阅读说明：本技术 洗衣干衣机 (Washing and drying machine ) 是由 胡灿 贾若坦 金学峰 徐永洪 刘晓春 许升 于 2020-03-25 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明公开了一种洗衣干衣机包括：洗衣模块,洗衣模块包括外筒、内筒和电机,内筒设置在外筒中,电机设置在外筒的端面上并与内筒连接；干衣模块,干衣模块具有出气口和进气口,干衣模块用于加热进气口吸入的空气并从出气口输出；冷凝模块,冷凝模块包括冷凝风道,冷凝风道下部设置有进风口,冷凝风道的上部设置有出风口,冷凝风道的底部形成蓄水区；其中,干衣模块设置在外筒的顶部,冷凝风道设置在外筒的端面上并位于电机的一侧,出气口和进风口分别与外筒连通,出风口与进气口连通。通过将冷凝风道直接设置在外筒的端面上,以充分地利用洗衣干衣机厚度方向的空间来放置冷凝风道,整体上缩小洗衣干衣机的体积,实现小型化紧凑化设计。(The invention discloses a washing and drying machine, comprising: the washing module comprises an outer cylinder, an inner cylinder and a motor, wherein the inner cylinder is arranged in the outer cylinder, and the motor is arranged on the end face of the outer cylinder and connected with the inner cylinder; the clothes drying module is provided with an air outlet and an air inlet and is used for heating air sucked by the air inlet and outputting the air from the air outlet; the condensation module comprises a condensation air duct, the lower part of the condensation air duct is provided with an air inlet, the upper part of the condensation air duct is provided with an air outlet, and the bottom of the condensation air duct forms a water storage area; wherein, dry the clothing module setting at the top of urceolus, the condensation wind channel sets up on the terminal surface of urceolus and is located one side of motor, and gas outlet and air intake communicate with the urceolus respectively, and the air outlet communicates with the air inlet. The condensing air duct is directly arranged on the end face of the outer barrel, so that the space in the thickness direction of the washing and drying machine is fully utilized to place the condensing air duct, the size of the washing and drying machine is integrally reduced, and the miniaturized compact design is realized.)

1. A washer-dryer, characterized by comprising:

the washing module comprises an outer barrel, an inner barrel and a motor, wherein the inner barrel is arranged in the outer barrel, and the motor is arranged on the end face of the outer barrel and connected with the inner barrel;

a drying module having an air outlet and an air inlet, the drying module for heating air entering from the air inlet and exiting from the air outlet;

the condensation module comprises a condensation air channel, the lower part of the condensation air channel is provided with an air inlet, the upper part of the condensation air channel is provided with an air outlet, and the bottom of the condensation air channel forms a water storage area;

the clothes drying module is arranged at the top of the outer barrel, the condensation air duct is arranged on the end face of the outer barrel and located on one side of the motor, the air outlet and the air inlet are communicated with the outer barrel respectively, and the air outlet is communicated with the air inlet.

2. The washer-dryer according to claim 1, characterized in that the condensation duct comprises:

the water storage area is formed in the water storage cavity, and the air inlet is communicated with the water storage cavity;

the air outlet cavity is positioned above the water storage cavity, and the air outlet is communicated with the air outlet cavity;

the air channel is communicated with the water storage cavity and the air outlet cavity;

wherein, the side part of the wind channel close to the motor is of an arc structure.

3. The washer-dryer according to claim 2, wherein the water storage cavity is located obliquely below the motor, and a side portion of the water storage cavity close to the motor is also in an arc-shaped structure.

4. The washer-dryer according to claim 2, wherein the outlet air cavity overlaps the top of the outer tub.

5. The washer-dryer according to claim 1, characterized in that the height of the water storage area is not higher than the height of the air inlet.

6. The washer-dryer according to any one of claims 1-5, characterized in that the condensation module further comprises:

the first baffle is arranged in the condensation air duct and positioned in the water storage area, and the first baffle extends downwards from the upper part of the condensation air duct;

the second baffle is arranged in the condensation air duct and positioned in the water storage area, and the second baffle extends upwards from the lower part of the condensation air duct;

the air inlet area is formed between the first baffle and the air inlet, the air outlet area is formed between the second baffle and the air outlet, and the air inlet area is formed between the second baffle and the air inlet.

7. The washer-dryer according to claim 6, wherein a lower end of the first baffle forms a projected overlapping area with an upper end of the second baffle in a horizontal projection direction.

8. The washer-dryer according to claim 6, wherein a lower end of the first baffle is bent toward the second baffle, and/or an upper end of the second baffle is bent toward the first baffle.

9. The washing and drying machine as claimed in claim 6, wherein a wind guide portion extending toward the wind outlet is further disposed on the upper portion of the first baffle, and the wind guide portion is located above the second baffle.

10. The washing and drying machine of claim 9, wherein the air guide portion extends obliquely downward.

Technical Field

The invention belongs to the technical field of household appliances, and particularly relates to a washing and drying machine.

Background

At present, a washing machine is a household appliance commonly used in daily life. With the continuous development of the technology, the washing machine with the clothes drying function is popularized and used. The washing machine with the clothes drying function can normally clean clothes and can also dry the cleaned and dried clothes.

Chinese patent application No. 201811058551.8 discloses an air duct filtering device and a washing and drying machine, wherein a washing machine is provided with a drying module, the drying module is generally provided with a fan and an electric heater, and the drying module uses the fan to generate air flow to blow heated air into the inner cylinder of the washing machine for drying the clothes in the inner cylinder. In the drying process, the airflow output by the inner drum of the washing machine is treated by the water in the air duct to play the roles of condensing and removing the thread scraps. However, the air ducts are distributed on the outer circumference of the outer tub, resulting in an increase in the overall volume of the washing and drying machine.

In view of this, how to design a technology with compact structure to reduce the whole volume of the washing and drying machine is the technical problem to be solved by the invention.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention provides a washing and drying machine, which reduces the whole volume of the washing and drying machine by arranging a condensation air duct on the end surface of an outer cylinder, and meets the design requirements of miniaturization and compactness.

In order to achieve the technical purpose, the invention adopts the following technical scheme:

in one aspect, the present invention provides a washing and drying machine comprising:

the washing module comprises an outer barrel, an inner barrel and a motor, wherein the inner barrel is arranged in the outer barrel, and the motor is arranged on the end face of the outer barrel and connected with the inner barrel;

a drying module having an air outlet and an air inlet, the drying module for heating air entering from the air inlet and exiting from the air outlet;

the condensation module comprises a condensation air channel, the lower part of the condensation air channel is provided with an air inlet, the upper part of the condensation air channel is provided with an air outlet, and the bottom of the condensation air channel forms a water storage area;

the clothes drying module is arranged at the top of the outer barrel, the condensation air duct is arranged on the end face of the outer barrel and located on one side of the motor, the air outlet and the air inlet are communicated with the outer barrel respectively, and the air outlet is communicated with the air inlet.

Further, the condensation wind channel includes:

the water storage area is formed in the water storage cavity, and the air inlet is communicated with the water storage cavity;

the air outlet cavity is positioned above the water storage cavity, and the air outlet is communicated with the air outlet cavity;

the air channel is communicated with the water storage cavity and the air outlet cavity;

wherein, the side part of the wind channel close to the motor is of an arc structure.

Furthermore, the water storage cavity is located obliquely below the motor, and the side part of the water storage cavity, which is close to the motor, is also of an arc-shaped structure.

Further, the air outlet cavity is lapped on the top of the outer barrel.

Further, the height of the water storage area is not higher than that of the air inlet.

Further, the condensation module further comprises:

the first baffle is arranged in the condensation air duct and positioned in the water storage area, and the first baffle extends downwards from the upper part of the condensation air duct;

the second baffle is arranged in the condensation air duct and positioned in the water storage area, and the second baffle extends upwards from the lower part of the condensation air duct;

the air inlet area is formed between the first baffle and the air inlet, the air outlet area is formed between the second baffle and the air outlet, and the air inlet area is formed between the second baffle and the air inlet.

Further, along the horizontal projection direction, the lower end of the first baffle plate and the upper end of the second baffle plate form a projection overlapping region.

Furthermore, the lower end of the first baffle plate is bent towards the direction of the second baffle plate, and/or the upper end of the second baffle plate is bent towards the direction of the first baffle plate.

Furthermore, the upper part of the first baffle is also provided with an air guide part extending towards the air outlet area, and the air guide part is positioned above the second baffle.

Further, the air guide part extends obliquely downward.

Compared with the prior art, the invention has the advantages and positive effects that: through directly setting up the condensation wind channel on the terminal surface of urceolus and arranging in one side of motor, like this, alright place the condensation wind channel with the space of make full use of washing and drying machine thickness direction to, because the condensation wind channel is located same terminal surface with the motor, the condensation wind channel will be placed in the space of the outer urceolus terminal surface of outburst of motor, reduce the condensation wind channel effectively and additionally cause the increase amount of whole volume, reduce washing and drying machine's volume on the whole, realize miniaturized compact design.

Drawings

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

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a portion of an embodiment of a washer-dryer of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a second partial schematic view of the washing and drying machine according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the condenser of FIG. 1 with a wire-scrap removal function;

FIG. 4 is a front view of the condenser of FIG. 1 with a wire-scrap removal function;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line A-A of FIG. 4;

fig. 6 is a partially enlarged view of the region B in fig. 5.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some, but not all, embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

It should be noted that in the description of the present invention, the terms of direction or positional relationship indicated by the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", etc. are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, which are merely for convenience of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

As shown in fig. 1 to 6, the present embodiment proposes a washing and drying machine including a washing module 100 and a drying module 200. The washing module 100 is a structural configuration in a conventional washing and drying machine, and includes an outer cylinder 10001, an inner cylinder (not labeled) disposed in the outer cylinder 10001, and a motor 10002 disposed on an end surface of the outer cylinder 10001 and connected to the inner cylinder, wherein the motor 10002 drives the inner cylinder to rotate in the outer cylinder 10001 to wash the laundry.

After the laundry completes the washing operation in the washing module 100, the drying module 200 may be activated to perform a drying process on the laundry in the washing module 100.

The conventional clothes drying module 200 is composed of an electric heater and a blower, the clothes drying module 200 has an air outlet and an air inlet, and under the action of the blower, the air sucked from the air inlet enters the clothes drying module 200, is heated by the electric heater, and is then conveyed into the outer cylinder 10001 from the air outlet to dry clothes.

For the specific operation modes of the washing module 100 for washing the clothes and the drying module 200 for drying the clothes, reference may be made to the structural forms of the related components in the conventional washing and drying machine, which are not limited and described herein.

In order to condense the high temperature and high humidity air in the washing module 100 and filter out lint mixed in the air during the drying process, the washing and drying machine is further provided with a condensing module 300.

The condensation module 300 comprises a condensation air duct 1; an air inlet 11 is arranged at the lower part of the condensation air duct 1, an air outlet 12 is arranged at the upper part of the condensation air duct 1, and a water storage area 103 is formed at the bottom of the condensation air duct 1.

In order to realize the design of compact structure, the clothes drying module 200 is disposed on the top of the outer cylinder 10001, the condensing air duct 1 is disposed on the end surface of the outer cylinder 10001 and located on one side of the motor 10002, the air outlet and the air inlet 11 are respectively communicated with the outer cylinder 10001, and the air outlet 12 is communicated with the air inlet.

The condensation air duct 1 is disposed at an end of the outer cylinder 10001 and is disposed at one side of the motor 10002, and the motor 10002 is exposed between end surfaces of the outer cylinder 10001. Therefore, the condensation air duct 1 can be installed in the space region where the motor 10002 protrudes from the end surface of the outer cylinder 10001, so as to fully utilize the space in the thickness direction of the washing and drying machine, so that the whole structure of the washing and drying machine is more compact, and the whole volume of the washing and drying machine is reduced. In addition, the height of the water storage area 103 is not higher than that of the air inlet 11. The height of the water level in the water storage area 103 does not exceed the lower edge of the air inlet 11, and meanwhile, for the control of the height of the water level in the water storage area 103, a mode of configuring an overflow port in the conventional technology can be adopted, and no limitation or repeated description is given here.

In another embodiment, the condensation duct 1 includes: water storage cavity 1001, air outlet cavity 1002 and air channel 1003. The water storage area 103 is formed in the water storage cavity 1001, the air inlet 11 is communicated with the water storage cavity 1001, and the first wind deflector and the second wind deflector are located in the water storage cavity 1001. The air outlet cavity 1002 is positioned above the water storage cavity 1001, and the air outlet 12 is communicated with the air outlet cavity 1002; the air channel 1003 communicates with the water storage cavity 1001 and the air outlet cavity 1002, and the side of the air channel 1003 close to the motor 10002 is of an arc-shaped structure.

Specifically, the condensation air duct 1 is a flat structure and is longitudinally arranged on an end surface of the outer cylinder 10001, and for the air duct 1003, a side portion of the air duct 1003 close to the motor 10002 adopts an arc-shaped design so as to avoid turning on the motor 10002, and the condensation air duct is installed by utilizing an interval between the outer cylinder 10001, the motor 10002 and a shell of the washing and drying machine. Thus, the condenser 300 having the wire scrap removing function can be installed by fully utilizing the inner space of the washing and drying machine, and the design of compact structure is realized.

In some embodiments, the water storage cavity 1001 may be disposed obliquely below the motor 10002, and a side portion of the water storage cavity 1001 near the motor 10002 is also in an arc structure; and the outlet cavity 1002 may overlap the top of the outer cylinder 10001. The water storage cavity 1001 can be installed and fixed by fully utilizing the space below the motor 10002 in an inclined manner, and can obtain the maximum volume for containing water to meet the requirements of removing thread scraps and condensing. The air outlet cavity 1002 is a flat structure and is transversely disposed to overlap the top of the outer tube 10001 for connecting with the clothes drying module 200.

In another embodiment, for better lint removal, the lint removal module 300 further includes a first wind deflector 2 and a second wind deflector 3.

First deep bead 2 sets up in condensation wind channel 1 and extends downwards from the top in condensation wind channel 1, and second deep bead 3 sets up in condensation wind channel 1 and extends upwards from the below of condensation wind channel 1. Wherein, along the inside air current direction in condensation wind channel 1, first deep bead 2 and second deep bead 3 arrange in proper order in one side of air intake 11 to make the lower tip of first deep bead 2 be located the front side of the upper end of second deep bead 3, form air inlet area 101 between first deep bead 2, second deep bead 3 and the air intake 11, form air-out district 102 between first deep bead 2, second deep bead 3 and the air outlet 12.

In addition, the bottom of the condensation air duct 1 forms a water storage area 103, the air inlet 11 is higher than the water storage area 103, and the second air baffle 3 is located in the water storage area 103.

In the practical use process, before the clothes drying process of the washing and drying machine, a certain amount of water needs to be injected into the condensation air duct 1, so that the damp and hot air is condensed by the water in the condensation air duct 1 and the thread scraps in the damp and hot air are cleaned. After the water storage area 103 is filled with water, the water level of the water in the condensation air duct 1 needs to submerge the lower end of the first wind shield 2 when the washing and drying machine does not start the drying operation. In this way, the air inlet area 101 and the air outlet area 102 can be separated by the first wind screen 2 and the water in the condensation duct 1.

After the drying operation is initiated, the humid air output from the washing module 100 enters the condensing module 300. The air flow which is output from the washing module 100 and carries thread scraps enters the air inlet area 101 in the condensation air duct 1 through the air inlet 11, and because the air inlet area 101 and the air outlet area 102 are spaced by the first air baffle 2 inserted in water, the water in the air inlet area 101 is pressed into the air outlet area 102 under the action of air pressure, and finally, the air flow enters between the first air baffle 2 and the second air baffle 3 through the bottom of the first air baffle 2.

When the air current flows through the surface of the first wind shield 2, the air current is fully contacted with the water layer on the surface of the first wind shield 2 to achieve the effect of absorbing the thread scraps. Meanwhile, under the action of the airflow, water will impact the surface of the second wind deflector 3, so that a large-scale splash of water will be formed on the upper portion of the second wind deflector 3. And the air current flowing between the first wind deflector 2 and the second wind deflector 3 is further cleaned by the generated splash, so that the aim of efficiently removing the thread scraps in the air current can be achieved.

After the air flow output from the washing module 100 is condensed to remove the lint, the air flow enters the air inlet of the drying module 200 through the air outlet 12 of the condensing module 300, and then flows into the drying module 200 to form a high-temperature dry air flow, and then flows into the washing module 100 through the air outlet of the drying module 200 to dry the clothes in the washing module 100, thereby completing one cycle of the air flow. The control air repeatedly circulates among the washing module 100, the condenser having the lint removing function, and the drying module 200 until the laundry in the washing module 100 is dried. Therefore, the washing and drying machine can synchronously realize the function of removing the thread scraps through the condensation module 300 in the process of drying clothes.

In other embodiments, in order to facilitate water injection into the water storage cavity 1001, the air channel 1003 is provided with a water inlet pipe 15, and a water outlet of the water inlet pipe 15 is communicated with the water storage cavity 1001. Specifically, the water inlet pipe 15 may complete the water inlet operation through the water inlet mechanism of the washing and drying machine, and for the concrete representation entity of the water inlet mechanism in the washing and drying machine, reference may be made to the water inlet module in the conventional washing machine, which is not described herein in detail or limited thereto.

In some embodiments, the reservoir cavity 1001 is further provided with an overflow port 14, and the height of the lower edge of the first wind deflector 2 is lower than the height of the overflow port 14. When water is injected through the water inlet pipe 15, if the amount of injected water is excessive, the excessive water can flow out from the overflow port 14. The control of the water level in the water storage area 103 can be realized by a water level sensor or quantitative water injection, and the like, which is not limited and described herein. In addition, the bottom of the water storage cavity 1001 is also provided with a water outlet 13, and after the clothes drying operation is finished, the water in the water storage cavity 1001 can be discharged by opening the water outlet 13.

In a preferred embodiment, the lower end of the first wind deflector 2 and the upper end of the second wind deflector 3 may form a projected overlapping area in the horizontal projection direction. Specifically, the lower end of the first wind deflector 2 is lower than the upper end of the second wind deflector 3 in height, so that the lower end of the first wind deflector 2 and the upper end of the second wind deflector 3 have a projection overlapping region in the horizontal projection direction, and after bypassing the bottom of the first wind deflector 2, the air flow can be further guided by the second wind deflector 3 to flow. In this way, it is ensured that the air flow can flow between the first wind deflector 2 and the second wind deflector 3 and into the wind-out zone 102.

And the air current flows between first deep bead 2 and second deep bead 3, can make the air current remove the line bits with the water layer contact on first deep bead 2 and second deep bead 3 surface fully on the one hand, on the other hand also can ensure that the air current rises the in-process and can fully contact with the splash that second deep bead 3 produced to improve the efficiency of removing the line bits effectively.

In another embodiment, in order to better optimize the effect of removing the thread scraps, the lower end portion of the first wind deflector 2 is preferably bent toward the second wind deflector 3. Specifically, the air current will flow towards the direction of second deep bead 3 after the lower tip direction of first deep bead 2, can make the further flow of leading of air current via second deep bead 3 remove the line bits on the one hand, and on the other hand, when the air current flows up along second deep bead 3, can also form wider splash to the further impact of the water layer of top.

Similarly, the upper end of the second wind deflector 3 is bent in the direction of the first wind deflector 2. Specifically, after being guided by the upper end portion of the second wind deflector 3, the airflow flows towards the first wind deflector 2, so that the airflow can be transmitted back to the first wind deflector 2 again to flow in a guiding manner, and the water layer on the surface of the first wind deflector 2 is fully utilized to remove the thread scraps.

More preferably, the lower end of the first wind deflector 2 and the upper end of the second wind deflector 3 are both bent.

In some embodiments, a wind guiding portion 21 extending toward the wind outlet area 102 may be further disposed on the upper portion of the first wind deflector 2, and the wind guiding portion 21 is located above the second wind deflector 3 and is further away from the wind inlet area 101 than the second wind deflector 3. Specifically, in the process that the air flow passes through the lower end part of the first wind deflector 2 and continues to flow upwards along the first wind deflector 2, the air flow is shielded and guided by the air guide part 21 on the upper part, so that the retention time of the air flow in the condensation air duct 1 is prolonged, the air flow is fully contacted with water to perform the wire scrap removing operation, and the wire scrap removing efficiency is effectively improved. The air guiding portion 21 is preferably designed to extend obliquely downward, so that the air guiding portion 21 can guide the air flow to flow toward the water surface at the bottom again, and the air flow can impact the water surface behind the second wind deflector 3 again to remove the thread scraps.

In addition, there are various forms for the specific structures of the first wind deflector 2 and the second wind deflector 3. For example: the first wind deflector 2, the second wind deflector 3, and the wind guide portion 21 may be configured to have an arc-shaped configuration. In this way, the airflow flowing between the lower end of the first wind deflector 2 and the upper end of the second wind deflector 3 can form a vortex to sufficiently contact with water to improve the effect of removing lint; meanwhile, the air guide part 21 above the second wind deflector 3 can form vortex air flow by guiding the air flow, so as to further optimize the effect of removing the thread scraps.

In order to reduce the amount of water mist overflowing from the outlet 12, at least one water baffle (not shown) is preferably disposed inside the condensation duct 1 and below the outlet 12. Specifically, the breakwater is located the below of air outlet 12, and the rising in-process of air current shelters from via the breakwater, can block the water smoke in the air current and the water droplet that mingles with to reduce the water smoke volume that enters into in the dry clothing module 200, and then improve dry clothing efficiency. When a plurality of water baffles are arranged, the plurality of water baffles are arranged at intervals up and down and are arranged in a transversely staggered mode.

In the embodiment, the specific structural form of the washing and drying machine is not limited herein, and as for the condenser with the thread scraps removing function, the condenser can be built inside the air duct of the washing and drying machine to maintain the overall aesthetic property of the washing and drying machine.

The above examples are only intended to illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, but not to limit it; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes may be made and equivalents may be substituted for elements thereof; and such modifications or substitutions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the corresponding technical solutions.