WO2021212645A1

WO2021212645A1 - Liquid-discharging partition plate for dryer, and dryer

Info

Publication number: WO2021212645A1
Application number: PCT/CN2020/097513
Authority: WO
Inventors: 谢邦明; 刘文法; 庾仁宗; 秦琼
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: EP4083305A1; EP4083305A4; CN111364220A; EP4083305B1; CN111364220B

Abstract

A liquid-discharging partition plate (10) for a dryer (100), and a dryer (100). The liquid-discharging partition plate (10) comprises a liquid guide recess (21); an inlet (211) of the liquid guide recess (21) and an outlet (212) of the liquid guide recess (21) are respectively located on two sides of the liquid guide recess (21) along the length direction. The liquid-discharging partition plate (10) also comprises a flow-diverting recess (31), which is located on at least one side of the liquid guide recess (21) along the width direction and which communicates with the liquid guide recess (21) by means of liquid-passing openings (22).

Description

Liquid drain partition for clothes dryer and clothes dryer

Cross-references to related applications

This application is based on a Chinese patent application with an application number of 202010315363.X 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 technical field of laundry treatment equipment, and in particular to a liquid drain partition for a clothes dryer and a clothes dryer.

Background technique

When the heat pump dryer is working, the negative pressure is generated in the air duct, which causes the condensate in the liquid guiding tank to flow back into the air duct, which affects the drying efficiency. Therefore, how to prevent the condensate from flowing back into the air duct is a technical problem to be solved urgently by those skilled in the art.

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 liquid drain baffle for a clothes dryer. When negative pressure is generated in the air duct, the condensate returned at the outlet of the liquid guiding tank can flow to the liquid guiding tank and the shunt tank respectively. On the one hand, It can split the flow and reduce the hydraulic pressure. On the other hand, it increases the return path of the condensate, which is beneficial to prevent the condensate from returning to the air duct.

The present application also proposes a clothes dryer with the above-mentioned liquid drain partition for the clothes dryer.

According to the liquid drainage partition for a clothes dryer according to an embodiment of the present application, the drainage partition has a liquid guiding groove, and the inlet of the liquid guiding groove and the outlet of the liquid guiding groove are respectively located in the liquid guiding groove The two ends in the length direction of the drain baffle, wherein the drain baffle further has a shunt groove, the shunt groove is located on at least one side of the width direction of the liquid guide groove, the shunt groove passes through the liquid opening and the The liquid guide groove is connected.

According to the liquid drain baffle for the clothes dryer of the embodiment of the present application, by providing the connected liquid guide groove and the shunt groove, when a negative pressure is generated in the air duct, the condensate returning at the outlet of the liquid guide groove can flow separately On the one hand, the guide tank and the diverter groove can play a role of diversion and reduce the hydraulic pressure. On the other hand, it increases the return path of the condensate, thereby helping to prevent the condensate from returning to the air duct.

In some embodiments of the present application, the liquid passing ports include at least two, and one of the at least two liquid passing ports forms the inlet of the shunt tank and the other forms the outlet of the shunt tank.

In some embodiments of the present application, there are a plurality of the liquid passage ports, and the plurality of liquid passage ports are spaced apart in the length direction of the liquid guide groove and communicate with the shunt groove respectively.

In some embodiments of the present application, the liquid drainage partition includes: a plate; The liquid guide groove; a flow dividing part, the flow dividing part is provided on a side surface of the plate body, wherein the plate body and the flow dividing part define the flow dividing groove; and/or, the plate body, The liquid guiding part and the branching part define a branching groove.

In some embodiments of the present application, the drain baffle further includes: a first liquid retaining rib, the first liquid retaining rib is provided on the plate body and located in the shunt groove, the first retaining rib The liquid tendons are spaced apart from the liquid guiding part.

In some embodiments of the present application, the drain baffle further includes: a second liquid baffle rib, the second liquid baffle rib is provided on the plate body and is located in the shunt groove, and the second baffle The liquid rib is spaced apart from the liquid guiding part, the second liquid blocking rib is connected to the first liquid blocking rib, and on a plane parallel to the plate body, the extension direction of the second liquid blocking rib and The extending directions of the first liquid retaining ribs are not parallel.

In some embodiments of the present application, there are multiple first liquid retaining ribs, a plurality of the first liquid retaining ribs are arranged at intervals, and two adjacent first liquid retaining ribs pass through the second liquid retaining ribs. The tendons are connected.

In some embodiments of the present application, on a plane parallel to the plate body, the extension direction of at least one of the first liquid retaining rib and the second liquid retaining rib is equal to the length of the liquid guiding groove The directions are not parallel.

In some embodiments of the present application, the drain baffle further includes: a third liquid retaining rib, the third liquid retaining rib is provided on the plate body and located in the shunt groove, and the third retaining rib The liquid ribs are arranged in parallel with the first liquid retaining ribs, and the third liquid retaining ribs are located between two adjacent first liquid retaining ribs and spaced apart from the second liquid retaining ribs.

In some embodiments of the present application, the liquid guiding groove has a first side wall and a second side wall that are arranged oppositely, and at least one of the inner surface of the first side wall and the second side wall is provided with a facing direction. The other slanted extension of the catheter.

In some embodiments of the present application, the liquid guiding ribs gradually extend obliquely from the outside to the inside in the direction of the outlet of the liquid guiding groove in the width direction of the liquid guiding groove.

In some embodiments of the present application, there are a plurality of the liquid guiding ribs, and the plurality of liquid guiding ribs are arranged at intervals in the length direction of the liquid guiding groove.

In some embodiments of the present application, the liquid guiding rib is a first liquid guiding rib and a second liquid guiding rib, wherein one end of the first liquid guiding rib is connected to the first side wall, and the first liquid guiding rib is connected to the first side wall. The other end of a liquid guiding rib extends obliquely toward the direction of the outlet of the liquid guiding groove and is spaced apart from the second side wall; one end of the second liquid guiding rib is connected to the second side wall, so The other end of the second liquid guiding rib extends obliquely in a direction close to the outlet of the liquid guiding groove and is spaced apart from the first side wall.

In some embodiments of the present application, there are multiple first and second liquid guiding ribs respectively, and the multiple first and second liquid guiding ribs are in the place. The length directions of the liquid guiding grooves are staggered and arranged at intervals.

In some embodiments of the present application, the liquid passing port is provided on one of the first side wall and the second side wall that is close to the branch portion.

In some embodiments of the present application, the liquid guiding part and the shunting part are both flexible parts.

The clothes dryer according to the embodiment of the present application includes: an air duct shell having a cavity for installing an evaporator and a condenser; the above-mentioned drain baffle for the clothes dryer, the drain A liquid baffle is located in the chamber, and a condensate drain channel is defined between the liquid guide groove, the shunt groove and the inner bottom wall of the chamber, respectively.

According to the clothes dryer of the embodiment of the present application, by providing the above-mentioned drain baffle for the clothes dryer, when a negative pressure is generated in the air duct, the condensate returning at the outlet of the liquid guiding tank can respectively flow to the liquid guiding tank and The diverter groove, on the one hand, can play a role of diverting and reduce the hydraulic pressure, and on the other hand, it increases the return path of the condensate, thereby helping to prevent the condensate from returning to the air duct, thereby helping to improve the drying efficiency.

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 schematic diagram of a liquid drain partition for a clothes dryer according to an embodiment of the present application;

2 is a schematic plan view of a liquid drain partition for a clothes dryer according to an embodiment of the present application, wherein the arrow direction on the drain partition refers to the flow direction of condensate when the drain partition is normally drained;

Fig. 3 is a schematic plan view of a partial structure of a clothes dryer according to an embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a partial structure of a clothes dryer according to an embodiment of the present application.

Reference signs:

Clothes dryer 100;

Drainage baffle 10;

Board 1;

Liquid guiding part 2; liquid guiding groove 21; inlet 211; outlet 212;

The first side wall 213; the second side wall 214; the liquid outlet 22;

Splitter 3; Splitter 31;

The first liquid retaining rib 4; the second liquid retaining rib 5; the third liquid retaining rib 6;

Liquid guiding rib 7; first liquid guiding rib 71; second liquid guiding rib 72;

Air duct shell 20; chamber 201; water diversion tank 202; evaporator 30; condenser 40; water storage part 50; drainage channel a.

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, the drain separator 10 for the clothes dryer 100 and the clothes dryer 100 according to the embodiments of the present application will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. For example, the clothes dryer 100 may be a heat pump clothes dryer.

As shown in Figures 1 and 2, according to the drain partition 10 of the clothes dryer 100 according to the embodiment of the present application, the drain partition 10 has a liquid guide groove 21, an inlet 211 of the liquid guide groove 21 and an inlet 211 of the liquid guide groove 21. The outlets 212 are respectively located at both ends of the length direction of the liquid guiding tank 21 (refer to the F1 direction shown in FIG. 2). It should be noted that, referring to FIG. 4, the inlet 211 of the liquid guiding tank 21 is connected to the dryer 100 The air duct is connected, and the evaporator 30 of the clothes dryer 100 is located in the air duct. The condensate on the evaporator 30 can flow into the liquid guiding tank 21 through the inlet 211 of the liquid guiding tank 21, and finally be discharged through the outlet 212 of the liquid guiding tank 21. For example, the outlet 212 of the liquid guiding tank 21 communicates with the water storage part 50 of the clothes dryer 100, and the water storage part 50 is used to store the condensate flowing from the liquid guiding tank 21 to the water storage part 50.

Wherein, the drain baffle 10 further has a shunt groove 31, which is located at least on one side of the width direction of the liquid guide groove 21 (refer to the F2 direction shown in FIG. 2). In other words, the shunt groove 31 may be located in the liquid guide groove. One side in the width direction of the liquid guide 21 or both sides in the width direction of the liquid guiding groove 21 have a flow dividing groove 31, and the dividing groove 31 communicates with the liquid guiding groove 21 through the liquid passage 22. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the shunt groove 31 may be formed in a trapezoidal shape.

It should be noted that the inventor found in actual research that in the related technology, the heat pump dryer base is provided with a drain baffle, and the drain baffle separates the air duct and water channel at the condenser and evaporator. However, When negative pressure is generated in the air duct, that is, the outside air pressure is greater than the air pressure inside the air duct, the condensate collected in the water storage part of the clothes dryer will flow back into the air duct through the inlet of the liquid guide along the water duct, affecting the clothes dryer The drying efficiency.

In this application, when a negative pressure is generated in the air duct, the condensate returning from the water storage part 50 flows to the outlet of the liquid guiding tank 21, passes through the outlet of the liquid guiding tank 21, and then flows into the liquid guiding tank 21 and the branching tank 31, respectively. By providing the connected liquid guide groove 21 and the flow dividing groove 31, on the one hand, it can play a role of diversion and reduce the hydraulic pressure. Return to the air duct.

In view of this, according to the liquid drain partition 10 for the clothes dryer 100 according to the embodiment of the present application, the liquid guide groove 21 and the shunt groove 31 are arranged to communicate with each other. When a negative pressure is generated in the air duct, the outlet of the liquid guide groove 21 The condensate flowing back at 212 can flow to the liquid guide tank 21 and the shunt tank 31 respectively. On the one hand, it can play a role of diversion and reduce the hydraulic pressure. Inside the road.

In some embodiments of the present application, as shown in FIG. 2, the liquid passing port 22 includes at least two, one of the at least two liquid passing ports 22 forms the inlet of the shunt groove 31 and the other forms the outlet of the shunt groove 31. Therefore, by making the branching tank 31 have an inlet and an outlet communicating with the liquid guiding tank 21, it is convenient for the condensate in the liquid guiding tank 21 to flow into the branching tank 31 and flow out from the branching tank 31, thereby helping to improve the splitting efficiency of the branching tank 31 .

For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the liquid passage 22 includes two and is spaced apart in the length direction of the liquid guide groove 21. The liquid passage 22 adjacent to the inlet 211 of the liquid guide groove 21 is the inlet of the shunt groove 31, which is far away from The liquid passing port 22 of the inlet 211 of the liquid guiding tank 21 is the outlet of the shunt tank 31.

In some embodiments of the present application, as shown in FIG. 2, there are a plurality of liquid passage openings 22, and the plurality of liquid passage openings 22 are spaced apart in the length direction of the liquid guide groove 21 and communicate with the shunt groove 31 respectively. As a result, it is convenient for the condensate in the liquid guiding tank 21 to flow into and out of the flow dividing groove 31, thereby helping to improve the flow dividing efficiency of the flow dividing groove 31. Of course, the present application is not limited to this, and there may be only one liquid passing port 22.

In some optional embodiments of the present application, as shown in FIG. 1, the liquid drainage partition 10 includes: a plate body 1, a liquid guiding portion 2 and a shunt 3, and the liquid guiding portion 2 is provided on one side of the plate body 1. A liquid guide groove 21 is defined between the surface and the plate body 1, and the branch part 3 is provided on one side surface of the plate body 1, wherein the plate body 1 and the branch part 3 define the branch groove 31; and/or, the plate body 1 , The liquid guiding part 2 and the branching part 3 define a branching groove 31.

For example, as shown in Figures 1 and 2, the liquid guiding portion 2 is provided on one side surface of the plate body 1 and a liquid guiding groove 21 is defined between the liquid guiding portion 2 and the plate body 1, and the diverting portion 3 is provided on one side of the plate body 1. On the surface, the plate body 1, the liquid guiding part 2 and the branching part 3 define a trapezoidal shunt groove 31, and the shunt groove 31 and the liquid guiding groove 21 are connected by two liquid passage openings 22.

In some embodiments of the present application, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the drain baffle 10 further includes a first liquid retaining rib 4, which is provided on the plate body 1 and located in the shunt groove 31, The first liquid retaining rib 4 is spaced apart from the liquid guiding part 2. It can be understood that by arranging the first liquid retaining rib 4 in the shunt groove 31, when a negative pressure is generated in the air duct, it is beneficial to increase the resistance of the condensate reflux, thereby helping to prevent the condensate from flowing back into the air duct.

In some optional embodiments of the present application, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the drain baffle 10 further includes: a second liquid blocking rib 5, the second liquid blocking rib 5 is provided on the plate body 1 and is located in the flow divider. In the groove 31, the second liquid retaining rib 5 is spaced apart from the liquid guiding portion 2, and the second liquid retaining rib 5 is connected to the first liquid retaining rib 4, and on a plane parallel to the plate body 1, the second liquid retaining rib 5 The extension direction and the extension direction of the first liquid blocking rib 4 are not parallel. It can be understood that by arranging the first liquid retaining ribs 4 and the second liquid retaining ribs 5 arranged in a cross arrangement, it is beneficial to further increase the path of condensate reflux, and at the same time increase the resistance of condensate reflux, and the structure is simple, which is convenient for processing. forming.

Furthermore, there are multiple first liquid retaining ribs 4, as shown in FIG. . Among them, multiple refers to two or more. It can be understood that by arranging the first liquid retaining ribs 4 and the second liquid retaining ribs 5 arranged in a cross, and the two adjacent first liquid retaining ribs 4 are connected by the second liquid retaining ribs 5, it is beneficial to further increase The path of condensate reflux, while increasing the resistance of condensate reflux.

In some optional embodiments of the present application, as shown in Figures 1 and 2, on a plane parallel to the plate 1, at least one of the first liquid retaining rib 4 and the second liquid retaining rib 5 extends The direction is not parallel to the length direction of the liquid guiding groove 21. For example, the extending directions of the first liquid blocking rib 4 and the second liquid blocking rib 5 are not parallel to the length direction of the liquid guiding groove 21. Therefore, when negative pressure is generated in the air duct, the resistance of the first liquid retaining rib 4 and the second liquid retaining rib 5 to the reflux of the condensate can be further increased.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the drain baffle 10 further includes: a third liquid retaining rib 6, the third liquid retaining rib 6 is provided on the plate body 1 and located in the diversion groove 31, the third liquid retaining rib 6 and the second A liquid retaining rib 4 is arranged in parallel, and the third liquid retaining rib 6 is located between two adjacent first liquid retaining ribs 4 and spaced apart from the second liquid retaining rib 5. Therefore, the first liquid retaining rib 4, the second liquid retaining rib 5, and the third liquid retaining rib 6 form a labyrinth structure, which greatly increases the return path of the condensate and at the same time increases the return resistance, and has a simple structure and low cost. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, there may be a plurality of third liquid blocking ribs 6, and the plurality of third liquid blocking ribs 6 are arranged in parallel and spaced apart.

In some embodiments of the application, as shown in FIG. 2, the liquid guiding groove 21 has a first side wall 213 and a second side wall 214 opposite to each other. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the first side wall 213 and the second side wall 214 The side wall 214 is defined by the opposite inner side walls of the liquid guiding portion 2 in the F2 direction, and at least one inner surface of the first side wall 213 and the second side wall 214 is provided with a liquid guiding rib 7 extending obliquely toward the other. In other words, one of the inner surfaces of the first side wall 213 and the second side wall 214 is provided with a liquid guiding rib 7 extending obliquely toward the other, or, as shown in FIG. 2, the first side wall 213 and the second side wall 214 The inner surface of each is provided with a liquid guiding rib 7 extending obliquely toward the other. Therefore, by providing the liquid guiding rib 7, when a negative pressure is generated in the air duct, it is beneficial to increase the resistance of the condensate flowing in the liquid guiding groove 21, thereby helping to prevent the condensate from flowing back.

In some examples, as shown in FIG. 2, the liquid guiding rib 7 gradually extends obliquely from the outside to the inside in the direction of the outlet 212 of the liquid guiding groove 21 in the width direction of the liquid guiding groove 21. Among them, in the F2 direction, the direction close to the first side wall 213 and the second side wall 214 is “outside”, and the direction close to the center of the liquid guiding groove 21 is “inside”. It can be understood that the condensate collection The liquid guiding ribs 7 can play the role of water guiding when negative pressure is generated. The liquid guiding ribs 7 increase the reflux resistance of the condensate and can prevent the condensate from returning to the air duct.

In some optional embodiments of the present application, as shown in FIG. 2, there are multiple liquid guiding ribs 7, and the multiple liquid guiding ribs 7 are arranged at intervals in the length direction of the liquid guiding groove 21. Therefore, by providing a plurality of spaced-apart liquid guiding ribs 7, when negative pressure reflux is generated, it is beneficial to further increase the reflux resistance of the condensate and prevent the condensate from returning to the air duct.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the liquid guiding rib 7 is a first liquid guiding rib 71 and a second liquid guiding rib 72, wherein one end of the first liquid guiding rib 71 is connected to the first side wall 213, and the first liquid guiding rib 71 is connected to the first side wall 213. The other end of the rib 71 extends obliquely toward the direction close to the outlet 212 of the liquid guiding groove 21 and is spaced apart from the second side wall 214; one end of the second liquid guiding rib 72 is connected to the second side wall 214, and the second liquid guiding rib 72 The other end extends obliquely toward the direction close to the outlet 212 of the liquid guiding groove 21 and is spaced apart from the first side wall 213. It is understandable that by arranging the first liquid guiding rib 71 and the second liquid guiding rib 72 spaced apart, the first liquid guiding rib 71 and the second liquid guiding rib 72 can function well when the condensate is collected. With the function of water guiding, when negative pressure is generated, the first liquid guiding rib 71 and the second liquid guiding rib 72 can further increase the reflux resistance of the condensate, thereby helping to prevent the condensate from returning to the air duct.

In some optional embodiments of the present application, there are a plurality of first liquid guiding ribs 71 and a plurality of second liquid guiding ribs 72 respectively, and the plurality of first liquid guiding ribs 71 and the plurality of second liquid guiding ribs 72 The longitudinal direction of the grooves 21 is staggered and arranged at intervals. Therefore, when negative pressure reflux is generated, the reflux resistance of the condensate can be greatly increased, which is beneficial to further prevent the condensate from returning to the air duct, and the structure is simple and the production cost is low.

In some optional embodiments of the present application, the liquid passage 22 is provided on one of the first side wall 213 and the second side wall 214 close to the flow dividing portion 3. As a result, the structure is simple, which facilitates the processing and shaping of the drain separator 10.

In some embodiments of the present application, the liquid guiding part 2 and the shunting part 3 are both flexible parts. For example, the liquid guiding part 2 and the branching part 3 are respectively a silicone piece or a rubber piece. It can be understood that the sealability between the drain partition 10 and the inner bottom wall of the air duct shell 20 can be enhanced, thereby helping to prevent the condensate from passing through the liquid guide part 2, the shunt part 3 and the air duct shell 20. The gap flows into the air duct, which helps to improve the drying efficiency.

In some embodiments of the present application, the first liquid retaining rib 4, the second liquid retaining rib 5, the third liquid retaining rib 6 and the liquid guiding rib 7 are also flexible parts, for example, the first liquid retaining rib 4, the second liquid retaining rib 4 and the liquid guiding rib 7 are also flexible. The second liquid retaining rib 5, the third liquid retaining rib 6 and the liquid guiding rib 7 are respectively silicone parts or rubber parts.

3 and 4, the clothes dryer 100 according to the embodiment of the present application includes: an air duct shell 20 and the drain baffle 10 for the clothes dryer 100 according to the above embodiment of the present application, and the air duct shell 20 has a chamber 201 for installing an evaporator 30 and a condenser 40. The drain baffle 10 is located in the chamber 201. The liquid guide groove 21, the shunt groove 31 and the inner bottom wall of the chamber 201 respectively define condensation. Liquid drainage channel a.

For example, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the evaporator 30 and the condenser 40 are both arranged on the drain partition 10, and the evaporator 30 and the condenser 40 can play the role of compacting the drain partition 10. The inner bottom wall of 201 is provided with a water diversion tank 202. The evaporator 30 is provided on the water diversion tank 202. The water diversion tank 202 is connected with the inlet 211 of the liquid guide tank 21. When the dryer 100 is working normally, that is, no negative pressure is generated in the air duct. At this time, the condensate on the evaporator 30 can flow down to the water guiding tank 202, and then into the liquid guiding tank 21 and the branching tank 31 through the inlet 211 of the liquid guiding tank 21, and finally discharged through the outlet 212 of the liquid guiding tank 21;

When negative pressure is generated in the air duct, the condensate returning from the water storage part 50 flows to the outlet 212 of the liquid guiding tank 21, passes through the outlet 212 of the liquid guiding tank 21, and then flows into the liquid guiding tank 21 and the shunt tank 31, respectively, and is connected by the setting The liquid guide groove 21 and the flow divider 31, on the one hand, can play a role of diversion and reduce the hydraulic pressure, on the other hand, increase the return path of the condensate, which is beneficial to prevent the condensate from flowing back into the air duct through the inlet of the liquid guide groove 21 .

According to the clothes dryer 100 of the embodiment of the present application, by providing the liquid drain partition 10 for the clothes dryer 100 according to the above-mentioned embodiment of the present application, when negative pressure is generated in the air duct, the outlet 212 of the liquid guiding tank 21 flows back The condensate can flow into the guide tank 21 and the branch tank 31 respectively. On the one hand, it can play a role of diversion and reduce the hydraulic pressure. On the other hand, it increases the return path of the condensate, which is beneficial to prevent the condensate from returning to the air duct. It is helpful to improve the drying efficiency.

Other configurations and operations of the clothes dryer 100 according to the embodiment 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 liquid drain separator for a clothes dryer, wherein the liquid drain separator has a liquid guiding groove, and the inlet of the liquid guiding groove and the outlet of the liquid guiding groove are respectively located at the length of the liquid guiding groove Both ends in the direction,

Wherein, the liquid drain baffle further has a shunt groove, the shunt groove is located on at least one side of the width direction of the liquid guide groove, and the shunt groove is communicated with the liquid guide groove through a liquid passing port.
The liquid drain partition for a clothes dryer according to claim 1, wherein the liquid passing port comprises at least two, one of the at least two liquid passing ports forms an inlet of the shunting tank and the other An outlet of the shunt groove is formed.
The liquid drain partition for a clothes dryer according to any one of claims 1-2, wherein there are a plurality of the liquid passage openings, and the plurality of liquid passage openings are in the length of the liquid guiding groove. They are spaced apart in the direction and communicate with the shunt grooves respectively.
The liquid drain separator for a clothes dryer according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the liquid drain separator comprises:

Board body

A liquid guiding part, the liquid guiding part is provided on a side surface of the plate body and defines the liquid guiding groove between the liquid guiding part and the plate body;

A shunting part, the shunting part is provided on one side surface of the plate body,

Wherein, the plate body and the branch portion define the branch groove; and/or, the plate body, the liquid guiding portion and the branch portion define a branch groove.
The liquid drain partition for a clothes dryer according to claim 4, further comprising:

A first liquid blocking rib, the first liquid blocking rib is arranged on the plate body and located in the shunt groove, and the first liquid blocking rib is spaced apart from the liquid guiding part.
The liquid drain partition for a clothes dryer according to claim 5, further comprising:

A second liquid retaining rib, the second liquid retaining rib is arranged on the plate body and located in the shunt groove, the second liquid retaining rib is spaced apart from the liquid guiding portion, and the second liquid retaining rib Connected with the first liquid blocking rib, on a plane parallel to the plate body, the extending direction of the second liquid blocking rib and the extending direction of the first liquid blocking rib are not parallel.
The drain baffle for a clothes dryer according to claim 6, wherein there are a plurality of the first liquid blocking ribs, and the plurality of first liquid blocking ribs are arranged at intervals, and two adjacent second A liquid retaining rib is connected by the second liquid retaining rib.
The liquid drain partition for a clothes dryer according to claim 6, wherein, on a plane parallel to the plate body, at least one of the first liquid blocking rib and the second liquid blocking rib The extension direction of is not parallel to the length direction of the liquid guiding groove.
The liquid drain partition for a clothes dryer according to claim 6, further comprising:

The third liquid retaining rib, the third liquid retaining rib is arranged on the plate body and located in the shunt groove, the third liquid retaining rib is arranged in parallel with the first liquid retaining rib, and the third retaining rib The liquid rib is located between the two adjacent first liquid-retaining ribs and is spaced apart from the second liquid-retaining rib.
The liquid drain partition for a clothes dryer according to claim 4, wherein the liquid guide groove has a first side wall and a second side wall that are opposed to each other, and the first side wall and the second side wall are opposite to each other. At least one inner surface of the side wall is provided with a liquid guiding rib extending obliquely toward the other.
The liquid drainage partition for a clothes dryer according to claim 10, wherein the liquid guiding ribs gradually move closer to the outlet of the liquid guiding groove from the outside to the inside in the width direction of the liquid guiding groove The direction extends obliquely.
The liquid drainage partition for a clothes dryer according to claim 10, wherein there are a plurality of the liquid guiding ribs, and the plurality of liquid guiding ribs are arranged at intervals in the length direction of the liquid guiding groove.
The liquid drainage partition for a clothes dryer according to claim 10, wherein the liquid guiding rib is a first liquid guiding rib and a second liquid guiding rib, wherein,

One end of the first liquid guiding rib is connected to the first side wall, and the other end of the first liquid guiding rib extends obliquely in a direction close to the outlet of the liquid guiding groove and is spaced from the second side wall open;

One end of the second liquid guiding rib is connected to the second side wall, and the other end of the second liquid guiding rib extends obliquely in a direction close to the outlet of the liquid guiding groove and is spaced from the first side wall open.
The liquid drain separator for a clothes dryer according to claim 13, wherein the first liquid guiding rib and the second liquid guiding rib are respectively multiple, and a plurality of the first liquid guiding ribs and the A plurality of the second liquid guiding ribs are staggered and arranged at intervals in the length direction of the liquid guiding groove.
The liquid drain partition for a clothes dryer according to claim 13, wherein the liquid passing port is provided on one of the first side wall and the second side wall, which is close to the branch portion .
The liquid drain partition for a clothes dryer according to any one of claims 1-15, wherein the liquid guiding part and the diverting part are both flexible pieces.
A clothes dryer, including:

An air duct shell, the air duct shell having a cavity for installing an evaporator and a condenser;

The liquid drainage partition for a clothes dryer according to any one of claims 1-16, wherein the drainage partition is located in the chamber, and the liquid guide groove and the shunt groove are respectively connected to the A drain channel for condensate is defined between the inner bottom walls of the chamber.