阅读说明：本技术 洗剂投放装置、衣物处理设备及烘干气流处理方法 (Washing agent feeding device, clothes treatment equipment and drying airflow treatment method ) 是由 钱伟 徐秀山 吴华杰 于 2021-07-28 设计创作，主要内容包括：本申请提供一种洗剂投放装置、衣物处理设备及烘干气流处理方法,洗剂投放装置包括主体,主体具有进水通路、烘干气流通路和容纳腔,容纳腔设置在进水通路的水流流动路径及烘干气流通路的气流流动路径上,以使得来自进水通路的水流能够在容纳腔内对来自烘干气流通路的烘干气流进行接触冷凝。本申请实施例的洗剂投放装置,可以将温度和湿度相对较高的烘干气流冷凝成温度和湿度相对较低的烘干气流,从而可以降低对室内湿度影响,进而可以避免室内的墙壁、木板等受烘干气流的影响而受潮腐蚀。(The application provides a device is put in to lotion, clothing treatment facility and stoving air current processing method, and the device is put in to lotion includes the main part, and the main part has inhalant canal, stoving air current route and holds the chamber, holds the chamber setting on inhalant canal's rivers flowpath and stoving air current flowpath to make the rivers that come from inhalant canal can contact the condensation to the stoving air current that comes from stoving air current route holding the intracavity. The device is put in to lotion of this application embodiment, can become the drying air current that temperature and humidity are lower relatively with the higher drying air current condensation of temperature and humidity to can reduce the influence to indoor humidity, and then can avoid indoor wall, plank etc. to receive drying air current's influence and wet the corruption.)

1. Lotion dispensing device, its characterized in that includes:

main part (11), main part (11) have inhalant canal, stoving airflow path and hold chamber (11a), it sets up to hold chamber (11a) inhalant canal's rivers flowpath reaches on the airflow flow path of stoving airflow path, so that come from inhalant canal's rivers can hold in the chamber (11a) to coming from the stoving airflow of stoving airflow path carries out the contact condensation.

2. The lotion delivery device according to claim 1, wherein the lotion delivery device (10) further comprises a heat sink (12), the heat sink (12) being disposed at an air outlet (11f) of the drying air flow path to condense the drying air flow discharged from the air outlet (11 f).

3. The lotion delivery device according to claim 2, wherein the main body (11) further has a drain groove (11b), the drain groove (11b) being provided on a water flow path of the water inlet passage downstream of the receiving chamber (11a), and condensed water formed by condensation of the drying air flow at the heat sink (12) is drained into the drain groove (11 b).

4. The lotion delivery device according to claim 1, wherein the main body (11) comprises a case (111) and a drawer (112) having a detergent chamber, the drawer (112) being slidably disposed in the case (111) and at least a portion of the drawer (112) being extractable to the outside of the case (111), the detergent chamber being the housing chamber (11 a).

5. A lotion delivery device according to claim 4, characterized in that the box body (111) comprises a box body (1111) and a box cover (1112), the box body (1111) and the box cover (1112) together defining a receiving space for receiving the drawer (112), the water inlet (11c) of the water inlet passage being provided on the box cover (1112).

6. The lotion delivery device of claim 5, wherein the body (11) further comprises a water inlet shower (113), the water inlet shower (113) being disposed between the cover (1112) and the drawer (112) and located in a water flow path of the water inlet passage.

7. Lotion delivery device according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that said drying air flow path air inlet (11e) is provided on said cartridge body (1111); and/or the air outlet (11f) of the drying air flow path is arranged on the drawer (112).

8. The lotion delivery device according to claim 7, wherein a part of the side wall of the drawer (112) protrudes outward to form a first connector (112a), a part of the side wall of the case body (1111) protrudes outward to form a second connector (1111a), and the air inlet (11e) is provided at an end of the second connector (1111a) away from the drawer (112);

the main part (11) is still including the cover locate sealing washer (114) on first connector (112a), sealing washer (114) sealed butt is in on the lateral wall of box body (1111), so that air inlet (11e) pass through second connector (1111a) with first connector (112a) with the detergent chamber intercommunication.

9. The detergent dispensing device according to claim 7, further comprising a heat sink (12), wherein the heat sink (12) is disposed on the drawer (112) at the air outlet (11f) to condense the drying air flow discharged from the air outlet (11 f).

10. The lotion delivery device according to claim 7, wherein the heat sink (12) is disposed outside the drawer (112) and spaced from the drawer (112) such that a heat sink passage (12a) communicating with the air outlet (11f) is formed at the spacing.

11. The lotion dispensing device according to claim 9, wherein the water outlet (11d) of the water inlet passage is provided on the bottom wall of the cartridge body (1111), the bottom wall of the drawer (112) and the bottom wall of the cartridge body (1111) are spaced apart to form a drain groove (11b) on the water flow path of the water inlet passage, and the condensed water formed by condensation of the drying air flow at the heat radiating member (12) is discharged into the drain groove (11 b).

12. The lotion delivery device according to any one of claims 4-6, wherein the main body (11) further comprises a filter screen (115), the filter screen (115) being removably disposed in the airflow path of the drying airflow path within the detergent chamber and adjacent to the air inlet (11e) of the drying airflow path.

13. The lotion delivery device of claim 12, wherein said filter screen (115) is provided in plurality, each of said filter screens (115) being spaced along the airflow path of said drying airflow path.

14. Laundry treatment apparatus, characterized by comprising a drum means (20) and a lotion delivery device (10) according to any of claims 1-13; the drum assembly (20) includes an outer tub (21) and an inner tub (22) rotatably disposed within the outer tub (21), a water flow from the water inlet path is discharged from between the inner tub (22) and the outer tub (21) to an outside of the laundry treating apparatus, and the drying air flow is discharged from an air outlet (11f) of the drying air flow path to the outside of the laundry treating apparatus.

15. A drying air stream processing method for the laundry processing apparatus of claim 14, comprising the steps of:

determining to enter a drying stage;

controlling the water inlet (11c) of the water inlet passage to be opened so as to condense the drying air flow flowing into the accommodating cavity (11a) through the drying air flow passage.

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of clothes washing and protecting, in particular to a washing agent feeding device, a clothes treatment device and a drying airflow treatment method.

Background

In the related art, there is a direct-exhaust drying method adopted by a drum washing machine, and a big disadvantage of this drying method is that high-temperature and high-humidity gas is exhausted from the drum washing machine and exhausted into a user room, so that indoor walls, wood boards and the like are easily affected with damp and corrosion, and the user experience is affected.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above, embodiments of the present application are directed to a detergent dispensing device, a laundry processing apparatus and a drying airflow processing method capable of reducing the influence on indoor humidity.

A first aspect of embodiments of the present application provides a lotion delivery device, including:

the main part, the main part has into water passageway, stoving airflow channel and holds the chamber, it sets up to hold the chamber the rivers flowpath of water passageway reaches on the airflow flowpath of stoving airflow channel, so that come from water passageway's rivers can hold the intracavity and come from the stoving airflow of stoving airflow channel carries out the contact condensation.

In some embodiments, the lotion delivery device further comprises a heat sink disposed at an air outlet of the drying air flow passage to condense the drying air flow discharged from the air outlet.

In some embodiments, the main body further has a drain groove provided on a water flow path of the water inlet passage and located downstream of the receiving chamber, and condensed water condensed by the drying air flow at the heat radiating member is discharged into the drain groove.

In some embodiments, the main body includes a box and a drawer having a detergent chamber, the drawer being slidably disposed within the box and at least a portion of the drawer being extractable to an exterior of the box, the detergent chamber being the receiving chamber.

In some embodiments, the box body comprises a box body and a box cover, the box body and the box cover jointly define a containing space for containing the drawer, and the water inlet of the water inlet passage is arranged on the box cover.

In some embodiments, the body further comprises a water inlet shower disposed between the lid and the drawer and located on a water flow path of the water inlet passage.

In some embodiments, the drying airflow path has an air inlet disposed on the cartridge body; and/or an air outlet of the drying airflow channel is arranged on the drawer.

In some embodiments, part of the side wall of the drawer protrudes outwards to form a first connector, part of the side wall of the box body protrudes outwards to form a second connector, and the air inlet is arranged at one end, far away from the drawer, of the second connector;

the main part is still including the cover locate the sealing washer on the first connector, the sealing washer sealed ground butt is in on the lateral wall of box body, so that the air inlet passes through the second connector with first connector with the detergent chamber intercommunication.

In some embodiments, the lotion delivery device further comprises a heat sink disposed on the drawer at the air outlet to condense the drying air stream exiting the air outlet.

In some embodiments, the heat sink is disposed outside of and spaced apart from the drawer such that the space forms a heat sink channel in communication with the air outlet.

In some embodiments, the water outlet of the water inlet passage is disposed on the bottom wall of the box body, the bottom wall of the drawer and the bottom wall of the box body are spaced apart from each other to form a drainage groove located on the water flow path of the water inlet passage, and the drying air flow is condensed at the heat sink to form condensed water which is drained into the drainage groove.

In some embodiments, the main body further comprises a filter screen detachably disposed on an airflow path of the drying airflow path within the detergent chamber and adjacent to an air inlet of the drying airflow path.

In some embodiments, the filter screen is provided in a plurality, and each filter screen is spaced along the airflow path of the drying airflow path.

A second aspect of the embodiments of the present application provides a clothes treating apparatus comprising a cartridge and the above-described lotion delivery device; the drum assembly includes an outer drum and an inner drum rotatably disposed in the outer drum, the water flow from the water inlet passage is discharged to the outside of the laundry treating apparatus from between the inner drum and the outer drum, and the drying air flow is discharged to the outside of the laundry treating apparatus from the air outlet of the drying air flow passage.

A third aspect of the embodiments of the present application provides a drying airflow processing method for the above-mentioned clothes processing apparatus, including the steps of:

determining to enter a drying stage;

and controlling the water inlet of the water inlet passage to be opened so as to condense the drying airflow flowing into the accommodating cavity through the drying airflow passage.

The lotion of this application embodiment is put in the device and has been set up the inhalant canal, stoving air current route and hold the chamber, the rivers that come from the inhalant canal are holding the intracavity and are contacting the condensation to the stoving air current that comes from the stoving air current route, therefore, can make the higher stoving air current of temperature and humidity can condense into the lower stoving air current of temperature and humidity relatively, thereby can reduce the influence to indoor humidity, and then can avoid indoor wall, plank etc. to receive the influence of stoving air current and wet the corruption.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a drum assembly of a laundry treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application in cooperation with a lotion delivery device;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the cartridge assembly shown in FIG. 1 in a relationship with the lotion delivery device from another perspective;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view A-A of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the lotion delivery device shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is an exploded view of the lotion delivery device shown in FIG. 4;

fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line B-B of fig. 4, in which the continuous arrows at a indicate the direction of water flow into the receiving chamber, the continuous arrows at B indicate the direction of drying air flow into the receiving chamber, and the continuous arrows at c indicate the direction of condensed water formed by condensation of the drying air flow at the heat radiating member into the drain groove;

fig. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a drying airflow processing method according to an embodiment of the present application.

Description of the reference numerals

A lotion dispensing device 10; a main body 11; the accommodation chamber 11 a; a drain tank 11 b; a water inlet 11 c; a water outlet 11 d; an air inlet 11 e; an air outlet 11 f; a box body 111; a box body 1111; the second connection head 1111 a; a box cover 1112; a drawer 112; a first connector 112 a; a water inlet shower head 113; a seal ring 114; a filter screen 115; a heat sink 12; a heat dissipation channel 12 a; a cartridge assembly 20; an outer tub 21; an inner cylinder 22.

Detailed Description

It should be noted that, in the present application, technical features in examples and embodiments may be combined with each other without conflict, and the detailed description in the specific embodiment should be understood as an explanation of the gist of the present application and should not be construed as an improper limitation to the present application.

In the description of the present application, a "lower" orientation or positional relationship is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in fig. 6, wherein "bottom" is the "lower" direction of fig. 6, it being understood that these orientation terms are merely for convenience in describing the present application and for simplicity in description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore should not be considered as limiting the present application.

The embodiment of the present application provides a lotion dispensing device 10, please refer to fig. 4 to 6, which includes a main body 11, wherein the main body 11 has a water inlet passage, a drying airflow passage and a containing cavity 11 a; the accommodating cavity 11a is arranged on a water flow path of the water inlet passage and an air flow path of the drying air flow passage, so that the water flow from the water inlet passage can contact and condense the drying air flow from the drying air flow passage in the accommodating cavity 11 a.

Another embodiment of the present application further provides a clothes treatment apparatus, please refer to fig. 1 to 3, comprising a cartridge 20 and a lotion delivery device 10 according to any embodiment of the present application; the drum assembly 20 includes an outer drum 21 and an inner drum 22 rotatably disposed in the outer drum 21, a water flow from the water inlet path is discharged from between the inner drum 22 and the outer drum 21 to the outside of the laundry treating apparatus, and a drying air flow is discharged from the air outlet 11f of the drying air flow path to the outside of the laundry treating apparatus.

The laundry treating apparatus may be a dryer, a washing and drying all-in-one machine, or the like.

The washing agent feeding device 10 is a device for feeding a washing agent in a washing process, wherein the washing agent is in a liquid state and can be a liquid with higher viscosity, such as laundry detergent, softener and the like; or a liquid of lower viscosity, such as a disinfectant, etc.

The water inlet passage has a water inlet 11c and a water outlet 11d, and the drying air flow passage has an air inlet 11e and an air outlet 11 f.

The accommodating cavity 11a is disposed on a water flow path of the water inlet passage and an air flow path of the drying air flow passage, that is, the water flow from the water inlet passage and the drying air flow from the drying air flow passage can converge in the accommodating cavity 11a, so that the water flow is mixed with the drying air flow to realize heat exchange, after the heat exchange, the drying air flow with relatively high temperature and humidity originally becomes the drying air flow with relatively low temperature and humidity, the water flow in the accommodating cavity 11a is discharged from a water outlet 11d of the water inlet passage and flows between the inner barrel 22 and the outer barrel 21, and then can be discharged to the outside of the laundry processing apparatus through a drain pump, etc., and the drying air flow with relatively low temperature and humidity is discharged to the external environment from an air outlet 11f of the drying air flow passage.

Device 10 is put in to lotion of this application embodiment has set up the inhalant canal, stoving air current route and hold chamber 11a, the rivers that come from inhalant canal carry out the contact condensation to the stoving air current that comes from stoving air current route in holding chamber 11a, therefore, can make temperature and humidity relatively higher stoving air current can condense into temperature and humidity relatively lower stoving air current, thereby can reduce the influence to indoor humidity, and then can avoid indoor wall, plank etc. receive the influence of stoving air current and wet the corruption.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 5 and 6, the lotion dispensing device 10 further includes a heat sink 12, the heat sink 12 is disposed at the air outlet 11f of the drying air flow path to condense the drying air flow discharged from the air outlet 11f, that is, after the drying air flow condensed by contacting with the water flow in the accommodating chamber 11a is discharged from the air outlet 11f, the drying air flow may be condensed again by the heat sink 12, thereby further reducing the temperature and humidity of the drying air flow.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 6, the main body 11 further has a water drainage groove 11b, the water drainage groove 11b is disposed on the water flow path of the water inlet passage and located downstream of the accommodating cavity 11a, and the condensed water formed by condensing the drying air flow at the heat sink 12 is drained into the water drainage groove 11 b. That is, both the condensed water formed by condensation of the drying air flow at the heat sink 12 and the water flow in the receiving chamber 11a can be discharged into the drain groove 11b of the main body 11 and then discharged from the water outlet 11d of the water inlet passage.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 5 and 6, the main body 11 includes a box 111 and a drawer 112 having a detergent chamber, the drawer 112 is slidably disposed in the box 111, at least a portion of the drawer 112 can be drawn out of the box 111, and the detergent chamber is a receiving chamber 11 a.

Specifically, in the washing stage, the detergent chamber of the drawer 112 is used for containing detergent, and after the water flow from the water inlet passage enters the detergent chamber, the detergent is dissolved, and the water mixed with the detergent after the dissolution flows into the inner drum 22 of the clothes treatment apparatus through the water inlet passage. In the drying stage, the detergent chamber of the drawer 112 is used for condensing the drying air flow, so that the accommodating chamber 11a is not needed to be separately arranged, the universality of the drawer 112 is improved, the structural design is simplified, and the whole structure of the lotion feeding device 10 can be ensured to be as compact as possible.

It should be noted that, when the detergent chamber is used as the receiving chamber 11a, the detergent put in by the detergent putting device 10 is discharged through the water outlet 11d of the water inlet passage during the washing process, however, other corresponding structures may be provided between the inner cylinder 22 and the outer cylinder 21 to introduce the detergent into the inner cylinder 22, and the structure of introducing the detergent into the inner cylinder 22 is not within the protection scope of the present application, so the present application does not describe this structure.

It is understood that in some embodiments, the accommodating chamber 11a may be additionally provided in the drawer 112, which is equivalent to that both the detergent chamber and the accommodating chamber 11a may be provided in the drawer 112, or the accommodating chamber 11a may be separately provided outside the drawer 112.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 5 and 6, the box body 111 includes a box body 1111 and a box cover 1112, the box body 1111 and the box cover 1112 together define a receiving space for receiving the drawer 112, and the water inlet 11c of the water inlet passage is disposed on the box cover 1112. The external water flow enters the box cover 1112 through the water inlet 11c and flows to the detergent chamber of the drawer 112 from the box cover 1112, so that the drying air flow can be condensed by contact in the drying stage.

In an embodiment, referring to fig. 5 and 6, the box 111 further includes a water inlet shower head 113, the water inlet shower head 113 is disposed between the box cover 1112 and the drawer 112 and located on a water flow path of the water inlet path, that is, the external water enters the box cover 1112 from the water inlet 11c, flows through the water inlet shower head 113, and is sprayed to the detergent chamber through the water inlet shower head 113, so that the water flow can fully contact with the drying air flow in the drying stage, thereby improving the condensation effect.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 4 to 6, the air inlet 11e of the drying airflow path is disposed on the box body 1111, that is, the air inlet 11e of the drying airflow path disposed on the box body 1111 is communicated with the detergent chamber, and the drying airflow enters the drying airflow path from the air inlet 11e and flows into the detergent chamber along the drying airflow path.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 5 and 6, the air outlet 11f of the drying air flow path is disposed on the drawer 112, that is, the air outlet 11f may be disposed directly on the drawer 112 instead of on the box body 1111, and the condensed drying air flow may be discharged from the air outlet 11f on the box body 1111.

It is understood that in some embodiments, the air inlet 11e of the drying air flow path may be directly disposed on the drawer 112, and the air outlet 11f of the drying air flow path may be disposed on the box body 1111.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 5 and fig. 6, a portion of the sidewall of the drawer 112 protrudes outward to form a first connector 112a, a portion of the sidewall of the box body 1111 protrudes outward to form a second connector 1111a, and the air inlet 11e is disposed at an end of the second connector 1111a away from the drawer 112; the main body 11 further includes a sealing ring 114 covering the first connector 112a, the sealing ring 114 is tightly abutted against the sidewall of the box body 1111, so that the air inlet 11e is communicated with the detergent chamber through the second connector 1111a and the first connector 112a, that is, the first connector 112a is abutted against the second connector 1111a, a partial region of the water inlet path is located in the first connector 112a and the second connector 1111a, and the sealing ring 114 can prevent the drying air flow from flowing out from the abutting position of the second connector 1111a and the first connector 112a to affect the condensation effect in the process that the drying air flow flows into the detergent chamber from the air inlet 11 e.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 5 and 6, the main body 11 further includes a filter screen 115, and the filter screen 115 is detachably disposed on an airflow path of the drying airflow path in the detergent chamber and is close to the air inlet 11e of the drying airflow path. The filter screen 115 may be used to filter impurities, such as lint, flowing into the detergent chamber along with the water flow, so as to prevent the impurities, such as lint, from flowing into the duct between the air inlet and the inner tub 22 from the air inlet of the drying airflow path.

Illustratively, the filter screen 115 is inserted into the detergent chamber, and when the drawer 112 is drawn out of the box 111, the filter screen 115 can be removed for cleaning.

The number of the filter screens 115 may be one or more, and for example, referring to fig. 5 and 6, the number of the filter screens 115 is plural, and the filter screens 115 are spaced along the airflow path of the drying airflow path, thereby improving the filtering effect.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 5 and 6, the heat dissipating member 12 is disposed on the drawer 112 at the air outlet 11f to condense the drying air flow discharged from the air outlet 11f, that is, when the air outlet 11f is disposed on the drawer 112, the heat dissipating member 12 may also be disposed on the drawer 112.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 6, the heat sink 12 is disposed outside the drawer 112 and spaced from the drawer 112, so that a heat dissipation channel 12a communicating with the air outlet 11f is formed at the spacing, that is, the drying air flow discharged from the air outlet 11f flows into the heat dissipation channel 12a for condensation, thereby enabling the drying air flow to fully contact with the heat sink 12, and further increasing the condensation speed.

In an embodiment, referring to fig. 6, the water outlet 11d of the water inlet path is disposed on the bottom wall of the box body 1111, the bottom wall of the drawer 112 and the bottom wall of the box body 1111 are spaced apart to form a water drainage groove 11b located on the water flow path of the water inlet path, the condensed water condensed by the drying air flow at the heat sink 12 is drained into the water drainage groove 11b, that is, the water drainage groove 11b is located at the lower side of the detergent cavity, the detergent can flow into the water drainage groove 11b after dissolving and is drained into the inner tub 22 through the water outlet 11d of the water inlet path in the washing stage, and the condensed water condensed by the drying air flow at the heat sink 12 and the water flow from the accommodating cavity 11a can also be drained into the water drainage groove 11b and is drained between the inner tub 22 and the outer tub 21 through the water outlet 11d of the water inlet path in the drying stage.

Another embodiment of the present application further provides a drying airflow processing method, please refer to fig. 7, which mainly includes the following steps:

step S101: determining to enter a drying stage;

step S102: the water inlet of the water inlet passage is controlled to be opened so as to condense the drying airflow flowing into the accommodating cavity through the drying airflow passage.

The water inlet of the water inlet passage can be opened before the drying airflow flows into the accommodating cavity, can also be opened when the drying airflow flows into the accommodating cavity, and can also be opened after the drying airflow flows into the accommodating cavity.

Illustratively, after the drying procedure is started, the fan and the heating pipe of the clothes processing device are turned on, the fan sucks external air into the clothes processing device and heats the air through the heating pipe, the heated hot air enters the inner drum 22 through the drying tunnel and blows towards the clothes in the inner drum 22 to dry the clothes in the inner drum 22, during the drying process, moisture in the inner drum 22 evaporates to form a drying air flow with relatively high temperature and humidity, the drying air flow with relatively high temperature and humidity enters the accommodating cavity 11a from the drying air flow passage and contacts with a water flow from the water inlet passage in the accommodating cavity 11a to perform first heat exchange, the drying air flow after the first heat exchange is discharged from the air outlet 11f of the drying air flow passage and performs second heat exchange through the heat sink 12 arranged at the water outlet 11d, the drying air flow after the two heat exchanges becomes the drying air flow with relatively low temperature and humidity, the drying air flow with relatively low temperature and humidity is discharged into the external environment, and the water flow in the accommodating cavity 11a and the condensed water generated during the second heat exchange flow into the space between the inner drum 22 and the outer drum 21 from the water outlet 11d of the water inlet passage, and then are discharged to the outside of the laundry processing apparatus by the drain pump or the like.

The various embodiments/implementations provided herein may be combined with each other without contradiction.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present application and is not intended to limit the present application, and various modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement and the like made within the spirit and principle of the present application shall be included in the protection scope of the present application.