CN101805974B

CN101805974B - Washing and drying machine

Info

Publication number: CN101805974B
Application number: CN2010101195954A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 林浩树; 大薮起也; 堀田浩平; 西村博司; 村濑弘树
Original assignee: Toshiba Corp; Toshiba Consumer Electronics Holdings Corp; Toshiba Home Appliances Corp
Current assignee: Toshiba Corp; Toshiba Lifestyle Products and Services Corp
Priority date: 2009-02-17
Filing date: 2010-02-20
Publication date: 2012-03-21
Anticipated expiration: 2030-02-20
Also published as: KR101171486B1; CN101805974A; KR20100094372A

Abstract

The invention provides a washing and drying machine capable of improving the dehumidifying efficiency of a water-cooled heat exchanger, and improving the rigidity of a circulation wind path to improve the strength. One end of the circulation wind path (20) arranged at the outside of a water tank (8) for drying is connected with an outlet (10) on the front upper surface of the water tank (8), and the other end is communicated with an inlet (11) on the upper portion of the back side of the water tank (8). The water-cooled heat exchanger (43) is configured on an electing part (42) extending upwards in the circulation wind path (20) along the back side (8b) of the water tank (8). A hanging part (40) of the circulation wind path (20) is connected with the lower part of the electing part (42) by a retraced part (41), the upper part is formed by connecting a fan housing (45) with a mounting base (29) on the upper surface (8a) of the water tank (8), therefore the rigidity of the hanging part (40) and the electing part (42) can be improved, and the intensity of the tubing can be improved.

Description

Scrubbing-and-drying unit

Technical field

The present invention relates in the circulation wind path, possess the drum-type washing drying machine of water-cooled heat exchanger.

Background technology

With regard to drum-type washing drying machine; Be constructed as follows a kind of disclosed; Promptly at the desiccant circulation wind path of the outer setting that places the tank of cylinder (water jacket); Air in the tank is blown out from the front portion to the circulated air trackside, and the air in the circulation wind path is blown into (for example with reference to patent documentation 1) from the rear portion of tank in tank.In said circulation wind path, be provided with the heater of pressure fan, dehumidifier (heat dump) and heating usefulness.Wherein, pressure fan and dehumidifier are disposed at the top of tank, and heater configuration is in the top at the rear portion of tank.

In above-mentioned formation, be accompanied by the driving pressure fan, through its air-supply effect the air in the tank and in the cylinder is circulated through the circulation wind path.At this moment, will be supplied in the tank from the rear portion of tank and in the cylinder by the warmed-up desiccant warm braw of heater, the washings that utilizes this warm braw heating in cylinder, to place.

Then, blow out the air that has obtained moisture from washings to the circulated air trackside from the front portion of tank, in dehumidifier cooling this contain wetly air, thereby remove moisture.Removed the air of moisture, be supplied in the cylinder by the heater heating once more.Through carrying out such work repeatedly, but the washings in the drying drum just.

So; In the mode that makes the warm braw circulation via the circulation wind path; Can outside (washing dry) machine, not discharge warm braw and carry out dry operating, can not influence the temperature and/or the humidity of the living environment that is provided with scrubbing-and-drying unit, use comfortable because of exhaust with the circulation wind path of closed loop.

But, in washing procedure and/or drying process, can produce the Soft flocks of the end of a thread etc., so the upstream side at heating arrangements disposes filter in order to make these Soft flocks can not get into heating arrangements etc. because of clothing etc.And; For slave at any time overhauls cleaning outward; As patent documentation for example 2 is disclosed, constitute: utilize circulation wind path that filter is set, thereby can carry out charge and discharge operations from the main body end face of the shell that forms scrubbing-and-drying unit via the tank top.

The prior art document

Patent documentation 1: the spy opens flat 8-243290 communique

Patent documentation 2: the spy opens the 2002-200395 communique

In the scrubbing-and-drying unit that above-mentioned patent documentation 1 is put down in writing, dehumidifier is configured to the approximate horizontal state with the mode along the upper surface of tank.Especially at the water-cooled heat exchanger that uses the water cooling through the air in the wind path during, low for the cooling effectiveness of the air that passes through as this dehumidifier, be difficult in addition guarantee that the wind path length that is used to dehumidify is longer, exist dehumidification rate to hang down such shortcoming.

In addition; In the scrubbing-and-drying unit that above-mentioned patent documentation 2 is put down in writing, the prime of Soft flocks till arriving heating arrangements is filtered that device is caught thereby safety, and slave overhauls cleaning outward at any time; Can avoid the mesh phenomenon of blocking of filter etc., easily.But because long-term the use, Soft flocks might residually be accumulated in the heat exchanger of the upstream side that is positioned at said filter and the damage hot-swap feature.That is, in water-cooled heat exchanger, can the major part of the Soft flocks that get into be discharged outside machine towards pushing away downwards through water spray from the top.

But; Need there be uneven water spray thus; Also need many water; Sometimes want to change the container shapes of heat exchanger in addition in order to carry out the heat exchange action that produces by cold water efficiently, also must consider the discharge of Soft flocks etc., have the problem of the heat exchange performance that is difficult to obtain expecting etc.

Summary of the invention

The present invention is In view of the foregoing and accomplishes, and its purpose is to provide a kind of and can improves the dehumidification rate of water-cooled heat exchanger and improve the rigidity of circulation wind path and can seek the scrubbing-and-drying unit of the raising of intensity.

In addition; The object of the present invention is to provide a kind of scrubbing-and-drying unit; Both kept can slave the convenience of filter of outer loading and unloading, prevent again that the Soft flocks in the heat exchanger from stopping up, heat exchange performance that can the long term maintenance expection, can expect good desiccation.

For reaching above-mentioned purpose, scrubbing-and-drying unit of the present invention is characterized in that, has: outer container; Tank, it is arranged in this outer container, above its front portion, blow-off outlet is arranged and be blown into mouth at the rear portion; Swing roller, it has can water flowing and the hole of ventilation, at direction of principal axis is in said tank, to set revolvably under the horizontal axis state of fore-and-aft direction, makes its rotation by driving mechanism; The circulation wind path sets between itself and the said outer container in the outside of said tank, this circulation wind path, and the one of which end is connected in said blow-off outlet and the other end is connected in the said mouth that is blown in said outer container; Wind pushing mechanism through the air in the said tank is blown out and the air in the said circulation wind path is blown in said tank from the said mouth that is blown into to said circulated air trackside from said blow-off outlet, makes the air in the said tank circulate through said circulation wind path; With water-cooled heat exchanger, it is arranged in the said circulation wind path, removes in said circulation wind path contained moisture in the flow air; Said circulation wind path disposes in such a way: after the upper surface from said blow-off outlet along said tank rearward extends; Become with mode near the rear portion of said tank along the back side of said tank towards below and extend downwards; Become towards the top from the reflex part of bottom and extend to the top with mode along the back side of said tank; After being back to the upper surface of said tank, be connected in the said mouth that is blown into; Said heat exchanger is disposed at the rising portions that extends to the top from said reflex part in the said circulation wind path; In said circulation wind path from along the part of the upper surface of said tank the portion that hangs down and the said rising portions that comprises said heat exchanger towards said reflex part; Their bottom is connected via said reflex part, and their top is connected via connecting portion at the upper surface of said tank.

In above-mentioned formation, the air-supply effect through wind pushing mechanism blows out from blow-off outlet the air in the swing roller and in the tank to the circulated air trackside.This air; After rearward flowing through the upper surface of tank, become near the rear portion of tank towards below, flow downwards through the portion of hanging down along the back side configuration of tank; Become towards the top from the reflex part of bottom; Flow and return the upper surface of tank to the top through the rising portions of configuration, afterwards, flow with the mode that is back to from air inlet in the tank and in the swing roller along the back side of tank.At this moment, flow air in the circulation wind path is being cooled when being disposed at the water-cooled heat exchanger of said rising portions, thereby is removing contained moisture in the air.

In the present invention; In the circulation wind path; The rising portions that disposes at the back side along tank disposes water-cooled heat exchanger; So in heat exchanger with respect to flow air from bottom to top, from last water spray, thus can be efficiently from rising portions, removing moisture in (in the heat exchanger) flow air.And, can in the upwardly extending mode of upper and lower heat exchanger be set with the back side along tank, so the length of the wind path that can guarantee to be used to dehumidify is longer, generally speaking can improve dehumidification rate.

In addition; The portion that hangs down and the rising portions of circulation wind path become the back side along tank respectively with the mode in the upwardly extending state configuration of upper and lower, and portion and rising portions constitute but these hang down; The bottom is connected via reflex part; And top is connected via connecting portion at the upper surface of tank, therefore can improve these hang down portion and rising portions rigidity, can improve pipe arrangement intensity, consequently can make the intensity raising of circulation wind path.In addition, the circulation wind path become top along the upper surface of tank and the rear portion along the mode at the back side of tank, so it is compact not only to increase the length but also the implementation structure of wind path.

And, adopt the present invention, following scrubbing-and-drying unit can be provided; It can slave outer configurating filtered mounted and removablely device; And can prevent that the Soft flocks in the heat exchanger from stopping up, heat exchange performance that can the long term maintenance expection, and; Become the shape etc., high of the container of heat exchanger, can realize long-term good drying property with the design freedom of all good formation of the efficient of the heat exchange action of cold water.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 representes an embodiment of the invention, is being seen with the tank of the STA representation of removing outer container and the stereogram of circulation wind path part from the right back.

Fig. 2 is the being seen whole stereogram of scrubbing-and-drying unit with the STA representation of opening (scrubbing-and-drying unit) door from the place ahead.

Fig. 3 is the exploded perspective view of the top wind path part in the circulation wind path.

Fig. 4 is the vertical view of top wind path part.

Fig. 5 is the vertical profile side view along the X1-X1 line among Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is the upward view of the state of the upper pipe from the wind path of beneath top.

Fig. 7 representes the Soft flocks filter element, (a) is to close to cover the stereogram under the state, and (b) be the stereogram under the state of uncapping.

Fig. 8 (a) is the front view of Soft flocks filter element, (b) is the vertical profile side view of the X2-X2 line in (a).

Fig. 9 is the charge and discharge operations step (a) and (b) of expression filter, the Action Specification figure of (c).

Figure 10 is the stereogram of relation of main part and the outer container of the scrubbing-and-drying unit that an embodiment of the present invention is represented in being seen explanation from the rear.

Figure 11 is the enlarged drawing of wanting portion of Figure 10.

Figure 12 be the expression application examples, expression is applied to the part of circulation wind path to have the figure suitable with Fig. 1 of example of the scrubbing-and-drying unit of heat pump assembly.

Symbol description

1 outer container 1b top plate portion 1c side plate

1d backboard 3 washings gateways 8 tanks

The 8a upper surface 8b back side 10 blow-off outlets

11 are blown into mouthful 14 swing rollers, 15 holes

17 motor (driving mechanism), 20 circulation wind paths, 21 top wind paths

22 upper pipe, 23 lower pipeline 23a inner bottom surfaces

25 filters place portion's 29 mount pads (connecting portion) 31 mounting grooves

32 Soft flocks filter elements, 36 mounting grooves, 37 anchoring fibers bits filter (lint filter)

40 portion's 41 reflex parts, 42 rising portions that hang down

43 heat exchangers, 44 pressure fans (wind pushing mechanism), 47 heater housings

51 lint filters, 52 filter housings, 53 caps

54 covers, 65 circulation wind paths, 67 heat pumps are used housing

220 stiffeners, 253 reinforced bulkheads

The specific embodiment

Below, with reference to Fig. 1～Figure 11 an embodiment representing scrubbing-and-drying unit of the present invention is described.At first, in Fig. 2 of outward appearance of the integral body of expression drum-type washing drying machine, form the outer container 1 case shape in the form of a substantially rectangular of the shell of drum-type washing drying machine, be provided with base plate 2 in the bottom.The front face 1a of outer container 1 is skewed towards the front lower place, is formed with the washings gateway 3 that comprises circular peristome in its substantial middle portion.

At said front face 1a, door 4 can be provided with via hinge 5 in a lateral direction rotatably, through these 4 switch washings gateways 3.The 1a of portion is provided with guidance panel 6 in the top position of washings gateway 3 in front, and the washing agent that is provided with drawer type at upper left quarter drops into container 7.

In outer container 1, be equipped with the tank 8 roughly cylindraceous that is that back surface as shown in Figure 1 is closed.This tank 8; At direction of principal axis is under the horizontal axis state of fore-and-aft direction and the state that tilts slightly towards back lower place ground; Flexibly support via a pair of elasticity supporting mechanism 9, this a pair of elasticity supporting mechanism 9 be arranged at by acrylic resin etc. form on the base plate 2 of thicker plate-like about.In addition, a plurality of positions on the top of this tank 8 are by SF, are flexibly propped up to be held in the outer container 1.

The peristome of the front surface of this tank 8 is communicated in said washings gateway 3.Tank 8, though not in detail expression, fore upper surface 8a has blow-off outlet 10, and the top of 8b has and is blown into mouthfuls 11 at the back side at rear portion.

In tank 8, swing roller 14 (with reference to Fig. 2) can set rotatably.This swing roller 14 though expression in detail is cylindric that the surface, back is closed equally with tank 8, is under the horizontal axis state of fore-and-aft direction and the state that tilts slightly towards back lower place ground at its direction of principal axis, is equipped in the tank 8.

The surrounding wall portion of swing roller 14 be formed with a plurality of can water flowing and the hole 15 of ventilation.Inside in the surrounding wall portion of swing roller 14 is provided with a plurality of baffle plates 16 (in Fig. 2, only illustrating 1).The front openings portion of swing roller 14 also is communicated in said washings gateway 3, and swing roller 14 places the washings (not diagram) of 3 inputs from the washings gateway.

Swing roller 14, by the back side 8b that is arranged on tank 8, as the motor that comprises the DC brushless motor of outer-rotor type for example 17 of driving mechanism directly rotation drive.The swing roller 14 that constitutes like this as sink, plays a role as dry slot as drench pit and in drying in dehydration when cleaning.

In addition; The minimum position of tank 8 is connected with the internal drainage pipe; Via there not being the illustrated draining valve that is fixed in base plate 2 outside machine, to be communicated in the outer rows water pipe, the prime (upstream side) at draining valve is provided with the filter that is used for obtaining from draining the Soft flocks of the end of a thread etc. in addition.This filter constitutes, and can easily overhaul cleaning from the bottom loading and unloading of outer container 1.

Be equipped with desiccant circulation wind path 20 in the outside of tank 8.This circulation wind path 20 is covered by outer container 1.Below this circulation wind path 20 is described.

Circulation wind path 20 has the top wind path 21 that an end is connected in the said blow-off outlet 10 of tank 8.This top wind path 21 to shown in Figure 5, has upper pipe 22 and the lower pipeline 23 that is assembled in this upper pipe 22 like Fig. 3.

Wherein, upper pipe 22 filter that has the rectangle tubular of upper and lower surface opening integratedly places portion 25 and places the back extension 26 that portion 25 extends towards the rear from this filter.The lower surface of back extension 26 is opening also.

Place the front portion of portion 25 at filter, be connected with the flexible duct 28 that constitutes by the resin pipe body of flexible part 27 with accordion-like.One end 28a of this flexible duct 28 is connected in said blow-off outlet 10.Outer surface, this moment at back extension 26 are upper surface, are provided with the mount pad 29 that constitutes connecting portion integratedly at 2 positions.

In the back inner face of extension 26 relatively to the left and right sides, like Fig. 5 and shown in Figure 6, through being formed with mounting groove 31 at upwardly extending 2 ribs 30 of upper and lower respectively at the upwardly extending concavity of upper and lower.This mounting groove 31, be arranged in said 2 mount pads 29 toe lateral (filter places portion's 25 sides) mount pad 29 near.Place in the portion 25 the Soft flocks filter element of after placing on the above-below direction, stating 32 at filter mounted and removablely.

Follow closely after the flexible duct with flexible part 27 28, be provided with Soft flocks filter element 32, this is in order to reduce the position that the Soft flocks that in swing roller 14, produced adhere to as far as possible.

Said lower pipeline 23 is to cover the lower surface that the mode of lower surface peristome that filter in the upper pipe 22 places lower surface peristome and the back extension 26 of portion 25 is installed on upper pipe 22.In the left and right sides of the inner face of this lower pipeline 23, with said mounting groove 31 corresponding positions, through being formed with mounting groove 36 (with reference to Fig. 3 and Fig. 5) at the upwardly extending concavity of upper and lower at upwardly extending 2 ribs 35 of upper and lower.Between upper pipe 22 and lower pipeline 23, be equipped with anchoring fiber bits filter 37.

This anchoring fiber bits filter 37; Has the frame portion 38 that the netted lint filter that aeration is arranged is kept; Form protuberance through left and right sides portion and make the mounting groove 36 of mounting groove 31 and lower pipeline 23 of itself and said upper pipe 22 chimeric, be installed between upper pipe 22 and the lower pipeline 23 this frame portion 38.

Therefore, between upper pipe 22 and lower pipeline 23, consider filter 37 to be worth doing through the concavo-convex chimeric anchoring fiber that is equipped with.Lower surface in the rear portion side of lower pipeline 23 is equipped with downward connector 39.

Above-mentioned such top wind path 21 that constitutes set into, be connected under the state of said blow-off outlet 10 at an end 28a of flexible duct 28, be positioned at the upper right quarter of tank 8, rearward extend along the upper surface 8a of this tank 8.Under this set state, as shown in Figure 5, (connector 39 sides) descended to the inner bottom surface 23a of lower pipeline 23 towards the rear.In addition, diagram not, but from the place ahead finding, the right side of top wind path 21 is by the right plate support of said outer container 1.

At said connector 39, be connected with and be in the upwardly extending portion 40 that hangs down cylindraceous of upper and lower.This portion 40 that hangs down extends downwards with the mode along the back side 8b of this tank 8 at the rear portion of tank 8.The hang down bottom 40a of portion 40 is connected in the bottom of the rising portions 42 that extends towards the top via reflex part 41.This rising portions 42 has water-cooled heat exchanger 43.The ventilating part of this rising portions 42 is at the upwardly extending tubular of upper and lower, the rear portion of tank 8 with along the mode of the back side 8b of this tank 8 to above extend.Hang down the bottom 40a of portion 40, the bottom and the reflex part 41 of rising portions 42 become loose free end.

Ratio pars intermedia at the above-below direction of heat exchanger 43 leans on the position of lower side to be provided with water jet 43a, is connected with the end of the flexible pipe 43b of water spray usefulness at this water jet 43a.

In drying process, water cooling is by the exhaust wind (warm braw) that flows from the lower direction top shown in the arrow A, thereby makes moisture dewfall contained in the exhaust and make it as under the dehumidifying water droplet.Like this, heat exchanger 43 has dehumidification function, and performance will dehumidify and the i.e. effect seen off of top of side downstream that becomes dry air.

The other end of flexible pipe 43b, being connected in does not have illustrated feed water valve, supplies water in the heat exchanger 43 from water jet 43a via flexible pipe 43b from this feed water valve.

In heat exchanger 43, for make the water in this heat exchanger 43, rolled can former state by after the fan of the pressure fan 44 stated pick up, with a plurality of rib 43c be made as different, become so-called maze-type structure.Be provided with water discharge outlet 42a in the bottom of rising portions 42.At this water discharge outlet 42a, be connected with an end that does not have the flexible pipe that illustrated draining uses, the other end of this flexible pipe is connected in does not have illustrated scupper hose.

At the upper surface 8a of tank 8, be equipped with the pressure fan 44 that constitutes wind pushing mechanism, the upper end of said rising portions 42 is connected in the suction inlet of the blower-casting 45 of this pressure fan 44.Pressure fan 44 is to be rotated driving through the fan (not diagram) that 46 pairs of fan motors are configured in the blower-casting 45.Here, the installation portion 45a of this blower-casting 45 is mounted on the said mount pad 29 of said top wind path 21 through for example screw thread stop.

At the upper surface 8a of tank 8, an end of heater housing 47 is connected in the outlet of blower-casting 45.In heater housing 47, do not illustrate, but dispose the such electric heater of sheathed heater (sheath heater) that constitutes heating arrangements.

In the downstream of heater housing 47 is the other end, is connected with an end of the flexible duct 48 that is made up of the resin pipe body.This flexible duct 48 has the flexible part 48a of accordion-like.The other end of flexible duct 48 is downward, is roughly " L " shape.

The other end of flexible duct 48 is connected in the upper end of rear portion wind path 49 of the upper left quarter of the back side 8b that is arranged on tank 8.This rear portion wind path 49, what be communicated in tank 8 saidly is blown into mouthfuls 11.

Here; By blower-casting 45, heater housing 47, the flexible duct 48 of the top wind path 21 that is connected in blow-off outlet 10 via flexible duct 28, the portion 40 that hangs down, reflex part 41, rising portions 42, pressure fan 44 be communicated in and be blown into mouthfuls 11 rear portion wind path 49, constituted said circulation wind path 20 with heat exchanger 43.

These circulation wind path 20 pipe arrangements do; The top wind path 21 that is connected in blow-off outlet 10 rearward extends along the upper surface 8a of tank 8; Near the rear portion of tank 8, extend downwards along the mode of the back side 8b of tank 8 afterwards with the portion of hanging down 40; Reflex part 41 from the bottom; Rising portions 42 (heat exchanger 43) becomes towards the top and extends to the top with the mode along the back side 8b of tank 8, is back to the upper surface 8a of tank 8, is connected in via blower-casting 45, heater housing 47, flexible duct 48 and rear portion wind path 49 and is blown into mouthfuls 11.

Next, said Soft flocks filter element 32 is described.This Soft flocks filter element 32 also like Fig. 7 and shown in Figure 8, has: wait the filter housings 52 that forms the netted lint filter 51 of fine meshed at the 51a of frame portion through molten applying; The cap 53 of the front openings portion of this filter housings 52 of switch; Cover 54 with the top that is arranged at filter housings 52 with stationary state.And, through this Soft flocks filter element 32 is placed in filter places portion 25, constitute filter.

Wherein, filter housings 52 forms the roughly case shape of front surface opening, disposes lint filter 51 at the position suitable with the face of its bottom surface and rear side.Lint filter 51, being has the netted of aeration, is roughly " L " shape.

And then; The frame portion of the gabarit of the depth side of formation filter housings 52; Be the more past bottom inclined plane shape of tilt more forwards, therefore, be the inclined plane shape that the inclined plane is arranged at the back side of the depth side with lint filter 51 as the face shaping of filter housings 52.

Therefore; Especially can understand from Fig. 5: placed under the state in container-like housing 25 at Soft flocks filter element 32; Lint filter 51 is configured to the mode that communicates with the ventilation path of container-like housing 25; Especially the back side tilts, thus its with the sidewall of container-like housing 25 between the effective gap of formation.

Cap 53 has a plurality of peristomes 56 that are split to form by a plurality of ribs 55.This cap 53, its bottom can be arranged at filter housings 52 via the axial region 57 of the left and right sides rotatably on above-below direction.

And the joint teat 52a and the joint fastener 53a that are formed at filter housings 52 and cap 53 flexibly can engage and be engaged support separatably, can keep closed state.

Cover 54 is the rectangular plate shape bigger than filter housings 52, in substantial middle portion the peristome 58 as handle is arranged.At this peristome 58, can be equipped with rotatably through force application mechanism by closure plate 59 to the sealing direction application of force.

At the top plate portion 1b of said outer container 1, be formed with and the corresponding peristome 60 of the profile of said cover 54 (with reference to Fig. 2).Therefore, Soft flocks filter element 32 through this peristome 60, places portion 25 with respect to the filter of said top wind path 21 and can take out from the top of outer container 1 and install with packing into.

Next, the effect to above-mentioned formation describes.

In above-mentioned formation; Under making washings (not diagram) dry situation that is captured in the swing roller 14; Make swing roller 14 low speed rotation on positive and negative both direction through motor 17; Drive pressure fan 44 simultaneously and make the electric heater heating in the heater housing 47, and then supply water to the water jet 43a of heat exchanger 43 via flexible pipe 43b, to water spray in the heat exchanger 43 from feed water valve.

Wherein, Utilize the air-supply effect of the fan of pressure fan 44; Carry out repeatedly with the air in the circulation wind path 20 from be blown into mouthfuls 11 be blown in the tank 8 and in the swing roller 14 and with in the swing roller 14 and the air in the tank 8 from the work that the blow-off outlet 10 of tank 8 blows side out to circulation wind path 20, the air that makes (in the swing rollers 14) in the tank 8 thus is through circulation wind path 20 circulate (with reference to the arrow A of Fig. 1).

Explanation wind this moment flows in further detail.Air in the circulation wind path 20 are by the heating of the electric heaters in the heater housing 47, and this air (warm braw) that has been heated is through flexible duct 48 and rear portion wind path 49, are supplied in the tank 8 and in the swing roller 14 from being blown into mouthfuls 11.

Be supplied to the warm braw in the swing roller 14, the washings in the swing roller 14 heated, and obtain the moisture of this washings.Obtained the warm braw of moisture, blown out to circulation wind path 20, flowed towards the rear through flexible duct 28 and top wind path 21 from the blow-off outlet 10 of front portion.

When flow air contains Soft flocks in this top wind path 21, most being caught of this Soft flocks by lint filter 51, the Soft flocks that passed through lint filter 51 lint filter 37 that also is fixed is caught.

The warm braw that wind path 21 flows towards the rear through top, through the portion of hanging down 40 towards below flow after, become to the top via the reflex part 41 of bottom, the heat exchanger 43 in rising portions 42 in towards above mobile.At this moment, in water jet 43a heat exchanger 43, spray water, utilize this water that warm braw is cooled off, dehumidifies.In addition, to the water of water behind the water spray in the heat exchanger 43 and dehumidifying gained, 42a is discharged to outside the machine via flexible pipe from water discharge outlet.

Air in the heat exchanger 43 owing to receive obstruction and tortuous rising of a plurality of rib 43b, the blower-casting that is inhaled into pressure fan 44 45 in after, by to the discharge of heater housing 47 sides, heated by electric heater once more herein.

The air that has been heated is with through flexible duct 48 and rear portion wind path 49, be back in the tank 8 and the modes in the swing roller 14 flow from being blown into mouthfuls 11.Through making air circulation like this, come the washings in the dry swing roller 14.

On the other hand; When overhauling or clear up the lint filter 51 in the Soft flocks filter element 32; At first; The user press...with one's finger from the outside of outer container 1 cover 54 of pressing Soft flocks filter element 32 closure plate 59 and make it to rotate, its finger is inserted peristome 58 and catches on the edge part of this peristome 58 with finger.

Then, will cover 54 and mention with Soft flocks filter element 32, the peristome 60 that places portion 25 and outer container 1 from filter is with its taking-up.Afterwards, open the cap 53 of Soft flocks filter element 32, carry out maintenance, the cleaning of lint filter 51.

After maintenance, cleaning finish, close cap 53, the user press...withes one's finger to press the closure plate 59 of cover 54 and make it and rotates, and inserts peristome 58 and catch on finger under the state of edge part of this peristome 58 at its finger to keep Soft flocks filter element 32 with hand.

Then, the filter that through the peristome 60 of outer container 1 filter housings 52 parts of this Soft flocks filter element 32 is inserted in the outer container 1 from the outside of outer container 1 places in the portion 25, places portion 25 thereby Soft flocks filter element 32 is installed on filter.At this moment, the peristome 60 of outer container 1 is by cover 54 sealings.

Then, the operating sequence when being taken out to the outside for lint filter 51 with filter, especially the Action Specification figure with reference to Fig. 9 at length explains.

At first, shown in Fig. 9 (a) with Soft flocks filter element 32 (all about 1/3 of height) states of taking out from the top plate portion 1b of outer container 1 along direction (shown in arrow C) straight up slightly.At this moment, as shown in Figure 5, push closure plate 59 along the arrow B direction, finger is inserted as the peristome 58 of handle and with finger catch on the front portion of its edge of opening and draw, thereby can it be pulled out to vertical top to the top.

If the starting point on the inclined plane at the back side of the filter housings of pulling out 52 arrives near near the open upper end portion (perhaps the peristome of top plate portion) that filter places portion 25; Then shown in Fig. 9 (b), to top pull-up Soft flocks filter element 32 on one side to front sideway swivel pull out (arrow D direction) on one side.

The operation that this goes out to the front layback; Operation compared with direct pull-up straight up; Can easily operate, that is, the user the eminence of top plate portion 1b further to above the operation of the pull-up difficulty that becomes gradually; With respect to this, can easily carry out with the operation that pull out to the mode of front sideway swivel on the inclined plane at the back side that utilizes Soft flocks filter element 32.

Then, Fig. 9 (c) expression to the top, front pull out Soft flocks filter element 32 (arrow E direction), with its state that takes out fully from outer container 1.Therefore, the Soft flocks filter element 32 (for example with reference to Fig. 7 (a)) of the state that will take out from scrubbing-and-drying unit moves to predetermined location, shown in Fig. 7 (b), opens cap 53, removes the Soft flocks of being caught in the filter housings 52 and also clears up lint filter 51.

In addition, when in scrubbing-and-drying unit, being mounted to original position, carry out, thereby be inserted into and fixing branch is held in the precalculated position of top wind path 21 according to the order opposite with above-mentioned taking-up operating sequence at the Soft flocks filter element 32 that will finish cleaning.Also can unlike shown in Fig. 9 (b), (c) with Soft flocks filter element 32 to the front top rotation pull out but the then operation shown in Fig. 9 (a) and directly pulling out along direction straight up.

Then, with reference to Figure 10 and Figure 11 the main part of scrubbing-and-drying unit shown in Figure 1 is described with the mechanism for installing that places the outer container 1 of this main part.

Lint filter places each parts of the upper pipe 22 of portion 25, circulation wind path 20 and the portion 40 that hangs down, rising portions 42, heat exchanger 43, pressure fan 44, heater housing 47, is fixed on outer container 1 side of the gabarit that forms main part.

Said filter places portion 25, through joint and the screw element 252 based on hook-like assembly unit 251, is fixed in the reinforced bulkhead 253 of the top plate portion 1b that is arranged at outer container 1.

Said reinforced bulkhead 253 is set up between the upper end-face edge of biside plate 1c of outer container 1, and utilizing enough, the intensity of reinforcement outer container 1 can stably keep filter to place portion 25.

And; The upper opening of portion 40 hangs down; Thereby it is chimeric and adhere to the connector 39 that is fixed in said lower pipeline 23 through screw element and be engaged in top wind path 21; Make the stationary hub (boss) 231 that is arranged at upper pipe 22 be engaged in that rising wood at side plate 1c spreads all over fore-and-aft direction and the back side of the flange part that forms is fixed through screw element 232, thereby is fixed in outer container 1 side.

In addition, pressure fan 44 screw threads are fixed in and are arranged at the stationary hub 221 of upper surface that said filter places the upper pipe 22 of portion 25.Heater housing 47 through screw element 254 adhere to the backside openings that is fixed in main body be located between the biside plate 1c in the upper shelf of the backboard 1d of said outer container 1, to the stiffener 220 that outer container 1 is strengthened, this heater housing 47 makes blower-casting 45 integrated as parts and this pressure fan 44.

According to foregoing; By the circulation wind path 20 that said filter places portion 25, each parts of the portion 40 that hangs down, rising portions 42 and blower-casting 45 and heater housing 47 constitute; Under the substantially incorporate state, its front part is fixed in reinforced bulkhead 253, and stiffener 220 is fixed at its rear portion; Its sidepiece is fixed in the flange part of side plate 1c in addition, like this circulation wind path 20 is remained in outer container 1 side.

Therefore; The weight saving of tank 8 self; So vibration reduces, and form hereto most parts as the circulation wind path 20 of weight thing and all be not fixed on tank 8 but be fixed on the big outer container of rigidity 1, so the eccentric loading of tank 8 also reduces; Also alleviate the effect that can access sufficient inhibition vibration to the load of said elasticity supporting mechanism, can realize the further low vibrationization of scrubbing-and-drying unit main body.

And; This circulation wind path 20 and the tank of supporting by the helical spring of elasticity supporting mechanism 9 and the suspension usefulness that is provided with at a plurality of positions on top 8; Connect via the flexible duct that has wrinkle portion respectively 48,28, thus also can suppress to wash through this flexibility the time and/or during dehydration from the transfer of vibration of tank 8 to the wind path 20 that circulates.

And the flexible duct 28 that is connected in the blow-off outlet 10 of said tank 8 places being connected of portion 25 with filter and/or is connected in and is blown into the location that mouthfuls 11 flexible duct 48 and the embedding of heater housing 47 when engaging and becomes easily, can make the raising of assembling operation property.

In addition; Said blower-casting 47 and top wind path 21; Spread all over the fore-and-aft direction of scrubbing-and-drying unit main part and set in the upper surface side of tank 8, be fixed in outer container 1 side, so the rigidity on the fore-and-aft direction of outer container 1 improves; Torsional strength as scrubbing-and-drying unit improves, and also can suppress because the caused vibration of biasing of washings.

Adopt above-mentioned embodiment can access following action effect.

In circulation wind path 20; The rising portions 42 that disposes at the back side 8b along tank 8 disposes water-cooled heat exchanger 43; So in heat exchanger 43 with respect to flow air from the bottom up from water spray, therefore can be efficiently from heat exchanger 43, removing moisture the flow air.

And heat exchanger 43 can be provided with in the upwardly extending mode of upper and lower with the back side 8b along tank 8, so the length of the wind path that can guarantee to be used to dehumidify is longer, can improve effect on moisture extraction in general.

In addition; The portion that hangs down 40 and the rising portions 42 of circulation wind path 20; Become with along the back side 8b of tank 8 respectively in the mode of the upwardly extending state configuration of upper and lower; These portions 40 that hang down are connected via reflex part 41 with the bottom of rising portions 42 and their top connects via blower-casting 45 and mount pad 29 at the upper surface 8a of tank 8 but constitute; So can improve these hang down portion 40 and rising portions 42 rigidity, can improve pipe arrangement intensity, and then can improve the intensity of circulation wind path 20.

In addition, circulation wind path 20, the back side 8b configuration of its top along the upper surface 8a of tank 8 configuration, its rear portion along tank 8 is so it is compact not only to increase the length but also the implementation structure of wind path.

The inner bottom surface 23a of the lower pipeline 23 of the inner bottom surface of the top wind path 21 of formation circulation wind path 20; Descend to towards the rear; Even the air of top wind path 21 dewfall in this top wind path 21 so flow through; This dew rearward flows along the inner bottom surface 23a of lower pipeline 23, through connector 39 with hang down portion 40 to reflex part 41 side flow.

Then, can discharge processing to the outside from the outlet 42a bottom that is connected in reflex part 41.

Therefore, though in top wind path 21 dewfall, can prevent that also this dew from getting into swing roller 14 sides, can prevent the dew washings in the swing roller 14 of getting wet.

Place the filter that portion 25 constitutes by Soft flocks filter element 32 and filter and be configured in the upstream side of water-cooled heat exchanger 43, stop up such unfavorable condition so can eliminate Soft flocks to get into the container-like inside of heat exchanger 43.

Therefore, in the future the water injection rate of blowing mouth of a river 43a is made as the necessary suitable water yield of cooling effect, and then helps improving the design freedom of the high heat exchanger shape of the efficient of heat exchange action etc.

In addition, in above-mentioned existing formation, in that exhaust is distinguished and admirable when going into heat exchanger, the instantaneous cold water of rolling when its blast is high exists the water spittle to disperse to the possibility of the pressure fan that is positioned at the top.This be because, the pressure that the stirring action that is accompanied by the clothing in the cylinder produces fluctuation changes, when high blast wherein was applied to heat exchanger, blast that sometimes should moment presented the aforesaid gesture of rolling cold water.

With respect to this; Adopt present embodiment, even produce the exhaust wind of the fluctuation of above-mentioned that kind, in heat exchanger 43; A plurality of rib 43c play the effect that relaxes this wind; Owing to the obstruction of filter, the water spittle of cooling water can not rolled to the top simultaneously, can prevent reliably that the water that disperses from splashing unfavorable condition such in the pressure fan 44 and taking place.

In addition; Filter becomes the formation that in filter housings 52, is provided with netted lint filter 51; And the back side of the depth side of said filter housings 52 becomes the more past bottom inclined plane shape of tilt more forwards; So as especially described based on the operating sequence of Fig. 9 when taking out Soft flocks filter element 32, with pull out Soft flocks filter element 32 to the top along straight line and compare; Can easily carry out the operation of above top plate portion 1b, locating from it midway to pull out to the mode of the place ahead, front rotation.

Even aforesaid operations operation of (during installation) when making Soft flocks filter element 32 return original position also can be described as and is relatively easy to.And; Especially when taking out Soft flocks filter element 32, even under the state of above-mentioned inclination, carry out, because lint filter 51 is arranged in the filter housings 52; So Soft flocks that capture and/or dust etc. can not trickled down outside the filter housing 52, have further improved operability.

In more concrete formation, configuration constitutes: filter housings 52 sides being made up of filter housings 52 and cap 53 set lint filter 51, and cap 53 sides are positioned at the upstream side of circulation wind path 20; Filter housings 52 sides are positioned at the downstream of circulation wind path 20; So can accumulate more Soft flocks at filter housings 52 ITs, and when cleaning had been opened cap 53 during Soft flocks, Soft flocks and/or dust etc. can not be trickled down; Can not pollute periphery, use more convenient.

In addition; Top wind path 21 has upper pipe 22 and the lower pipeline 23 that is installed on this upper pipe 22; The anchoring fiber bits filter 37 that is used to catch Soft flocks between upper pipe 22 and the lower pipeline 23 and be positioned at the mount pad 29 that connects usefulness near, become and lean on the concavo-convex chimeric and formation of installing.

Thus, near the intensity the mount pad 29 in the top wind path 21 are improved, and not use screw element etc. just can consider anchoring fiber to be worth doing filter 37 to install and fix.

And then; The filter that anchoring fiber bits filter 37 is disposed in the top wind path 21 places near the downstream of portion 25; Even fall into filter and place in the portion 25 so place under the state that the upper surface of portion 25 opens foreign matter at filter, lint filter 37 interceptions that also can be fixed of this foreign matter.

Therefore, can hand be inserted from the upper surface open portion that filter places portion 25 and easily take out foreign matter, in addition, can prevent that foreign matter from getting into than Fixed-Filter 37 position of dark (more downstream side) more.

In addition, place at filter under the state of upper surface open of portion 25, place in the portion 25 even get into filter at water from this peristome, this water also can rearward flow along the inner bottom surface 23a of lower pipeline 23.

Here; As anchoring fiber being considered to be worth doing the structure that filter 37 is fixed; In the above-described embodiment; The inner face side that is made as between upper pipe 22 and lower pipeline 23 is passed through the mounting

groove

31,35 that 2

ribs

30,35 form concavities respectively, makes the left and right sides portion of the frame portion 38 of anchoring fiber bits filter 37 be embedded in the structure of said mounting

groove

31,35 as protuberance, adopts following structure but also can replace.

Promptly; Form following formation: inner face in the left and right sides of upper pipe 22 and lower pipeline 23; Respectively be provided with 1 respectively at the upwardly extending rib of upper and lower; The mounting groove of concavity is set through 2 ribs in the left and right sides of the frame portion 38 of anchoring fiber bits filter 37, makes the mounting groove of concavity of anchoring fiber bits filter 37 chimeric with respect to 1 rib of upper pipe 22 and lower pipeline 23.Thus, also can obtain and above-mentioned same action effect.

By the circulation wind path 20 that said filter places portion 25, each parts of the portion 40 that hangs down, rising portions 42 and blower-casting 45 and heater housing 47 constitute; Under the substantially incorporate state, its front part is fixed in reinforced bulkhead 253, and stiffener 220 is fixed at its rear portion; Its sidepiece is fixed in the flange part of side plate 1c in addition; Prop up like this and be held in outer container 1 side, so the weight saving of tank 8 self, vibration reduces.

Therefore; Form hereto as the circulation wind path 20 of weight thing almost all parts all be not fixed on tank 8 but be fixed on the big outer container of rigidity 1; So the eccentric load of tank 8 also reduces; Also alleviate the effect that can access sufficient inhibition vibration to the load of said elasticity supporting mechanism, can realize the further low vibrationization of scrubbing-and-drying unit.

And then the flexible duct 28 that is connected in the blow-off outlet 10 of said tank 8 places being connected of portion 25 with filter and/or is connected in and is blown into the location that mouthfuls 11 flexible duct 48 and the embedding of heater housing 47 when engaging and becomes easily, can make the raising of assembling operation property.

Application examples

Figure 12 shows application examples.This application examples is compared with above-mentioned embodiment, and especially the formation of circulating path is different with drier.As drier, replace water-cooled heat exchanger 42 and electric heater in the above-mentioned embodiment, and use the heat pump assembly that utilizes freeze cycle.In addition,, and omit explanation, different portions is described the identical Reference numeral of part mark identical with above-mentioned embodiment.

Be provided in flexible duct 28, top wind path 21 and the portion 40 that hangs down in the circulation wind path 65 of outside of tank 8, use with above-mentioned embodiment in the same parts of circulation wind path 20, parts are general.And the bottom 40a of the portion 40 that hangs down is connected in the inlet 67a of heat pump with housing 67 via connecting wind path 66.Heat pump is provided on the base plate 2 with housing 67.

The heat pump assembly details are not shown; It is the heat pump assembly that utilizes the known formation of freeze cycle, this freeze cycle constitute through refrigerant tube connect compression refrigerant compressor, make the condenser that the refrigerant heat release of discharging from compressor liquefies and make the refrigerant evaporation come to around the evaporimeter that cools off.

The said evaporimeter of heat pump assembly and said condenser are provided in said heat pump with in the housing 67, on base plate 2, are equipped with said compressor.Heat pump is connected in the suction inlet of the blower-casting 69 of the pressure fan 68 that is provided on the base plate 2 with the outlet of housing 67.

The outlet 69a of blower-casting 69 makes progress, and this outlet 69a is connected in the bottom of rear portion wind path 71 via the flexible duct 70 of the flexible part 70a with accordion-like.Rear portion wind path 71 for avoid motor 17 curved configuration in the back side of tank 8 8b, what its top was communicated in tank 8 is blown into mouthfuls 11.

Here, with housing 67, blower-casting 69, flexible duct 70 and rear portion wind path 71, formation makes in the tank 8 and the circulation wind path 65 of the air circulation in the swing roller 14 by flexible duct 28, top wind path 21, the portion 40 that hangs down, connection wind path 66, heat pump.

In above-mentioned formation; When driving pressure fan 68; The air that was heated with the condenser of housing 67 by heat pump shown in the arrow B of Figure 12, is supplied to tank 8 in and swing roller 14 in through flexible duct 70, rear portion wind path 71 from being blown into mouthfuls 11 from the outlet 69a of blower-casting 69.

Be supplied to the warm braw in the swing roller 14, the heated scrub thing, and capture the moisture of washings, blow side out to circulation wind path 20 from blow-off outlet 10.From the air that blow-off outlet 10 blows side out to circulation wind path 20, wind path 21 rearward flows through top, flows downwards through the portion of hanging down 40, flows into heat pump afterwards with in the housing 67.

Flowed into heat pump with the air in the housing 67, be evaporated the device cooling and dehumidifying after, the device that is condensed once more heating.Through carrying out such work, dry washing material repeatedly.

Adopt above-mentioned application examples, drier is different with above-mentioned embodiment, but the flexible duct 28 in the circulation wind path 65, top wind path 21 and the portion 40 that hangs down can be general with the corresponding component in the above-mentioned embodiment, can seek the generalization of parts.

Claims

1. scrubbing-and-drying unit is characterized in that having:

Outer container;

Tank, it is arranged in this outer container, has blow-off outlet and has the mouth of being blown at the rear portion at its anterior upper surface;

Swing roller, it has can water flowing and the hole of ventilation, at direction of principal axis is in said tank, to set revolvably under the horizontal axis state of fore-and-aft direction, utilizes drive mechanism and rotates;

The circulation wind path, its outside of said tank and said outer container between set, the one of which end is connected in said blow-off outlet and the other end is connected in the said mouth that is blown in said outer container;

Wind pushing mechanism; It makes the air in the said tank circulate through said circulation wind path through the air in the said tank is blown out and the air in the said circulation wind path is blown in said tank from the said mouth that is blown into to said circulated air trackside from said blow-off outlet; With

Water-cooled heat exchanger, it is arranged in the said circulation wind path, removes in said circulation wind path contained moisture in the flow air,

Said circulation wind path pipe arrangement forms: after the upper surface from said blow-off outlet along said tank rearward extends; Become with mode near the rear portion of said tank along the back side of said tank towards below and extend downwards, from the reflex part of bottom, become towards the top; Mode with along the back side of said tank is extended to the top; After being back to the upper surface of said tank, be connected in the said mouth that is blown into

Said heat exchanger; Be disposed at the rising portions that extends to the top from said reflex part in the said circulation wind path; In said circulation wind path from along the part of the upper surface of said tank the portion that hangs down and the said rising portions that comprises said heat exchanger towards said reflex part; Their bottom is connected via said reflex part, and their top is connected via connecting portion at the upper surface of said tank.

2. scrubbing-and-drying unit according to claim 1 is characterized in that,

The inner bottom surface of the wind path that in said circulation wind path, extends towards the rear from the front upper surface of said tank descends to towards the rear.

3. scrubbing-and-drying unit according to claim 1 and 2 is characterized in that,

The wind path that in said circulation wind path, rearward extends from the front upper surface of said tank constitutes; Have the upper pipe and the lower pipeline that is installed on said upper pipe that have said connecting portion at outer surface; Between said upper pipe and the said lower pipeline and be positioned at said connecting portion near, through concavo-convex chimeric first lint filter (37) that is equipped with.

4. scrubbing-and-drying unit according to claim 1 is characterized in that,

In said circulation wind path, be provided with filter, this filter constitutes, and has filter element, and this filter element is caught the end of a thread etc., can be placed with respect to filter and load and unload in the portion from the air that said circulation wind path, circulates,

Said filter element is arranged on the position of the said tank of the process of said circulation wind path top, can load and unload from said outer container outside, and said filter is configured between the said tank and said outer container of upstream side of said heat exchanger.

5. scrubbing-and-drying unit according to claim 4 is characterized in that,

Constitute, be provided with netted second lint filter (51) in the said filter housings in said filter element, and the back side of the depth side of said filter housings is the more past bottom inclined plane shape of tilt more forwards.

6. scrubbing-and-drying unit according to claim 5 is characterized in that,

Place the housing of said second lint filter, comprise said filter housings and cap,

Configuration constitutes: said second lint filter is equipped on said filter head housings side, and said cap side is positioned at the upstream side of said circulation wind path, and said filter head housings side is positioned at the downstream of said circulation wind path.

7. scrubbing-and-drying unit according to claim 4 is characterized in that,

Have the heater that the air from said wind pushing mechanism is heated in the downstream of said wind pushing mechanism,

To import in the cylinder that is disposed in the said tank by the dehumidifying of said heat exchanger, the warm braw that in said heater, generated,

Said heat exchanger, wind pushing mechanism and heater are fixed on said outer container side,

Have and be connected in the said flexible duct that blows out the wrinkle portion of oral-lateral and be connected the blow-off outlet that is formed at said tank side, and have the flexible duct that is connected in the wrinkle portion that is blown into oral-lateral and be connected the mouth that is blown into that is formed at said tank side.

8. scrubbing-and-drying unit according to claim 7 is characterized in that,

Said filter is fixed on and the corresponding said outer container side of the upper surface of said tank, and the housing of said wind pushing mechanism and said heater is integrally formed.