so there is no need to install an exhaust fan for forced convection, which reduces the number of parts and reduces the cost.

As an optional solution of the laundry care machine, the exhaust assembly further includes a steam baffle, and the steam baffle selectively blocks the passage. By setting the steam baffle, the steam leakage can be effectively prevented and energy consumption can be reduced during the steam treatment stage of the laundry care machine.

As an optional solution of the laundry care machine, the steam baffle is rotatably arranged in the main passage, and the steam baffle has a blocking position and a communication position. When the steam baffle is located in the sealing In the blocking position, the main channel and the sub-channel are not connected; when the steam baffle is in the communicating position, the main channel is in communication with the sub-channel, and the exhaust fan can push the The steam baffle is rotated from the blocking position to the communicating position. By setting the rotating steam baffle, the exhaust fan can be reasonably used to realize the opening and closing of the steam baffle. There is no need to install additional power components, which reduces the cost. With the cooperation of the exhaust fan, the rotating steam baffle can effectively The steam treatment stage and the drying stage are switched. During the steam treatment stage, the exhaust fan stops exhausting, and the steam baffle is closed and located in the blocking position to effectively prevent steam from leaking out. During the drying stage, the exhaust fan is activated and the gas is pumped out. The steam baffle will be flushed open, so that the steam baffle is opened and located in the communicating position, ensuring that the moisture in the inner tank can be smoothly discharged.

As an optional solution of the laundry care machine, all the sub-channels are connected at one end away from the exhaust port, the main channel is provided at the connection, and the exhaust assembly further includes a sub-channel for blocking the sub-channels. A barrier for the passage of gas in the channel and the subchannel, the barrier partially extends into the main channel, and the barrier is spaced from the inner wall of the main channel. By installing a barrier, it is possible to prevent the exhaust fan in a certain sub-channel or several sub-channels from sending the extracted gas into another sub-channel during the air extraction operation, and to ensure that the sub-channel without the exhaust fan can be exhausted smoothly. At the same time, it can also prevent the air drawn by the exhaust fan from returning to the inner tank, which improves the drying efficiency.

As an optional solution of the laundry care machine, the steam baffle is connected to an end of the blocking member extending into the main channel through a rotating shaft.

As an optional solution of the clothing care machine, the blocking member is provided with an arc-shaped air guide surface corresponding to each of the sub-channels. By setting the arc-shaped air guide surface, the weakening effect of the barrier on the wind speed in the sub-channel can be reduced.

As an optional solution of the clothing care machine, the clothing care machine further includes a housing, the inner container, the exhaust assembly and the hot air assembly are all arranged in the housing, and the exhaust assembly is located in the housing. Between the top plate of the liner and the inner wall of the shell, the hot air assembly is located between the bottom plate of the liner and the inner wall of the shell. By arranging both the exhaust component and the hot air component in the housing, these components can be hidden, damage is reduced, and the appearance of the clothing care machine is more beautiful.

As an optional solution of the clothes care machine, the end of the main channel connected to the outside of the clothes care machine is the air outlet end, and a water baffle is provided at intervals above the air outlet end, and the water baffle can be completely shielded The air outlet. By setting the water baffle, it can effectively prevent water from the outside of the clothing care machine from entering the inner tank to wet the clothing.

Description of the drawings

The application will be further described in detail below based on the drawings and embodiments.

Fig. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view (steam treatment stage) of a laundry care machine according to an embodiment of the application.

Fig. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view (drying stage) of the laundry care machine according to an embodiment of the application.

In the picture:

1. Liner; 11. Bottom plate; 111. Hot air outlet; 12. Top plate; 121. Exhaust port; 13. First side plate; 2. Exhaust assembly; 21. Main channel; 22. Sub-channel; 23. Exhaust Machine; 24. Steam baffle; 25. Barrier; 3. Hot air components; 4. Shell; 5. Water baffle.

Detailed ways

In the description of this application, unless expressly stipulated and limited otherwise, the terms "connected", "connected", and "fixed" shall be interpreted broadly, for example, they may be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrated. ; It can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and it can be the internal communication between two components or the interaction relationship between two components. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in this application can be understood under specific circumstances.

In this application, unless expressly stipulated and defined otherwise, the "above" or "below" of the first feature of the second feature may include direct contact between the first and second features, or may include the first and second features Not in direct contact but through other features between them. Moreover, the "above", "above" and "above" of the first feature on the second feature include the first feature directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or it simply means that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. The “below”, “below” and “below” of the second feature of the first feature include the first feature directly below and obliquely below the second feature, or it simply means that the level of the first feature is smaller than the second feature.

As shown in Figures 1 and 2, an embodiment of the present application provides a clothing care machine, which is used to treat clothing such as clothing, pants, towels, etc., and can perform a series of operations such as wrinkle removal, sterilization, deodorization, and drying of clothing. .

This clothing care machine includes a housing 4, an inner tank 1, an exhaust assembly 2 and a hot air assembly 3. The housing 4 is the appearance of the entire clothing care machine, which can be made of metal or non-metal. The housing 4 is provided with a door and a door. When the body is opened, the clothes can be taken out or put into the clothes care machine. When the door is closed, the steam or hot air in the clothes care machine can be prevented from leaking, and the ironing and drying effect can be guaranteed. The inner liner 1, the exhaust assembly 2 and the hot air assembly 3 are all arranged in the outer shell 4. The inner liner 1 has a space for accommodating clothes, and a hanging rod for hanging clothes can be arranged in the inner liner 1. The bottom plate 11 of the inner liner 1 The top is provided with a hot air outlet 111, and the top plate 12 of the inner tank 1 is provided with at least two exhaust ports 121. The exhaust assembly 2 includes a channel and an exhaust fan 23. The channel includes a main channel 21 and an equal number of the exhaust ports 121. One end of the sub-channel 22 is connected to the exhaust port 121, and the other end of all the sub-channels 22 is connected to the main channel 21. The exhaust port 121 with the furthest vertical distance from the outlet 111 is provided with an exhaust fan 23. The exhaust fan 23 is located in the sub-channel 22. The gallbladder 1 conveys hot air. By providing at least two exhaust ports 121 on the top plate 12 of the inner tank 1, the area of air convection can be increased, and the blind area of air convection can be reduced or eliminated, so that the drying is uniform, and the convection of the exhaust port 121 farthest from the hot air outlet 111 The effect is the worst. The additional exhaust fan 23 at this position can strengthen the air convection speed inside the inner tank 1 and improve the drying efficiency; by arranging the exhaust assembly 2 and the hot air assembly 3 in the outer shell 4, these components can be Hide, reduce damage, and make the appearance of the clothing care machine more beautiful.

The inner tank 1 is also provided with nozzles for spraying steam. The nozzles are evenly distributed on the inner wall of the inner tank 1. They can be arranged on the top plate 12, or on the side plate connecting the top plate 12 and the bottom plate 11, or on the top plate 12 and the bottom plate 11. All set this nozzle.

In order to achieve sterilization treatment on the clothes, an ultraviolet lamp or a spray device for spraying sterilizing liquid can also be arranged on the inner wall of the inner tank 1. In addition, the top plate 12 of the inner liner 1 is also provided with structures such as support rods for hanging clothes hangers.

In one embodiment, the inner liner 1 has a first side plate 13 directly opposite to the door body, the first side plate 13 is connected to the top plate 12 and the bottom plate 11, at least one exhaust port 121 is adjacent to the first side plate 13, and at least one row The air port 121 is adjacent to the door body. Usually there is an air convection blind area adjacent to the first side plate 13 (that is, the inner side of the inner liner 1) and adjacent to the door body. Therefore, the air outlet 121 adjacent to these two positions can eliminate the air in the inner liner 1. Convection blind zone makes drying even.

Specifically, the inner liner 1 has two exhaust ports 121, one of the two exhaust ports 121 is adjacent to the first side plate 13, and the other is adjacent to the door body. Optionally, the exhaust port 121 adjacent to the first side plate 13 is directly opposite to the hot air outlet 111, and the exhaust fan 23 is not provided in the exhaust port 121. By arranging the exhaust port 121 to face the hot air outlet 111, the convection effect of the exhaust port 121 is the best, so there is no need to install the exhaust fan 23 for forced convection, which reduces the number of parts and reduces the cost.

The channel includes a main channel 21 and two sub-channels 22. The two sub-channels 22 respectively communicate with two exhaust ports 121. The two sub-channels 22 are located on the same horizontal plane. The main channel 21 is located at the end of the two sub-channels 22 away from the exhaust ports 121. And the main channel 21 is perpendicular to the sub-channel 22, and an exhaust fan 23 is provided in the sub-channel 22 connected to the exhaust port 121 adjacent to the door body. Of course, the number of main channels 21 is not limited to one, and the number of sub-channels 22 is not limited to two, and the number corresponds to the number of exhaust ports 121.

The exhaust assembly 2 further includes a barrier 25 for blocking gas flow between the two sub-channels 22, the barrier 25 partially extends into the main channel 21, and the barrier 25 is spaced from the inner wall of the main channel 21. By providing the blocking member 25, the exhaust fan 23 in the sub-channel 22 adjacent to the door body can be prevented from sending the extracted gas into the sub-channel 22 adjacent to the first side plate 13 during the air extraction operation, so as to ensure that no exhaust fan is provided The sub-channel 22 of 23 can be exhausted smoothly, and at the same time, it can prevent the air drawn by the exhaust fan 23 from returning to the inner liner 1, which improves the drying efficiency.

Specifically, the barrier 25 is a herringbone-shaped plate, which includes two barriers, the upper ends of the two barriers intersect, and the lower ends extend toward the sub-channel 22 respectively.

The barrier 25 is provided with an arc-shaped air guide surface corresponding to each sub-channel 22. By providing an arc-shaped air guide surface, the weakening effect of the barrier 25 on the wind speed in the sub-channel 22 can be reduced. Specifically, the baffle plates are respectively bent toward the side where the other baffle plate is located to form an arc-shaped plate, the inner arc surface of which faces the inside of the sub-channel 22, and the inner arc surface is the air guide surface.

In an embodiment, the exhaust assembly 2 further includes a steam baffle 24, and the steam baffle 24 selectively blocks the passage. By providing the steam baffle 24, steam leakage can be effectively prevented during the steam treatment stage of the laundry care machine, and energy consumption can be reduced.

Specifically, the steam baffle 24 is rotatably arranged in the main channel 21, and the steam baffle 24 has a blocking position and a communication position. When the steam baffle 24 is in the blocking position, the main channel 21 and the sub-channel 22 are not connected; When the steam baffle 24 is in the communicating position, the main channel 21 is in communication with the sub-channel 22, and when the exhaust fan 23 is activated, the steam baffle 24 can be pushed to rotate from the blocking position to the communicating position. By setting the rotating steam baffle 24, the exhaust fan 23 can be reasonably used to realize the opening and closing of the steam baffle 24, no additional power components are required, and the cost is reduced. The rotating steam baffle 24 is coordinated by the exhaust fan 23 , Can effectively switch between the steam treatment stage and the drying stage. As shown in Fig. 1, during the steam treatment stage, the exhaust fan 23 stops drawing, and the steam baffle 24 is closed and located in the blocking position to effectively prevent steam from leaking out; as shown in Fig. 2, during the drying stage, the exhaust fan 23 When started, the extracted gas will rush through the steam baffle 24, so that the steam baffle 24 is opened and located at the communicating position, ensuring that the moisture in the inner liner 1 can be smoothly discharged. Of course, the steam baffle 24 is not limited to being arranged in the main channel 21, nor is it limited to a rotating structure, it can also be a movable structure, that is, a moving steam baffle 24 is provided on the channel, and the moving steam baffle 24 is driven by an additional power component. The passage is selectively blocked to prevent the steam inside the inner liner 1 from leaking to the outside of the outer shell 4.

Specifically, the steam baffle 24 is connected to an end of the blocking member 25 extending into the main channel 21 through a rotating shaft. By using the barrier 25 as a support for supporting the steam baffle 24, an additional support structure can be omitted, and the cost can be reduced.

In one embodiment, the end of the main channel 21 connected to the outside of the laundry care machine is the air outlet end, that is, the air outlet end is located on the top of the housing 4, and the air outlet end is provided with a water baffle 5 at intervals, and the water baffle 5 can completely block out Windy end. By providing the water baffle 5, water from the outside of the laundry care machine can be effectively prevented from entering the inner tank 1 to wet the laundry. Optionally, the water baffle 5 can be connected to the top of the housing 4 or can be connected to the main channel 21.

In this embodiment, the water baffle 5 is provided with a water guide groove recessed toward the side where the housing 4 is located, that is, the upper surface of the water baffle 5 is recessed with this water guide groove.

In the description of this article, it should be understood that the term "上" and other orientations or positional relationships are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of description and simplifying operations, and do not indicate or imply the device referred to. Or the element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be construed as a limitation of the present application.

In the description of this specification, the description with reference to the term "an embodiment" or the like means that a specific feature, structure, material, or characteristic of the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present application in combination with the specific feature, structure, material, or characteristic of the embodiment. In this specification, the schematic representations of the above-mentioned terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment.

In addition, it should be understood that although this specification is described in accordance with the embodiments, not every embodiment only includes an independent technical solution. This narration in the specification is only for clarity of the device, and those skilled in the art should regard the specification as a whole The technical solutions in the various embodiments can also be appropriately combined to form other implementations that can be understood by those skilled in the art.

Claims

A clothing care machine, including:

An inner liner, a hot air outlet is provided on the bottom plate of the inner liner, and at least two exhaust ports are provided on the top plate of the inner liner;

An exhaust assembly, the exhaust assembly includes a channel and an exhaust fan, the channel includes a main channel and a sub-channel equal in number to the exhaust port, one end of the sub-channel communicates with the exhaust port, and all the The other end of the sub-channel is connected to the main channel, and the end of the main channel away from the sub-channel is connected to the outside of the laundry care machine, at least in the vertical distance from the hot air outlet in the horizontal direction. The exhaust fan is provided at the exhaust port, and the exhaust fan is located in the sub-channel;

The hot air assembly is arranged on the outer side of the bottom plate of the inner tank, and the hot air assembly delivers hot air to the inner tank through the hot air outlet.
The clothing care machine according to claim 1, further comprising a door body, the inner liner has a first side plate directly opposite to the door body, and the first side plate connects the top plate and the bottom plate, at least One of the exhaust ports is adjacent to the first side plate, and at least one of the exhaust ports is adjacent to the door body.
The laundry care machine according to claim 1, wherein one of the exhaust ports is facing the hot air outlet, and the exhaust fan is not provided in the exhaust port facing the hot air outlet.
The laundry care machine according to claim 1, wherein the exhaust assembly further comprises a steam baffle, and the steam baffle selectively blocks the passage.
The laundry care machine according to claim 4, wherein the steam baffle is rotatably arranged in the main passage, the steam baffle has a blocking position and a communicating position, and when the steam baffle is located at the In the blocking position, the main channel is not in communication with the sub-channel; when the steam baffle is in the communicating position, the main channel is in communication with the sub-channel, and the exhaust fan can be pushed when it is started The steam baffle is rotated from the blocking position to the communicating position.
The laundry care machine according to claim 5, wherein all of the sub-channels are connected at one end away from the exhaust port, and the main channel is provided at the connection, and the exhaust assembly further includes a block for blocking The sub-channel and the barrier for gas flow in the sub-channel, the barrier partially extends into the main channel, and the barrier is spaced from the inner wall of the main channel.
The laundry care machine according to claim 6, wherein the steam baffle is connected to an end of the blocking member extending into the main channel through a rotating shaft.
The clothing care machine according to claim 6, wherein the blocking member is provided with an arc-shaped air guide surface corresponding to each of the sub-channels.
The laundry care machine according to any one of claims 1 to 8, further comprising a housing, the inner container, the exhaust assembly and the hot air assembly are all arranged in the housing, and the exhaust assembly is located in the housing. Between the top plate of the liner and the inner wall of the shell, the hot air assembly is located between the bottom plate of the liner and the inner wall of the shell.
The clothing care machine according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the end of the main channel connected to the outside of the clothing care machine is an air outlet end, and a water baffle is provided at intervals above the air outlet end, so The water baffle can completely block the air outlet.