WO2023098109A1 - Clothes treatment device having heat pump drying function - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed in the present application is a clothes treatment device having a heat pump drying function, comprising: a housing having an internal space; an outer tub provided in the inner space of the housing; a heat pump module comprising a two-device assembly, wherein the two-device assembly comprises an evaporator and a condenser, the evaporator and/or the condenser is provided in a left upper space or a right upper space of the outer tub in the housing, and a heat exchange main body of the evaporator and/or the condenser has an outer contour adaptive to the left upper space or the right upper space where the evaporator and/or the condenser is located. According to the present application, the shape of the heat exchange main body of the evaporator and/or the condenser is adaptive to the space between the housing and the outer tub; that is to say, the shape of the overall structure of the evaporator and/or the condenser is adaptively designed according to an installation space, and is not a regular rectangle any more, so that the installation space in the housing can be fully utilized, the height of the whole machine can be controlled, and the heat exchange efficiency can be ensured.

Description

Clothes treatment unit with heat pump drying function

related application

This application claims the priority of the Chinese patent application filed on November 30, 2021 with the application number 202111450614.6 titled "A Clothes Treatment Device with Heat Pump Drying Function", which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.

technical field

The present application relates to the technical field of washing equipment, in particular to a clothes processing device with a heat pump drying function.

Background technique

With the improvement of living standards, people are more pursuing a safe and comfortable clothes drying experience. However, the mainstream clothes treatment devices with separate drying function or clothes treatment devices with integrated washing and drying functions in the market, the main drying methods are electric. The heating method, electric heating drying has the problems of high power consumption and poor drying effect; therefore, the mainstream of the market is gradually shifting from electric heating drying to heat pump drying research.

Heat pump drying not only saves energy, but also does not damage the clothes; but there is still an unavoidable problem in the heat pump drying system, that is, the heat pump drying module will inevitably lead to a larger size of the whole machine; the size of the whole machine is different from the size of a conventional washing machine. It will make the location and space of the commonly used clothing processing devices in the family unable to be universalized, which is a problem that consumers generally experience poorly.

Therefore, the present application aims to solve how to put the heat pump drying system into the clothes treatment device to achieve the effect of heat pump drying under the premise of the size specification of the conventional clothes treatment device. Moreover, the efficiency and effect of drying cannot be affected, which requires solving the space utilization problem in the existing conventional clothes processing device.

Contents of the invention

In view of this, this application aims to solve the problems of poor drying effect of electric drying washing machines, low space utilization rate of heat pump drying washing machines, and inability to effectively control the height of the whole machine, and provides a clothes dryer with heat pump drying function. Processing device.

The application is for realizing above-mentioned goal, the technical scheme that adopts is:

A clothes treatment device with a heat pump drying function, comprising:

a housing having an interior space;

an outer cylinder disposed in the inner space of the housing;

The heat pump module includes a two-device assembly, the two-device assembly includes an evaporator and a condenser, the evaporator and/or the condenser are arranged in the upper left space or the upper right space of the inner and outer cylinders of the housing, the The heat exchange body of the evaporator and/or condenser has an outer contour adapted to the upper left space or the upper right space where it is located.

As an optional embodiment of the present application, the cross-section of the heat exchange body of the evaporator and/or condenser perpendicular to the axis of the outer cylinder has a shape that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom.

As an optional implementation manner of the present application, the section is approximately in the shape of a stepped surface.

As an optional embodiment of the present application, the heat exchange body of the evaporator and/or condenser has a first horizontal side close to the outer cylinder and a second horizontal side far away from the outer cylinder, the first The length of the second horizontal side is greater than the length of the first horizontal side.

As an optional embodiment of the present application, the condenser and the evaporator are integrated to form a two-circuit module, and the heat exchange body of the evaporator and/or the condenser has a first horizontal side close to the top wall of the housing and The second horizontal side away from the top wall of the housing and the first vertical side of the side wall of the housing near the side where it is located and the second vertical side far away from the side wall of the housing on the side where it is located, the second horizontal side The length is greater than the length of the first horizontal side, and the height of the first vertical side is greater than the height of the second vertical side.

As an optional embodiment of the present application, both the evaporator and the condenser have a first heat exchange portion close to the top wall of the shell in the height direction of the shell and a second heat exchange portion far away from the top wall of the shell, so The first heat exchange part is formed by inserting the first heat exchange tube of the first length into the first fin, and the second heat exchange part is formed by inserting the second heat exchange tube of the second length into the second fin Formed in, the length of the first heat exchange tube is greater than the length of the second heat exchange tube;

The first heat exchange part communicates with the second heat exchange part through a third heat exchange tube, and the third heat exchange tube includes a first tube segment inserted into the first fin and having the same length as the first heat exchange tube, A second tube section that is as long as the second heat exchange tube and a third tube section that is connected to the first tube section and the second tube section; or

The first heat exchange part and the second heat exchange part achieve the indentation of the overall appearance shape and the flow passage through the third heat exchange tube to realize the single inlet and single outlet of the pipeline.

As an optional embodiment of the present application, the two-device assembly includes a two-device box, and the two-device module is arranged in the two-device box; the two-device box is fixed on the housing and located on the At the upper left or upper right of the outer cylinder, there is a space between the two container boxes and the peripheral wall of the outer cylinder.

As an optional embodiment of the present application, the outer wall surface on the side opposite to the peripheral wall of the outer cylinder on the two container boxes is a concave arc surface, and the concave arc surface and the peripheral wall of the outer cylinder have the same central axis, And there is a space between the inner concave arc surface and the peripheral wall of the outer cylinder.

As an optional embodiment of the present application, the two-device box has a first chamber near the housing side and a second chamber near the outer cylinder, and the length of the first chamber along the horizontal direction is greater than the length of the second chamber in the horizontal direction;

The first heat exchange part is arranged in the first chamber, and the second heat exchange part is arranged in the second chamber.

As an optional embodiment of the present application, the heat pump module includes a fan assembly, the fan assembly is fixed on the casing and is located on the upper left or upper right of the outer cylinder, and the fan assembly is connected to the outer casing. There is an interval between the peripheral walls of the outer cylinder of the cylinder, the two components are arranged on the side near the mouth of the outer cylinder, and the fan assembly is arranged on the side near the bottom of the outer cylinder;

The top of the peripheral wall of the outer cylinder is provided with an air outlet, and the fan assembly communicates with the air outlet through an air outlet duct; Directly connect the air inlets of the two device boxes;

A door seal is installed on the mouth of the outer cylinder, and the two-device box has an air outlet of the two-device box, and the air outlet of the two-device box communicates with the door seal through an air inlet duct.

As an optional embodiment of the present application, the peripheral wall of the outer cylinder of the outer cylinder is hoisted in the casing by a vibration-damping hanging spring, and the side walls of the two container boxes opposite to the vibration-damping hanging spring are provided with concave relief The structure is used to avoid the installation of vibration-damping hanging springs.

As an optional implementation manner of the present application, a position on the peripheral wall of the outer cylinder of the outer cylinder opposite to the two-unit box has an outer cylinder avoidance area for avoiding the installation of the two-unit box. .

Beneficial effect:

In this application, the evaporator and condenser are arranged in the upper left or upper right space of the inner and outer cylinders of the housing in combination with the spatial layout in the housing, mainly considering the arrangement of the structural components in the housing to improve the utilization of the inner space of the washing machine housing Rate. Specifically, in the upper left of the inner and outer cylinders of the existing laundry processing device, a detergent delivery box is generally provided, so the evaporator and condenser can be arranged in the upper right space of the inner and outer cylinders of the housing; The throwing box is arranged on the upper right of the inner and outer cylinders of the housing, so the evaporator and condenser can be arranged in the upper left space of the inner and outer cylinders of the housing.

The evaporator and condenser of the present application are arranged in the limited space inside the housing. In order to ensure the drying efficiency and drying effect of the evaporator and condenser, the existing regular rectangular or square evaporators and condensers are not suitable. It is not enough to make full use of the space inside the casing, and it cannot meet the drying efficiency.

The shape of the heat exchange body of the evaporator and/or condenser of the present application is adapted to the space between the shell and the outer cylinder, that is to say, the overall structure of the evaporator and/or condenser is adapted according to the installation space The unique shape design is no longer a regular rectangle, which can not only make full use of the installation space in the shell, but also ensure the heat exchange efficiency.

The section of the heat exchange body of the evaporator and/or condenser described in the present application perpendicular to the axis of the outer cylinder has a shape that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom. This is because the outer cylinder is a cylindrical structure, the shell is a cuboid structure, the upper left space or the upper right space between the shell 1 and the outer cylinder is in the shape of a wide top and a narrow bottom, and the replacement of the evaporator and/or condenser In order to make full use of the space, the heat main body is adapted to a shape with a wide top and a narrow bottom to maximize the cross-sectional area of the heat exchange main body of the two modules to improve the drying effect of the heat pump.

Therefore, the laundry treatment device with heat pump drying function of the present application has the following beneficial effects:

1. It can effectively control the height of the whole machine and effectively use the space of the whole machine;

2. Effectively ensure the drying time and drying effect;

3. Reduce the space occupation of the heat pump drying module.

Description of drawings

The above and other objects, features, and advantages disclosed in the present application will become more apparent by describing in detail example embodiments thereof with reference to the accompanying drawings. The drawings described below are only some embodiments disclosed in the present application, and those skilled in the art can also obtain other drawings according to these drawings without creative work.

Fig. 1 shows the three-dimensional appearance view of the whole machine of the laundry treatment device in the embodiment (the upper table has been removed).

Fig. 2 shows a front view of the laundry treatment device in the embodiment (with the front panel assembly removed).

Fig. 3 shows an exploded view of the outer cylinder, the two device assemblies and the fan assembly in the embodiment.

Fig. 4 shows the assembly diagram between the two device components and the fan component in the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 shows a schematic perspective view of the two-device module in the first embodiment.

Fig. 6 shows the front view of the two-device module in the first embodiment.

Fig. 7 shows a schematic structural view of the third heat exchange tube of the two-device module in the first embodiment.

Fig. 8 shows a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the two-device box in the first embodiment.

Fig. 9 shows the assembly diagram between the two device components and the fan component in the first embodiment.

Fig. 10 shows a schematic diagram of the assembly of the two device components and the fan component relative to the outer cylinder in the second embodiment.

Fig. 11 shows an exploded schematic diagram of the two device assemblies and the fan assembly relative to the outer cylinder in the second embodiment.

Fig. 12 shows a schematic diagram of a partial three-dimensional structure of the two box bodies in the second embodiment.

Fig. 13 shows the front view of the two box bodies in the second embodiment.

Fig. 14 shows an exploded schematic diagram of the assembly of the fan assembly, the two device assemblies and the outer cylinder in the third embodiment.

Fig. 15 shows an exploded schematic diagram of assembly between the fan assembly and the two device assemblies in the third embodiment.

Fig. 16 shows the assembly drawing of the fan assembly and the two device assemblies installed on the frame assembly in the third embodiment.

Fig. 17 shows an exploded schematic diagram of assembly between the fan assembly and the outer cylinder in the third embodiment.

Fig. 18 shows an exploded schematic view of the blower assembly in the third embodiment.

Fig. 19 shows a schematic diagram of assembly between the compressor and the two components in Embodiment 4.

Fig. 20 shows a schematic diagram of the assembly of the compressor installed on the frame assembly in the fourth embodiment.

Fig. 21 shows an exploded view of the compressor installed on the fixed bottom plate in the fourth embodiment.

Fig. 22 shows a schematic diagram of connection between the compressor and the heat pump medium pipeline between the two components in Embodiment 4.

Fig. 23 shows a schematic diagram of the position of the connection position of the compressor and the heat pump medium pipeline between the two components of the fourth embodiment relative to the installation through hole.

Fig. 24 shows a schematic diagram (direction 1) of connecting the heat pump medium pipeline between the compressor and the two components through a flexible rubber tube in Embodiment 4.

Fig. 25 shows a schematic diagram of the connection between the compressor and the heat pump medium pipeline between the two components through a flexible rubber tube in Embodiment 4 (direction 2).

Detailed ways

In order to make the purposes, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present application clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments It is a part of the embodiments of this application, not all of them. Based on the embodiments in this application, all other embodiments obtained by persons of ordinary skill in the art without making creative efforts belong to the scope of protection of this application.

Terms used in the embodiments of the present application are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present application. The singular forms "a", "said" and "the" used in the embodiments of this application and the appended claims are also intended to include plural forms, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, "multiple" Generally, at least two kinds are included, but the case of including at least one kind is not excluded.

It should be understood that the term "and/or" used herein is only an association relationship describing associated objects, which means that there may be three relationships, for example, A and/or B, which may mean that A exists alone, and A and B exist simultaneously. B, there are three situations of B alone. In addition, the character "/" in this article generally indicates that the contextual objects are an "or" relationship.

It should also be noted that the term "comprises", "comprises" or any other variation thereof is intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion such that a good or system comprising a set of elements includes not only those elements but also includes items not expressly listed. other elements of the product, or elements inherent in the commodity or system. Without further limitations, an element defined by the phrase "comprising a ..." does not exclude the presence of additional identical elements in the article or system comprising said element.

In order to further illustrate the technical solutions in this application, the following specific examples are provided in combination with FIG. 1-FIG. 25 .

Referring to Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, this embodiment provides a clothes processing device with heat pump drying function, specifically, it can be a drum washing machine with heat pump drying function, or a heat pump drum dryer and other drying machines with heat pump drying function. Laundry treatment unit with dry function. Specifically, the present application takes a drum washing machine with a heat pump drying function as an example for illustration, but the same can be applied to a heat pump drum dryer by those skilled in the art.

This embodiment provides a clothes treatment device with a heat pump drying function, which includes a housing 1, an inner cylinder 3 and an outer cylinder 2 coaxially installed in the housing 1, and the outer cylinder 2 is installed on the housing 1 through a vibration damping module Inside; the inner cylinder 3 is driven by a drive motor, and is rotatably arranged in the outer cylinder 2 .

During the laundry process of the clothes processing device, the washing water enters the outer cylinder 2 through the water inlet pipe, stops the water intake after reaching the set water level, drives the inner cylinder 3 to rotate in the outer cylinder 2 through the driving motor, and lifts the inner cylinder 2 during the rotation process. The washing of the clothes is realized by beating the clothes.

As shown in Figure 1, the clothes processing device is vertically placed on a level ground, a panel assembly 8 is arranged in front of the housing 1 of the clothes processing device, and an insertion opening is opened on the panel assembly 8, and a door assembly 9 is installed on the insertion opening of the panel assembly 8. , to open/close the drop. Referring to the orientation mark in FIG. 1 , an example is given for the direction definitions involving up, down, front, back, left, and right in this application, so as to better explain the technical solution of this application.

Further, the clothes processing device in this embodiment has a drying function, and is a heat pump drying method realized by a heat pump system. Considering the work efficiency of the heat pump in the existing clothes processing device, it is generally necessary to reserve enough space in the casing to install the heat pump system, which will result in an increase in the casing of the washing machine.

Therefore, this application proposes a clothes processing device with a heat pump drying function. The heat pump system includes an evaporator, a condenser, a compressor, and a fan assembly. The evaporator exchanges heat with the hot and humid drying air to condense the moisture in the hot and humid drying air into dry and cold drying air, and the dry and cold drying air is transported to the condenser for heat exchange and heating to become dry and hot drying air , the dry and hot drying air is introduced into the outer cylinder to dry the clothes, and then becomes the humid and hot drying air, and the cycle is repeated. As the working medium of the heat pump system, the refrigerant circulates among the condenser, the throttling device, the evaporator and the compressor. The heat released in the evaporator realizes the heating of the dry and cold drying air drawn from the evaporator.

This application aims to propose a clothes treatment device with heat pump drying function. Considering the internal space layout of the clothes treatment device shell, the internal space of the shell is fully utilized to realize the setting of the heat pump system, ensuring drying efficiency and drying efficiency. As a result, the housing of the laundry treatment device with the heat pump drying function is kept the same size as the housing of a common laundry treatment device corresponding to the kilogram level.

Embodiment one

This embodiment carries out structural design and installation layout for the evaporator and condenser, so as to ensure that the evaporator and condenser can be installed in the space inside the shell, improve the space utilization rate inside the shell, and effectively control the height of the whole machine , the specific technical scheme is as follows:

Referring to Fig. 1-Fig. 9, a clothes processing device with a heat pump drying function in this embodiment includes:

Housing 1, which has an inner space;

The outer cylinder 2 is arranged in the inner space of the housing 1;

The heat pump module includes a two-device assembly, the two-device assembly includes an evaporator 441 and a condenser 442, and the evaporator 441 and/or the condenser 442 are arranged in the upper left or upper right space of the inner and outer cylinder 2 of the housing 1 In the square space, the heat exchange body of the evaporator 441 and/or the condenser 442 has an outer contour adapted to the upper left space or the upper right space where it is located.

This embodiment is aimed at the structural characteristics of the upper left space or the upper right space in the shell of the clothes processing device. Specifically, for a drum washing machine, generally a detergent dispensing device needs to be installed in the upper left space, and the upper right space opposite to the upper left space There is a certain free space, therefore, according to the characteristics of the inner space of the housing, the clothes processing device of this embodiment arranges the two components in the upper left space or the upper right space of the inner and outer cylinder 2 of the housing 1 . Further, due to the limited upper left space or upper right space of the inner and outer cylinders 2 of the housing 1, and at the same time, in order to ensure that the height of the clothes processing device remains unchanged, in order to improve the heat exchange efficiency as much as possible and ensure the drying effect, it is necessary to Increase the heat exchange body of the two-device assembly as much as possible. Therefore, the heat exchange body of the evaporator 441 and/or condenser 442 in this embodiment has a space suitable for the upper left space or the upper right space where it is located. outer contour. Specifically, the heat exchange body of the evaporator 441 and/or condenser 442 in this embodiment has an outer contour adapted to the upper left space or the upper right space where it is located, which means that the heat exchange body adopts an irregular layout, Instead, it is adapted to the said installation space, ensuring drying efficiency.

As an optional implementation of this embodiment, the cross-section of the heat exchange body of the evaporator 441 and/or the condenser 442 in this embodiment perpendicular to the axis of the outer cylinder has a shape that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom. This is because the outer cylinder 2 is a cylindrical structure, the housing 1 is a cuboid structure, the upper left space or the upper right space between the housing 1 and the outer cylinder 2 is in the shape of a wide top and a narrow bottom, and the evaporator 441 and/or In order to make full use of the space, the heat exchange body of the condenser 442 is adaptively arranged in a shape that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom.

As an optional implementation of this embodiment, the cross-section is in the shape of an approximately stepped surface or an approximately inverted L shape, so that not only the installation space in the housing 1 can be fully utilized, but also the evaporator 441 and/or condenser 442 processing and manufacturing.

In this embodiment, the evaporator 441 and the condenser 442 are arranged in the upper left or upper right space of the inner and outer cylinder 2 of the housing 1 in combination with the spatial layout in the housing 1, mainly considering the arrangement of the structural components in the housing 1 . Specifically, in the upper left of the inner and outer cylinder 2 of the housing 1 of the existing laundry processing device, a detergent delivery box is generally provided, so the evaporator 441 and the condenser 442 can be arranged in the upper right space of the inner and outer cylinder 2 of the housing 1 If it is considered that the detergent delivery box is arranged on the upper right of the inner and outer cylinder 2 of the housing 1, then the evaporator 441 and the condenser 442 can be arranged in the upper left space of the inner and outer cylinder 2 of the housing 1.

The evaporator 441 and the condenser 442 of this embodiment are arranged in the limited space inside the housing 1. In order to ensure the drying efficiency and drying effect of the evaporator 441 and the condenser 442, the existing regular rectangular or square evaporator The device 441 and the condenser 442 are not suitable for making full use of the space inside the casing 1, and cannot meet the drying efficiency.

Therefore, the shape of the heat exchange body of the evaporator 441 and/or condenser 442 in this embodiment is adapted to the space between the shell 1 and the outer cylinder 2, that is to say, the evaporator 441 and/or the condenser 442 The overall structure is designed in an adaptive shape according to the installation space. It is no longer a regular rectangle. It can not only make full use of the installation space in the shell, but also ensure the heat exchange efficiency.

As an optional implementation of this embodiment, the heat exchange body of the evaporator 441 and/or condenser 442 in this embodiment has a first horizontal side close to the top wall of the housing 1 and a first horizontal side far away from the top wall of the housing 1 . Two horizontal sides and the first vertical side near the side wall of the housing 1 on the side where it is located and the second vertical side away from the side wall of the housing 1 on the side where it is located, the length of the second horizontal side is greater than that of the first horizontal side The length of the side, the height of the first vertical side is greater than the height of the second vertical side. Due to the cylindrical structure of the outer cylinder 2, the housing is a planar structure, so that the space in the upper left or upper right part of the inner and outer cylinder 2 of the housing 1 gradually decreases in horizontal length from top to bottom in the vertical direction. Therefore, the present embodiment In order to fit the installation space of the heat exchange body of the evaporator 441 and/or condenser 442, the horizontal distance close to the first horizontal side of the outer cylinder 2 is smaller than the horizontal distance away from the second horizontal side of the outer cylinder 2 distance.

In order to facilitate the assembly of the condenser and the evaporator, as an optional implementation of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. The heat exchange bodies of the evaporator 442 and the evaporator 441 include a first heat exchange portion 4421 and a second heat exchange portion 4421 with unequal lengths in the horizontal direction, so that the heat exchange bodies of the two evaporator modules 44 have a horizontal length away from the outer cylinder side A stepped surface that is greater than the horizontal length near the outer cylinder side. In order to make better use of this part of the space, the section of the heat exchange main body of the two-device module 44 is set to a non-rectangular structure, that is, in the space, the cross-sectional shape of the heat exchange main body of the two-device module 44 is set to "L" ” shape, “7” shape, etc., and placed in the space to maximize the cross-sectional area of the heat exchange body of the two-device module 44 to improve the drying effect of the heat pump.

Referring to FIG. 5 , as an optional implementation of this embodiment, both the evaporator 441 and the condenser 442 have a first heat exchange part 4451 away from the outer cylinder 2 and a second heat exchange part close to the outer cylinder 2 4452, the first heat exchange part 4451 is formed by inserting the first heat exchange tube 4453 of the first length into the first fin, and the second heat exchange part 4452 is formed by the second heat exchange tube of the second length 4455 is formed through the second fin, and the length of the first heat exchange tube 4453 is greater than the length of the second heat exchange tube 4455 .

The first heat exchange part 4453 in this embodiment communicates with the second heat exchange part 4455 through the third heat exchange tube 4454. The third heat exchange tube 4454 includes the first heat exchange tube inserted in the first fin 4453 a first pipe section of equal length, interspersed in the second fins with a second pipe section of equal length to the second heat exchange tube 4455 and a third pipe section communicating with the first pipe section and the second pipe section.

The two-device module 44 of this embodiment includes a condenser 441 and an evaporator 442, which are obtained by interspersing fins through copper tubes, and are used to generate heat and absorb heat respectively; and utilize the space surrounded by the outer cylinder 2 and the housing 1 , maximize the cross-sectional area of the heat exchange body of the two-circuit module 44, and place it in the space; wherein the heat exchange body of the evaporator 441 and the condenser 442 is stepped, and the copper tube flow path is interspersed in the fins, The stepped cross-section is connected by the third heat exchange tube 4454 of long and short U shape, so that the flow path of the copper pipe on the stepped surface is connected, and the structure of the evaporator 441 and the condenser 442 is integrated, which is easy to assemble; at the same time, the penetration of the flow path of the copper pipe is achieved. One-in and one-out, improving the utilization rate of the cooling medium of the heat pump.

Further, the two-device assembly described in this embodiment includes a two-device box, and the two-device module 44 is arranged in the two-device box; the two-device box is fixed on the housing 1 and is located on the outer At the upper left or upper right of the cylinder 2, there is a gap between the two container boxes and the peripheral wall of the outer cylinder 2. The two-device box of the present embodiment includes a two-device box body 443 and a two-device box cover 444. The inside of the two-device box body 443 has an open internal cavity at one end, and the two-device box cover 444 covers the two-device box body 443. A closed space is formed on the opening, and the two-device module 44 is placed in the inner closed space of the two-device box, and the space between the outer cylinder 2 and the housing 1 is also utilized, and this space is called an effective space, and it is connected with the outer cylinder 2 A certain safety gap is respectively reserved between the casings 1 and 1 .

As an optional implementation of this embodiment, the outer wall surface on the side opposite to the peripheral wall of the outer cylinder on the two container boxes is a concave arc surface 4434, and the concave arc surface 4434 is the same as the peripheral wall of the outer cylinder. central axis, and there is a gap between the concave arc surface 4434 and the peripheral wall of the outer cylinder. In this way, the inner space of the two-device box can be increased as much as possible, and a safe distance between the two-device box and the outer cylinder 2 can be maintained.

Specifically, the two-device box in this embodiment has a first chamber near the housing 1 and a second chamber near the outer cylinder 2, and the length of the first chamber in the horizontal direction is greater than The length of the second chamber along the horizontal direction; the first heat exchange part 4451 is disposed in the first chamber, and the second heat exchange part 4452 is disposed in the second chamber.

In this embodiment of a clothes processing device with a heat pump drying function, the outer cylinder wall of the outer cylinder 2 is hoisted in the casing 1 by a vibration-damping hanging spring 53 , and the two device boxes are connected to the vibration-damping A recessed avoidance structure 4435 is provided on the opposite side wall of the hanging spring 53 for avoiding the installation of the vibration-damping hanging spring 53 . Specifically, the concave avoidance structure 4435 is a concave structure formed by partially concave inward on the side wall surface of the two device boxes opposite to the vibration-damping hanging spring 53 .

In the clothes treatment device with heat pump drying function of this embodiment, the heat pump module includes a fan assembly 43, and the fan assembly 43 is fixed on the casing 1 and is located on the upper left side of the outer cylinder or On the upper right, there is a gap between the fan assembly 43 and the outer cylinder wall of the outer cylinder 2, the two device assemblies are arranged on the side near the mouth of the outer cylinder 2, and the fan assembly 43 is arranged on the outer cylinder near 2 at the bottom of the cylinder. The top of the peripheral wall of the outer cylinder is provided with an air outlet 22, and the fan assembly 43 communicates with the air outlet 22 through the air outlet duct 41; 43, the fan air outlet is directly connected to the air inlet of the two-device box; the mouth of the outer cylinder 2 is equipped with a door seal 24, and the two-device box has an air outlet of the two-device box, and the air outlet of the two-device box passes through The air inlet duct 511 communicates with the door seal 24 .

As an optional implementation of this embodiment, this embodiment also provides a clothes processing device with a heat pump drying function, and the position on the peripheral wall of the outer cylinder 2 opposite to the two device boxes has a function for avoiding The outer cylinder avoidance area 231 where the two device boxes are installed. Specifically, the outer cylinder avoidance area 231 is formed by reducing the height of the reinforcement ribs at the position opposite to the two-device box on the outer peripheral wall of the outer cylinder 2, or removing the reinforcement ribs, thereby reducing the installation of the two-device box. high.

Embodiment two

In this embodiment, a specific structural design is carried out for the two-device box in the first embodiment, so as to realize the installation of the two-device components, optimize the circulation of the drying air flow, and the like.

Referring to Fig. 1-Fig. 3 and Fig. 10-Fig. 13, a clothes processing device with heat pump drying function in this embodiment includes:

Outer cylinder 2;

A housing 1, the outer cylinder 2 is arranged in the inner space of the housing 1;

and a heat pump module, including a two-device box and a two-device module 445 integrated with a condenser 442 and an evaporator 441 arranged in a two-device box 447. The two-device box 447 has an air inlet 4431 for the two-device box. The air inlets 4431 of the two device boxes are arranged obliquely relative to the horizontal direction.

Specifically, the air inlet 4431 forms an acute angle with the horizontal direction; the air inlet 4431 of the two-box box is preferably approximately rectangular in shape with upper and lower long sides and left and right short sides.

The inclination direction of the air inlet 4431 of the two-device box in this embodiment is inclined towards the direction of the line between the two farthest points on the cross-section of the heat exchange body close to the two-device module 445, or the two The inclination direction of the air inlet 4431 of the device box is consistent with the direction of the line between the two furthest points on the upper diagonal of the cross-section of the heat exchange body of the two device modules 445 .

The inclination direction of the air inlet 4431 of the two-device box in this embodiment is inclined towards the direction of the line between the two farthest points on the cross-section of the heat exchange body close to the two-device module 445, or the two-device module 445 The inclination direction of the box air inlet 4431 is consistent with the direction of the connection between the two points on the upper diagonal of the heat exchange main body of the two-device module 445, which is farthest away, so that the hot and humid drying airflow is guaranteed to The consistency of the flow direction of the heat exchanging body of the two-device module 445 prevents the drying air flow from the air inlet 4431 of the two-device box toward the heat-exchanging body of the two-device module 445 from channeling, and improves the drying heat exchange efficiency.

Further, the two-device box 447 described in this embodiment includes a side wall around the box and a bottom wall of the box, and the side wall around the box and the bottom wall of the box enclose an open accommodation space for accommodating the two-device module. The bottom wall of the box is opposite to the outer cylinder 2 and is arranged at intervals, and the air inlet 4431 of the two boxes is set on the side wall of the box facing the drying airflow, and is close to the bottom wall of the box. In this embodiment, the principle of rising hot air is used, and the air inlet 4431 of the two-device box is arranged at the bottom of the two-device box, so that the humid and hot drying air flow rises and contacts the two-device module 445 more fully, thereby improving the drying efficiency.

Specifically, the two-device box described in this embodiment includes a first box side wall facing the drying airflow and a second box side wall opposite to the first box side wall, and the bottom wall of the box faces the two-device box The inner accommodating space has a concave arc surface; the air inlet 4431 of the two-device box is set on the side wall of the first box and is close to the bottom wall of the box, and the two-device box is also provided on the second box Air outlets on the side wall for the two boxes.

As an optional implementation of this embodiment, the two-device module 445 has a first heat exchange part 4451 close to the shell side in the vertical direction and a second heat exchange part 4452 close to the outer cylinder side, the first The heat exchange part 4451 is formed by inserting the first heat exchange tube 4453 of the first length in the first fin, and the second heat exchange part 4452 is formed by inserting the second heat exchange tube 4455 of the second length in the second fin The length of the first heat exchange tube 4453 is greater than the length of the second heat exchange tube 4455; the projection of the air inlet 4431 of the two device box on the projection plane perpendicular to the central axis of the outer cylinder obliquely spans the two devices The projection of the diagonal line of the module 445 on the projection plane perpendicular to the central axis of the outer cylinder.

As an optional implementation of this embodiment, the air inlet 4431 of the two-unit box is facing the heat exchange surface of the evaporator of the two-unit module 445, and the air inlet 4431 of the two-unit box exchanges heat with the evaporator There is a distance between the surfaces, and the range of the distance is 20mm-80mm. The two-device module 445 is set at a certain distance from the air inlet 4431 of the two-device box, which can reduce the wind resistance, ensure the smooth flow of the drying air, and reduce the load of the fan assembly at the same time.

As an optional implementation of this embodiment, the first heat exchange part 4451 and the second heat exchange part 4452 both have a heat exchange body and a heat exchange pipe joint located at one end of the heat exchange body. The side of the air inlet 4431 of the two device boxes is provided with an air deflector 4433 for guiding the drying air to flow to the main body of the heat exchange surface. When the avoidance design is adopted, the two devices should also be made with avoidance structures. There are pipelines on both sides of the two devices, so the L shape is the best solution, which avoids the two device boxes and provides space for the condensation pipe, but the L shape There is a gap in the two-device module, which needs to use the two-device box as a windshield to ensure that the wind energy completely passes through the two devices. The wind deflector 4433 in this embodiment is an L-shaped plate that is the same as the L-shaped two-device module, which can better The drying airflow entering the air inlet 4431 of the two-unit box is diverted to the windward heat exchange surface of the two-unit module, preventing the drying airflow from reaching the heat exchange pipe joint. The wind resistance of the drying airflow at the heat exchange joint is small, and the heat exchange effect is better Difference.

At the same time, the heat pump module described in this embodiment includes a compressor arranged on the shell behind the outer cylinder, the compressor is connected to the two-device module 445 through a heat pump medium pipeline, and the air deflector 4433 A pipeline channel is formed between the two device boxes 443 , and the heat pump medium pipeline passes through the pipeline channel and is connected with the heat exchange pipe joint. The air deflector 4433 in this embodiment is also used to construct pipeline passages for the arrangement and communication of heat pump medium pipelines between the compressor and the two device modules.

Referring to Fig. 12 , in order to realize the installation of the two-device module 445 in the two-device box body 443 of this embodiment, the specific structure is: the inner wall surface of the bottom wall of the box is provided with a first replacement for supporting the evaporator 441 The first support plate 4434 of the heat part 4451 and the second support plate 4437 of the second heat exchange part 4452 of the evaporator 441 are used to support the third support plate 44314 of the first heat exchange part 4451 of the condenser 442 and the condenser 442 The fourth support plate 44310 of the second heat exchange part 4452, and the separation card plate used to separate the evaporator 441 and the condenser 442, the first support plate 4434 and the second support plate 4437 are located on the separation card On one side of the plate, the third support plate 44314 and the fourth support plate 44310 are located on the other side of the partition card plate. The first support plate 4434 and the second support plate 4437 of this embodiment have realized the support installation of the evaporator 441, the third support plate 44314, and the fourth support plate 44310 have realized the support installation of the condenser 442, and the separation clamps are passed through the clamps. The integrated evaporator 441 and the condenser 442 are separated while being inserted between the evaporator 441 and the condenser 442 in a connected manner.

In some embodiments, a stepped support platform 4436 is provided on the inner surface of the bottom wall of the box, and the partition card includes a first partition clip 4435 and a second partition clip 4439 arranged on the step support platform 4436 The first heat exchange part 4451 and the second heat exchange part 4452 of the evaporator 441 and the condenser 442 close to each other abut on the stepped support platform 4436 respectively, and the first partition card plate 4435 is inserted into the card Connected between the first heat exchange part of the evaporator 441 and the first heat exchange part of the condenser 442, the second partition snap plate 4439 is inserted and snapped between the second heat exchange part of the evaporator 441 and the condenser 442 between the second heat exchange parts.

In addition, the inner peripheral wall of the two-device box body 443 of the present embodiment is provided with two-device corner limiting blocks 44311 for circumferentially limiting the installation of the two-device modules. The parts are butted against each other for circumferential limit to prevent circumferential shaking.

The two-device box body 443 of this embodiment is also provided with two-device box studs 44312 for realizing fixed connection and assembly with the two-device box cover 444 .

As an optional implementation of this embodiment, the bottom wall of the two-device box 447 in this embodiment is provided with a condensed water drainage joint 44313 for discharging condensed water, and the water outlet direction of the condensed water drained joint 44313 is in the same direction as the drying wind. The circulation directions in the two device boxes 447 are consistent. In this way, the condensed water can be discharged by means of the drying wind force, so as to avoid the accumulation of condensed water and reduce the drying efficiency.

Further, the inner wall of the bottom of the two-device box 447 is provided with a support plate for supporting the two-device module 445, and the end of the support plate close to the condensed water drain joint 44313 has a condensed water diversion arc bent toward the condensed water drain joint Surface 4438, so that the condensed water of the two-device module 445 can be diverted to the condensed water drain joint 44313.

The structural design of the two device box 447 of the present embodiment has the following beneficial effects:

1. Using the principle of rising hot air, the air inlet of the two-device box is set at the bottom of the two-dryer box body so that the humid and hot drying air rises and contacts the two-dryer modules more fully, improving the drying efficiency.

2. In the projection direction of the front of the whole machine, the obliquely set air inlet is obliquely across the diagonal direction of the two device modules to ensure the consistency of the hot and humid drying air flow direction and avoid channeling.

3. The two device modules are set at a certain distance from the air inlets of the two devices, which can reduce the wind resistance, ensure the smooth flow of the drying air, and reduce the fan load at the same time.

4. The outlet direction of the condensed water drainage joint is consistent with the direction of the drying air flow, and the condensed water can be discharged by means of wind to avoid the accumulation of condensed water and reduce the drying efficiency.

Embodiment three

This embodiment specifically optimizes the design for the assembly and structural improvement of the fan assembly of the heat pump module, better utilizes the space inside the housing for assembly, improves the space utilization rate in the housing, ensures drying efficiency, and simplifies the installation process at the same time. The specific plan is as follows:

Referring to Fig. 1-Fig. 3 and Fig. 14-Fig. 18, this embodiment provides a clothes treatment device with heat pump drying function, including:

The outer cylinder 2 has an air outlet 22 on the top;

A housing 1, the outer cylinder 2 is arranged in the inner space of the housing 1;

And the heat pump module, including an evaporator, a condenser, a heat exchange air duct and a fan assembly 43 arranged in the space between the top of the outer cylinder 2 and the housing 1, the evaporator and the condenser are arranged in the heat exchange air duct, the The fan air inlet of the fan assembly 43 communicates with the air outlet 22 on the outer cylinder 2, and the fan air outlet of the fan assembly 43 is directly fixedly connected with the air duct air inlet of the heat exchange air duct to form an integrated connection. structure, the air outlet of the heat exchange air duct communicates with the inside of the outer cylinder 2 .

The heat pump module described in this embodiment is composed of two components, a heat exchange air duct, a fan component 43 and an air guide component; wherein the two components 43 include a condenser 442 and an evaporator 441, which are used to generate heat and absorb heat respectively. The heat is obtained through copper tubes interspersed with fins; and the components of the two devices are connected to the compressor 451 through copper tubes to form a complete flow path between the two devices.

The inside of the heat exchange air duct assembly is equipped with supporting ribs that can place the two components, and the two components are completely placed in the heat exchange air duct assembly, while ensuring that the ventilation area is not affected, and the two devices are restricted by the surrounding ribs and sponge strips. The movement of the components completely restricts the degrees of freedom of the two device components; at the same time, the heat exchange air duct component connects the air guide component 446 and the fan component 43, and connects with the outer cylinder to form a complete heat pump drying circulation air path; at the same time, the The heat exchange air duct is used as a channel for air circulation.

The two device components are located between the outer cylinder and the shell, and the outer cylinder is a cylindrical structure, the shell is a plane structure, and the space structure where the two device components are placed is a space composed of an arc surface and a plane; to ensure that the whole machine Under the premise of the height, based on the space, the two device components are set up to the maximum to improve the drying effect of the heat pump.

At the same time, the heat exchange air duct assembly leaves a safe gap between the outer cylinder and the outer cylinder. In the effective space between the outer cylinder and the shell, the two components are installed to the maximum extent, so as to increase the heat exchange area of the fins and improve the drying process. efficiency.

Correspondingly, the evaporator of the two components is located behind the fan assembly, and the fan assembly can blow the humid and hot air in the outer cylinder into the evaporator and condenser, and condense the water in the air after passing through the evaporator, and be subjected to The action of gravity flows along the fins to the bottom of the heat exchange air channel, and discharges the condensed water through the ribs set at the bottom of the heat exchange air channel; and when passing through the condenser, heat is generated by the condenser, so that the The cold and dry air is converted into hot and dry air, and re-enters the outer cylinder through the first connecting piece;

The heat pump module is attached to the casing, and the heat pump module is fixed on the casing so that it is not affected by the vibration of the outer cylinder.

The fan assembly 43 of this embodiment is fixedly connected to the heat exchange air channel with the evaporator and condenser inside to form an integrated structure, and then the integrated module assembled from the evaporator, condenser, and fan assembly is integrally installed in the housing 1 When inside, avoid the problem of cumbersome assembly caused by the evaporator, condenser, heat exchange air duct and fan assembly 43 being separately installed in the casing, and high assembly precision is required. Moreover, the internal installation space of the required housing 1 can be reduced by the integrated module installation, the utilization rate of the internal space of the housing 1 can be improved, and the overall height of the washing machine can be reduced.

Referring to Fig. 15, the outer periphery of the fan outlet in this embodiment is provided with a first buckle structure 431 and a first assembly hole 432, and the outer periphery of the air inlet of the heat exchange duct is provided with a second groove structure 44315 and the second assembly hole 44316, through the first buckle structure 431 and the second slot structure 44315, the air outlet of the fan and the air inlet of the air duct are pre-fixed, and then the connecting piece penetrates the first assembly hole 432 and is fastened at the second The second assembly hole 44316 is used to fix the air outlet of the fan and the air inlet of the air duct, so that the evaporator, condenser, heat exchange air duct and fan assembly are assembled into an integrated module.

In this embodiment, the buckle and the screw are combined, and the buckle structure is designed to be convenient for pre-fixing on the assembly, and then the screw is used for fastening.

Further, in order to improve the tightness of the connection between the fan outlet and the air duct inlet and prevent air leakage, a sealing ring 46 is provided between the fan outlet and the air duct inlet in this embodiment, and the fan outlet and/or the fan An annular sealing groove for assembling the sealing ring is arranged in the air inlet of the channel.

As an optional implementation of this embodiment, in order to solve the fixed installation of the fan assembly 43 in the housing, as shown in Figures 15, 16 and 18, the fan assembly includes a volute, a fan impeller 4310 and a fan Motor 438, the fan impeller 4310 is arranged in the volute, the fan motor 438 is arranged on the volute, the motor shaft of the fan motor 4310 extends into the volute to connect the fan impeller 4310, the fan impeller 4310 The tuyere is arranged on the volute, the fan air inlet and the fan impeller have a common central axis, the fan outlet is arranged on the volute, and the central axis of the fan outlet is perpendicular to the central axis of the fan impeller; the volute The shell is fixedly installed on the casing 1 , and the fan assembly 43 is eccentrically arranged on the upper right of the outer cylinder 2 . In this embodiment, the fan assembly 43 is fixedly installed on the housing 1. Since the fan assembly, the evaporator 441, the condenser 442, and the heat exchange air duct are assembled into an integrated module, the evaporator 441, the condenser 442, and the heat exchange air The track is also fixedly mounted on the housing 1.

Further, the housing 1 includes a frame assembly 11, and the frame assembly includes a rear frame plate 111 and a left frame plate 113 and a right frame plate 112 fixed at both ends of the rear frame plate 111 and oppositely arranged. The volute is at least fixedly installed on the rear frame plate 111 and the right frame plate 112. In this embodiment, the fan assembly 43 is fixedly installed in at least two directions through the rear frame plate 111 and the right frame plate 112, ensuring the stability of its assembly.

Specifically, the volute includes an upper volute 434 and a lower volute 4311, and the upper volute 434 and the lower volute 4311 are fixedly connected to enclose a volute chamber in which the fan impeller 4310 is arranged. The upper volute 434 is provided with a platform, and the lower volute 4311 is provided with a fixed column 435 with a threaded hole inside, and the platform and the fixed column 435 are arranged along the circumferential direction of the volute; the platform is fixed. Connected to the right frame plate 112/the rear frame plate 111, the fixing column 435 is fixed on the rear frame plate 111/the right frame plate 112 through a connector.

In this embodiment, the upper volute 434 is provided with a first platform 433 and a second platform 434. The frame assembly includes an angle frame plate 114 bridging the right frame plate 112 and the rear frame plate 111. The first platform A platform 433 is fixedly connected to the right frame plate 112 , the second platform 434 is fixedly connected to the corner frame plate 114 , and the fixed column 435 is fixed to the rear frame plate 111 through connectors. The corner frame plate 114 of this embodiment not only realizes the fixed installation of the fan assembly 43, making the installation of the fan assembly 43 more stable, but also increases the overall strength of the frame assembly to ensure the stability of the washing machine.

In this embodiment, a multi-directional fixed structure such as a platform and a fixed column is designed on the structure of the fan assembly. Through the analysis of the stability of the fixation and the angle of force, it is necessary to arrange the multi-directional fixed structures such as the platform and the fixed column at no less than Within the range of one-third of the diameter of the fan assembly; it is fixed on the whole machine case by screw fasteners. When the outer cylinder is washed or dehydrated and the whole box vibrates, the multi-directional fixed structure can effectively ensure the stability of the fan assembly.

During the drying process, the fan motor 4310 drives the fan impeller 4310 to rotate at a certain speed, and the fan impeller 4310 running at a high speed drives the inner circulation of the drying airflow, so that the airflow is sucked into the fan assembly 43 from the outer cylinder 2, and then It flows to the heat exchange module at a certain speed to form the air flow in the drying air duct.

The drying process described in this embodiment means that when drying, the fan assembly 43 will run at high speed through the fan motor 4310, and the airflow in the circuit will be sucked into the fan assembly 43 through the air outlet in the outer cylinder 2, and then pass through the fan assembly 43. Driven by the high-speed fan motor 4310 of the component 43, it does centrifugal motion at a certain speed and enters the heat exchange air duct. Then enter the outer cylinder 2 again, continue to be sucked into the drying circuit by the fan assembly 43 again, and continue to circulate.

Referring to FIG. 18 , the air inlet of the fan in this embodiment communicates with the air outlet 22 on the outer cylinder body 23 of the outer cylinder 2 through a flexible adapter 41 . Since the fan assembly 43 is fixed on the frame assembly 11, the outer cylinder body 23 will vibrate during the operation of the washing machine. Therefore, the communication between the outer cylinder body 23 and the fan assembly 43 is realized through the flexible adapter 41, and the outer cylinder body 23 is avoided. The vibration of the barrel 23 and the blower assembly 43 generate an interaction force to cause damage.

Further, in this embodiment, the center of the air outlet 22 is set on the central axis of the top of the outer cylinder body 23 near the rear cylinder, and the flexible adapter 41 has a first connection with the air outlet 22 There is an eccentric distance between the central axis of the first connecting port and the central axis of the second connecting port.

In this embodiment, the first connection port is fastened to the air outlet through the first fastening clip 437 , and the second connection port is fastened to the fan inlet through the second fastening clip 436 .

Specifically, this embodiment provides a flexible adapter 41 of the fan assembly that uses a rubber adapter to connect the drying air duct and the outer cylinder, and utilizes the stretchability and ductility of the rubber adapter to perform washing, When dehydration and other procedures generate vibration or multi-directional force pulling, ensure that the drying air duct is not affected by vibration, and maintain a complete and closed circulating air duct system.

The rubber adapter described in this embodiment is installed on the top of the outer cylinder to connect the fan assembly and the outer cylinder; the position connected to the top of the outer cylinder is called the air outlet, wherein the fan assembly is placed in such a way that it forms a certain angle with the horizontal plane ( 0 to 90° range); the first connecting piece 511 is installed in front of the outer cylinder, and is used to connect the wind guide assembly 446 and the outer cylinder; in this assembly, the rubber adapter and the first connecting piece are both Flexible structures and materials that can produce motion strokes.

Correspondingly, the air outlet is arranged on the top of the outer cylinder, so as to reduce the length of the air circulation path, thereby reducing the resistance of the drying circulation air path, improving the drying efficiency, and at the same time playing the role of the circulation air path.

As for the air outlet, a first filter 411 needs to be arranged at the air outlet to filter dander generated during the drying process.

Embodiment Four

This embodiment specifically optimizes the design of the assembly and structural improvement of the compressor assembly of the heat pump module, better utilizes the space inside the housing for assembly, improves the space utilization rate in the housing, ensures drying efficiency, and simplifies the installation process , the specific scheme is as follows:

Referring to Fig. 1-Fig. 3 and Fig. 19-Fig. 21, a clothes treatment device with heat pump drying function in this embodiment includes:

Outer cylinder 2;

A frame assembly 11, the outer cylinder 2 is arranged in the inner space of the frame assembly 11;

and a heat pump module, including an evaporator 441, a condenser 442, and a compressor 451. The condenser 442 and the evaporator 441 are integrated to form a two-device module 44, and the two-device module 44 is arranged above the outer cylinder 2. The compressor 451 is arranged on the frame assembly 11, and the compressor 451 is connected to the two-device module 44 through a heat pump medium pipeline.

In the clothes processing device of this embodiment, the two device modules 44 are arranged above the outer cylinder 2, and the compressor 451 is arranged on the frame assembly 11 and behind the outer cylinder 2. The reasonable position layout of each module reduces the production cost and makes reasonable use of the washing machine. The interior space reduces the height of the whole machine.

As shown in FIG. 20 , the frame assembly 11 described in this embodiment includes a rear frame plate 111 and a left frame plate 113 and a right frame plate 112 fixed on both ends of the rear frame plate 111 and oppositely arranged. The left frame plate 113 The bottom of the right frame plate 112 has a left base plate 118, and the bottom of the right frame plate 112 has a right base plate 117; the compressor 451 is fixedly installed on the fixed base plate 116, and the two ends of the fixed base plate 116 are respectively fixed on the left base plate 118 close to the rear frame One end of the plate 111 and one end of the right bottom plate 117 close to the rear frame plate 111 .

In this embodiment, the compressor 451 is fixed on the frame assembly 11 by fixing the bottom plate 116 to reduce the displacement of the compressor due to vibration during the operation of the compressor 451, reduce the resonance of the compressor 451 under working conditions, and make the whole machine run smoothly.

Referring to Figure 21, the compressor 451 in this embodiment is fixed on the fixed bottom plate 116 through an assembly assembly; the assembly assembly includes assembly bolts 4511 and fastening nuts 458, and the fixed bottom plate 116 is set Through holes, the casing of the compressor 451 is provided with fixing feet 459, the assembly bolts 4511 pass through the assembly through holes and the fixing feet 459 from bottom to top, and the fastening nuts 458 are fastened on the assembly bolts 4511 Stretch out on one end of fixed pin 459.

Further, the assembly assembly further includes a pre-tightening elastic washer 4510 , the pre-tightening elastic washer 4510 is sleeved on the assembly bolt 4511 and located between the fixing foot 459 and the fixing bottom plate 116 .

Further, the fixed bottom plate 116 is provided with an assembly pressing type 1161, and the assembly pressing type 1161 matches the shape of the casing end of the compressor 451, and the compressor 451 is fixedly installed behind the fixed bottom plate 116 , the end of the casing of the compressor 451 abuts against the assembly press 1161 .

Further, the assembly through holes include a plurality of them, which are evenly distributed along the outer periphery of the assembly press 1161, and the said fixing feet 459 include a plurality of them, which are evenly distributed along the outer periphery of the casing of the compressor 451, and are connected with the assembly The through holes are set in one-to-one correspondence.

During installation, the assembly through holes and the fixed feet 459 are assembled one by one, and the assembly bolts 4511 pass through the assembly through holes on the fixed bottom plate 116, the pre-tightened elastic washers 4510, and the fixed feet 459 sequentially from bottom to top, Locking is carried out by the fastening nut 458 arranged above the fixed foot 459. When assembled in place, the bottom of the compressor 451 abuts against the assembly pressure profile 1161, and the pre-tightening elastic washer 4510 provides bolt locking The pre-tightening force can absorb a certain amount of vibration energy, thereby reducing the risk of the bolt locking failure due to the vibration generated during the operation of the compressor. The assembly pressure provides a lock for the locking of the compressor. Tight feedback, and a certain structural limit is formed in the horizontal direction, which improves the locking strength of the compressor.

Referring to FIG. 20 , the left frame plate and/or the right frame plate of this embodiment is provided with a cooling fan 453 , and the air outlet direction of the cooling fan 453 faces the compressor 451 for heat dissipation of the compressor. Referring to FIG. 24 , the rear frame plate 111 is provided with cooling holes 119 for the cooling air blown out by the cooling fan 453 to flow out of the housing 1 .

The heat pump module described in this embodiment also includes a dual-unit box for setting the dual-unit module, the dual-unit box has an air outlet of the dual-unit box, and the air outlet of the dual-unit box passes through the air inlet duct 511 It communicates with the inside of the outer cylinder 2 .

Furthermore, the heat pump module described in this embodiment includes a fan assembly 43, and the outer cylinder 2 is provided with an air outlet 22, and the fan assembly 43 is connected to the air outlet 22 through the air outlet duct 41, and the two device boxes have Air inlets of the two device boxes, the air inlets of the two device boxes communicate with the air outlet of the fan assembly.

In the clothes processing device of this embodiment, the two device modules and the fan assembly are arranged eccentrically above the peripheral wall of the outer cylinder, the two device modules are arranged at the end near the mouth of the outer cylinder, and the fan assembly is arranged at One end near the bottom of the outer cylinder.

The pipeline connection mode between the compressor of the present embodiment and the evaporator and the condenser is as follows:

22-25, the compressor 451 in this embodiment is connected with a first heat pump medium pipeline 455 and a second heat pump medium pipeline 454, and the evaporator is connected with the first heat pump medium pipeline The third heat pump medium pipeline 456 is detachably connected to the pipeline 455 , and the fourth heat pump medium pipeline 457 detachably connected to the second heat pump medium pipeline 454 is connected to the condenser.

The compressor, evaporator, and condenser of this embodiment are respectively connected to the heat pump medium pipeline. When the individual components are assembled in the housing, there will be no interference between the components, and it is easier to assemble. The compressor, evaporator, and condenser After the assembly is completed, the corresponding heat pump medium pipelines are connected to realize the communication of the heat pump medium pipelines between the various components. Therefore, the separate connection method of the heat pump pipelines in this embodiment simplifies the assembly sequence of the parts and reduces the production cost.

As an optional implementation of this embodiment, the frame assembly 11 described in this embodiment includes a rear frame plate and a left frame plate 113 and a right frame plate 112 fixed at both ends of the rear frame plate 111 and arranged oppositely; The rear frame plate 111 is provided with an installation through hole 115, the connection position of the first heat pump medium pipeline 455 and the third heat pump medium pipeline 456, the connection position of the second heat pump medium pipeline 454 and the fourth heat pump medium pipeline 457 All correspond to the installation through holes 115 . In this way, the installation through hole 115 on the frame assembly 11 is used for pipeline connection and disassembly and maintenance, which simplifies assembly and reduces production and after-sales maintenance costs.

As an optional implementation of this embodiment, the evaporator and condenser described in this embodiment are relatively fixedly installed on the frame assembly 11 and located above the outer cylinder 2; the first heat pump medium pipe The passage 455 is relatively fixedly connected to the third heat pump medium pipeline 456 , the second heat pump medium pipeline 454 and the fourth heat pump medium pipeline 457 . Since both the evaporator and the condenser are relatively fixedly installed on the frame assembly 11, and the compressor is also relatively fixedly installed on the frame assembly 11, there will be no relative displacement between the evaporator, condenser and compressor, and the heat pump medium pipe A relatively fixed hard connection method can be used between roads.

Specifically, the first heat pump medium pipeline 455 and the third heat pump medium pipeline 456 are hard pipes, and the first heat pump medium pipeline 455 and the third heat pump medium pipeline 456 pass through the first hard pipe The joints are fixedly connected; the second heat pump medium pipeline 454 and the fourth heat pump medium pipeline 457 are hard pipes, and the second heat pump medium pipeline 454 and the fourth heat pump medium pipe 457 pass through the second hard The pipe joint is fixedly connected. Specifically, the first heat pump medium pipe 455, the third heat pump medium pipe 456, the second heat pump medium pipe 454, and the fourth heat pump medium pipe 457 are all made of copper or aluminum metal pipes. Two hard pipe joints use copper or aluminum pipe joints.

At the same time, the heat pump module described in this embodiment includes a fan assembly 43 and an air outlet duct 41. The fan assembly 43 communicates with the inside of the outer cylinder 2 through the air outlet duct 41, and is used to drive the drying air in the outer cylinder. 2 communicate with the evaporator and the condenser; the fan assembly 43 is installed on the frame assembly 11, and the air outlet air duct 41 is a flexible deformable air duct. Since the fan assembly 43 is fixedly installed on the frame assembly 11, the outer cylinder will vibrate during the operation of the washing machine, so it needs to be connected through a flexible deformable air duct.

As an optional implementation of this embodiment, the evaporator and condenser described in this embodiment are relatively fixedly installed on the top of the outer wall of the outer cylinder 2, and the first heat pump medium pipeline 455 is connected to the third heat pump The medium pipeline 456 , the second heat pump medium pipeline 454 and the fourth heat pump medium pipeline 457 are all connected by flexible deformation pipes. Since both the evaporator and the condenser are installed on the outer cylinder, and the compressor is relatively fixedly installed on the frame assembly 11, the outer cylinder will vibrate during the operation of the washing machine, so there will be relative displacement between the evaporator, the condenser and the compressor. The soft connection method of relative movement is adopted between the heat pump medium pipelines.

Specifically, the first heat pump medium pipeline and the third heat pump medium pipeline are hard pipes, the flexible deformation pipe includes a first flexible rubber tube, and the first heat pump medium pipeline, the third heat pump medium pipeline The heat pump medium pipe can be relatively movably connected through the first flexible rubber pipe;

The second heat pump medium pipeline and the fourth heat pump medium pipeline are hard pipes, the flexible deformation pipe includes a second flexible rubber pipe, the second heat pump medium pipeline, the fourth heat pump medium pipeline The road is relatively movably connected through the second soft joint rubber tube.

At the same time, the heat pump module described in this embodiment includes a fan assembly 43, and the fan assembly 43 is relatively fixedly installed on the top of the surrounding wall of the outer cylinder 2, and the top of the outer cylinder 2 is provided with an air outlet 22; The air inlet of the fan assembly 43 is directly fixedly connected to the air outlet, or the air inlet of the fan assembly 43 is fixedly connected to the air outlet through the air outlet duct, which is used to drive the drying air between the outer cylinder and the evaporator. , Condenser circulation. The fan assembly 43 is fixed on the outer cylinder and moves synchronously with the outer cylinder, and the two are relatively stationary, so the air path connection between the fan assembly 43 and the outer cylinder 2 can be a hard connection.

The condenser and the evaporator described in this embodiment are integrated to form a two-unit module, and the heat pump module further includes a two-unit box for setting the two-unit module, and the two-unit box has an air inlet of the two-unit box , the air outlet of the fan assembly is fixedly connected to the air inlet of the two device boxes.

In this embodiment, a door seal is installed on the mouth of the outer cylinder, and the two-device box has an air outlet of the two-device box, and the air outlet of the two-device box is connected to the door seal through an air inlet duct.

In this embodiment, the two parts of the heat pump module and the compressor part are placed separately in the position of the whole machine. When the whole machine is assembled, the heat pump medium pipeline between the two parts is welded separately. Intermediate pipeline A connection.

Obtain following beneficial effect by this invention:

(1) The separate placement of the two parts and the compressor reduces the height of the whole machine and realizes the miniaturization of the heat pump laundry treatment device;

(2) The compressor is placed behind the cylinder and fixed on the bottom plate, making reasonable use of the internal space of the whole machine;

(3) The separate welding method of the heat pump pipeline simplifies the assembly sequence between parts and reduces production costs;

(4) The installation through holes on the frame are used for pipeline connection, which simplifies assembly and reduces production and after-sales maintenance costs.

Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure have been specifically shown and described above. It will be understood that the disclosure is not limited to the detailed structures, arrangements or methods of implementation described herein; on the contrary, the disclosure is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Claims (12)

1. A clothes treatment device with a heat pump drying function, comprising:

   a housing having an interior space;

   an outer cylinder disposed in the inner space of the housing;

   The heat pump module includes a two-device assembly, the two-device assembly includes an evaporator and a condenser, the evaporator and/or the condenser are arranged in the upper left space or the upper right space of the inner and outer cylinders of the housing, the The heat exchange body of the evaporator and/or condenser has an outer contour adapted to the upper left space or the upper right space where it is located.
2. The laundry treatment device with a heat pump drying function according to claim 1, wherein the section of the heat exchange body of the evaporator and/or the condenser perpendicular to the axis of the outer cylinder has a shape that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom.
3. The laundry treatment device with a heat pump drying function according to claim 2, wherein the section is approximately stepped.
4. The laundry treatment device with heat pump drying function according to claim 2, wherein the heat exchange main body of the evaporator and/or condenser has a first horizontal side close to the top wall of the casing and a first horizontal side away from the top wall of the casing. The second horizontal side of the side and the first vertical side of the side wall close to the side where it is located and the second vertical side far away from the side wall of the side of the case where the side is located, the length of the second horizontal side is greater than the first The length of the horizontal side, the height of the first vertical side is greater than the height of the second vertical side.
5. The clothes processing device with heat pump drying function according to claim 4, wherein the condenser and the evaporator are integrated to form a two-unit module, and the heat exchange main body of the condenser and the evaporator includes a body with a length in the horizontal direction The unequal first heat exchange part and the second heat exchange part make the section of the heat exchange main body of the two-device module form a stepped surface, and the horizontal length of the stepped surface away from the outer cylinder side is greater than the horizontal length near the outer cylinder side.
6. The laundry treatment device with heat pump drying function according to any one of claims 1-5, wherein both the evaporator and the condenser have a first heat exchange device close to the top wall of the housing in the height direction of the housing. part and the second heat exchange part away from the top wall of the housing, the first heat exchange part is formed by the first heat exchange tube of the first length inserted in the first fin, and the second heat exchange part is formed by A second heat exchange tube with a second length is formed through the second fin, and the length of the first heat exchange tube is greater than the length of the second heat exchange tube;

   The first heat exchange part communicates with the second heat exchange part through a third heat exchange tube, and the third heat exchange tube includes a first tube segment inserted into the first fin and having the same length as the first heat exchange tube, A second tube section that is as long as the second heat exchange tube and a third tube section that is connected to the first tube section and the second tube section; or

   The first heat exchange part and the second heat exchange part realize the indentation of the overall appearance shape and the flow passage through the third heat exchange tube to realize the single inlet and single outlet of the pipeline.
7. The laundry processing device with heat pump drying function according to claim 6, wherein the two-unit assembly includes a two-unit box, and the two-unit module is arranged in the two-unit box; the two-unit box is fixed On the casing and located at the upper left or upper right of the outer cylinder, there is a space between the two container boxes and the peripheral wall of the outer cylinder.
8. The clothes processing device with heat pump drying function according to claim 7, wherein, the outer wall surface on the side opposite to the peripheral wall of the outer cylinder on the two device boxes is a concave arc surface, and the concave circle The arc surface and the peripheral wall of the outer cylinder have the same central axis, and there is an interval between the concave arc surface and the peripheral wall of the outer cylinder.
9. The laundry processing device with a heat pump drying function according to claim 8, wherein the two-device box has a first chamber near the casing and a second chamber near the outer cylinder, the The length of the first chamber along the horizontal direction is greater than the length of the second chamber along the horizontal direction;

   The first heat exchange part is arranged in the first chamber, and the second heat exchange part is arranged in the second chamber.
10. The clothes treatment device with heat pump drying function according to any one of claims 7-9, wherein the heat pump module includes a fan assembly, and the fan assembly is fixed on the housing and located on the outer At the upper left or upper right of the cylinder, there is a gap between the fan assembly and the outer cylinder wall of the outer cylinder, the two device assemblies are arranged on the side near the mouth of the outer cylinder, and the fan assembly is arranged near the outside the bottom side of the cylinder;

    The top of the peripheral wall of the outer cylinder is provided with an air outlet, and the fan assembly communicates with the air outlet through an air outlet duct; Directly connect the air inlets of the two device boxes;

    A door seal is installed on the mouth of the outer cylinder, and the two-device box has an air outlet of the two-device box, and the air outlet of the two-device box communicates with the door seal through an air inlet duct.
11. The clothes processing device with heat pump drying function according to any one of claims 7-9, wherein, the peripheral wall of the outer cylinder of the outer cylinder is hoisted in the casing by a vibration-damping hanging spring, and the two device boxes are connected with each other. A recessed avoidance structure is provided on the opposite side wall surface of the vibration-damping hanging spring for avoiding the installation of the vibration-damping hanging spring.
12. The clothes processing device with heat pump drying function according to any one of claims 7-9, wherein, the position on the peripheral wall of the outer cylinder of the outer cylinder opposite to the two-device box has a function for avoiding the two-device Box-mounted outer cylinder avoidance area.

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