WO2021212644A1

WO2021212644A1 - Base assembly for dryer and dryer provided with same

Info

Publication number: WO2021212644A1
Application number: PCT/CN2020/097512
Authority: WO
Inventors: 谢邦明; 侯雪龙; 庾仁宗; 刘文法; 李学忠
Original assignee: 无锡飞翎电子有限公司
Priority date: 2020-04-21
Filing date: 2020-06-22
Publication date: 2021-10-28
Also published as: CN113529379B; CN113529379A; EP4137631A4; EP4137631A1

Abstract

Disclosed are a base assembly (100) for a dryer and a dryer provided with same. The base assembly (100) comprises: an air duct shell (1), with the air duct shell (1) being provided with a cavity (1a) used for mounting a heat exchanger; and a connecting base (2), wherein the connecting base (2) is provided with a passageway (2a) and the passageway (2a) communicates with the cavity (1a), and the connecting base (2) is detachably mounted on one side of the air duct shell (1).

Description

Base assembly for clothes dryer and clothes dryer with same

Cross-references to related applications

This application is based on a Chinese patent application with an application number of 202010315376.7 and an application date of April 21, 2020, and claims the priority of the Chinese patent application. The entire content of the Chinese patent application is hereby incorporated by reference into this application.

Technical field

This application relates to the field of laundry treatment equipment, and in particular to a base assembly for a clothes dryer and a clothes dryer with the same.

Background technique

In the prior art, the base part of the clothes dryer is an integral molded part, and the air duct is designed inside the base. This makes the part design large, the structure and the mold design are complicated, and the production requirements are high. Because it is an integral part, the new material cannot be used. The overall operation requires high material costs.

Summary of the invention

This application aims to solve at least one of the technical problems existing in the prior art. For this reason, this application proposes a base assembly for a clothes dryer. The air duct shell and the connecting seat can be designed separately, which is beneficial to reduce the difficulty of mold design and reduce production requirements. As a split part, the materials of the air duct shell and the connecting seat can be different, which facilitates the application of new materials and helps reduce material costs.

The application also proposes a clothes dryer with the above-mentioned base assembly for the clothes dryer.

The base assembly for a clothes dryer according to an embodiment of the present application includes: an air duct shell having a cavity for installing a heat exchanger; a connecting seat, the connecting seat having a channel and the channel In communication with the chamber, the connecting seat is detachably arranged on one side of the air duct shell.

According to the base assembly of the clothes dryer of the embodiment of the present application, the connecting seat is detachably arranged on one side of the air duct shell, thus, the air duct shell and the connecting seat can be designed separately, which is beneficial to reduce The difficulty of mold design reduces production requirements, and because the air duct shell and the connecting seat are separate parts, the materials of the air duct shell and the connecting seat can be different, which facilitates the application of new materials and helps reduce material costs.

In some embodiments of the present application, one of the connecting seat and the air duct shell has a sealing groove and the other has a sealing rib, and the sealing groove cooperates with the sealing rib to connect the air duct shell and The joint of the connecting seat is sealed.

In some embodiments of the present application, the opposite sides of the air duct shell and the connecting seat respectively have an air duct opening and a channel opening, wherein the air duct opening is in communication with the chamber, and the channel The opening is in communication with the passage, one of the sealing groove and the sealing rib extends along the circumferential direction of the air duct opening, and the other of the sealing groove and the sealing rib extends along the opening of the passage Extend in the circumferential direction.

In some embodiments of the present application, the one of the connecting seat and the air duct shell has a first convex rib and a second convex rib, and the first convex rib and the second convex rib are located at the The air duct shell and the connecting seat are spaced apart in the arrangement direction, and the sealing groove is located between the first convex rib and the second convex rib.

In some embodiments of the present application, the other of the connecting seat and the air duct shell further has a positioning groove, the positioning groove is arranged close to the sealing rib, the first convex rib and the One of the second convex ribs is inserted into the positioning groove.

In some embodiments of the present application, the sealing groove is located on the outer wall surface of the connecting seat, and the sealing rib is located on the inner wall surface of the air duct shell.

In some embodiments of the present application, the base assembly further includes a bottom plate, and the connecting seat and the air duct shell are respectively detachably provided on the bottom plate.

In some embodiments of the present application, the bottom of the connecting seat is provided with a first positioning portion, the bottom plate is provided with a second positioning portion, and the first positioning portion is clamped with the second positioning portion to position the述Connecting seat.

In some embodiments of the present application, the edge of the bottom plate has a fixed flange that is bent upward, and the side of the connecting seat is connected to the fixed flange by a fastener.

In some embodiments of the present application, the base assembly further includes a support member, one end of the support member is connected to the connecting seat, and the other end of the support member is connected to the bottom plate.

In some embodiments of the present application, the bottom plate is a metal part, and the connecting seat is configured as a plastic part formed separately from the bottom plate.

In some embodiments of the present application, the air duct shell is fixedly installed on the bottom plate through a connector.

In some embodiments of the present application, both ends of the connecting member are detachably connected to the bottom plate, and at least a part of the air duct shell is located between the middle part of the connecting member and the bottom plate.

In some embodiments of the present application, the connecting piece is adapted to the shape of the air duct shell.

In some embodiments of the present application, the connecting member includes: a first abutting section, the first abutting section being located above the bottom plate and spaced apart from the bottom plate; a first vertical section and a second abutting section Vertical section, one end of the first vertical section and one end of the second vertical section are respectively connected to the bottom plate, the other end of the first vertical section and the other end of the second vertical section One end is respectively connected to both ends of the first abutting section, wherein the first abutting section is matched with the top wall of the air duct shell, and the first vertical section and/or the second vertical section The straight section is matched with the side wall of the air duct shell.

In some embodiments of the present application, one end of the connecting piece is clamped with the bottom plate, and the other end of the connecting piece is connected with the bottom plate by a threaded fastener.

In some embodiments of the present application, there are a plurality of the connecting members, and the plurality of connecting members are spaced apart and distributed in the length direction of the air duct shell.

The clothes dryer according to the embodiment of the present application includes the above-mentioned base assembly for the clothes dryer.

According to the clothes dryer of the embodiment of the present application, by providing the above-mentioned base assembly for the clothes dryer, the air duct shell and the connecting seat can be designed separately, which is beneficial to reduce the difficulty of mold design and production requirements. The duct shell and the connecting seat are separate parts, and the materials of the air duct shell and the connecting seat can be different, which facilitates the application of new materials and helps reduce material costs.

The additional aspects and advantages of the present application will be partly given in the following description, and part of them will become obvious from the following description, or be understood through the practice of the present application.

Description of the drawings

The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present application will become obvious and easy to understand from the description of the embodiments in conjunction with the following drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a three-dimensional structural view of a base assembly for a clothes dryer according to an embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 2 is a schematic plan view of Fig. 1;

Figure 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view at A-A in Figure 2;

Figure 4 is an enlarged view of B in Figure 3;

Figure 5 is an enlarged view of C in Figure 3;

Figure 6 is an enlarged view of D in Figure 2;

Figure 7 is a bottom view of Figure 2;

Figure 8 is a top view of Figure 2;

Figure 9 is a left side view of Figure 2;

Figure 10 is a rear view of Figure 2;

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the bottom plate and the connecting seat according to an embodiment of the present application;

Figure 12 is a schematic cross-sectional view at E-E in Figure 11;

Fig. 13 is a schematic structural diagram of a first connector according to an embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 14 is a schematic structural diagram of a second connector according to an embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 15 is a schematic structural diagram of a third connecting member according to an embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 16 is a partial structural diagram of a base assembly for a clothes dryer according to another embodiment of the present application;

Figure 17 is a schematic cross-sectional view at F-F in Figure 16;

Fig. 18 is a rear view of Fig. 16.

Reference signs:

Base assembly 100;

Air duct shell 1; cavity 1a; sealing rib 1b; positioning groove 1c; first air duct shell 11; second air duct shell 12;

Upwind duct shell 13; Downwind duct shell 14;

Connecting seat 2; channel 2a; sealing groove 2b; first convex rib 22; second convex rib 23; first positioning portion 24;

Door body 25; handle 26; first hook 27;

Bottom plate 3; second positioning portion 31; first clamping hole 32; second clamping hole 33;

Fixed flange 34; first fixing hole 341; second fixing hole 35;

Support 4; first card hole 41; first through hole 42; second through hole 43;

Connecting piece 5;

The first connecting member 6; the first abutting section 61; the second engaging hole 611; the first vertical section 62; the first engaging portion 621; the second vertical section 63; the first connecting hole 631;

The second connecting member 7; the second abutting section 71; the second hook 711; the third vertical section 72; the second buckle portion 721; the second connecting hole 722;

The third connecting member 8; the third abutting section 81; the third hook 811; the fourth vertical section 82; the third connecting hole 821;

Drainage baffle 9; Drainage channel 91;

Evaporator 200;

Condenser 300.

Detailed ways

The embodiments of the present application are described in detail below. Examples of the embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings, in which the same or similar reference numerals denote the same or similar elements or elements with the same or similar functions. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are exemplary, and are only used to explain the present application, and should not be construed as a limitation to the present application.

The following disclosure provides many different embodiments or examples for realizing different structures of the present application. In order to simplify the disclosure of the present application, the components and settings of specific examples are described below. Of course, they are only examples, and are not intended to limit the application. In addition, this application may repeat reference numbers and/or letters in different examples. This repetition is for the purpose of simplification and clarity, and does not in itself indicate the relationship between the various embodiments and/or settings discussed. In addition, this application provides examples of various specific processes and materials, but those of ordinary skill in the art may be aware of the applicability of other processes and/or the use of other materials.

Hereinafter, a base assembly 100 for a clothes dryer according to an embodiment of the present application will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. For example, the clothes dryer may be a heat pump clothes dryer.

1 and 2, the base assembly 100 for a clothes dryer according to an embodiment of the present application may include an air duct shell 1, a connecting seat 2, a bottom plate 3, a supporting member 4 and a connecting member 5.

3 and 4, the air duct shell 1 has a chamber 1a for installing a heat exchanger. For example, the heat exchanger may be an evaporator 200 and a condenser 300, and the connecting seat 2 has a passage 2a and the passage 2a and The chamber 1a is in communication, and the connecting seat 2 is detachably arranged on one side of the air duct shell 1.

For example, in some examples, the connecting seat 2 can be clamped with the air duct shell 1 or connected by threaded fasteners. In order to improve the sealing performance between the connecting seat 2 and the air duct shell 1, the connecting seat 2 and the air duct A sealing ring is arranged between the duct shell 1. When the connecting seat 2 is installed on one side of the air duct housing 1 by clamping or threaded fasteners, the axial two sides of the sealing ring are respectively sealed with the connecting seat 2 and the air duct housing 1 It cooperates to seal the connection between the connecting seat 2 and the air duct shell 1.

It is understandable that the connecting seat 2 can be detachably arranged on one side of the air duct shell 1 so that the air duct shell 1 and the connecting seat 2 can be designed separately, which is beneficial to reduce the difficulty of mold design and reduce the Production requirements, and because the air duct shell 1 and the connecting seat 2 are separate parts, the materials of the air duct shell 1 and the connecting seat 2 can be different, which facilitates the application of new materials and helps reduce material costs.

According to the base assembly for a clothes dryer of the embodiment of the present application, the connecting seat 2 is detachably arranged on one side of the air duct shell 1, thereby, the air duct shell 1 and the connecting seat 2 can be designed separately , It is helpful to reduce the difficulty of mold design and production requirements, and since the air duct shell 1 and the connecting seat 2 are separate parts, the materials of the air duct shell 1 and the connecting seat 2 can be different, which facilitates the application of new materials and is beneficial Reduce material costs.

In some embodiments of the present application, as shown in FIG. 3, one of the connecting seat 2 and the air duct shell 1 has a sealing groove 2b and the other has a sealing rib 1b. Among them, the connecting seat 2 may have a sealing rib 1b. The duct shell 1 has a sealing groove 2b that is hermetically matched with the sealing rib 1b, or, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the connecting seat 2 has a sealing groove 2b, and the air duct housing 1 has a sealing rib 1b that is sealingly matched with the sealing groove 2b. The sealing groove 2b cooperates with the sealing rib 1b to seal the connection between the air duct shell 1 and the connecting seat 2.

Thus, by making one of the connecting seat 2 and the air duct housing 1 have a sealing groove 2b and the other has a sealing rib 1b, the sealing groove 2b and the sealing rib 1b cooperate to seal the connection between the air duct housing 1 and the connecting seat 2, The air duct shell 1 and the connecting seat 2 have good sealing performance, which is beneficial to ensure the drying efficiency of the dryer, and when assembling the air duct shell 1 and the connecting seat 2, the sealing groove 2b and the sealing rib 1b are matched The pre-positioning between the air duct shell 1 and the connecting seat 2 can be realized, which is convenient to realize the fixation between the air duct shell 1 and the connecting seat 2, and is beneficial to improve the assembly efficiency of the base assembly 100.

In some optional embodiments of the present application, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the sides of the air duct housing 1 and the connecting seat 2 opposite to each other have air duct openings and channel openings, respectively, wherein the air duct opening and the cavity The chamber 1a is in communication, the channel opening is in communication with the channel 2a, one of the sealing groove 2b and the sealing rib 1b extends in the circumferential direction of the air duct opening, and the other of the sealing groove 2b and the sealing rib 1b extends in the circumferential direction of the channel opening .

For example, the air duct shell 1 has a sealing groove 2b, the sealing groove 2b extends in a ring shape along the circumferential direction of the air duct opening, and the connecting seat 2 has a sealing rib 1b, and the sealing rib 1b extends in a ring shape along the circumferential direction of the channel opening. Or, as shown in Figures 4 and 5, the air duct shell 1 has a sealing rib 1b, the sealing rib 1b extends in a ring shape along the circumferential direction of the air duct opening, and the connecting seat 2 has a sealing groove 2b along the sealing groove 2b. The circumferential direction of the passage opening extends in a ring shape.

Therefore, by making one of the sealing groove 2b and the sealing rib 1b extend in the circumferential direction of the air duct opening, the other of the sealing groove 2b and the sealing rib 1b extends in the circumferential direction of the channel opening, which is beneficial to further improve the sealing. The sealing effect between the groove 2b and the sealing rib 1b is beneficial to prevent air leakage at the joint between the air duct shell 1 and the connecting seat 2 and improve the drying efficiency of the clothes dryer.

In some embodiments of the present application, referring to Figures 4 and 5, one of the connecting seat 2 and the air duct shell 1 has a first convex rib 22 and a second convex rib 23, and the first convex rib 22 and the second convex rib 22 The ribs 23 are spaced apart in the arrangement direction of the air duct shell 1 and the connecting seat 2 (for example, the front-rear direction as shown in FIG. 1 ), and the sealing groove 2 b is located between the first rib 22 and the second rib 23. It is understandable that the part of the sealing rib 1b is adapted to cooperate with the first rib 22 or the second rib 23, so that the cooperation of the sealing rib 1b with the first rib 22 or the second rib 23 can further improve the wind The reliability of the pre-positioning fit between the duct shell 1 and the connecting seat 2 is beneficial to further reduce the difficulty of assembly between the connecting seat 2 and the air duct shell 1.

For example, referring to FIG. 3, the outer peripheral wall of the connecting seat 2 has an annular first rib 22 and an annular second rib 23. The first rib 22 and the second rib 23 are spaced apart in the front-rear direction. The sealing groove 2b is provided on the outer peripheral wall of the connecting seat 2 and is located between the first rib 22 and the second rib 23. The inner peripheral wall of the air duct shell 1 is provided with an annular sealing rib 1b, front and rear of the sealing rib 1b The side walls are respectively adapted to abut against the first rib 22 and the second rib 23.

In some optional embodiments of the present application, referring to FIGS. 4 and 5, the other of the connecting seat 2 and the air duct housing 1 further has a positioning groove 1c, the positioning groove 1c is arranged close to the sealing rib 1b, and the first convex One of the rib 22 and the second convex rib 23 is inserted into the positioning groove 1c. For example, referring to FIG. 4, a positioning groove 1c is provided on the inner peripheral wall of the air duct housing 1, and the positioning groove 1c is arranged close to the sealing rib 1b, and the first convex rib 22 is inserted into the positioning groove 1c.

It can be understood that by providing the positioning groove 1c, the positioning groove 1c is adapted to be inserted into one of the first convex rib 22 and the second convex rib 23, which is beneficial to increase the seal between the connecting seat 2 and the air duct shell 1. The mating area improves the sealing effect between the connecting seat 2 and the air duct shell 1. On the other hand, it is beneficial to further improve the reliability of the pre-position fitting between the air duct shell 1 and the connecting seat 2, thereby further reducing the connecting seat 2. Difficulty in assembling between the air duct shell 1.

In some embodiments of the present application, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the sealing groove 2 b is located on the outer wall surface of the connecting seat 2, and the sealing rib 1 b is located on the inner wall surface of the air duct shell 1. It is understandable that by making the sealing groove 2b located on the outer wall surface of the connecting seat 2 and the sealing rib 1b located on the inner wall surface of the air duct shell 1, when the sealing rib 1b is matched with the sealing groove 2b, not only the connecting seat 2 and the air duct shell can be realized 1 Positioning in the circumferential direction can also realize the positioning of the connecting seat 2 and the air duct shell 1 in the arrangement direction of the air duct shell 1 and the connecting seat 2, and the positioning is more reliable, and the structure is simple, the processing difficulty is low, and the cost is low.

In some embodiments of the present application, as shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, the base assembly 100 further includes a bottom plate 3, and the connecting seat 2 and the air duct shell 1 are respectively detachably provided on the bottom plate 3. It is understandable that in the related art, the connecting seat, the air duct shell and the bottom plate are integrally formed parts, which makes the overall weight of the base assembly relatively large, the process structure is relatively complicated, and the disassembly and maintenance are inconvenient. In this application, Through the modular design of the bottom plate 3, the connecting seat 2 and the air duct shell 1, the bottom plate 3, the connecting seat 2 and the air duct shell 1 are all independently formed structures, thereby simplifying the molding process of the base assembly 100, and can be separately repaired and installed. Replacement, and the three materials can be different, which is beneficial to reduce the weight of the base assembly 100.

In some optional embodiments of the present application, as shown in FIG. 10, the bottom of the connecting seat 2 is provided with a first positioning portion 24, the bottom plate 3 is provided with a second positioning portion 31, the first positioning portion 24 and the second positioning portion The part 31 is clamped to position the connecting seat 2. For example, as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the first positioning portion 24 is formed as a positioning post, and the second positioning portion 31 is formed as a positioning hole. Thus, the buckle between the connecting seat 2 and the bottom plate 3 can be realized, the structure is simple, and the connection is convenient.

In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 12, the bottom of the connecting seat 2 is provided with a plurality of first positioning portions 24, the bottom plate 3 is provided with a plurality of second positioning portions 31, and a plurality of first positioning portions 24 and a plurality of second positioning portions are provided. The two positioning parts 31 are snap-connected in a one-to-one correspondence to position the connecting seat 2.

In some optional embodiments of the present application, as shown in FIG. 1, the edge of the bottom plate 3 has a fixed flange 34 bent upward, and the side of the connecting seat 2 and the fixed flange 34 are connected by a fastener. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, there are two fixed flanges 34, and the two fixed flanges 34 are respectively located at the left and right ends of the bottom plate 3. Each fixed flange 34 is provided with a first fixing hole 341, and the connecting seat 2 The side portions of the two fixed flanges 34 are respectively connected by fasteners, and the side portions of the connecting seat 2 abut against the two fixed flanges 34 respectively. Therefore, the structure is simple, which is beneficial to enhance the reliability of the connection between the bottom plate 3 and the connecting seat 2.

In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 10, the bottom plate 3 is further provided with a second fixing hole 35, and the fastener passes through the second fixing hole 35 and is connected to the bottom of the connecting seat 2. Therefore, it is beneficial to further improve the reliability of the connection between the bottom plate 3 and the connection base 2.

In some optional embodiments of the present application, as shown in FIG. 8, the base assembly 100 further includes a support 4, one end of the support 4 is connected to the connection base 2, and the other end of the support 4 is connected to the bottom plate 3. For example, the supporting member 4 may be formed in a long strip shape, the base is provided with a first hook 27, one end of the supporting member 4 is provided with a first locking hole 41 that cooperates with the first hook 27, and one end of the supporting member 4 A first through hole 42 is also provided. A threaded fastener passes through the first through hole 42 to fix one end of the support 4 to the base. The other end of the support 4 is provided with a second through hole 43, which is fastened by screws. The member passes through the second through hole 43 to fix the other end of the support member 4 to the bottom plate 3.

Therefore, it is beneficial to prevent the connection base 2 from being skewed relative to the bottom plate 3 during subsequent installation, and is beneficial to further improve the reliability of the connection between the connection base 2 and the bottom plate 3. In some embodiments, there may be two support members 4, and the two support members 4 are respectively located on the left and right sides of the connecting seat 2.

In some examples, referring to FIG. 1, the connecting seat 2 has an access port, and the access port is provided with a door body portion 25 that can open and close the access port, and the door body portion 25 has a handle 26 to facilitate the user to open and close the door body.部25.

In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 1, the bottom plate 3 is a metal part, and the connecting seat 2 is configured as a plastic part formed separately from the bottom plate 3. For example, the bottom plate 3 may be an iron plate or a stainless steel plate. Therefore, on the one hand, the bottom plate 3 is a metal piece, which is beneficial to ensure the structural strength of the base assembly 100. On the other hand, the connecting seat 2 is configured as a plastic part formed separately from the bottom plate 3, which is beneficial to reduce the base assembly 100. The overall weight.

In some embodiments of the present application, referring to FIG. 1, the air duct shell 1 is fixedly installed on the bottom plate 3 through the connecting member 5. Therefore, the structure is simple, which is beneficial to reduce the difficulty of assembling and improve the assembling efficiency.

In some optional embodiments of the present application, as shown in FIG. 1, both ends of the connecting member 5 are detachably connected to the bottom plate 3, and at least a part of the air duct shell 1 is located in the middle of the connecting member 5 and the bottom plate 3. between. Therefore, on the basis of reducing the difficulty of assembly, it is beneficial to realize the reliable fixing of the air duct shell 1 and reduce the damage to the air duct shell 1. For example, referring to FIG. 13, the connecting member 5 includes a first connecting member 6. Both ends of the first connecting member 6 are detachably connected to the bottom plate 3, and at least a part of the air duct housing 1 is located in the middle of the first connecting member 6. Between and the bottom plate 3.

In some embodiments, referring to FIG. 1, the connecting member 5 is adapted to the shape of the air duct housing 1. As a result, it is beneficial to increase the mating area of the connecting piece 5 and the air duct shell 1 and to further realize the reliable fixation of the air duct shell 1.

In some embodiments of the present application, as shown in FIG. 1, the air duct shell 1 is configured as an insulating member formed separately from the bottom plate 3. For example, the air duct shell 1 may be a foamed part such as foam plastic or foam rubber. Therefore, it is beneficial to improve the heat preservation effect of the air duct shell 1 and at the same time, it is beneficial to reduce the weight of the air duct shell 1.

In some optional embodiments of the present application, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 13, the connecting member 5 includes: a first abutting section 61, a first vertical section 62, and a second vertical section 63. The connecting section 61 is located above the bottom plate 3 and is spaced apart from the bottom plate 3. One end of the first vertical section 62 and one end of the second vertical section 63 are respectively connected to the bottom plate 3, and the other end of the first vertical section 62 and the second The other end of the vertical section 63 is connected to both ends of the first abutting section 61 respectively.

Wherein, the first abutting section 61 is matched with the top wall of the air duct shell 1, and the first vertical section 62 and/or the second vertical section 63 is matched with the side wall of the air duct shell 1. In other words, it may be that one of the first vertical section 62 and the second vertical section 63 is matched with a side wall of the air duct housing 1, or the first vertical section 62 and the second vertical section 63 are respectively matched with the air duct. The opposite side walls of the shell 1 are matched. As a result, it is beneficial to increase the mating area of the connecting piece 5 and the air duct shell 1 and to further realize the reliable fixing of the air duct shell 1, and the connecting piece 5 has a simple structure and low cost.

In some optional embodiments of the present application, as shown in FIG. 13, one end of the connecting piece 5 is clamped to the bottom plate 3, and the other end of the connecting piece 5 is connected to the bottom plate 3 by threaded fasteners. It is understandable that when the connecting piece 5 is used to fix the air duct shell 1 to the bottom plate 3, one end of the connecting piece 5 can be clamped to the bottom plate 3, and then the other end of the connecting piece 5 and the bottom plate 3 can be screwed tightly. The firmware is connected, thus, the connection is convenient, the assembly effect is high, and the reliability of fixing the air duct shell 1 is improved.

In some embodiments of the present application, as shown in FIG. 1, there are a plurality of connecting members 5, and the plurality of connecting members 5 are distributed at intervals in the length direction of the air duct shell 1. For example, there are two connecting members 5, and the two connecting members 5 are spaced apart and distributed in the length direction of the air duct shell 1. Therefore, it is beneficial to further realize the reliable fixing of the air duct shell 1.

In some embodiments of the present application, as shown in FIG. 1, the connecting member 5 includes a first connecting member 6. Both ends of the first connecting member 6 are detachably connected to the bottom plate 3, and at least a part of the air duct shell 1 is located Between the middle part of the first connecting piece 6 and the bottom plate 3. Therefore, on the basis of reducing the difficulty of assembly, it is beneficial to realize the reliable fixing of the air duct shell 1 and reduce the damage to the air duct shell 1. For example, there are a plurality of first connecting members 6, and the plurality of first connecting members 6 are distributed at intervals in the length direction of the first air duct shell 11.

Further, as shown in FIG. 13, the first connecting member 6 includes: a first abutting section 61, a first vertical section 62, and a second vertical section 63. The first abutting section 61 is located above the bottom plate 3 and is connected to The bottom plate 3 is arranged at intervals, one end of the first vertical section 62 and one end of the second vertical section 63 are respectively connected to the bottom plate 3, and the other end of the first vertical section 62 and the other end of the second vertical section 63 are respectively connected to the The two ends of an abutting section 61 are connected,

Wherein, the first abutting section 61 is matched with the top wall of the air duct shell 1, and the first vertical section 62 and/or the second vertical section 63 is matched with the side wall of the air duct shell 1. In other words, it may be that one of the first vertical section 62 and the second vertical section 63 is matched with a side wall of the air duct housing 1, or the first vertical section 62 and the second vertical section 63 are respectively matched with the air duct. The opposite side walls of the shell 1 are matched. Therefore, it is beneficial to increase the mating area of the connecting piece 5 and the air duct shell 1 and further realize the reliable fixation of the air duct shell 1, and the structure of the first connecting piece 6 is simple and the cost is low.

In some embodiments of the present application, as shown in FIG. 13, one end of the first connecting member 6 is clamped to the bottom plate 3, and the other end of the first connecting member 6 is connected to the bottom plate 3 by threaded fasteners. For example, the free end of the first vertical section 62 is provided with a first snap portion 621, and the bottom plate 3 is provided with a first snap hole 32 (see FIG. 10) suitable for mating with the first snap portion 621, One end of the second vertical section 63 is provided with a first connecting hole 631 suitable for threaded fasteners to pass through. It is understandable that when the connecting piece 5 is used to fix the air duct shell 1 to the bottom plate 3, one end of the connecting piece 5 can be clamped to the bottom plate 3, and then the other end of the connecting piece 5 and the bottom plate 3 can be screwed tightly. The firmware is connected, thus, the connection is convenient, the assembly effect is high, and the reliability of fixing the air duct shell 1 is improved.

In some embodiments of the present application, referring to FIG. 1, there are a plurality of first connecting members 6, and the plurality of first connecting members 6 are distributed at intervals in the length direction of the air duct shell 1. Therefore, it is beneficial to further realize the reliable fixing of the air duct shell 1.

In some optional embodiments of the present application, as shown in FIG. 1, the air duct shell 1 includes a first air duct shell 11 and a second air duct shell 12, and the first air duct shell 11 and the second air duct shell 12 The first air duct shell 11 is at least partially fixed on the bottom plate 3 by the first connecting member 6. The connecting member 5 further includes a second connecting member 7, and one end of the second connecting member 7 is connected to the first connecting member 6. The other end of the second connecting piece 7 is detachably connected to the bottom plate 3, and the second air duct shell 12 is at least partially fixed on the bottom plate 3 through the second connecting piece 7.

Thus, the first connecting member 6 can realize the fixation of the first air duct shell 11, and the second connecting member 7 can realize the fixation of the second air duct shell 12, which is beneficial to further improve the effect of fixing the air duct shell 1. At the same time, one end of the second connecting piece 7 is connected to the first connecting piece 6, and the other end of the second connecting piece 7 is detachably connected to the bottom plate 3, and the second air duct shell 12 is at least partially fixed to the bottom plate through the second connecting piece 7 The above 3 is beneficial to simplify the structure of the second connecting member 7 and to realize the fixing of the second connecting member 7.

Further, referring to FIG. 14, the second connecting member 7 includes a second abutting section 71 and a third vertical section 72. The second abutting section 71 is located above the bottom plate 3 and is spaced apart from the bottom plate 3, and the third vertical section One end of the straight section 72 is connected to the bottom plate 3 and the other end is connected to the second abutting section 71. The second abutting section 71 is matched with the top wall of the second air duct shell 12, and the third vertical section 72 is connected to the second air duct. The side walls of the shell 12 are matched.

Therefore, it is beneficial to increase the mating area of the second connecting member 7 and the second air duct shell 12, and is beneficial to further realize the reliable fixing of the air duct shell 1, and the second connecting member 7 has a simple structure and low cost.

In some optional embodiments of the present application, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 6, one end of the second connecting member 7 is connected to the first connecting member 6 in a snap connection, and the other end of the second connecting member 7 can be connected to the bottom plate 3. Detachable ground connection. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, one end of the second connecting member 7 is provided with a second hook 711, and the first connecting member 6 is provided with a second hook 611 suitable for mating with the second hook 711. The other end of the piece 7 is connected with the bottom plate 3 by a buckle or a screw. Therefore, the structure is simple, which facilitates the installation and disassembly of the second connecting member 7 and the fixing of the second connecting member 7 to the second air duct shell 12 is reliable.

In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 14, the free end of the third vertical section 72 is provided with a second snap portion 721, and the bottom plate 3 has a second snap hole suitable for mating with the second snap portion 721 33 (refer to FIG. 9), the third vertical section 72 of the second connecting member 7 is also provided with a second connecting hole 722, and a threaded fastener passes through the second connecting hole 722 to be connected to the cabinet of the clothes dryer. Fixing the third vertical section 72 to the casing of the clothes dryer is beneficial to further improve the fixing effect of the second connecting member 7 on the second air duct casing 12.

In some optional embodiments of the present application, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 15, the connecting member 5 further includes a third connecting member 8. The third connecting member 8 and the second connecting member 7 are in the second air duct housing 12 The third connecting member 8 is detachably connected with the bottom plate 3 and the other end is suitable for connecting with an external structure. For example, the external structure may be the casing of a clothes dryer, one end of the third connecting member 8 is provided with a third connecting hole 821, and a threaded fastener passes through the third connecting hole 821 to fix one end of the third connecting member 8 to the bottom. On the board 3, the other end of the third connector 8 is detachably connected to the cabinet of the clothes dryer.

Therefore, by providing the second connecting piece 7 and the third connecting piece 8, the fixing effect of the second air duct shell 12 is good, which is beneficial to ensure the reliable operation of the air duct shell 1.

In some optional embodiments of the present application, as shown in FIG. 15, the third connecting member 8 includes a third abutting section 81 and a fourth vertical section 82, and the third abutting section 81 is located above the bottom plate 3 and The fourth vertical section 82 is arranged spaced apart from the bottom plate 3, one end of the fourth vertical section 82 is connected to the bottom plate 3 and the other end is connected to the third abutting section 81. The third abutting section 81 is matched with the top wall of the second air duct shell 12. The vertical section 82 is matched with the side wall of the second air duct shell 12. For example, the free end of the third abutting section 81 is provided with a third hook 811, and the third hook 811 is adapted to be engaged with the cabinet of the clothes dryer. Therefore, it is beneficial to increase the mating area of the third connecting member 8 and the second air duct shell 12, and is beneficial to further realize the reliable fixing of the air duct shell 1, and the third connecting member 8 has a simple structure and low cost. Reliable connection.

In some embodiments of the present application, as shown in FIG. 1, the length direction of the first air duct shell 11 is perpendicular to the length direction of the second air duct shell 12. For example, the first air duct shell 11 and the second air duct shell 12 are arranged in the front-rear direction, and the first air duct shell 11 is perpendicular to the second air duct shell 12. Therefore, it is beneficial to reduce the space occupation of the first air duct shell 11 and the second air duct shell 12 as a whole, thereby helping to reduce the space occupation of the air duct shell 1.

In some examples, as shown in FIG. 3, the first air duct shell 11 is provided with a liquid drainage partition 9 which has a liquid guide groove, and the inlet of the liquid guide groove and the outlet of the liquid guide groove are respectively located in the guide The two ends of the liquid tank in the longitudinal direction (the front and rear direction as shown in FIG. 1), wherein the drain baffle 9 also has a shunt groove, and the shunt groove is located in the width direction of the liquid guide groove (the left and right direction as shown in FIG. 1). On at least one side of ), the shunt groove is communicated with the liquid guiding groove through the liquid passage, and the liquid guiding groove, the shunt groove and the inner bottom wall of the chamber 1a respectively define a condensate drain channel 91. Therefore, when a negative pressure is generated in the air duct, the condensate that flows back from the outlet of the liquid guide groove can flow to the liquid guide groove and the shunt groove respectively. On the one hand, it can play a role of diversion and reduce the hydraulic pressure, and on the other hand, it can increase the condensate. The return path helps prevent the condensate from flowing back into the air duct, thereby helping to improve the drying efficiency.

In some examples, as shown in FIG. 1, the air duct shell 1 includes an upper air duct shell 13 and a lower air duct shell 14. The upper air duct shell 13 and the lower air duct shell 14 are connected and jointly define a cavity 1a of the air duct shell 1. A part of the sealing rib 1b is formed on the inner peripheral wall of the duct shell 13, and the remaining part of the sealing rib 1b of the sealing rib 1b is formed on the lower air duct shell 14. The upper air duct shell 13 and the lower air duct shell 14 jointly define the sealing rib 1b. When assembling the base assembly 100, the connecting seat 2 can be installed on the bottom plate 3 first, and then the lower air duct shell 14 and the connecting seat 2 can be sealed and matched, and then the upper air duct shell 13 can be sealed and matched with the connecting seat 2 to achieve air resistance. Pre-positioning of the duct shell 1, and then fix both ends of the support 4 to the connecting seat 2 and the air duct shell 1 respectively to realize the fixed connection between the connecting seat 2 and the air duct shell 1 and prevent subsequent installation of other components such as the front support , The connecting seat 2 is skewed relative to the air duct shell 1, and finally the first connecting piece 6, the second connecting piece 7 and the third connecting piece 8 are respectively installed to fix the air duct shell 1 on the bottom plate 3, thereby completing the base assembly 100 The assembly of the base assembly 100 is simple, the sealing performance is good, and the weight is light.

In some other embodiments of the present application, as shown in FIG. 16, at least one connecting member 5 is a threaded fastener, and the air duct shell 1 and the bottom plate 3 are connected by threaded fasteners. For example, referring to FIGS. 17 and 18, there are multiple connecting pieces 5 and each connecting piece 5 is a threaded fastener, and the air duct housing 1 and the bottom plate 3 are connected by a plurality of threaded fasteners. Therefore, the connection between the air duct shell 1 and the bottom plate 3 can be made reliable and the cost is low.

In some embodiments, as shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, the air duct shell 1 includes an upper air duct shell 13 and a lower air duct shell 14. The upper air duct shell 13 and the lower air duct shell 14 are connected and jointly define a cavity of the air duct shell 1. In the chamber 1a, the multiple connecting pieces 5 are all screws. When installing the air duct shell 1 on the bottom plate 3, the lower air duct shell 14 can be placed on the bottom plate 3 first, and then the multiple screws are passed through from top to bottom. Pass the lower air duct shell 14 and the bottom plate 3 to fix the lower air duct shell 14 to the bottom plate 3, and finally install the upper air duct shell 13 on the lower air duct shell 14.

The clothes dryer according to the embodiment of the present application includes the base assembly 100 for the clothes dryer according to the above-mentioned embodiment of the present application.

According to the clothes dryer of the embodiment of the present application, by providing the base assembly 100 for the clothes dryer according to the above-mentioned embodiment of the present application, the air duct shell 1 and the connecting seat 2 can be designed separately, which is beneficial to reduce the difficulty of mold design , Reduce production requirements, and because the air duct shell 1 and the connecting seat 2 are separate parts, the materials of the air duct shell 1 and the connecting seat 2 can be different, thereby facilitating the application of new materials and reducing material costs.

Other configurations and operations of the clothes dryer according to the embodiments of the present application are known to those of ordinary skill in the art, and will not be described in detail here.

In the description of this application, it should be understood that the terms "center", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", " The orientation or positional relationship indicated by "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", etc. are Based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, it is only for the convenience of describing the application and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood It is a restriction on this application.

In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are only used for descriptive purposes, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of indicated technical features. Thus, the features defined with "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of these features. In the description of the present application, "multiple" means two or more than two, unless otherwise specifically defined.

In this application, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", "connected", "fixed" and other terms should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection or a detachable connection , Or integrated; it can be a mechanical connection, it can be an electrical connection, it can also be communication; it can be directly connected, or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, it can be the internal communication of two components or the interaction relationship between two components . For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above-mentioned terms in this application can be understood according to specific circumstances.

In the description of this specification, descriptions with reference to the terms "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "examples", "specific examples", or "some examples" etc. mean specific features described in conjunction with the embodiment or example , The structure, materials, or characteristics are included in at least one embodiment or example of the present application. In this specification, the schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the described specific features, structures, materials or characteristics can be combined in any one or more embodiments or examples in a suitable manner. In addition, those skilled in the art can combine and combine the different embodiments or examples and the features of the different embodiments or examples described in this specification without contradicting each other.

Although the embodiments of the present application have been shown and described, those of ordinary skill in the art can understand that various changes, modifications, substitutions, and modifications can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principle and purpose of the present application. The scope of the application is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims

A base assembly for a clothes dryer, which includes:

An air duct shell, the air duct shell having a cavity for installing a heat exchanger;

A connecting seat, the connecting seat has a passage and the passage is communicated with the cavity, and the connecting seat is detachably arranged on one side of the air duct shell.
The base assembly for a clothes dryer according to claim 1, wherein one of the connecting seat and the air duct shell has a sealing groove and the other has a sealing rib, the sealing groove and the sealing rib Cooperate to seal the connection between the air duct shell and the connecting seat.
The base assembly for a clothes dryer according to claim 2, wherein the side of the air duct shell and the connecting seat opposite to each other has an air duct opening and a passage opening, respectively,

Wherein, the air duct opening is in communication with the chamber, the channel opening is in communication with the channel, one of the sealing groove and the sealing rib extends along the circumferential direction of the air duct opening, and The other of the sealing groove and the sealing rib extends along the circumferential direction of the channel opening.
The base assembly for a clothes dryer according to claim 2, wherein the one of the connecting seat and the air duct shell has a first convex rib and a second convex rib, and the first convex rib And the second convex rib are spaced apart in the arrangement direction of the air duct shell and the connecting seat, and the sealing groove is located between the first convex rib and the second convex rib.
The base assembly for a clothes dryer according to claim 4, wherein the other of the connecting seat and the air duct shell further has a positioning groove, and the positioning groove is arranged close to the sealing rib, One of the first convex rib and the second convex rib is inserted into the positioning groove.
The base assembly for a clothes dryer according to claim 2, wherein the sealing groove is located on the outer wall surface of the connecting seat, and the sealing rib is located on the inner wall surface of the air duct shell.
The base assembly for a clothes dryer according to any one of claims 2-6, further comprising a bottom plate, and the connecting seat and the air duct shell are respectively detachably provided on the bottom plate.
The base assembly for a clothes dryer according to claim 7, wherein the bottom of the connecting seat is provided with a first positioning portion, the bottom plate is provided with a second positioning portion, and the first positioning portion is connected to the The second positioning part is clamped to position the connecting seat.
The base assembly for a clothes dryer according to claim 7, wherein the edge of the bottom plate has a fixed flanging bent upward, and the side of the connecting seat and the fixed flanging pass through a fastener Connected.
The base assembly for a clothes dryer according to claim 7, further comprising: a support member, one end of the support member is connected to the connecting seat, and the other end of the support member is connected to the bottom plate.
The base assembly for a clothes dryer according to claim 7, wherein the bottom plate is a metal piece, and the connecting seat is configured as a plastic piece separately molded from the bottom plate.
The base assembly for a clothes dryer according to any one of claims 7-11, wherein the air duct shell is fixedly installed on the bottom plate through a connecting piece.
The base assembly for a clothes dryer according to claim 12, wherein both ends of the connecting piece are detachably connected to the bottom plate, and at least a part of the air duct shell is located on the connecting piece. Between the middle part and the bottom plate.
The base assembly for a clothes dryer according to claim 13, wherein the connecting piece is adapted to the shape of the air duct shell.
The base assembly for a clothes dryer according to claim 13, wherein the connecting member comprises:

A first abutting section, where the first abutting section is located above the bottom plate and is spaced apart from the bottom plate;

The first vertical section and the second vertical section, one end of the first vertical section and one end of the second vertical section are respectively connected to the bottom plate, and the other end of the first vertical section is connected to the bottom plate. The other end of the second vertical section is respectively connected to both ends of the first abutting section,

Wherein, the first abutting section is matched with the top wall of the air duct shell, and the first vertical section and/or the second vertical section is matched with the side wall of the air duct shell.
The base assembly for a clothes dryer according to claim 13, wherein one end of the connecting piece is clamped with the bottom plate, and the other end of the connecting piece is connected with the bottom plate by a threaded fastener.
The base assembly for a clothes dryer according to any one of claims 12-16, wherein the connecting member is multiple, and the multiple connecting members are spaced apart in the length direction of the air duct shell distributed.
A clothes dryer, comprising the base assembly for a clothes dryer according to any one of claims 1-17.