阅读说明：本技术 过滤组件及衣物处理装置 (Filtering component and clothes treatment device ) 是由 蒋元慧 熊力宁 史亚成 于 2019-08-26 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明适用于家用电器技术领域,提供了一种过滤组件及衣物处理装置。上述过滤组件,包括滤网支架,安装于衣物处理装置的前支撑,滤网支架内部形成通道；过滤网,安装于滤网支架,并位于通道中；清洗组件,安装于滤网支架；过滤网设置在通道内。上述衣物处理装置包括上述过滤组件、干衣筒,内部形成干衣腔；前支撑,前支撑设置有与干衣腔连通的开口；前支撑上开设有安装孔,过滤组件安装与安装孔内。在本发明中,过滤网实现杂屑的过滤；通过采用设置有清洗组件来对过滤网上所附着的杂屑进行清洗。从而能够实现过滤网的自动清洗,无需人工手动清洗,提高了过滤网清洗的方便性,进而提升了衣物处理装置实际使用的方便性。(The invention is suitable for the technical field of household appliances, and provides a filtering assembly and a clothes treatment device. The filtering component comprises a filter screen bracket which is arranged on the front support of the clothes treatment device, and a channel is formed in the filter screen bracket; the filter screen is arranged on the filter screen bracket and is positioned in the channel; the cleaning component is arranged on the filter screen bracket; the filter screen is arranged in the channel. The clothes processing device comprises the filtering component and a clothes drying barrel, wherein a clothes drying cavity is formed inside the clothes drying barrel; the front support is provided with an opening communicated with the clothes drying cavity; the front support is provided with a mounting hole, and the filter assembly is mounted in the mounting hole. In the invention, the filter screen realizes the filtration of the miscellaneous scraps; the cleaning component is arranged to clean the sundries attached to the filter screen. Therefore, the automatic cleaning of the filter screen can be realized, manual cleaning is not needed, the convenience of cleaning the filter screen is improved, and the convenience of practical use of the clothes treatment device is further improved.)

1. A filter assembly, comprising:

The filter screen bracket is arranged on the front support of the clothes treatment device, and a channel for the circulation of drying air is formed inside the filter screen bracket;

The filter screen is arranged on the filter screen bracket and is positioned in the channel;

The cleaning assembly is arranged on the filter screen bracket and used for cleaning the filter screen;

Wherein, the filter screen sets up in the passageway.

2. The filter assembly of claim 1, wherein the screen support comprises:

A body having the passage formed therein;

the water outlet is arranged at the bottom of the body and communicated with the channel;

wherein, at least one ventilation hole is arranged on the side wall of the body, and the filter screen is arranged in the ventilation hole.

3. The filter assembly of claim 2, wherein the body includes two opposing vertical or inclined sidewalls and two opposing inclined converging walls, the two converging walls being spaced apart from each other between the two sidewalls to form the passage, the two sidewalls having the vent holes formed therein, respectively, and the filter mesh being mounted in each of the vent holes.

4. The filter assembly of claim 2, wherein the top end of the body defines a mounting opening in communication with the passage, the cleaning assembly being mounted to the mounting opening.

5. A filter assembly as claimed in any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the cleaning assembly comprises:

The filter screen cover covers the body, and is provided with a through hole for the drying gas to flow into the channel;

The spray pipe is connected with the filter screen cover, and a conveying channel for inputting a cleaning medium is formed inside the spray pipe;

the spray head is arranged on the filter screen cover and is communicated with the conveying channel;

The spray heads are arranged in a plurality, and the nozzles of the spray heads face different positions of the filter screen respectively.

6. The filter assembly of claim 5, wherein the cleaning assembly further comprises:

The conveying pipe is used for conveying the cleaning medium into the conveying channel;

the connector is arranged on the filter screen cover and is communicated with the conveying channel;

Wherein, one end of the conveying pipe is connected with the connector.

7. A filter assembly as claimed in claim 5, wherein the spray heads are spaced apart in the direction of extent of the feed passage.

8. A laundry treating apparatus, comprising:

The filter assembly of any one of claims 1 to 7;

the drying cylinder is internally provided with the drying cavity;

the front support is used for supporting the clothes drying cylinder and is provided with an opening communicated with the clothes drying cavity;

the front support is provided with a mounting hole, and the filter assembly is mounted in the mounting hole.

9. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 8, wherein the mounting hole is opened at a bottom of the front support.

10. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 8, wherein an inner wall of the mounting hole is opened with an inner flow passage communicating with the passage.

Technical Field

The invention belongs to the technical field of household appliances, and particularly relates to a filtering assembly and a clothes treatment device.

Background

When the existing clothes drying machine or washing and drying integrated machine is used for drying clothes, drying air needs to be circularly input and discharged to dry the clothes. And in the process of discharging the drying gas, the drying gas is filtered through the filter screen so as to filter the flock carried in the air flow. Therefore, the filter screen needs to be cleaned regularly.

disclosure of Invention

In view of the above, the present invention provides a filter assembly and a clothes treating apparatus, so as to solve the problem that a filter screen cannot be automatically cleaned.

In order to solve the above problems, the technical solution of the present invention is realized as follows: a filter assembly, comprising: the filter screen bracket is arranged on the front support of the clothes treatment device, and a channel for the circulation of drying air is formed inside the filter screen bracket; the filter screen is arranged on the filter screen bracket and is positioned in the channel; the cleaning assembly is arranged on the filter screen bracket and used for cleaning the filter screen; wherein, the filter screen sets up in the passageway.

Preferably, the screen support comprises: a body having the passage formed therein; the water outlet is arranged at the bottom of the body and communicated with the channel; wherein, at least one ventilation hole is arranged on the side wall of the body, and the filter screen is arranged in the ventilation hole.

Preferably, the body includes the lateral wall that two relative vertical or slope set up and the wall that converges that two relative slopes set up, two converge the wall interval and set up two in order to form between the lateral wall the passageway, two seted up respectively on the lateral wall the ventilation hole, every all install in the ventilation hole the filter screen.

preferably, the top end of the body is provided with an installation opening communicated with the channel, and the cleaning assembly is installed at the installation opening.

Preferably, the washing assembly comprises: the filter screen cover covers the body, and is provided with a through hole for the drying gas to flow into the channel; the spray pipe is connected with the filter screen cover, and a conveying channel for inputting a cleaning medium is formed inside the spray pipe; the spray head is arranged on the filter screen cover and is communicated with the conveying channel; the spray heads are arranged in a plurality, and the nozzles of the spray heads face different positions of the filter screen respectively.

preferably, the washing assembly further comprises: the conveying pipe is used for conveying the cleaning medium into the conveying channel; the connector is arranged on the filter screen cover and is communicated with the conveying channel; wherein, one end of the conveying pipe is connected with the connector.

Preferably, each spray head is arranged at intervals along the extending direction of the conveying channel.

The present invention also provides a laundry treating apparatus, comprising: the above-mentioned filter assembly; the drying cylinder is internally provided with the drying cavity; the front support is used for supporting the clothes drying cylinder and is provided with an opening communicated with the clothes drying cavity; the front support is provided with a mounting hole, and the filter assembly is mounted in the mounting hole.

Preferably, the mounting hole is opened at the bottom of the front support.

preferably, the inner wall of the mounting hole is provided with an inner flow passage communicated with the channel.

The invention provides a filtering component and a clothes processing device. The cleaning assembly is arranged for cleaning the sundries attached to the filter screen. Therefore, under the cleaning action of the cleaning assembly, the automatic cleaning of the filter screen can be realized, manual cleaning is not needed, the convenience of cleaning the filter screen is improved, and the convenience of practical use of the clothes treatment device is further improved.

drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art that other drawings can be obtained according to these drawings without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a schematic illustration of a filter assembly and front support assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a filter assembly provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a filter assembly provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a cleaning assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Description of reference numerals:

11. A screen support; 111. a body; 1111. a side wall; 1112. a converging wall; 112. a water outlet; 113. A vent hole; 12. a filter screen; 13. cleaning the assembly; 131. a filter screen cover; 1311. a through hole; 132. a shower pipe; 1321. a delivery channel; 133. a spray head; 134. a delivery pipe; 135. a connector; 21. and (4) front supporting.

Detailed Description

in order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, the present invention is described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention.

it should be noted that the terms "disposed" and "connected" should be interpreted broadly, and may be, for example, directly disposed or connected, or indirectly disposed or connected through intervening elements or intervening structures.

The various features and embodiments described in the embodiments may be combined in any suitable manner, for example, different embodiments may be formed by combining different features/embodiments, and in order to avoid unnecessary repetition, various possible combinations of features/embodiments in the present invention will not be described in detail.

as shown in fig. 1, a filter assembly 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention is mainly used for filtering miscellaneous debris. When the filter assembly 1 is used on clothes drying equipment, impurities such as hair or scurf carried in the drying gas are filtered through the filter assembly 1, and the cleanliness of the drying gas is ensured. In the embodiment of the present invention, the filter assembly 1 is used in a clothes dryer for illustration, and it should be understood that the application range of the filter assembly 1 is not limited. It is within the scope of the invention that the filter assembly 1 be used in other applications.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the filter assembly 1 includes a screen holder 11, a screen 12, and a cleaning assembly 13. The screen frame 11 is mounted to a front support 21 of the laundry treating apparatus, and a passage (not shown) through which the drying air flows is formed inside the screen frame 11. A laundry treating apparatus is generally provided with a drying drum, which is internally formed with a drying chamber for receiving laundry to be dried, and thus, is supported by providing a front support 21. The filter screen 12 is installed on the filter screen support 11 and located in the channel, and is used for filtering the drying gas flowing through the channel, so that the impurity chips entrained by the drying gas can be filtered, and the cleanliness of the drying gas flowing circularly is ensured.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, since the filtered foreign debris is generally attached to the filter screen 12, the attached foreign debris needs to be cleaned in order to ensure air permeability of the filter screen 12. Therefore, in order to improve the convenience of use and achieve self-cleaning of the filter screen 12, in the embodiment of the present invention, the cleaning assembly 13 is capable of spraying a cleaning medium (such as high-pressure gas, water or a water-gas mixture) with a relatively high pressure by providing the cleaning assembly 13. Like this, when needs wash filter screen 12, like the washing before the clothing is dry and/or the washing after the clothing is dry, alright wash miscellaneous bits through cleaning medium to realized filter screen 12's self-cleaning, need not the manual work and carried out the dismantlement of filter screen 12 and wash, improved filter screen 12 abluent efficiency and abluent convenience. During setting, preferably, the cleaning medium is set to be water, the cleaning component 13 is fixed to the filter screen support 11, the installation position is such that the sprayed cleaning medium can directly wash and clean the filter screen 12, and the direction of the sprayed cleaning medium can be the same as the flowing direction of the drying gas or opposite to the flowing direction of the drying gas, and the specific setting mode can be selected as required.

in a specific arrangement, the filter screen 12 is fixed on the filter screen bracket 11, and the filter screen 12 is arranged in the channel in a manner of being perpendicular to the extending direction of the channel or being inclined with the extending direction of the channel.

as shown in fig. 2 and 3, the screen holder 11 includes a body 111 and a drain opening 112. The inside of the body 111 forms the above-mentioned channel; the water outlet 112 is arranged at the bottom of the body 111 and is communicated with the channel; at least one ventilation hole 113 is formed on the side wall of the body 111, and the filter screen 12 is installed in the ventilation hole 113. With this arrangement, the dust dropped from the cleaning filter 12 flows toward the bottom of the body 111 and is discharged through the drain port 112. Since the drying air flows into the duct after passing through the laundry to be dried, and then flows to other parts of the apparatus through the ventilation hole 113. Therefore, the filter screen is installed in the ventilation hole 113, so that the filtering of the miscellaneous chips can be effectively realized.

As shown in fig. 2, the body 111 includes two opposite vertical or inclined sidewalls 1111 and two opposite inclined converging walls 1112, and the two converging walls 1112 are spaced between the two sidewalls 1111 to form a channel. The horizontal cross section of the formed channel is in a quadrilateral structure, and the cross section in the vertical direction is in an inverted trapezoid structure. I.e., the distance between the two obliquely arranged converging walls 1112 gradually expands from the bottom upwards. Thus, the collecting wall 1112 can collect the collected sundries toward the bottom gradually, and the sundries dropped after cleaning can be discharged from the water outlet 112 in time. In order to improve the filtering efficiency, the two side walls 1111 are respectively provided with a vent hole 113, and a filter screen 12 is installed in each vent hole 113. Thus, the drying gas is filtered and discharged by the filter screens 12 at both sides, and the filtering efficiency is improved. Moreover, the filter screen 12 is arranged vertically or obliquely, so that attached sundries can fall off quickly when the filter screen 12 is cleaned, and the cleaning efficiency and reliability of the filter screen 12 are improved.

In a specific arrangement, at least one of the two side walls 1111 and the two converging walls 1112 may be provided as a filter net, and of course, the two side walls 1111 and the two converging walls 1112 may be all provided as a complete plate-shaped member.

in order to facilitate the installation of the cleaning assembly 13 and the cleaning of the filter screen 12, it is preferable that an installation opening (not shown) communicating with the passage is opened at the top end of the body 111, and the cleaning assembly 13 is installed at the installation opening. Therefore, the formed filter assembly 1 is compact in structure, the cleaning assembly 13 is located at the top of the filter screen 12, and the cleaning medium can be sprayed out from the upper side of the filter screen 12 to clean the filter screen 12, so that the filter assembly is beneficial to dropping of sundry chips during cleaning, and the cleaning efficiency is improved. The connection between the cleaning assembly 13 and the body 111 may be fixed by a screw-type fastener, and the connection is sealed by a sealing ring. Or the connection and fixation can be carried out by gluing; or fixed by clamping. In the embodiment of the present invention, the cleaning assembly 13 and the body 111 are fixed by screws, and a connection hole and a stud capable of being connected in a matching manner are provided between the cleaning assembly and the body 111.

As shown in fig. 2 and 4, in the embodiment of the present invention, the cleaning assembly 13 includes a screen cover 131, a shower 132, and a shower head 133. The filter screen cover 131 covers the body 111, and the filter screen cover 131 is provided with a through hole 1311 for the drying gas to flow into the channel, so that the objects entering the channel can be preliminarily filtered, and the phenomenon that the larger objects accidentally enter the channel to block the channel is avoided. In order to ensure the ventilation of the drying gas and to ensure that the drying gas can enter the flow passage in time, a plurality of through holes 1311 are formed and arranged in the length direction of the filter screen cover 131; the length direction is the direction of the maximum size of the screen cover 131, and the shape and size of the through holes 1311 may be specifically set according to actual use requirements. The shower pipe 132 is connected to the screen cover 131, and a delivery passage 1321 (see fig. 3) for inputting a cleaning medium is formed inside; and the spray head 133 is disposed on the screen cover 131 and communicates with the delivery passage 1321. Thus, when the filter 12 is cleaned, the cleaning medium introduced into the delivery passage 1321 is ejected from the nozzle 133, and the filter 12 can be washed and cleaned. In a specific arrangement, in order to ensure the efficiency of the mesh cleaning, a plurality of spray heads 133 may be provided, each spray head 133 may be provided at intervals along the extending direction of the conveying passage 1321, and the spray ports of each spray head 133 may face different positions of the filter mesh 12. Like this, can wash the different positions of filter screen 12 simultaneously, ensure that each position of filter screen 12 can both be washed and cleaned, promote the abluent cleanliness factor of filter screen 12.

As shown in fig. 4, in practical installation, it is preferable that the shower pipe 132 is adhered to the filter screen cover 131 by hot melting, and the shower pipe 132 extends along the center line of the filter screen cover 131; the through holes 1311 are arranged on both sides of the center line of the screen cover 131, and the shapes of the through holes 1311 on both sides may be the same or different; the nozzles 133 are also arranged in two rows, wherein each nozzle of one row is sprayed towards the filter screen 12 on the same side; the nozzles of the other row are directed towards the filter 12 on the other side, while ensuring that the nozzles 133 on the same side are directed towards different positions on the same filter 12. Thus, under the washing of the cleaning medium ejected by the nozzles 133 at different positions, the cleaning of the filter screen 12 at different positions is realized, and the filter screen 12 can be effectively cleaned.

as shown in fig. 3 and 4, the cleaning assembly 13 further includes a delivery tube 134 and a connector 135. The delivery tube 134 is used for delivering the cleaning medium into the delivery passage 1321; the connector 135 is arranged on the filter screen cover 131 and communicated with the conveying passage 1321; one end of the delivery pipe 134 is connected to the connection head 135 and the other end is connected to the water inlet control valve. Thus, the cleaning medium is fed through the feed pipe 134 into the feed passage 1321, and is ejected from the nozzles 133 to clean the filter screen 12. The arrangement of the conveying pipe 134 and the connecting head 135 improves the convenience of actual installation and connection. Specifically, the connecting heads 135 may be disposed at two ends of the screen cover 131 or at the middle of the screen cover 131. Moreover, in other embodiments, the delivery tube 134 may be connected directly to the shower 132, provided that the connection is satisfactory.

as shown in fig. 1 and 4, since the filter assembly 1 is mounted to the front support 21, it is ensured that the filter assembly 1 can be kept in conformity with the contour shape of the front support 21. In practical application, the filter screen cover 131 (see fig. 4) is set to be in an arc shape, and similarly, the top end of the body 111 (see fig. 3) is also set to be in a downward-bent arc structure, so that the installation of the filter screen cover 131 can be met, the contour shape of the front support 21 can be kept matched, and the reliable installation and the overall aesthetic property improvement are realized.

The filtering component provided by the embodiment of the invention is provided with the cleaning component for cleaning the sundries attached to the filtering net. Therefore, under the cleaning action of the cleaning assembly, the automatic cleaning of the filter screen can be realized, manual cleaning is not needed, the convenience of cleaning the filter screen is improved, and the convenience of practical use of the clothes treatment device is further improved.

The embodiment of the invention also provides a clothes treatment device which comprises the filter assembly 1, a clothes drying cylinder and a front support 21 (refer to fig. 1). The clothes drying barrel part forms a clothes drying cavity, clothes to be dried are placed in the clothes drying cavity, and dehydration drying is achieved under the treatment of drying gas. In the laundry drying process, the laundry drying drum needs to be rotated to adjust the laundry drying position, and thus, the laundry drying drum is movably supported by the front support 21. The front support 21 is provided with an opening communicating with the drying chamber through which the taking and placing of the laundry into and out of the drying cylinder is achieved. In practical arrangement, in order to mount the filter assembly 1, a mounting hole (not shown) is formed in the front support 21, and the filter assembly 1 is mounted in the mounting hole. Thus, after the filter assembly 1 is installed and fixed, the input drying gas is finally sucked and flows to the filter assembly 1, and foreign scraps carried in the drying gas are filtered out through the filter assembly 1, so that the drying gas is circularly processed. When the filter screen 12 needs to be cleaned, the cleaning assembly 13 can automatically clean the filter screen 12.

In practical arrangements, the mounting holes are preferably made in the bottom of the front support 21. In this way, the impurity chips entrained in the drying gas can be brought into the filter assembly 1 as much as possible for filtering. The sundry chips are prevented from falling and depositing in the clothes drying cylinder between the filter components 1, and the cleanliness of sundry chip filtering is effectively improved.

Specifically, after the filter assembly 1 is installed in the installation hole, the filter screen bracket 11 is attached to the inner wall of the installation hole. Therefore, an inner flow passage (not shown) communicating with the passage is formed on the inner wall of the mounting hole. And the inner flow passage is preferably arranged below the filter screen bracket 11 or at a position right opposite to the filter screen 12, so that the entering drying air flows to other parts of the clothes treatment device through the inner flow passage after being filtered by the filter screen 12, and is input into the clothes drying cylinder for reuse after being treated. In this way, a path along which the drying gas circulates is formed, and the drying gas circulates along the path to dry the laundry.

The above description is only for the purpose of illustrating the preferred embodiments of the present invention and is not to be construed as limiting the invention, and any modifications, equivalents and improvements made within the spirit and principle of the present invention are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention.