CN104652107A

CN104652107A - Laundry dryer apparatus

Info

Publication number: CN104652107A
Application number: CN201410675938.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 安德烈亚·焦万内蒂; 马可·圣塔罗萨
Original assignee: Electrolux Appliances AB
Current assignee: Electrolux Appliances AB
Priority date: 2013-11-25
Filing date: 2014-11-21
Publication date: 2015-05-27
Anticipated expiration: 2034-11-21
Also published as: AU2014259498A1; CN104652107B; AU2014259498B2; AU2018274956A1; EP2876200B1; AU2018274956B2; EP2876200A1

Abstract

The present invention relates to a laundry dryer. A laundry dryer according to the invention comprises a laundry treating chamber, a drying air circulating conduit extending through the laundry treating chamber having a drying air outlet section for exhausting drying air from the chamber, wherein the laundry dryer further comprises a drying air-filtering cartridge which is fitted in a removable manner into a seat formed in the air outlet section, the drying air-filtering cartridge comprising: two shells associated one another, a first air permeable surface extending from one shell towards the other shell for allowing drying air entering the air-filtering cartridge, and a second air permeable surface for allowing exhausting drying air from the air-filtering cartridge, the first and the second surfaces being connected through lateral side walls. A laundry dryer according to the invention is characterized in that at least one drying air inlet pass-through opening is formed in a portion of said lateral walls resting within the seat when the air-filtering cartridge is fitted thereinto.

Description

Garment drying apparatus

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of clothesdrier.

More specifically, the present invention relates to a kind of rotary-drum home laundry drying machine, following description is mentioned this rotary-drum home laundry drying machine by means of only the mode of example and is not meant that and loses any versatility.

Background technology

As everyone knows, rotary-drum home laundry drying machine in the market comprises generally: be configured to rest on the outer box-shaped shell of the almost parallel hexahedron on floor; The rotatable drum of general cylindrical shape, this rotatable drum be configured for accommodating clothing to be dried and with the mode of axial-rotation be contained in housing with around approximate horizontal towards longitudinal axis of reference rotate, this rotatable drum is directly towards the clothing load/unload opening in the antetheca being formed in housing; Door, the antetheca that this door hinge is connected to housing rotates to closed position or from closed position to rotate, in this closed position, door completely against the antetheca of housing to close clothing load/unload opening and gas-tight seal rotatable drum; Electric motor assembly, this electric motor assembly to be contained in housing and to be configured for driving rotatable drum to rotate around its longitudinal axis of reference; Closed circuit hot air generator, this closed circuit hot air generator to be contained in housing and be configured to make to have unusual low water content and the thermal current flowing through the clothing in rotatable drum and cylinder at rotatable drum Inner eycle with rapid drying clothes; And be finally control unit, this control unit controls motor sub-assembly and hot air generator to perform a dry cycle in the selectable dry cycle of user that is stored in identical control unit according to order.

In most of rotary-drum home laundry drying machines in the market, rotatable drum is made up of the rigid tubular body of the general cylindrical shape of aiming at clothing load/unload opening in position further, and this rigid tubular body is usually made up of metal material and is substantially horizontally extended in box-shaped shell.This rigid tubular body can also be configured to be shelved on multiple support deflector roll (idle supporting roller), described multiple support deflector roll is arranged on two axial end portion places of tubular body in position abreast with longitudinal axis of reference of cylinder, and be fixed to box-shaped shell in the mode rotated freely in case allow tubular body around its level towards longitudinal axis of reference freely rotate.The annular leading edge of tubular body is around clothing load/unload opening and be attached to the antetheca of box-shaped shell in substantially airtight and mode that is axial-rotation; And the rearward annular skirt of tubular body against box-shaped shell rear wall and be attached directly to described rear wall in substantially airtight and mode that is axial-rotation.

Closed circuit hot air generator and then comprise: air re-circulation pipeline, this air re-circulation pipeline extends and has first end and the second end on the bottom of box-shaped shell, this first end is connected directly to the first row gas port realized in the rear wall of box-shaped shell in the periphery of the trailing edge of tubular body, second end is connected directly to the second exhaust port realized on ring-shaped frame, and this ring-shaped frame defines the clothing load/unload opening on the antetheca of apparatus shell; And electric centrifugal fan, this electric centrifugal fan is along air re-circulation location of pipeline and be configured to produce the air-flow flowing through air re-circulation pipeline and rotatable drum with closed loop.

The thermal current produced by hot air generator enters into tubular body via the first row gas port realized in the rear wall of box-shaped shell usually, in tubular body, flow through the whole length of tubular body, and flow out tubular body finally by the second exhaust port that the ring-shaped frame by the clothing load/unload opening on the antetheca defining housing realizes.

Closed circuit hot air generator also comprises: air-cooling apparatus, and this air-cooling apparatus along air re-circulation location of pipeline, and is configured to cool the most of air from rotatable drum, to make the unnecessary humidity condensed in air-flow; Air heating apparatus, this air heating apparatus is along the downstream of air re-circulation location of pipeline at air-cooling apparatus, and be configured for heating from air-cooling apparatus, the directed air-flow through dehumidifying getting back to rotatable drum, the directed air-flow got back in rotatable drum be heated to preferably but non-essentially higher or equal with it than the temperature of the humid air flowing out same rotatable drum temperature.

Closed loop heat gas generator is finally provided with air filter element, this air filter element, along the upstream of air re-circulation install pipeline at air-cooling apparatus, arrives and blocking air-cooling apparatus, air heating apparatus and centrifugal fan to prevent fine hair and/or velveteen particle.

In some rotary-drum home laundry drying machines in the market, air filter element is made up of the cartridge filter of approximate wedge shape, and this cartridge filter is coupled in the air filtration cylinder base that the ring-shaped frame of the clothing load/unload opening on the antetheca defining housing realizes removably to cover/to close whole seat.When door is in the position of opening completely, user is allowed manually to be taken out to clean termly by wedge shaped filter cylinder from the seat realized at the ring-shaped frame defining clothing load/unload opening.

Usually, in order to make air filtration cartridge be sealed to its seat well, between air filtration cylinder base and air filtration cartridge self, packing ring is provided with.

DE8437357U1 discloses a kind of wedge air cartridge filter for clothesdrier, wherein, cylinder is sized to and is defining in the air filtration cylinder base that the ring-shaped frame of clothing load/unload opening realizes to insert/to be tucked into, to cover/to close whole seat, and be configured to restriction fine hair and/or velveteen particle be suspended in air-flow.This air filtration cartridge is primarily of roughly bag-like or bag-shaped air filtration rigid crust are formed, this air filtration rigid crust has roughly V-arrangement cross section and be sized to and defining in the seat that the ring-shaped frame of clothing load/unload opening realizes, to cover/to close whole seat to insert/to be tucked into.

Bag-like shell is also divided into two complementary valve shape parts, and described two complementary valve shape parts are laterally hinged to each other at the bottom place of bag-like or bag-shaped air filtration rigid crust, and rigid crust can be opened in the mode as book; And each valve shape part is provided with the larger ventilative sidewall of general planar, this sidewall is configured to fine hair and/or velveteen particle to be limited in bag-like rigid crust.

In order to improve air filtration performance, in DE8437357U1, wedge air cartridge filter also comprises two general planar, other ventilative plates, each plate in described two plates is all configured to limit fine hair and/or velveteen particle and the top edge being hinged to the corresponding valve shape part of bag-like or bag-shaped air filtration shell, so that towards the folded inside of bag-like or bag-shaped air filtration shell to cover the whole ventilative sidewall of same valve shape part, therefore air filtering capabilities can be improve.

Although DE8437357U1 discloses two filtration, but usually there is a part of recirculation dry air enter air filtration cartridge and leave from the filtering surface of air filtration cartridge from the connection interface of air filtration cartridge building block, walk around the filtering surface of air filtration cartridge.Therefore, major function due to air filtration cartridge is the fact by the fine hair be present in recirculation air and/or velveteen powder collection being filtered through in air filtration cartridge the recirculation air of air filtration cartridge, therefore the fine hair existed in the recirculation air walking around air filtration cartridge and/or velveteen particle are not filtered cylinder and filter and may land and then be deposited in air circulation duct, instead of land and be deposited on air filtration cartridge on the surface.In fact, such as, the a part of recirculation dry air walking around air filtration cartridge may through following gap: these gaps certainly exist in air filtration cartridge and relevant seat, easily remove to allow air filtration cartridge easily to insert in air filtration cylinder base or from air filtration cylinder base.Therefore fine hair and/or velveteen particle deposition are in these gaps, and are deposited on the external surface peripheral of air filtration cartridge especially.

Therefore, there is following practical risk: be deposited on the air duct that fine hair between the outer surface of air filtration cartridge and air filtration cylinder base and/or velveteen particle enter clothesdrier, consequently this fine hair and/or velveteen particle arrive hot air generator, thus the heat exchange decreasing dry air stream and/or decrease between dry air and air-cooling apparatus, thus compromise machine performance.

This problem is general for all air filtration cartridges as Types Below: as described in air filtration cartridge to be inserted into removably in air re-circulation pipeline and to need the gap for being inserted into by air filtration cartridge in corresponding seat/being removed from corresponding seat by air filtration cartridge.

The object of the present invention is to provide a kind of clothesdrier with following air filtration cartridge: this air filtration cartridge allows to reduce at the ducted fine hair of part air re-circulation arrived by the recirculation dry air walking around air filtration cartridge and/or velveteen particle accumulation.

Summary of the invention

In an aspect in accordance with the invention, in accordance with above object, there is provided a kind of clothesdrier, this clothesdrier has according to an embodiment of the invention and preferably but non-essential the air filtration cartridge according to arbitrary improvement embodiment of this embodiment.

Clothesdrier of the present invention comprises clothing process chamber, dry air circulating line and dry air cartridge filter, this dry air circulating line extends through clothing process chamber, this clothing process chamber has the dry air exit section for discharging dry air from this room, and this dry air cartridge filter is coupled in the seat be formed in air exit section removably.

In addition, described dry air cartridge filter comprises two shells, the first air-permeable surface and the second air-permeable surface that are associated with each other, this first air-permeable surface extends from a shell described two shells towards another shell to allow dry air to enter air filtration cartridge, this second air-permeable surface is used for allowing to discharge dry air from air filtration cartridge, and first surface is connected by lateral sidewalls with second surface.

The feature of clothesdrier of the present invention is, is formed with at least one dry air import through opening in a part for described transverse wall, when cylinder is coupled in seat, in a described part for described transverse wall is shelved and is present.

By the present invention, at least one air intlet described prevents from being distributed in through opening walks around fine hair in the dry air of air filtration cartridge and/or velveteen particle deposition in dry air recirculation conduit.In other words, at least one air intlet described allows to be distributed in the dry air walking around air filtration cartridge through opening and the fine hair be deposited on the outer surface of air filtration cartridge and air filtration cylinder base and/or velveteen particle to be inhaled in air filtration cartridge and to be trapped in air filtration cartridge.By which, prevent on described fine hair and/or velveteen particle deposition to air re-circulation pipeline and block and contaminated air cooling device, air-cooling apparatus makes the condensate moisture existed in the dry air of air re-circulation pipeline Inner eycle.

In addition, by the present invention, at least one opening described prevents fine hair and/or velveteen particle to be collected at during dry run around air filtration cartridge and therefore drops to when removing air filtration cartridge in air re-circulation pipeline.

In the present invention, term " two shells be associated with each other " refers to following situation: the first shell and the second shell can be to be engaged with each other/to assemble two (that is, the independently) elements be separated being formed and be roughly formed as individual unit in time being fitted to the air filtration cartridge in the air filtration cylinder base be arranged in air exit section at them.But same term also can refer to have the Part I that is for good and all engaged with each other and can be engaged with each other and the first shell of Part II separated from one another and the second shell.Exemplarily, two shells can comprise the articulated section of connection part and for good and all engagement with shell, and this connection part allows shell to be coupled to each other removably by making shell rotate around articulated section.In this way, defining can with the air filtration cartridge of the mode opening/closing as book.

In an embodiment of the invention, described first air-permeable surface is only formed on a shell, and the second shell does not have described first air-permeable surface.In this embodiment, the second shell could be attached to the first shell to be formed for being filtered through the bag-like of dry air wherein or bag-shaped structure.

In the second preferred embodiment, each shell includes the first air-permeable surface extended towards another shell.In other words, the first shell and the second shell include described first air-permeable surface allowing described dry air to enter air filtration cartridge.First air-permeable surface is exposed to clothing process chamber usually.

By which, on the one hand, when the first shell and the second shell are engaged with each other roughly to form individual unit, the first air-permeable surface of the first shell is adjacent with the first air-permeable surface of the second shell to form roughly single larger air-permeable surface.On the other hand, when the first shell and the second shell are spaced apart from each other, each one in the first shell and the second shell includes corresponding first air-permeable surface thereon to form two independent the first air-permeable surface.

In addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, described first air-permeable surface of the first shell has the shape roughly complementary with the shape of described first air-permeable surface of the second shell, together with being engaged with each other with described first air-permeable surface of described first air-permeable surface with the second shell that make the first shell.

In addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, described first air-permeable surface of the first shell and described first air-permeable surface of the second shell are the shape of roughly tabular.

In addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, described first air-permeable surface is provided with multiple air adjacent one another are through hole and/or aperture.

In addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, described multiple air has the edge of rounding through aperture.

According to the present invention, air filtration cartridge comprises the second air-permeable surface, and this second air-permeable surface is arranged in fine hair in the dry air being distributed in and entering in cylinder and/or velveteen particle when being gone out by filter screen filtration, for discharging dry air from cylinder.Consider that dry air stream is through cylinder, and this second air-permeable surface is arranged on the downstream of the first air-permeable surface.Screen pack is arranged between the first air-permeable surface and the second air-permeable surface or preferably in the second air-permeable surface.

In the present invention, term " lateral sidewalls " refers to it is not any air filtration cartridge part that described first air-permeable surface and the second air-permeable surface are connected to each other by the part but contribute to of described first air-permeable surface or the second air-permeable surface.

In addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, described transverse wall is arranged in the top of described air filtration cartridge, when air filtration cartridge is coupled in seat, this top is shelved on described seat.

In addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, described clothing process chamber is formed by the interior zone of swing roller, this interior zone can be touched by load/unload opening, load/unload opening is arranged on clothesdrier casing and also can be closed by door, allows user to carry out load/unload clothes items by this load/unload opening.

In addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, described transverse wall comprises at least the first transverse wall be arranged on towards in the position of the door of being closed by clothing process chamber.

In addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, described transverse wall comprises at least the second wall laterally extended relative to the open ended side of clothing process chamber.

In addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, described transverse wall comprises two to the continuous sequence of described first wall and the second wall to form the circumference corresponding with described first air-permeable surface, wherein, this circumference is made up of a series of continuous wall, described a series of continuous wall comprises the first antetheca towards the door of being closed by clothing process chamber, relative to the second wall that described first antetheca laterally extends, preferably be roughly parallel to described first antetheca extend and towards the 3rd rear wall of clothing process chamber and laterally extend relative to described first antetheca and the 3rd rear wall and be preferably roughly parallel to described second wall extend wall.

In addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, the length of described first antetheca and described 3rd rear wall is roughly equal.

In addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, described second wall laterally extended relative to described first antetheca and the 3rd rear wall and the length of described wall roughly equal.

In addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, the length of described first antetheca and described 3rd wall is larger than the width of described second wall and described wall.

In addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, at least described first wall and the second wall are at its formation turning, interconnective region place.

In addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, each transverse wall of described continuous print transverse wall centering is all at its formation turning, interconnective region place.

In addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, described transverse wall forms four turnings altogether at its interconnective region place.

In addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, at least one dry air import described extends on described first antetheca and/or described 3rd rear wall through opening.

Pass through which, at least one dry air import described extends on described first antetheca and/or described 3rd rear wall through opening, described first antetheca roughly extends along the side towards the door of being closed by clothing process chamber of air filtration cartridge, and described 3rd rear wall roughly extends along the side towards clothing process chamber of air filtration cartridge.Therefore, at least one dry air import described extends through the longer side of opening along described transverse wall.

In addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, described dry air import extends through opening through at least one the dry air import in opening on described first antetheca, and described dry air import extends through opening through at least one the dry air import in opening on described 3rd rear wall.

In addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, at least one dry air import described extends on described second wall and/or described wall through opening.

By which, at least one dry air import described extends on described second wall and/or described wall through opening, and described second wall and/or described wall roughly extend along the cross side relative to load/unload opening of air filtration cartridge.Therefore, at least one dry air import described extends through the shorter side of opening along described transverse wall.

In addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, described dry air import extends through opening through at least one the dry air import in opening on described second wall, and described dry air import extends through opening through at least one the dry air import in opening on described wall.

In addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, described second wall comprises the closing line that two opening extend of two dry air imports through opening and two shells.

In addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, at least one dry air import described is formed by being engaged along closing line by two shells through opening.

In addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, at least one dry air import described extends across at least one turning in the described turning at the interconnective region place being formed in described first wall and the second wall or described 3rd wall and wall through opening.

In addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, described dry air import extends across through opening some turnings be interconnected in the described turning at region place being formed in described first wall, the second wall, the 3rd wall and wall.

In addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, described dry air import extends across each turning in the described turning at the interconnective region place being formed in described first wall, the second wall, the 3rd wall and wall through opening.

In addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, clothesdrier of the present invention also comprises the projecting rib on the outside being formed in described transverse wall, when dry air cartridge filter is coupled in seat, projecting rib and seat are interfered, thus keep shell to press together.

By which, described projecting rib allows the good contact between air filtration barrel shell.Therefore, otherwise can be reduced through the amount of air in gap of shell of the bad connection being present in air filtration cartridge or even eliminate, and result also reduces or even eliminate the amount of the fine hair that is distributed in dry air and/or velveteen particle, this fine hair and/or velveteen particle may to deposit on air re-circulation pipeline thus blocking and contaminated air cooling device, and air-cooling apparatus makes the condensate moisture existed in the dry air of air re-circulation pipeline Inner eycle.

In addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, described projecting rib can have and allows projecting rib and seat to interfere thus any suitable shape keeping shell to press together when dry air cartridge filter is coupled in seat.In addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, described projecting rib is strip, shaft-like, first quarter moon shape.

In addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, between described first air-permeable surface and described second air-permeable surface, be provided with abutment surface, with dry air cartridge filter is kept present in precalculated position in.

In addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, described projecting rib is arranged between described abutment surface and described first air-permeable surface.

In addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, described two shells surround two other inner casings.

In addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, described two shells and/or described two other shells are hinged on the side contrary with the first air-permeable surface of dry air cartridge filter each other.

In addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, described two other inner casings are hinged on a shell in described two shells.

In addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, described shell is hinged each other by any suitable Connection Element of the hinged member that is such as such as rotatably coupled to each other or hook or connection element and so on.

In addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, described shell allows any suitable limit on the corresponding limit being hinged to another shell hinged each other along a shell.

In addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, described shell is slidably coupled to each other.

In addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, described shell is fitted together removably by snap-in tightening member, and snap-in tightening member preferably includes one or more elastic tabs or the hook that the joint be removably formed on a shell is arranged on the corresponding seat on another shell.

In addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, each one in described two shells and/or described two other inner casings is provided with for blocking the screen pack being distributed in fine hair in dry air and/or velveteen particle, this screen pack determination filtering surface.

In addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, described shell all forms with each one in described two other inner casings the bivalve shape structure can opened in the mode as book.

In addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, manually operated buckle-type locking mechanism construction becomes to be used for optionally grappling shell and is coupled to each other to keep these shells.

In addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, described air filtration cartridge is provided with at least one recess, at least one recess described is coupled in recess for allowing the finger of user to hold cylinder when needed and to apply to be enough to remove from seat the power of air filtration cartridge.

In addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, described first air-permeable surface of air filtration cartridge is provided with at least one recess described.

In addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, described first air-permeable surface of air filtration cartridge is provided with at least two recesses in described recess, and described recess is coupled in recess for allowing the finger of user to hold cylinder when needed and to be applied for removing the power of air filtration cartridge from seat.

In addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, described at least two recesses are suitably spaced apart from each other the power for being removed from seat by air filtration cartridge when needed applied by user that distributes equably.

In addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, clothesdrier of the present invention also comprises and being positioned between air filtration cylinder base portion and described air filtration cartridge air filtration cartridge to be sealed to the packing ring in a portion.

By which, air filtration cartridge is inserted in its seat and covers dry air exit section hermetically, may walk around because this reducing the amount that air filtration cartridge enters the unfiltered dry air of dry air pipeline.

In addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, described packing ring extends a circle around the seat portion of process air exit section, and is anchored into the peripheral border in a portion by vertical projection, and this vertical projection to have a pair or more laterally projecting portion in every side of vertical projection.

In addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, described packing ring has outward flange, this outward flange has unlimited curved profile, and this curved profile is limited to the cavity between the upper area of curved profile and lower end area.

In addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, clothesdrier of the present invention also comprises and being configured to be shelved on the box like casing on floor.Casing is accommodating for utilizing the swing roller of the general cylindrical shape of dry air process clothes, and this swing roller is arranged in box like casing in the mode of axial-rotation.Swing roller has the end face opened wide directly passing opening towards the clothing load/unload in the antetheca being formed in casing.

In addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, door hinge be connected to casing antetheca and around preferably, but not necessarily vertical towards axis of reference rotate rotate to closed position and from closed position, in this closed position, door completely against antetheca to close clothing load/unload opening and roughly gas-tight seal swing roller.

In one embodiment, clothesdrier of the present invention is ventilating drier, and wherein, dry air is through open approach; In fact, process air sucks from the surrounding environment of clothesdrier, is heated and after flowing in cylinder, the described dry air with the moisture extracted from wet clothes is delivered to dryer outer by discharge tube by heater.

In another embodiment, clothesdrier of the present invention is so-called " condenser dryer "; Typical condenser dryer is the drying machine utilizing air-air interchanger or heat pump interchanger.In this condenser dryer, on the contrary, process air flows in the closed circuit, and wherein, the airflow circulating ground of heating is through hothouse and air-cooling apparatus, and air-cooling apparatus removes moisture from the air-flow leaving hothouse.In fact, process air is by being preferably electronic heater or heat by the condenser of heat pump unit before entering cylinder, and then air passes through in the air-air interchanger at drum outlet place or the evaporator cools of heat pump unit and dehumidifying.By the air stream that works in described closed-loop path at the moisture that must regain removal in the storage tank emptying termly by user.

According to a second aspect of the invention, in accordance with above object, provide a kind of clothesdrier, this clothesdrier has according to another embodiment of the present invention and the air filtration cartridge preferably, but not necessarily according to arbitrary improvement embodiment of this embodiment.

According to described second aspect, clothesdrier of the present invention comprises clothing process chamber, dry air circulating line and dry air cartridge filter, this dry air circulating line extends through clothing process chamber, this clothing process chamber has the dry air exit section for discharging dry air from this room, and this dry air cartridge filter is coupled in the seat be formed in air exit section removably.In addition, described dry air cartridge filter comprises two shells, the first air-permeable surface and the second air-permeable surface that are associated with each other, this first air-permeable surface extends from a shell described two shells towards another shell to allow dry air to enter air filtration cartridge, this second air-permeable surface is left from air filtration cartridge for allowing the dry air of discharging, and first surface is connected by lateral sidewalls with second surface.

According to described second aspect, the feature of clothesdrier of the present invention is, the outside of described transverse wall is formed with projecting rib, with when dry air cartridge filter is coupled in seat and seat interfere, thus keep shell press together.

By which, described projecting rib allows the good contact between air filtration barrel shell.Therefore, otherwise can be reduced through the amount of air in gap of shell of the bad connection being present in air filtration cartridge or even eliminate, and result also reduces or even eliminate the amount of the fine hair that is distributed in dry air and/or velveteen particle, this fine hair and/or velveteen particle can to deposit on air re-circulation pipeline thus blocking and contaminated air cooling device, and air-cooling apparatus makes the condensate moisture existed in the dry air of air re-circulation pipeline Inner eycle.

According to described second aspect, in addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, described projecting rib can have and allows projecting rib and seat to interfere thus any suitable shape keeping shell to press together when dry air cartridge filter is coupled in seat.In addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, described projecting rib is strip, shaft-like, first quarter moon shape.

According to described second aspect, term " two shells be associated with each other " refers to following situation: the first shell and the second shell can be to be engaged with each other/to assemble two (that is, the independently) elements be separated being formed and be roughly formed as individual unit in time being fitted to the air filtration cartridge in the air filtration cylinder base be arranged in air exit section at them.But, same term also can refer to have the Part I that is for good and all engaged with each other and can be engaged with each other and can be separated from one another the first shell of Part II and the second shell.Exemplarily, two shells can comprise the articulated section of connection part and for good and all engagement with shell, and this connection part allows shell to be coupled to each other removably by making shell rotate around articulated section.In this way, defining can with the air filtration cartridge of the mode opening/closing as book.

In an embodiment of described second aspect of the present invention, described first air-permeable surface is only formed on a shell, and the second shell does not have described first air-permeable surface.In this embodiment, the second shell could be attached to the first shell to be formed for being filtered through the bag-like of dry air wherein or bag-shaped structure.

In the second preferred embodiment of described second aspect of the present invention, each shell includes the first air-permeable surface extended towards another shell.In other words, the first shell and the second shell include described first air-permeable surface allowing described dry air to enter air filtration cartridge.First air-permeable surface is exposed to clothing process chamber usually.

According to described second aspect, in addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, described first air-permeable surface of the first shell has the shape roughly complementary with the shape of described first air-permeable surface of the second shell, to make described first air-permeable surface of the first shell and described first air-permeable surface of the second shell be engaged with each other.

According to described second aspect, in addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, described first air-permeable surface of the first shell and described first air-permeable surface of the second shell are the shape of roughly tabular.

According to described second aspect, in addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, described first air-permeable surface is provided with multiple air adjacent one another are through hole and/or aperture.

According to described second aspect, in addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, described multiple air has the edge of rounding through aperture.

According to the present invention, air filtration cartridge comprises the second air-permeable surface, and this second air-permeable surface is arranged in be distributed in and enters fine hair in the dry air of cylinder and/or velveteen particle when being gone out by filter screen filtration, for discharging dry air from cylinder.Consider the downstream through the dry air stream of cylinder, this second air-permeable surface being arranged on the first air-permeable surface.Screen pack is arranged between the first air-permeable surface and the second air-permeable surface or preferably in the second air-permeable surface.

According to described second aspect, term " lateral sidewalls " refers to not be described first air-permeable surface or the second air-permeable surface but contributes to any air filtration cartridge part of described first air-permeable surface and the second air-permeable surface being connected to each other.

According to described second aspect, in addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, described transverse wall is arranged in the top of described air filtration cartridge, when air filtration cartridge is coupled in seat, this top is shelved on described seat.

According to described second aspect, in addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, described clothing process chamber is formed by the interior zone of swing roller, this interior zone can be touched by load/unload opening, load/unload opening is arranged on clothesdrier casing and also can be closed by door, allows user to carry out load/unload clothes items by this load/unload opening.

According to described second aspect, in addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, described transverse wall comprises at least the first transverse wall be arranged on towards in the position of the door of being closed by clothing process chamber.

According to described second aspect, in addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, described transverse wall comprises at least the second wall laterally extended relative to the open ended side of clothing process chamber.

According to described second aspect, in addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, described transverse wall comprises two to the continuous sequence of described first wall and the second wall to form the circumference corresponding with described first air-permeable surface, wherein, this circumference is made up of a series of continuous wall, described a series of continuous wall comprises the first antetheca towards the door of being closed by clothing process chamber, relative to the second wall that described first antetheca laterally extends, preferably be roughly parallel to described first antetheca extend and towards the 3rd rear wall of clothing process chamber and laterally extend relative to described first antetheca and the 3rd rear wall and be preferably roughly parallel to described second wall extend wall.

According to described second aspect, in addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, the length of described first antetheca and described 3rd rear wall is roughly equal.

According to described second aspect, in addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, described second wall laterally extended relative to described first antetheca and the 3rd rear wall and the length of described wall roughly equal.

According to described second aspect, in addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, the length of described first antetheca and described 3rd wall is larger than the width of described second wall and described wall.

According to described second aspect, in addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, at least described first wall and the second wall are at its formation turning, interconnective region place.

According to described second aspect, in addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, each transverse wall of described continuous print transverse wall centering is all at its formation turning, interconnective region place.

According to described second aspect, in addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, described transverse wall forms four turnings altogether at its interconnective region place.

According to described second aspect, in addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, be provided with between described first air-permeable surface and described second air-permeable surface abutment surface with dry air cartridge filter is kept present in precalculated position in.

According to described second aspect, in addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, described projecting rib is arranged between described abutment surface and described first air-permeable surface.

According to described second aspect, in addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, described two shells surround two other inner casings.

According to described second aspect, in addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, described two shells and/or described two other shells are hinged on the side contrary with the first air-permeable surface of dry air cartridge filter each other.

According to described second aspect, in addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, described two other inner casings are hinged on a shell in described two shells.

According to described second aspect, in addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, described shell is hinged each other by any suitable Connection Element of the hinged member that is such as such as rotatably coupled to each other or hook or connection element and so on.

According to described second aspect, in addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, described shell allows any suitable limit on the corresponding limit being hinged to another shell hinged each other along a shell.

According to described second aspect, in addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, each one in described two shells and/or described two other inner casings is provided with the screen pack for blocking the velveteen be distributed in dry air.

According to described second aspect, in addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, described shell all forms with each one in described two other inner casings the bivalve shape structure can opened in the mode as book.

According to described second aspect, in addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, manually operated buckle-type locking mechanism construction becomes to be used for optionally grappling shell and is coupled to each other to keep these shells.

According to described second aspect, in addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, described air filtration cartridge is provided with at least one recess, and at least one recess described is coupled in recess for allowing the finger of user to hold cylinder when needed and to apply to be enough to remove from seat the power of air filtration cartridge.

According to described second aspect, in addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, described first air-permeable surface of air filtration cartridge is provided with at least one recess described.

According to described second aspect, in addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, described first air-permeable surface of air filtration cartridge is provided with at least two recesses in described recess, and described recess is coupled in recess for allowing the finger of user to hold cylinder when needed and to be applied for removing the power of air filtration cartridge from seat.

According to described second aspect, in addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, described at least two recesses are suitably spaced apart from each other the power for being removed from seat by air filtration cartridge when needed applied by user that distributes equably.

According to described second aspect, in addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, clothesdrier of the present invention also comprises and being positioned between air filtration cylinder base portion and described air filtration cartridge air filtration cartridge to be sealed to the packing ring in a portion.

According to described second aspect, in addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, described packing ring is extended a circle around the seat portion of process air exit section and is anchored into the peripheral border in a portion by vertical projection, and this vertical projection to have a pair or more laterally projecting portion in every side of vertical projection.

According to described second aspect, in addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, described packing ring has outward flange, this outward flange has unlimited curved profile, and this curved profile is limited to the cavity between the upper area of curved profile and lower end area.

According to described second aspect, in addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, clothesdrier of the present invention also comprises and being configured to be shelved on the box like casing on floor.Casing is accommodating for utilizing the swing roller of the general cylindrical shape of dry air process clothes, and this swing roller is arranged in box like casing in the mode of axial-rotation.Swing roller has the end face opened wide directly passing opening towards the clothing load/unload in the antetheca being formed in casing.

According to described second aspect, in addition and preferably, but not necessarily always, door hinge be connected to casing antetheca and around preferably, but not necessarily vertical towards axis of reference rotate rotate to closed position and from closed position, in this closed position, door completely against antetheca to close clothing load/unload opening and roughly gas-tight seal swing roller.

In another second embodiment, clothesdrier of the present invention is so-called " condenser dryer "; Typical condenser dryer is the drying machine utilizing air-air interchanger or heat pump interchanger.In this condenser dryer, on the contrary, process air flows in the closed circuit, and wherein, pass hothouse and air-cooling apparatus, air-cooling apparatus removes moisture from the air-flow leaving hothouse the airflow circulating through heating.In fact, process air is by being preferably electronic heater or heat by the condenser of heat pump unit before entering cylinder, and then air passes through in the air-air interchanger at drum outlet place or the evaporator cools of heat pump unit and dehumidifying.By the air stream that works in described closed-loop path at the moisture that must regain removal in the storage tank emptying termly by user.

Accompanying drawing explanation

By way of example non-limiting embodiment of the present invention is described now with reference to accompanying drawing, in the accompanying drawings:

-Fig. 1 is the stereogram of the rotary-drum home laundry drying machine that teaching according to the present invention realizes, and wherein, for clarity sake removes parts, and air filtration cartridge is positioned in corresponding seat;

-Fig. 2 is the zoomed-in view of the clothesdrier in Fig. 1, and wherein, the air filtration cartridge of the first embodiment removes from corresponding seat;

-Fig. 3 is the stereogram of the air filtration cartridge of Fig. 2, in the figure, shows the front side of air filtration cartridge, that is, pass the side of opening towards the clothing load/unload can closed by door;

-Fig. 4 is the stereogram of the rear side (that is, the side towards clothing process chamber of air filtration cartridge) of air filtration cartridge in Fig. 3;

The partial exploded perspective view that the air filtration cartridge that-Fig. 5 and Fig. 6 show Fig. 3 with Fig. 4 is opened in the mode as book;

-Fig. 7 is the enlarged drawing of the clothesdrier of Fig. 1, shows the air filtration cartridge according to the first embodiment be contained in corresponding seat;

-Fig. 8 is the enlarged drawing of Fig. 7, show when air filtration cartridge is inserted in corresponding seat, first projecting rib of the air filtration cartridge of the first embodiment and the front side (that is, passing the side of opening towards the clothing load/unload can closed by door) of corresponding seat engage;

-Fig. 9 is the enlarged drawing of Fig. 7, and show when air filtration cartridge is inserted in corresponding seat, the second projecting rib of the air filtration cartridge of the first embodiment engages with the rear side of corresponding seat;

-Figure 10 is the stereogram of the second embodiment of the air filtration cartridge removed from the corresponding seat the clothesdrier be formed in as shown in Figure 1, in the figure, show the front side of air filtration cartridge, that is, pass the side of opening towards the clothing load/unload can closed by door;

-Figure 11 is the stereogram of the 3rd embodiment of the air filtration cartridge removed from the corresponding seat the clothesdrier be formed in as shown in Figure 1, in the figure, show the front side of air filtration cartridge, that is, pass the side of opening towards the clothing load/unload can closed by door;

-Figure 12 is the stereogram of the 4th embodiment of the air filtration cartridge removed from the corresponding seat the clothesdrier be formed in as shown in Figure 1, in the figure, show the front side of air filtration cartridge, that is, pass the side of opening towards the clothing load/unload can closed by door;

-Figure 13 is the stereogram of the 5th embodiment of the air filtration cartridge of the clothesdrier of Fig. 1, in the figure, shows the front side of filter, that is, pass the side of opening towards the clothing load/unload can closed by door;

-Figure 14 is the stereogram of the rear side of the air filtration cartridge of Figure 13;

-Figure 15 shows the schematic diagram of the heat pump laundry dryer realized according to the specific embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed description of the invention

See figures.1.and.2, Reference numeral 1 represents the garment drying apparatus of preferably family expenses on the whole, and this garment drying apparatus comprises box like casing 2, and this box like casing 2 is configured to be shelved on floor.The swing roller 13 of the accommodating general cylindrical shape of casing 2, this swing roller 13 carrys out process clothes for utilizing the process air in clothing process chamber 3, and swing roller 13 is arranged in box like casing 2 in the mode of axial-rotation.Swing roller 13 directly passes opening 10 towards the clothing load/unload in the antetheca 8 being formed in casing 2; Therefore user is allowed to touch clothing in cylinder 13 through the door 4 at opening 10 place by the clothing load/unload that is arranged on of clothesdrier 1.The door 4 being hinged to the antetheca 8 of casing 2 around preferably but non-essential ground vertically towards axis of reference rotate and rotate to closed position and from closed position, in this closed position, door 4 leans against on antetheca 8 completely to close clothing load/unload opening 10 and gas-tight seal swing roller 13 substantially.

Clothesdrier 1 comprises in addition in box like casing 2: electro-motor (not illustrating in the drawings), and this electro-motor is mechanically connected to swing roller 13 and rotates around its longitudinal axis with head roll 13; Hot air generator, this hot air generator is configured to make the thermal current with low moisture levels circulate through swing roller 13, and thermal current flows through and drying is positioned at the clothing of cylinder 13 rapidly; And be finally control unit (not shown), a dry cycle in the dry cycle that this control unit control electro-motor and hot air generator execution user can select.Hot air generator comprises air duct 12, and this air duct 12 is for being supplied to clothing process chamber 3 by dry air and being used for discharging the dampish air of this richness from room 3.Hot air generator is provided with air filtration cartridge 5, and this air filtration cartridge 5 is coupled in the seat 6 be formed in air exit section 36 removably, and dry air is discharged from room 3 by this air exit section 36.Air filtration cartridge 5 is arranged for and prevents from being distributed in fine hair in the dry air leaving room 3 and/or velveteen particle contamination air duct 12 and pollute all operations parts arranged for making dry air circulate through clothing process chamber 3.When the part that packing ring 7 arranges present 6 is coupled in seat 6 with convenient cylinder 5 by trap between air filtration cartridge and seat 6.Packing ring 7 allows air filtration cartridge 5 to cover dry air exit section 36 hermetically, may walk around because this reducing the amount that air filtration cartridge enters the dry air of the filtered of dry air pipeline.

With reference to Fig. 2 to Fig. 7, show the first embodiment of the air filtration cartridge 5 of the clothesdrier of the present invention 1 according to Fig. 1.

Particularly with reference to Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, showing front view and the rearview of the air filtration cartridge 5 of the first embodiment, that is, is towards the side of door 4 and the side towards clothing process chamber 3 respectively when air filtration cartridge 5 is coupled in seat 6.Air filtration cartridge 5 shown in Fig. 3 and Fig. 4 is formed by the first shell 23a be associated with each other as follows and the second shell 23b: described mode achieves the air filtration cartridge 5 being in and closing configuration (that is, the operating position of being taked when it inserts in seat 6 by air filtration cartridge 5).

In the air filtration cartridge 5 illustrated in figs. 3 and 4, the first shell 23a and the second shell 23b both comprises towards another shell 23b, 23a extension and corresponding first air-permeable surface 21 be made up of the multiple holes 20 for allowing dry air to enter air filtration cartridge 5.In addition, air filtration cartridge 5 comprises the second air-permeable surface 22 for allowing to discharge from air filtration cartridge 5 dry air.

As shown in Figure 3 and Figure 4, first surface 21 and second surface 22 by being positioned at lateral sidewalls 24a in the top of air filtration cartridge 5,24b, 24c, 24d be connected to each other.When air filtration cartridge 5 inserts in seat 6 and door 4 closes load/unload opening 10, the open ended side that before first, lateral sidewalls 24a is roughly parallel to clothing process chamber 3 extends and towards door 4, second transverse wall 24b laterally extends relative to the open ended side of above-mentioned clothing process chamber 3, after 3rd transverse wall 24c be roughly parallel to this before first transverse wall 24a to extend and relative with transverse wall 24a before first, and when air filtration cartridge 5 inserts in seat 6 towards clothing process chamber 3, and the 4th transverse wall 24d be roughly parallel to this second transverse wall 24b extend and relative with the second transverse wall 24b.First transverse wall 24a and the 3rd transverse wall 24c is at each formation turning, region place 28 be connected to each other with described second transverse wall 24b and the 4th transverse wall 24d.

In first embodiment of the air filtration cartridge 5 shown in Fig. 2 to Fig. 7, be formed in the part generally by 24 transverse walls represented, when air filtration cartridge 5 is coupled in seat 6 in this parts rest present 6 by the 9 dry air imports represented through opening generally.This opening is formed as the groove be manufactured in a part for transverse wall 24, thus allows a certain amount of dry air through air filtration cartridge 5 and seat 6 thereof to enter cylinder 5 and remove the fine hair and/or velveteen particle that are distributed in the dry air of this amount and be cleaned.Opening 9 allows the tomentum be deposited between the outer surface of air filtration cartridge 5 and seat 6 to suck and is retained in cylinder 5.

Especially, in the first embodiment of air filtration cartridge 5 shown in Figure 3, in the part be connected to each other with the second transverse wall 24b that dry air import is formed in transverse wall 24a before first through opening 9a, that is, at 28a place, turning.In addition, in first embodiment of air filtration cartridge 5 still shown in Figure 3, dry air import through opening 9b be formed in the second transverse wall 24b with the 3rd after in the part that is connected to each other of transverse wall 24c (only can observe in the diagram), that is, at 28b place, turning.As shown in Figure 3, dry air import extends along the second transverse wall 24b through opening 9a towards dry air import through opening 9b; It is separated from one another along the closing line 27 of joint two shells 23a, 23b that dry air import passes opening 9b through opening 9a and dry air import.

In first embodiment of air filtration cartridge 5 shown in Figure 3, two projecting rib 11a are also formed on the outside of transverse wall 24a before first, near turning 28a, 28d of being formed with the second transverse wall 24b and the 4th transverse wall 24d (only can observe in the diagram) respectively by transverse wall 24a before first.This projecting rib 11a, 11b are arranged for when dry air cartridge filter 5 is coupled in seat 6 and seat 6 is interfered, thus keep shell 23a, 23b to press together.

In addition, Fig. 3 also show two recesses 29a, 29b being positioned in the first air-permeable surface 21, to allow user to be inserted into by his finger to apply the power being enough to remove air filtration cartridge 5 from seat 6 when needed in recess 29a, 29b, such as, for performing cleaning operation.

In addition, Fig. 3 and Fig. 4 also show manually operated buckle-type locking mechanism 26, and this locking mechanism 26 is configured for optionally grappling shell 23a, 23b and is coupled to each other to keep these shells.Manually operated buckle-type locking mechanism 26 is positioned in the first air-permeable surface 21.

Similarly, Fig. 4 shows the rearview of the air filtration cartridge 5 of the first embodiment.Especially, Fig. 4 shows along the 4th transverse wall 24d formation and surrounds the dry air import of turning 28c through opening 9c, and in the 28c of turning, after the 4th transverse wall 24d and the 3rd, transverse wall 24c is connected to each other.In addition, dry air import can also be observed in the diagram through opening 9d, in the part that before dry air import is formed in the 4th transverse wall 24d and first of transverse wall through opening 9d, transverse wall 24a (only can observe in figure 3) is connected to each other wherein, namely at 28d place, turning.As shown in Figure 4, dry air import extends along the 4th transverse wall 24d through opening 9d towards dry air import through opening 9c; It is separated from one another along the closing line 27 of joint two shells 23a, 23b that dry air import passes opening 9d through opening 9c and dry air import.

In first embodiment of air filtration cartridge 5 shown in Figure 4, projecting rib 11b is also formed on the outside of transverse wall 24c after the 3rd, near the turning 28c being connected to each other by the 3rd rear transverse wall 24c and the 4th transverse wall 24d and being formed.Other projecting rib (not illustrating in figs. 3 and 4) is also formed on the outside of transverse wall 24c after the 3rd, near the turning 28b being connected to each other by the 3rd rear transverse wall 24c and the second transverse wall 24b and being formed.Equally, this projecting rib 11b allows when dry air cartridge filter 5 is coupled in seat 6 and seat 6 is interfered, thus keeps shell 23a, 23b to press together.

Fig. 5 and Fig. 6 shows the partial exploded perspective view of the first embodiment of the air filtration cartridge 5 described in Fig. 3 and Fig. 4 opened with different angles in the mode as book.

Can clearly observe in fig. 5 and fig. in the first embodiment of air filtration cartridge 5, shell 23a, 23b both comprise the first air-permeable surface 21 extended towards another shell 23b, 23a.Four dry air imports can also be observed in fig. 5 and fig. through opening 9a, 9b, 9c, 9d.

The air filtration cartridge 5 of Fig. 5 and Fig. 6 illustrates that two shells 23a, 23b surround two other shell 32a, 32b.Two shells 23a, 23b are hinged on the side 25 contrary with the first air-permeable surface 21 of dry air cartridge filter 5 each other, and two other inner casing 32a, 32b are also hinged on side 25 each other.In addition, two other shell 32a, 32b are hinged in the one in two shells 23a, 23b, specifically on shell 23a.

Two shells 23a, 23b and two other inner casing 32a, 32b are provided with for blocking the screen pack 40 being distributed in fine hair in dry air and/or velveteen particle.This screen pack 40 is arranged in the second air-permeable surface 22.

Fig. 7 is the amplification sectional view of the clothesdrier of Fig. 1, and it illustrates according to the air filtration cartridge 5 in accommodating present 6 of above the first embodiment with reference to Fig. 2 to Fig. 6 description.Also show in Fig. 7 and be formed according to the dry air import in the air filtration cartridge 5 of the first embodiment through opening 9.

Fig. 8 and Fig. 9 is the enlarged drawing of the part of irising out on the left side of Fig. 7 and on right side respectively.

Fig. 8 better illustrates the first projecting rib 11a on the outside being formed in transverse wall 24a before first of the first embodiment of air filtration cartridge 5; When air filtration cartridge 5 inserts in seat 6, the front side (that is, passing the side of opening 10 towards the clothing load/unload can closed by door 4) of the first projecting rib 11a and seat 6 engages.When dry air cartridge filter 5 is coupled in seat 6, the first projecting rib 11a allows together with shell 23a, 23b be kept to be pressed against along its closing line 27 by interfering with seat 6.

Also show packing ring 7 in the figure 7, the part (abutment surface 30) that this packing ring 7 has the abutting air filtration cartridge 5 around seat 6 extends a lateral cross section shape of enclosing.Packing ring 7 is anchored into the peripheral border 33 of seat 6 by the some contact points limited by vertical projection 34, and this vertical projection 34 to have a pair or more laterally projecting portion 35 in every side of vertical projection 34.

Fig. 9 better illustrates the second projecting rib 11b on the outside being formed in transverse wall 24c after the 3rd of the first embodiment of air filtration cartridge 5; When air filtration cartridge 5 inserts in seat 6, the rear side (that is, towards the side of clothing process chamber 3) of the second projecting rib 11b and corresponding seat 6 engages.When dry air cartridge filter 5 is coupled in seat 6, the second projecting rib 11b allows together with shell 23a, 23b be kept to be pressed against along its closing line 27 by interfering with seat 6.

Fig. 7 also show and is arranged between the first air-permeable surface 21 and the second air-permeable surface 22 for dry air cartridge filter 5 being kept the abutment surface 30 in the precalculated position in present 6.Projecting rib 11a, 11b are arranged between abutment surface 30 and the first air-permeable surface 21.

The first embodiment above with reference to the air filtration cartridge 5 shown in Fig. 2 to Fig. 9 makes clothesdrier 1 of the present invention improve cloth drying performance.In fact, be formed in dry air import in connection first air-permeable surface 21 of transverse wall 24 and the part of the second air-permeable surface 22 prevent a certain amount of dry air leaving clothing process chamber 3 from walking around air filtration cartridge 5 through the existence of opening 9 and the fine hair preventing from being distributed in the dry air of this amount and/or velveteen particle deposition on dry air circulating line 12, wherein, first air-permeable surface 21 enters air filtration cartridge 5 for allowing dry air, and the second air-permeable surface 22 discharges dry air for allowing from air filtration cartridge 5.Dry air import also allows the gathering of fine hair through opening 9.

With reference to Figure 10, show the second embodiment of the air filtration cartridge 5 of the clothesdrier of the present invention 1 according to Fig. 1.In Fig. 10, identical Reference numeral represents identical parts.

The difference of the first embodiment of the second embodiment of the air filtration cartridge 52 shown in Figure 10 and the air filtration cartridge 5 shown in Fig. 2 to Fig. 9 is only the following fact: in this second embodiment, there is not the first projecting rib 11a disclosed in the first embodiment and the second projecting rib 11b.

In this second embodiment of air filtration cartridge 52 shown in Figure 10, also deposit the identical dry air import of the first embodiment of air filtration cartridge shown in Figure 3 through opening 9a, 9b, 9c and 9d.Even if not shown in Figure 10, the dry air import of the first embodiment of the air filtration cartridge shown in Fig. 4 is also present in the second embodiment of air filtration cartridge 52 through opening 9c.

Similar with the first embodiment, in this second embodiment of air filtration cartridge 52, two shells 23a, 23b also can surround two other inner casing 32a, 32b.

With reference to Figure 11, show the 3rd embodiment of the air filtration cartridge 53 of the clothesdrier of the present invention 1 according to Fig. 1.In fig. 11, identical Reference numeral represents identical parts.

3rd embodiment of the air filtration cartridge 53 shown in Figure 11 and the second embodiment of the air filtration cartridge shown in Figure 10 52 similar.In fact, described by the second embodiment of the air filtration cartridge 52 as shown in reference Figure 10, there is not the first projecting rib 11a disclosed in the first embodiment and the second projecting rib 11b in the third embodiment yet.But, the difference of the 3rd embodiment of the air filtration cartridge 53 shown in Figure 11 and the second embodiment of the air filtration cartridge shown in Figure 10 52 is the following fact: in the 3rd embodiment of air filtration cartridge 53, dry air import is only formed in the second transverse wall 24b on through opening 93a, 93b and/or other dry air imports are passed opening and are similar to opening 93a, 93b and are only formed on the 4th transverse wall 24d, although these other openings are not shown in Figure 11, be also like this.In this embodiment, dry air import does not extend across transverse wall 24a and 24c through opening 93a, 93b and other openings be formed on the 4th transverse wall 24d.In other words, dry air import does not extend across turning 28a, 28b, 28c, the 28d at the end opposite place of the second transverse wall 24b and the 4th transverse wall 24d through opening 93a, 93b and other openings be formed on the 4th transverse wall 24d.In addition, two shells 23a, 23b closing line 27 be formed in two dry air imports on the second transverse wall 24b through opening 93a, 93b and be formed in two on the 4th transverse wall 24d other dry air imports through opening extend.

Similar with the first embodiment, in the 3rd embodiment of air filtration cartridge 53, two shells 23a, 23b also can surround two other inner casing 32a, 32b.

With reference to Figure 12, show the 4th embodiment of the air filtration cartridge 54 of the clothesdrier of the present invention 1 according to Fig. 1.In fig. 12, identical Reference numeral represents identical parts.

4th embodiment of the air filtration cartridge 54 shown in Figure 12 and the 3rd embodiment of the air filtration cartridge shown in Figure 11 53 similar.In fact, described by the 3rd embodiment of the air filtration cartridge 53 as shown in reference Figure 11, in the 4th embodiment of air filtration cartridge 54, there is not the first projecting rib 11a disclosed in the first embodiment and the second projecting rib 11b yet.But, the difference of the 4th embodiment of the air filtration cartridge 54 shown in Figure 12 and the 3rd embodiment of the air filtration cartridge shown in Figure 11 53 is the following fact: in the 4th embodiment of air filtration cartridge 54, before dry air import is only formed in first through opening 94e, 94f, upper and/or other dry air imports of transverse wall 24a are similar to opening 94e, 94f through opening and are only formed in the 3rd afterwards on transverse wall 24c, although these openings are not shown in Figure 12, be also like this.In this embodiment, dry air import does not extend across transverse wall 24b and 24d through opening 94e, 94f and other openings be formed on the 3rd transverse wall 24c.In other words, dry air import does not extend across turning 28a, 28b, 28c, the 28d at the end opposite place of transverse wall 24a and the 3rd transverse wall 24c before first through opening 94e, 94f and other openings be formed on the 3rd transverse wall 24c.

Similar with the first embodiment, in the 4th embodiment of air filtration cartridge 54, two shells 23a, 23b also can surround two other inner casing 32a, 32b.

With reference to Figure 13 and Figure 14, show the 5th embodiment of the air filtration cartridge 55 of the clothesdrier of the present invention 1 according to Fig. 1.In figs. 13 and 14, identical Reference numeral represents identical parts.

Figure 13 and Figure 14 respectively illustrates front view and the rearview of the 5th embodiment of air filtration cartridge 55, namely, when air filtration cartridge 55 is coupled in seat 6, towards the clothing load/unload can closed by door 4 through the side of opening 10 and the side towards clothing process chamber 3.

Air filtration cartridge 55 shown in Figure 13 and Figure 14 is formed by the first shell 23a be associated with each other as follows and the second shell 23b: which realizes being in the air filtration cartridge 55 of closing configuration (that is, the operating position of being taked when it inserts in seat 6 by air filtration cartridge 55).

In the air filtration cartridge 55 illustrated in figs. 13 and 14, the first shell 23a and the second shell 23b includes and extends and corresponding first air-permeable surface 21 be made up of the multiple holes 20 for allowing dry air to enter air filtration cartridge 5 towards another shell 23b, 23a.In addition, air filtration cartridge 55 comprises the second air-permeable surface 22 for allowing to discharge from air filtration cartridge 55 dry air.

As shown in Figure 13 and Figure 14, first surface 21 and second surface 22 by being positioned at lateral sidewalls 24a in the top of air filtration cartridge 55,24b, 24c, 24d be connected to each other.When air filtration cartridge 55 inserts in seat 6 and door 4 closes this load/unload opening 10, the open ended side that before first, lateral sidewalls 24a is roughly parallel to clothing process chamber 3 extends and towards door 4, second transverse wall 24b laterally extends relative to the open ended side of above clothing process chamber 3, after 3rd transverse wall 24c be roughly parallel to this before first transverse wall 24a extend and with this before first transverse wall 24a relative, and when air filtration cartridge 55 inserts in seat 6 towards clothing process chamber 3, and the 4th transverse wall 24d be roughly parallel to this second transverse wall 24b extend and relative with this second transverse wall 24b.

In the front view of the 5th embodiment of air filtration cartridge 55 shown in Figure 13, two projecting rib 11a are formed on the outside of transverse wall 24a before first, are positioned at the contrary end regions of transverse wall 24a before first.Similarly, in the rearview of the 5th embodiment of air filtration cartridge 55 shown in Figure 14, two projecting rib 11b are formed on the outside of transverse wall 24c after the 3rd, are positioned at the contrary end regions of transverse wall 24c after the 3rd.Two the projecting rib 11a be formed on the outside of transverse wall 24a before first preferably have first quarter moon shape shape, and two the projecting rib 11b be formed in highlightedly on the outside of the 3rd rear transverse wall 24c preferably have streaky shape, although also can use the projecting rib of any shape.

When dry air cartridge filter 55 is coupled in seat 6, these projecting ribs 11a, 11b allow each shell in shell 23a, 23b and seat 6 to interfere, thus keep these shells 23a, 23b to be pressed against together.Abutment surface 30 is arranged between the first air-permeable surface 21 and the second air-permeable surface 22, to be kept in the precalculated position in present 6 by dry air cartridge filter 55.Projecting rib 11a, 11b are arranged between abutment surface 30 and the first air-permeable surface 21.

The concrete front view with reference to the air filtration cartridge 55 shown in Figure 13, air filtration cartridge 55 preferably can be opened in the mode as book.The air filtration cartridge 55 of Figure 13 and Figure 14 shows two shells 23a, 23b and surrounds two other inner casing 32a, 32b.Two shells 23a, 23b are hinged on the side 25 contrary with the first air-permeable surface 21 of dry air cartridge filter 55 each other, and two other inner casing 32a, 32b are also hinged on side 25 each other.In addition, two other shell 32a, 32b are hinged in the one in two shells 23a, 23b, especially on shell 23a.

In addition, Figure 13 and Figure 14 also shows manually operated buckle-type locking mechanism 26, and this locking mechanism 26 is configured for optionally grappling shell 23a, 23b and is coupled to each other to keep these shells.Manually operated buckle-type locking mechanism 26 is positioned in the first air-permeable surface 21.

The 5th embodiment above with reference to the air filtration cartridge 55 shown in Figure 13 and Figure 14 makes clothesdrier 1 of the present invention improve cloth drying performance.In fact, owing to there is projecting rib 11a, 11b, the outside that this projecting rib 11a, 11b are formed in the transverse wall 24 of connection first air-permeable surface 21 and the second air-permeable surface 22 is interfered with seat 6, wherein the first air-permeable surface 21 enters air filtration cartridge 55 for allowing dry air, second air-permeable surface 22 discharges dry air for allowing from air filtration cartridge 55, makes shell 23a, 23b keep when dry air cartridge filter 55 is coupled in seat 6 being pressed against together.By this way, otherwise can be reduced through the air capacity in gap of shell of the bad connection being present in air filtration cartridge or even be eliminated, and consequently also reduce or even eliminate the amount that may deposit to fine hair on air re-circulation pipeline 12 and/or velveteen particle be distributed in dry air.

In the detailed description of the invention of clothesdrier of the present invention, clothesdrier 1 is heat pump exchange type condenser dryer, as schematically shown in Figure 15, in fig .15, show for the process air circulation duct 12 of transport process air by cylinder 13 and heat pump components 14.Process air circulation duct 12 is generally closed circuit air re-circulation pipeline, and two ends of this closed circuit air re-circulation pipeline are fluidly connected to swing roller 13 on the opposition side of swing roller 13; The electric centrifugal fan 31 of locating along process air circulation duct 12 produces the air-flow flowing through swing roller 13 in process air circulation duct 12.Air filtration cartridge 5 is arranged on the air exit section 36 of discharging dry air from cylinder 13.Air filtration cartridge 5 filters out and is distributed in fine hair in dry air and/or velveteen particle.Arrow in Figure 15 shows the direction of the air in process air circulation duct 12.

Concrete with reference to Figure 15, heat pump components 14 schematically comprises:

-the first air/refrigerant heat exchanger 15, this first air/refrigerant heat exchanger 15 is located along process air circulation duct 12, and is configured for the air-flow of cooling from swing roller 13 with the unnecessary moisture in condensation and restriction air-flow;

-the second air/refrigerant heat exchanger 16, this second air/refrigerant heat exchanger 16 is positioned at the downstream of the first heat exchanger 15 along process air circulation duct 12, and this second air/refrigerant heat exchanger 16 is configured for heating from the first heat exchanger 15 and the air-flow of directed time swing roller 13, the air-flow reentered in swing roller 13 is made to be heated to the temperature higher or more equal with it than the temperature of the air flowing out swing roller 13;

-electronic compressing apparatus of refrigerant 17, this electronic compressing apparatus of refrigerant 17 is plugged between the refrigerant outlet of the first heat exchanger 15 and the refrigerant inlet of the second heat exchanger 16, and this electronic compressing apparatus of refrigerant 17 is configured for compressing the gaseous refrigerant guided towards the second heat exchanger 16, make refrigerant pressure and temperature at the refrigerant inlet place of the second heat exchanger 16 than higher at the refrigerant outlet place of the first heat exchanger 15; And

-expansion valve or similar passive/by the refrigerant expansion device 18 handled (such as, capillary, thermostatic valve or electric control expansion valve), this expansion valve or similar passive/be plugged between the refrigerant outlet of the second heat exchanger 16 and the refrigerant inlet of the first heat exchanger 15 by the refrigerant expansion device 18 handled, and be configured to the expansion causing the cold-producing medium guided towards the first air/refrigerant heat exchanger 15, make refrigerant pressure and temperature at the refrigerant outlet place of the second heat exchanger 16 than higher at the refrigerant inlet place of the first heat exchanger 15;

-refrigerant loop 19, the component 15,16,17,18 of this refrigerant loop 19 for making refrigerant fluid circulate through heat pump components 14.

First air/refrigerant heat exchanger 15 is commonly called " evaporimeter " or " gas heater " of heat pump components 14, and the first air/refrigerant heat exchanger 15 is configured so that can flow through this first air/refrigerant heat exchanger 15 from the air-flow of swing roller 13 and the cold-producing medium of low-pressure low-temperature of the suction inlet that is directed to compressing apparatus of refrigerant 17 simultaneously, thus allow the cold-producing medium with the temperature lower than the temperature of air-flow to absorb heat from air-flow, therefore cause the condensation from the excessive moisture in the air-flow of swing roller 13.

Second air/refrigerant heat exchanger 16 is commonly called " condenser " or " gas cooler " of heat pump components 14, and the second air/refrigerant heat exchanger 16 is configured so that the air-flow of directed time swing roller 13 and can flows through this second air/refrigerant heat exchanger 16 from the cold-producing medium of the high pressure-temperature of the delivery outlet of compressing apparatus of refrigerant 17 simultaneously, thus the cold-producing medium allowing to have the temperature higher than the temperature of air-flow by thermal release to air-flow, therefore heat the air-flow of directed time swing roller 13.

Significantly, but, when not departing from scope of the present invention, various change can be made to clothesdrier 1 as herein described.

Such as, in other detailed description of the invention (not illustrating in the drawings) of the present invention, clothesdrier can be ventilating drier, wherein, dry air is through open approach, and the dry air with the moisture extracted from wet clothes transfers to the outside of clothesdrier by discharge tube.In another embodiment of the present invention, clothesdrier can be " condenser dryer " type utilizing the air-air interchanger substituting above-mentioned heat pump interchanger.

In addition, with reference to the dry air cartridge filter 5 of the first embodiment shown in Fig. 2 to Fig. 9 show be formed in described first before transverse wall 24a outside on projecting rib 11a and be formed in the existence of both the projecting rib 11b on the outside of transverse wall 24c after the described 3rd.But, in the other embodiment do not illustrated in the drawings of dry air cartridge filter, can only before described first transverse wall 24a outside on form projecting rib 11a, or can only after the described 3rd transverse wall 24c outside on form projecting rib 11b.

In addition, dry air cartridge filter 52,53,54 respectively with reference to the second embodiment shown in Figure 10, Figure 11 and Figure 12, the 3rd embodiment and the 4th embodiment shows the existence of the dry air import in the part being formed in described transverse wall 24a, 24b, 24c, 24d through opening 9a, 9b, 9c, 9d, 93a, 93b, 94e, 94f, and on the outside of described transverse wall, there is not projecting rib 11a, 11b of any kind.But, the other embodiment do not illustrated in the drawings of dry air cartridge filter can be similar with described second embodiment, the 3rd embodiment and the 4th embodiment, difference to be on the outside that projecting rib 11a is formed in transverse wall 24a before described first and/or after the 3rd transverse wall 24c outside on.According to other embodiments, dry air cartridge filter can be similar with described second embodiment, the 3rd embodiment and the 4th embodiment, difference is that projecting rib 11b is formed on the outside of transverse wall 24c after the described 3rd, described in the first embodiment of the air filtration cartridge as shown in Fig. 2 to Fig. 9.

In addition, according to first embodiment of the invention, the dry air cartridge filter 5,52,53 of the second embodiment and the 3rd embodiment can be provided with the dry air import of the closing line 27 extending across two shells 23a, 23b through opening 9a, 9b, 9c, 9d, 93a, 93b.In other words, can be formed and extend continuously and the opening extended on two shells 23a, 23b along the second transverse wall 24b and/or the 4th transverse wall 24d.

In addition, clothesdrier constructed in accordance can comprise dry air cartridge filter, this dry air cartridge filter only comprises two shells, and does not comprise besieged other inner casings in the enclosure disclosed in embodiment with reference to the dry air cartridge filter shown in Fig. 2 to Figure 14.

Claims

1. a clothesdrier (1), described clothesdrier (1) comprises clothing process chamber (3) and dry air circulating line (12), described dry air circulating line (12) extends through described clothing process chamber (3), described clothing process chamber (3) has the dry air exit section (36) for discharging dry air from described room (3), wherein, described clothesdrier (1) also comprises dry air cartridge filter (5, 52, 53, 54, 55), described dry air cartridge filter (5, 52, 53, 54, 55) be coupled to removably in the seat (6) be formed in described air exit section (36), described dry air cartridge filter (5, 52, 53, 54, 55) comprising: two the shell (23a be associated with each other, 23b), first air-permeable surface (21) and the second air-permeable surface (22), described first air-permeable surface (21) is from a shell (23a, 23b) towards another shell (23b, 23a) extend to allow dry air to enter described air filtration cartridge (5, 52, 53, 54, 55), described second air-permeable surface (22) is for allowing from described air filtration cartridge (5, 52, 53, 54, 55) discharge dry air, described first surface (21) and described second surface (22) are by lateral sidewalls (24a, 24b, 24c, 24d) connect, it is characterized in that, described transverse wall (24a, 24b, 24c, at least one dry air import is formed through opening (9a in part 24d), 9b, 9c, 9d, 93a, 93b, 94e, 94f), when described air filtration cartridge (5, 52, 53, 54, 55) when being coupled in described seat (6), described transverse wall (24a, 24b, 24c, described part 24d) is shelved in described seat (6).

2. clothesdrier according to claim 1 (1), is characterized in that, each shell (23a, 23b) includes the first air-permeable surface (21) extended towards another shell (23b, 23a).

3. clothesdrier according to claim 1 and 2 (1), it is characterized in that, described clothing process chamber (3) can be touched by the load/unload opening (10) can closed by door (4), and described transverse wall (24a, 24b, 24c, 24d) comprise the first transverse wall (24a) towards described door (4) and/or the 3rd transverse wall (24c) towards described clothing process chamber (3), wherein, at least one dry air import described is through opening (9a, 9b, 9c, 9d, 94e, 94f) in described first transverse wall (24a) and/or the upper extension of described 3rd transverse wall (24c).

4. the clothesdrier (1) according to any one in aforementioned claim, it is characterized in that, described transverse wall (24a, 24b, 24c, 24d) comprises the second transverse wall (24b) and/or the 4th transverse wall (24d) that laterally extend relative to the open ended side of described clothing process chamber (3), wherein, at least one dry air import described above extends described second transverse wall (24b) and/or described 4th transverse wall (24d) through opening (9a, 9b, 9c, 9d, 93a, 93b).

5. clothesdrier according to claim 4 (1), it is characterized in that, described second transverse wall (24b) and/or described 4th transverse wall (24d) comprise the closing line (27) that described two openings (9a, 9b, 9c, 9d, 93a, 93b) extend of two dry air imports through opening (9a, 9b, 9c, 9d, 93a, 93b) and described two shells (23a, 23b).

6. clothesdrier according to claim 4 (1), it is characterized in that, at least one dry air import described is formed by engaging described two shells (23a, 23b) along closing line through opening (9a, 9b, 9c, 9d, 93a, 93b).

7. the clothesdrier (1) according to any one in claim 3 and claim 4 to 6, it is characterized in that, at least one in described first transverse wall (24a) and the 3rd transverse wall (24c) with described second transverse wall (24b) and/or the 4th formation turning, place, transverse wall (24d) interconnective region (28a, 28b, 28c, 28d), and at least one dry air import described extends across a turning in described turning (28) through opening (9a, 9b, 9c, 9d).

8. the clothesdrier (1) according to any one in aforementioned claim, it is characterized in that, the outside of described transverse wall (24a, 24b) is formed with projecting rib (11a, 11b), when being coupled in described seat (6) with box lunch described dry air cartridge filter (5,55), described projecting rib (11a, 11b) and described seat (6) are interfered, thus keep described shell (23a, 23b) to press together.

9. clothesdrier according to claim 8 (1), wherein, the abutment surface (30) in the precalculated position for being remained on by described dry air cartridge filter (5,55) in described seat (6) is provided with between described first air-permeable surface (21) and described second air-permeable surface (22), and wherein, described projecting rib (11a, 11b) is arranged between described abutment surface (30) and described first air-permeable surface (21).

10. a clothesdrier (1), described clothesdrier (1) comprises clothing process chamber (3) and dry air circulating line (12), described dry air circulating line (12) extends through described clothing process chamber (3), described clothing process chamber (3) has the dry air exit section (36) for discharging dry air from described room (3), wherein, described clothesdrier (1) also comprises dry air cartridge filter (5, 55), described dry air cartridge filter (5, 55) be coupled to removably in the seat (6) be formed in described air exit section (36), described dry air cartridge filter (5, 55) comprising: two the shell (23a be associated with each other, 23b), first air-permeable surface (21) and the second air-permeable surface (22), described first air-permeable surface (21) is from a shell (23a, 23b) towards another shell (23b, 23a) extend to allow dry air to enter described cylinder (5, 55), described second air-permeable surface (22) is for from described air filtration cartridge (5, 55) discharge dry air, described first surface (21) and described second surface (22) are by lateral sidewalls (24a, 24b, 24c, 24d) connect, it is characterized in that, at transverse wall (24a, outside 24c) is formed with projecting rib (11a, 11b), so that at described dry air cartridge filter (5, 55) when being coupled in described seat (6), described projecting rib (11a, 11b) interfere with described seat (6), thus keep described shell (23a, 23b) press together.

11. clothesdriers (1) according to any one in aforementioned claim, it is characterized in that, described two shells (23a, 23b) surround two other inner casings (32a, 32b).

12. clothesdriers (1) according to any one in aforementioned claim, it is characterized in that, described shell (23a, 23b) and/or other shell (32a, 32b) are hinged on the side (25) contrary with described first air-permeable surface (21) of described dry air cartridge filter (5) each other.

13. clothesdriers (1) according to claim 11 or 12, is characterized in that, described two other inner casings (32a, 32b) are hinged in the one in described shell (23a, 23b).

14. clothesdriers (1) according to any one in aforementioned claim, it is characterized in that, each shell (23a, 23b, 32a, 32b) is provided with the screen pack (40) for blocking the velveteen be distributed in described dry air.

15. clothesdriers (1) according to any one in aforementioned claim, it is characterized in that, be configured with for optionally shell described in grappling (23a, 23b) with the manually operated buckle-type locking mechanism (26) keeping these shells to be coupled to each other.