WO2023143338A1 - Clothes care machine - Google Patents

Abstract

A clothes care machine, comprising a care shell (1), an air outlet grille (2) allowing air to flow in and an air return grille (4) allowing air to flow out being arranged on the care shell (1), an air outlet flow guide part (3) being further arranged on the air outlet grille (2), and the air outlet flow guide part (3) being arranged to enable part of the air flowing into the care shell (1) from the air outlet grille (2) to flow out of the care shell (1) from the air return grille (4) along the inner bottom of the care shell (1). While clothes are cared, part of the air can blow various foreign matters falling on the bottom of the care shell (1) into the air return grille (4) by means of the air outlet flow guide part (3), so that the phenomenon that the foreign matters are accumulated in the care shell (1) is not prone to occurring, and the foreign matters are effectively prevented from polluting the inner wall of the clothes care machine and the clothes.

Description

Clothes care machine

This application claims the priority of the Chinese patent application CN202210089784.4 filed on 2022/01/25 with the title of "Clothes Care Machine". The entire content of the above-mentioned Chinese patent application is incorporated into this application by reference.

technical field

The invention belongs to the technical field of clothing care, and in particular relates to a clothes care machine.

Background technique

Clothing care machine is a kind of equipment used to care for clothes. It can better replace the traditional wardrobe that only has storage function. It has the functions of storing, sterilizing, disinfecting and removing mites on clothes. It is in line with the modern home intelligence. development trend. In addition to clothing, the clothing care machine can also sterilize and disinfect the user's toys, purses, etc., which is also in line with the current health theme.

During the operation of the clothing care machine, some sundries will fall on the clothes, such as lint, hair or dust. After a long time, these sundries will accumulate at the bottom of the clothes care machine, which not only affects the appearance, but also And there is a risk of contaminating the inner walls of the laundry care machine and the laundry. For such problems, the clothes care machine in the prior art can only be manually opened on a regular basis for cleaning.

Correspondingly, there is a need in the art for a new clothes care machine to solve the problem in the prior art that the above clothes care machine is prone to debris accumulation during operation.

Contents of the invention

Aiming at the problem that the clothes care machine in the prior art tends to accumulate sundries during operation, the present invention provides a clothes care machine, which includes a care shell, and an outlet for allowing air to flow in is provided on the care shell. The air grille and the return air grille that allows air to flow out are characterized in that an air outlet guide part is also provided on the outlet air grille, and the air outlet guide part is set so that the part Part of the wind flowing into the nursing housing from the outlet grille flows out from the return air grille to the outside of the nursing housing along the inner bottom of the nursing housing.

In the preferred technical solution of the above clothing care machine, the air outlet deflector includes an air outlet deflector, the air outlet deflector is connected to the outlet grille, and the air outlet deflector is connected to the air outlet grille. The outlet grilles together define a one-way channel.

In the preferred technical solution of the above clothing care machine, the air outlet deflector is integrally formed with the air outlet grille, or,

The air outlet deflector is fixedly connected with the air outlet grille.

In a preferred technical solution of the above clothing care machine, the air outlet deflector is rotatably connected to the air outlet grill.

In a preferred technical solution of the above clothing care machine, the air outlet deflector is rotatably connected to the air outlet grille through a damping shaft.

In the preferred technical solution of the above-mentioned clothing care machine, a return air guide is provided on the return air grill, and the return air guide is arranged so that the wind flowing out from the outlet air guide passes through the return air. The deflector flows out to the outside of the care housing.

In the preferred technical solution of the above clothing care machine, the return air deflector includes a return air deflector, the return air deflector is connected to the return air grill, and the return air deflector is connected to the return air deflector. The return air grills together define a one-way channel.

In the preferred technical solution of the above clothing care machine, the return air deflector is integrally formed with the return air grille, or,

The return air deflector is fixedly connected to the return air grille, or,

The return air deflector is rotatably connected to the return air grille.

In a preferred technical solution of the above clothes care machine, the return air guide part is arranged on one side of the return air grille inside the care housing, and/or,

The return air guide part is arranged at a position of the return air grille close to the outlet air grille.

In the preferred technical solution of the above-mentioned clothing care machine, a filter screen is also provided on the return air grill, and/or,

The air outlet guide part is arranged on one side of the air outlet grille inside the nursing housing, and/or,

The air outlet guide part is arranged at a position of the outlet grille close to the return air grille.

Those skilled in the art can understand that, in the technical solution of the present invention, the clothes care machine includes a care casing, and an outlet grille that allows air to flow in and a return air grill that allows air to flow out are provided on the care casing. The air outlet grille is also provided with an air outlet guide part, and the air outlet guide part is arranged so that part of the wind flowing into the nursing housing from the outlet grille flows out from the return air grille to the nursing housing along the inner bottom of the nursing housing. Care for the exterior of the housing.

Through the above-mentioned arrangement, while the clothes care machine of the present invention is caring for the clothes, part of the wind can blow various sundries falling on the bottom of the care shell into the return air grill through the air outlet guide part, so that the care It is not easy for sundries to accumulate inside the casing, and accordingly, it is effectively prevented that sundries contaminate the inner wall and clothes of the clothes care machine.

Description of drawings

The laundry care machine of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the attached picture:

Fig. 1 is a structural diagram of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is the structural diagram of outlet grille of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is the structural diagram of return air grill of the present invention;

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of the wind direction from the air outlet guide part to the return air guide part inside the care housing of the present invention.

List of reference signs: 1-nursing housing, 2-outlet air grill, 3-outlet air guide, 4-return air grill, 5-return air guide, 6-door body.

Detailed ways

Preferred embodiments of the present invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Those skilled in the art should understand that these embodiments are only used to explain the technical principles of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the protection scope of the present invention. Those skilled in the art can make adjustments as needed so as to adapt to specific applications. For example, although the specification describes the integral molding of the air outlet deflector and the air outlet grill as an example, the present invention can obviously adopt other similar means, such as detachable air outlet deflector and air outlet grille. Connections, etc., as long as the air outlet deflector can achieve the effect of air guide.

It should be noted that, in the description of the present invention, terms such as "inner", "outer" and other indicated directions or positional relationships are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, which are only for It is for convenience of description, but does not indicate or imply that the device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operate in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

In addition, it should be noted that, in the description of the present invention, unless otherwise clearly stipulated and limited, the terms "connected", "provided", etc. should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection or a Detachable connection, or integrated connection; it can be directly connected, or indirectly connected through an intermediary. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention according to specific situations.

In order to solve the problem that the clothing care machine in the prior art is prone to debris accumulation during operation, as shown in Figure 1-2, Figure 1 is a structural diagram of the present invention; Figure 2 is the structure of the outlet grille of the present invention structure diagram. The present invention provides a clothes care machine, comprising a care housing 1, on which a door body 6, an air outlet grille 2 allowing air to flow in and a return air grille 4 allowing air to flow out are provided. An air outlet guide part 3 is also provided on the air grill 2 , and the air outlet guide part 3 is arranged on one side of the air outlet grill 2 inside the nursing housing 1 . The air outlet deflector 3 may be an air outlet deflector. The air outlet deflector is connected to the air outlet grille 2 , and the air outlet deflector and a part of the air outlet of the outlet air grille 2 close to the return air grille 4 jointly enclose a one-way channel. In a possible embodiment, the air outlet deflector can be integrally formed with the air outlet grill 2 , such as by injection molding. The air outlet guide part 3 is arranged so that part of the wind flowing into the nursing housing 1 from the outlet grill 2 flows out from the return air grill 4 to the outside of the nursing housing 1 along the inner bottom of the nursing housing 1 .

As shown in FIG. 3 , and continue to refer to FIGS. 1-2 , FIG. 3 is a structural diagram of the return air grill of the present invention. The air return grille 4 is provided with a return air guide part 5, and the return air guide part 5 is arranged so that the wind flowing out from the air outlet guide part 3 flows out to the outside of the nursing housing 1 through the return air guide part 5, And the return air guide part 5 is arranged on one side of the return air grill 4 inside the nursing housing 1 . The return air deflector 5 includes a return air deflector, the return air deflector is connected to the return air grille 4, and the return air deflector and the part of the air outlet of the return air grille 4 that is close to the outlet grille 2 jointly enclose Set up a one-way channel. In a possible embodiment, the return air deflector can be integrally formed with the return air grill 4 , for example, by injection molding.

The air return grill 4 is also provided with a filter screen (not shown in the figure), the filter screen is arranged on the outside of the nursing housing 1, and the filter screen is detachably arranged. By arranging the return air guide part 5 at the return air grill 4, it is convenient to discharge the wire scraps and other sundries falling on the bottom of the nursing housing 1 from the return air grill 4 to the filter screen outside the nursing housing 1.

As shown in FIG. 4 , and continue to refer to FIGS. 1-3 , most of the wind entering the nursing housing 1 from the outlet grill 2 moves upwards and leaves the nursing housing 1 from the return grill 4 after nursing the clothes. A part of the wind flows out from the air outlet guide part 3 after passing through the outlet grille 2, flows along the inner bottom of the nursing housing 1, and finally enters the return air guide part 5 and passes through the return air guide part 5. The grid 4 is moved outside the care housing 1 .

It should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the principle of the present invention, and are not used to limit the protection scope of the present invention. Those skilled in the art can adjust the above structure without departing from the principle of the present invention, so that the present invention The invention can be applied to more specific application scenarios, which do not deviate from the principles of the present invention, and therefore all fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

For example, in an alternative embodiment, the air outlet guide plate and the air outlet grille 2 described in the current embodiment can also be integrally formed, and replaced by the air outlet guide plate and the air outlet grille 2 being fixedly connected . It is also possible to achieve the effect that part of the wind flowing into the nursing housing from the air outlet grille flows out from the return air grille to the outside of the nursing housing along the inner bottom of the nursing housing. These do not deviate from the principle of the present invention, and therefore all will fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

For example, in another alternative embodiment, the air outlet guide plate and the air outlet grille 2 described in the current embodiment can also be integrally formed, and the outlet air guide plate and the air outlet grille can be replaced by the air outlet guide plate and the air outlet grille 2 Rotating connection. For example, the air outlet deflector can be rotatably connected to the air outlet grille through a damping shaft (not shown in the figure). Through such arrangement, the air outlet deflector can rotate and stay at any rotation angle, so that it is convenient for the operator to flexibly adjust the angle of the air outlet deflector according to the actual situation of the amount of lint generated by the clothes. When the clothes produce less lint, the rotation angle of the air deflector can be adjusted, so that the air volume blown from the passage surrounded by the air deflector and the air outlet grille is small, so as to avoid affecting the care of the clothes Effect. When the clothing produces a lot of lint, the rotation angle of the air outlet deflector can be adjusted so that the air volume blown from the passage surrounded by the air outlet deflector and the air outlet grille is relatively large, so as to avoid the accumulation of lint. In addition, the air outlet deflector can also be rotatably connected to the air outlet grille through a common connecting shaft (not shown in the figure), and under the joint action of the wind force and the gravity of the air outlet deflector itself, the air outlet The deflector can automatically adjust the rotation angle of the air outlet deflector according to the amount of air blown out from the passage surrounded by the air outlet deflector and the air outlet grille, without the need for manual adjustment by the operator. These do not deviate from the principle of the present invention, and therefore all will fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

For example, in another alternative embodiment, on the basis of the structure described in the current embodiment, further, the filter screen can be set as a tank structure (not shown in the figure), which can lift the It has the effect of collecting and containing debris such as wire chips, and can better prevent debris such as wire chips from falling out of the filter net. These do not deviate from the principle of the present invention, and therefore all will fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

For example, in another alternative embodiment, the return air deflector and the return air grille 4 described in the current embodiment can also be integrally formed, and replaced by the return air deflector and the return air grille 4 fixed connection (not shown in the figure). It can also achieve the effect of facilitating the concentrated discharge of debris such as wire chips. These do not deviate from the principle of the present invention, and therefore all will fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

For example, in another alternative embodiment, the return air deflector and the return air grille 4 described in the current embodiment can also be integrally formed, and the return air deflector and the return air grille can be replaced by Disassembled connections (not shown). It can also achieve the effect of facilitating the concentrated discharge of debris such as wire chips. These do not deviate from the principle of the present invention, and therefore all will fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

For example, in another alternative embodiment, the return air deflector and the return air grille 4 described in the current embodiment can also be integrally formed, and the return air deflector and the return air grille can be replaced by Rotating connection. For example, the return air deflector can be rotatably connected to the return air grill through a damping shaft (not shown in the figure). Through such setting, the return air deflector can rotate and stay at any rotation angle, so that it is convenient for the operator to flexibly adjust the angle of the return air deflector according to the actual situation of the amount of lint generated by the clothes. It can also achieve the effect of facilitating the concentrated discharge of debris such as wire chips. These do not deviate from the principle of the present invention, and therefore all will fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

For example, in another alternative embodiment, it is also possible to set the air outlet guide part 3 on the air outlet grille 2 described in the current embodiment, and also set the outlet air guide part 3 on the return air grille 4. The return air guide part 5 is replaced by not setting a return air guide part on the return air grille, but only setting an outlet air guide part (not shown in the figure) on the outlet air grille. The wind blown from the channel surrounded by the air outlet deflector and the air outlet grill blows the lint and other sundries at the bottom of the nursing shell to the return air grill, and can also discharge the lint to the nursing care unit through the return air grille. the exterior of the housing. These do not deviate from the principle of the present invention, and therefore all will fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

For example, in another alternative embodiment, the air outlet deflector described in the current embodiment may also include an air outlet deflector, and the air outlet deflector and the air outlet grill jointly enclose the outlet unit. To the channel, the air outlet guide part includes an air outlet guide block (not shown in the figure). The air channel and some of the air outlets of the air outlet grill jointly form a one-way channel. These do not deviate from the principle of the present invention, and therefore all will fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

For example, in another alternative implementation, the return air deflector described in the current implementation may also include a return air deflector, and the return air deflector and the return air grill jointly enclose a single To the channel, replaced by the return air guide part including return air guide block (not shown in the figure), the return air guide block is provided with a return air channel, and after the return air guide block is connected with the return air grille, the return air The air channel and some of the air outlets of the return air grill jointly form a one-way channel. These do not deviate from the principle of the present invention, and therefore all will fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

In summary, while the clothes care machine of the present invention is caring for the clothes, part of the wind can blow various sundries falling on the bottom of the care housing 1 into the air return grill 4 through the air outlet guide part 3, Therefore, it is difficult for debris to accumulate inside the nursing housing 1 . Moreover, the present invention is also provided with a return air guide part 5 on the return air grill 4, which is convenient to discharge the wire scraps and other sundries falling on the bottom of the nursing housing 1 from the return air grill 4 to the nursing housing 1. on the external filter net. Thereby the present invention can effectively prevent the inner wall and clothes of the laundry care machine from being polluted by sundries such as lint, and the present invention does not need to regularly clean the lint inside the nursing housing 1 as in the prior art, and only needs to Regularly remove the filter for cleaning and replacement.

Of course, the above alternative implementations, and between the alternative implementations and the preferred implementations can also be used in cross-coordination, so that new implementations can be combined to apply to more specific application scenarios.

So far, the technical solutions of the present invention have been described in conjunction with the preferred embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings, but those skilled in the art will easily understand that the protection scope of the present invention is obviously not limited to these specific embodiments. Without departing from the principles of the present invention, those skilled in the art can make equivalent changes or substitutions to relevant technical features, and the technical solutions after these changes or substitutions will all fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. A clothes care machine, comprising a care housing, on which an air outlet grille allowing air to flow in and a return air grille allowing air to flow out are provided, and it is characterized in that, on the air outlet grille An air outlet guide part is also provided, and the air outlet guide part is set so that part of the wind flowing into the nursing housing from the outlet grille flows into the nursing housing along the inner bottom of the nursing housing from the return The air grille flows out to the outside of the care housing.
2. The clothes care machine according to claim 1, wherein the air outlet deflector comprises an air outlet deflector, the air outlet deflector is connected to the outlet grille, and the air outlet The deflector and the air outlet grill jointly enclose a one-way channel.
3. The clothes care machine according to claim 2, characterized in that, the air outlet deflector is integrally formed with the air outlet grille, or,

   The air outlet deflector is fixedly connected with the air outlet grille.
4. The clothes care machine according to claim 2, wherein the air outlet deflector is rotatably connected to the air outlet grill.
5. The clothes care machine according to claim 4, wherein the air outlet deflector is rotatably connected to the air outlet grill through a damping shaft.
6. The clothes care machine according to claim 1, characterized in that, a return air guide is provided on the return air grill, and the return air guide is arranged to allow the wind flowing out from the outlet air guide to pass through. The return air guide part flows out to the outside of the care housing.
7. The clothes care machine according to claim 6, wherein the return air deflector comprises a return air deflector, the return air deflector is connected to the return air grille, and the return air The deflector and the return air grill jointly enclose a one-way channel.
8. The clothes care machine according to claim 7, characterized in that, the return air deflector is integrally formed with the return air grille, or,

   The return air deflector is fixedly connected to the return air grille, or,

   The return air deflector is rotatably connected to the return air grille.
9. The clothes care machine according to claim 6, characterized in that, the return air guide part is arranged on one side of the return air grille inside the care housing, and/or,

   The return air guide part is arranged at a position of the return air grille close to the outlet air grille.
10. The clothes care machine according to any one of claims 1-9, characterized in that, a filter screen is also provided on the return air grill, and/or,

    The air outlet guide part is arranged on one side of the air outlet grille inside the nursing housing, and/or,

    The air outlet guide part is arranged at a position of the outlet grille close to the return air grille.