The specific embodiment
Below, referring to figs. 1 through Fig. 6 the first embodiment of the present invention (first embodiment) is described.
Fig. 2 represents the overall structure of transverse axis rotary drum-type washing dryer.Be equipped with tank 2 in inside, be equipped with swivelling chute (cylinder) 3 in the inside of tank 2 as the casing 1 of shell.
Above-mentioned tank 2 and swivelling chute 3 all are cylindric, and the end face portion in (left side among the figure) has peristome 4,5 separately in the front side.At this wherein, the peristome 5 of swivelling chute 3 is used to pick and place washings, and the peristome of tank 24 centers on it.And the peristome 4 of tank 2 is connected with the peristome 6 that the washings of the front face that is formed at casing 1 picks and places usefulness by bellows (bellows) 7, can be provided with door 8 on the peristome 6 of casing 1 with opening and closing.
Also be formed with a plurality of holes 9 (only illustrating a part) at swivelling chute 3 in the roughly four corner of all sidepieces (body), use as the limbers when laundry running and dehydration running in these holes 9, uses as air vent when dry operating.On tank 2, (than above-mentioned peristome 4 more by the part of top) is formed with warm braw outlet 10 on the top of the end face portion of front side, is formed with warm braw inlet 11 on the top of the end face portion of rear side.In addition, rear portion in the bottom of tank 2 is formed with water discharge outlet 12, outside tank 2, draining valve 13 is connected on this water discharge outlet 12, and then scupper hose 14 (drainhose) is connected on the draining valve 13, thereby the water in the tank 2 is discharged to machine exterior by them.
Back (back side) in the end face portion of the rear side of swivelling chute 3 is equipped with strengthening part 15, via this strengthening part 15, is connected with rotating shaft 16 at the central part of the end face portion of the rear side of swivelling chute 3, and makes this rotating shaft 16 rearward outstanding from strengthening part 15.Central part round the end face portion of the rear side of swivelling chute 3 is formed with the warm braw introducing port 17 that is made of a plurality of apertures.
Relative therewith, at the central part of the end face portion of the rear side of tank 2 bearing housing (bearinghouse) 18 is installed, above-mentioned rotating shaft 16 connects the central part of these bearing housings 18 and is rotatably supported by bearing 19,20.And, thus with swivelling chute 3 rotatably to support with the coaxial state of tank 2.In addition, tank 2 flexibly is supported on the above-mentioned casing 1 by the suspension (suspension) that figure does not show, the direction of principal axis that this support form is a tank 2 becomes low skewed in the transverse axis shape of fore-and-aft direction and preceding high back, therefore, supported as described above swivelling chute 3 also becomes same form in this tank 2.
On above-mentioned bearing housing 18, as drive unit the stator (stator) 22 of the motor (motor) 21 as drive unit is installed in its periphery, rotor (rotor) 23 that is installed on the rearward end of rotating shaft 16 is opposed from the outside and this stator 22.Therefore, motor 21 is external-rotor motor (outer rotor type motor), is that the drive unit that the center rotates comes work as making swivelling chute 3 with rotating shaft 16.
Installed inside in the end face portion of the rear side of tank 2 has warm braw cover (warm-air cover) 24.This warm braw cover 24 has peristome 25 in the bottom, by this peristome 25 above-mentioned rotating shaft 16 is centered on.And it is 11 relative that the part above warm braw cover 24 more leans in ratio open portion 25 and above-mentioned warm braw enter the mouth, and cover this warm braw inlet 11.And, the integral body of warm braw cover 24, be partitioned into for example about 1/3 the space in the space between the end face portion of rear side of the end face portion of rear side and tank 2 between the end face portion with the rear side of itself and tank 2, utilize this space to constitute the warm braw path 26 that leads to peripheral part of rotating shaft 16 from above-mentioned warm braw inlet 11 with above-mentioned swivelling chute 3.In addition, the peristome 25 of warm braw cover 24 has enough big diameter compared with rotating shaft 16, becomes the size of the export department that is equivalent to warm braw path 26.
On above-mentioned strengthening part 15, peripheral part at the central part that above-mentioned rotating shaft 16 is installed is formed with a plurality of bigger holes 27, these holes 27 are positioned between the warm braw introducing port 17 of the peristome 25 (export department of warm braw path 26) of above-mentioned warm braw cover 24 and above-mentioned swivelling chute 3, by they are communicated with, have constituted warm braw and imported road 28.
At above-mentioned strengthening part 15, also the rear side in peripheral part of the part that constitutes above-mentioned warm braw importing road 28 is equipped with seal member (sealing structure) 29.Seal member 29 is made of the elastomeric material of synthetic rubber (synthetic rubber) etc., with the part sliding-contact around the peristome 25 of above-mentioned warm braw cover 24.Consequently, seal member 29 between swivelling chute 3 and the tank 2 is importing warm braw sealing (seal) between road 28 and the warm braw path 26.
In (on the bottom surface of casing 1) below the tank 2, dispose platen 31 via a plurality of buffers 3 (cushion), on this platen 31, dispose ventilation shaft (airflow duct) 32.This ventilation shaft 32 has inlet scoop 33 on the top of leading section, and the warm braw outlet 10 of above-mentioned tank 2 is connected on this inlet scoop 33 via return air duct (air back-flow duct) 34 and connection flexible pipe (connecting hose) 35.In addition, return air duct 34 assembles round in the left side of above-mentioned bellows 7.
On the other hand, be connected with the housing (casing) 37 of circulation pressure fan 36 in the rearward end of ventilation shaft 32, the export department 38 of housing 37 is via connecting the warm braw inlet 11 that flexible pipe 39 and steam line (supplyduct) 40 are connected in above-mentioned tank 2.In addition, steam line 40 assembles round in the left side of above-mentioned motor 21.
Consequently, by return air duct 34, connection flexible pipe 35, ventilation shaft 32, housing 37, connection flexible pipe 39, steam line 40, be provided with warm braw outlet 10 and the warm braw inlet 11 ventilation roads 41 that are connected with above-mentioned tank 2.
In addition, above-mentioned circulation has blowing fan (blower fan) 42 with pressure fan 36 in the inside of housing 37, has the motor 43 that makes these blowing fan 42 rotations in the outside of housing 37.
Then, in ventilation road 41, in the inside of ventilation shaft 32, forwardly dispose evaporimeter 44, dispose condenser 45 at the rear portion.Condenser 45, in detail as Fig. 3 and shown in Figure 4, for example on the refrigerant runner pipe made of copper (conduction pipe) 46 for example fin (heat transfer fin) 47 of aluminium (aluminum) system is being installed, the snakelike row 46a that wriggles up and down in the edge of this refrigerant runner pipe 46, by the 46b of U-shaped portion front and back are connected respectively in the bottom of both sides or the end on top, and be arranged with a plurality of.And, relative therewith, be arranged with a plurality of fin 47 along left and right directions.
Though it is not shown that evaporimeter 44 is schemed, and has identical construction, and as after flow through the wind of above-mentioned ventilation shaft 32 the narration can be by between these each fin.
In addition, in condenser 45, be assembled with cooling device 48.This cooling device 48 is same, constitute by for example water service pipe made of copper (water pipe) 49 in detail, the snakelike row 49a that wriggles up and down in the edge of this water service pipe 49 is between per two row in the front and back of the row 46a of the refrigerant runner pipe 46 of condenser 45, end on the top on right side is connected front and back by the 49b of U-shaped portion respectively, and is arranged with a plurality of.Therefore, with respect to two row among the row 46a of the refrigerant runner pipe 46 of condenser 45, the row 49a of the water service pipe 49 of cooling device 48 is furnished with row, promptly is made as 2: 1 relation.
Fin 47 also is installed on the water service pipe 49 of cooling device 48, by the water that flows through this water service pipe 49, via fin 47 condenser 45 is cooled off.
In addition, each layer among the row 49a of each layer among the row 46a of the refrigerant runner pipe 46 of condenser 45 and the water service pipe 49 of cooling device 48, on above-below direction, stagger half-section respectively apart from (pitch), so that the latter's layer is between the former layer, and, the inlet portion 49c of the inlet portion 46c of refrigerant runner pipe 46 and the 46d of export department and water service pipe 49 and the 49d of export department, be set to as shown in Figure 3 respectively, the refrigerant in the refrigerant runner pipe 46 flow with water service pipe 49 in water mobile become relative to mobile.
This evaporimeter 44 and condenser 45 with as shown in Figure 5 compressor 50 and choke valve, be preferably electromagnetic throttle valve 51 and constituted heat pump 52.That is to say that this heat pump 52 connects into the loop by tube connector 53, form the loop that refrigerant circulates according to the order of compressor 50, condenser 45, choke valve 51, evaporimeter 44.In addition, compressor 50 is set up in parallel as shown in Figure 2 outside ventilation shaft 32.
Form dehumidifying water outlet 54 in the part towards the lowest part 32a of ventilation shaft 32 bottom surface sections, the lowest part 32a of described ventilation shaft 32 bottom surface sections is in the side surface part of ventilation shaft 32, between above-mentioned inlet scoop 33 and the evaporimeter 44.This dehumidifying water outlet 54 is connected to the water discharge outlet 55 that forms in the bottom, side of above-mentioned casing 1 by tube connector 56.In addition, ventilation shaft 32, its be positioned at evaporimeter 44 under the bottom surface of part 32b become the inclined plane that descends towards above-mentioned dehumidifying water outlet 54.
And the leading section of the ventilation shaft 32 at 33 places is provided with to the place ahead as machine exterior and discharges wind path 57 from the inlet scoop, and described inlet scoop 33 is above-mentioned swivelling chute 3 in above-mentioned ventilation road 41 and the part between the above-mentioned evaporimeter 44.This discharge wind path 57 is communicated with inlet scoop 33, at this connected component, is provided with damper 58 as the wind path switching device shifter.This damper (damper) 58 carries out work as the wind path switching device shifter, it is the center rotation by working power with the upper end as an end of discharging wind path 57 sides, thereby in the closing, open of the inlet scoop 33 of carrying out above-mentioned ventilation shaft 32 (the above-mentioned swivelling chute 3 in the ventilation the road 41 and part between the above-mentioned evaporimeter 44), discharge opening, closing of wind path 57, described power is drive source to have omitted illustrated motor and electromagnet (electromagnet) etc. in Fig. 2.
And, be provided with in the inside of discharging wind path 57 and discharge with pressure fan 59, point to oblique upper in the export department of the discharge wind path 57 in its place ahead, have louver(-vre) (louver) 60 to inclined in inside.
On the other hand, the pars intermedia upper wall of ventilation shaft 32 is formed with air introducing port 61, the pars intermedia upper wall of described ventilation shaft 32 is the parts between evaporimeter 44 and condenser 45 in ventilation road 41, and, for condenser 45, the leading section of water injection pipe shown in Figure 2 (hose pipe) 62 is connected on the inlet portion 49c of above-mentioned water service pipe 49.
Then, the base end part of water injection pipe 62 is connected in the export department of the feed water valve 63 that is installed on the upper back in the above-mentioned casing 1.In addition, feed water valve 63 is except having the export department that is connected with the base end part of water injection pipe 62, also have a plurality of export departments, they are connected to the water supply box (feed tank) 64 on the top that is configured in the front side in the above-mentioned casing 1 by tube connector (connecting pipe) 65.And, water supply box 64 has illustrated washing agent input portion and the softener input portion of having omitted, thereby above-mentioned feed water valve 63 supplies water to above-mentioned tank 2 in via the washing agent input portion of water supply box 64 by being opened to oral area during work in washing, thereby supplies water in tank 2 via the softener input portion of water supply box 64 by being opened to oral area equally when last rinsing is worked.And, when freezed in the space that is provided with washing dryer, via water service pipe 49 water fillings of water injection pipe 62 to cooling device 48.
And, particularly the part above the gap that does not show near figure is formed with water inlet 66, the highest designated water level of this part at the back of above-mentioned tank 2, when particularly turning round with laundry is contour or near the part above it, the 49d of export department of the water service pipe 49 of above-mentioned condenser 45 is connected with this water inlet 66 by tube connector (connecting tube) 67.
In addition, be formed with atmosphere suction inlet 68 in the bottom of the back side of casing 1 one.
Fig. 6 represents control device 69.This control device 69 for example has microcomputer (microcomputer), as control washing dryer molar behavior controlling organization and work, by the various operation signals of operation inputting part 70 inputs, this operation inputting part 70 comprises the various console switch that guidance panel (operationpanel) that figure do not show has, simultaneously, by level sensor (water level detector) the 71 input water level detecting signals that the water level in the tank 2 is detected, and the turn-sensitive device that detects by rotation respectively (rotation detector) 72 input rotation detection signals to swivelling chute 3, temperature sensor (temperaturedetector) the 73 input temp detection signals that detect by temperature to condenser 45.
So, control device 69 is controlled with the drive motor (drivemotor) 75 of pressure fan 59 with motor 43, the drive source 74 of damper 58, the discharge of pressure fan 36 via 76 pairs of above-mentioned feed water valves 63 of drive circuit, the motor 21 that is used to drive swivelling chute 3, draining valve 13, compressor 50, choke valve 51, circulation according to the input of above-mentioned various signals and the control program (control program) of storage in advance.
Below, narrate the effect of the washing dryer of above-mentioned structure.
In the washing dryer of above-mentioned structure, (washing and the rinsing) running of when beginning to carry out the running process of standard, at first doing washing.In this laundry running, supply water in tank 2 with feed water valve 63, then, by motor 21 work, swivelling chute 3 alternately rotates to positive and negative two directions with low speed.
When the laundry running is finished, next begin the dehydration running.In this dehydration running, after the water in the tank 2 is discharged, at a high speed swivelling chute 3 is rotated to a direction.Thus, the washings in the swivelling chute 3 is carried out centrifugal dehydration.
When the dehydration running is finished, next carry out dry operating.In this dry operating, as shown in Figure 2, damper 58 is arranged to, and opens the inlet scoop 33 (swivelling chute 3 in ventilation the road 41 and part between the evaporimeter 44) of ventilation shaft 32, and discharge wind path 57 is closed.Under this state, swivelling chute 3 is rotated to positive and negative two directions with low speed, make motor 43 work of circulation simultaneously with pressure fan 36.Like this, under the air-supply effect of blowing fan 42, shown in Fig. 2 arrow, the air in the tank 2 is in the return air duct 34 and connection flexible pipe 35 flow ventilation pipelines 32 of warm braw outlet 10 via ventilation road 41.
And, begin to carry out the work of the compressor 50 of heat pump 52 at this moment.Like this, enclose the state that refrigerant in the heat pump 52 is compressed into High Temperature High Pressure, the refrigerant of this High Temperature High Pressure flows in the condenser 45, carries out heat exchange with air in the ventilation shaft 32.As a result, the air in the ventilation shaft 32 is heated, and the temperature of refrigerant descends and is liquefied on the other hand.Then, this refrigerant that has liquefied gasifies by choke valve 51 and be depressurized back inflow evaporator 44.Thus, the air in 44 pairs of ventilation shafts of evaporimeter 32 cools off.Refrigerant by evaporimeter 44 turns back to compressor 50.
Like this, flow into air in the ventilation shaft 32 in the above-mentioned tank 2 by evaporimeter 44 cooling and dehumidifyings, afterwards by condenser 45 heating by warm brawization.Then, this warm braw is fed in the tank 2 from warm braw inlet 11 via connection flexible pipe 39, steam line 40, and then imports road 28 and be fed in the swivelling chute 3 from warm braw introducing port 17 via warm braw path 26, warm braw.
Supply to warm braw in the swivelling chute 3 behind the moisture of having taken away washings, from above-mentioned warm braw outlet 10 via return air duct 34 and connect in the flexible pipe 35 flow ventilation pipelines 32.
So, circulate between ventilation shaft 32 with evaporimeter 44, condenser 45 and swivelling chute 3 by air, the washings in the swivelling chute 3 is carried out drying.In addition, in this dry operating, be accompanied by as described above to cooling off by the air in the ventilation shaft 32, surface at evaporimeter 44 generates condensation, its dewdrop from evaporimeter 44 drip and along under the inclined plane 32b of ventilation shaft 32 flow down, be discharged to outside the machine via tube connector 56 and water discharge outlet 55 from dehumidifying water outlet 54.
With above relative, when freezed in the space that is provided with washing dryer, as shown in Figure 1, damper 58 is switched to, the inlet scoop 33 (swivelling chute 3 in ventilation the road 41 and part between the evaporimeter 44) of ventilation shaft 32 is closed, discharged wind path 57 and open, under this state, begin to carry out the work of the compressor 50 of heat pump 52, make simultaneously and discharge with pressure fan 59 work.
Like this, shown in solid arrow among Fig. 1, ventilation shaft 32 outer air are inhaled in the ventilation shaft 32 from air introducing port 61, and are cooled by evaporimeter 44.Then, this chilled air is discharged to the place ahead of machine exterior by discharging wind path 57, is freezed in the space that is provided with washing dryer.In addition, at the same time, the air of machine exterior is inhaled in the casing 1 (outside the ventilation shaft 32) from the extraneous air suction inlet 68 of casing 1.
At this moment, shown in Fig. 1 dotted arrow, cooling device 48 water fillings from feed water valve 63 is had to condenser 45 via water injection pipe 62 so water flows in the water service pipe 49 of cooling device 48, make condenser 45 coolings by the water that flows in this water service pipe 49.That is to say, the heat energy that when adopting 44 pairs of air of evaporimeter to cool off, is absorbed and since the work of compressor 50 and additional heat energy be delivered to from condenser 45 the water as the cooling medium, with these heat absorption and heated water is discharged from via tube connector 67 from condenser 45, therefore, condenser 45 can not become unusual high temperature, evaporimeter 44 also correspondingly becomes low temperature, thereby can be effective as refrigeration system (coolingsystem) work, can freeze the space that is provided with washing dryer.
In experiment, the cooling per minute of at this moment condenser 45 is used the water of 1~1.5 liter (liter), in this case can be in about 1 hour be 4m with floor area
2The space cool off about 10 ℃, thereby can determine to be enough to work as cooling device.
In addition, though this moment, condenser 45 was cooled as described above, but suppress air mobile by condenser 45 energetically.But, when dry operating,, be connected with swivelling chute 3 via steam line 40 grades, and then be connected with return air duct 34 from swivelling chute 3 by the wind path of condenser 45, in such structure, wind path is roughly near air-tight state.Therefore, when cooling operation, by inlet scoop 33 (swivelling chute 3 in ventilation the road 41 and part between the evaporimeter 44) being stopped up with damper 58, the wind path of condenser 45 sides is in fact blocked, even thereby between evaporimeter 44 and condenser 45, there is air introducing port 61, in fact can not produce the air flow that flows through condenser 45 yet.Therefore, have and set up a damper 58 and just can add the such effect of refrigerating function.
And, even also can keep open state at dry operating space-time conductance inlet 61.Even this is because as mentioned above all sealings of wind path at place's opening, can not made a big impact to the mobile of air yet.The phenomenon of the liquid of this situation in only offer place's aperture on jar jar under also can spontaneous current is identical.Like this because the part of the formation air introducing port 61 of ventilation shaft 32 is positioned at the wind downside that flow of circulation with the circulated air of pressure fan 36 generations, and become negative pressure herein, therefore can discharge some pressure at this, have the effect that evaporimeter 44 can be easy to dehumidify so on the contrary when dry operating.
In the invention of constructing like this, switch damper (wind path switching device shifter) 58, so that open row goes out wind path 57, and swivelling chute 3 in ventilation road 41 and the part between the evaporimeter 44 are closed, make heat pump 52, discharge pressure fan 59 and cooling device 48 work, like this, water cools off condenser 45, cool off with 44 pairs of air outside the ventilation road 41 that air introducing port 61 imports of evaporimeter, and it is discharged to machine exterior, thereby utilize the desiccant heat pump 52 of washings to freeze to the space that is provided with washing dryer from discharging wind path 57.
By the way, be 4m in for example floor area
2About 10 ℃ of space coolings the time, the ability of compressor 50 needs about 1.2kWh.This be because, though 1m
2Thereby floor area need about 200Wh with above-mentioned 4m
2About area just need about 800Wh, but compressor is different with the air regulator that is arranged on machine exterior, the compressor 50 in Gou Zao the invention is positioned at machine intimate like this, needs himself heat of additional absorbent.If the driving of compressor 50 self is input as 400Wh, then need the refrigerating capacity about 1.2kWh.For the water of per minute with about 1.0 liters discharges this heat, the temperature of water is risen about 17 ℃.Therefore, when the water temperature in summer was 20 ℃ of left and right sides, discharge approximately less than 40 ℃ hot water, just can be freezed.
In this structure, as mentioned above, the warm water that has absorbed heat from condenser 45 is discharged in the tank 2 via tube connector 67.In tank 2, has water discharge outlet 12 in its bottom, outside tank 2, be provided with draining valve 13 on the water discharge outlet 12, and then be connected with scupper hose 14 via this draining valve 13, water in the tank 2 is discharged to machine exterior thus, so, condenser 45 has been carried out cooling and has been discharged to water in the tank 2, be discharged to machine exterior with the path of water discharge outlet 12 → draining valve 13 → scupper hose 14.
When the space that is provided with washing dryer is cooled off, the needed water yield of the cooling of condenser 45 is 1~1.5 liter of per minute as mentioned above, when the water of this tittle and the dewdrop that drips of for example condensing along with being cooled off by 44 pairs of air of evaporimeter converge and when carrying out draining, just need delivery ratio only to discharge the more water of volume of dewdrop.Therefore, just can not steadily successfully carry out draining, spilling water can take place by natural drainage.Like this,, just need temporarily to store the jumbo water storage tank of the water that will discharge, also need the pump of big ability, thereby cost improves if when utilizing pump (pump) to carry out draining.
Relative therewith, the invention of this structure is discharged the used water of the cooling of cooling condenser 45 via tank 2, and this can utilize the hydraulic pressure in the water channel to carry out.Therefore, can under the situation that does not need special structure such as pump and jumbo water storage tank (tank), carry out necessary draining, thereby avoid raising the cost.
And the invention of this structure is that the used water of the cooling of condenser 45 is discharged via tank 2, wherein, by before via tank 2 this water being discharged draining valve 13 cutting out, thereby it can be stayed in the tank 2.Thereby the used water of the cooling of condenser 45 has heated up about 15~25 ℃ from the water temperature of condenser 45 absorption heats than the initial stage.In the invention of this structure, it can be stayed in the tank 2 and be used for doing washing next time, like this, not only cooler condenser 45 used water can not slatterned in vain but with its effective utilization, and thereby the water after the available intensification does washing and improves the laundry performance, made contribution to improving the original performance of washing machine.
By the way, washing machine generally is arranged in the dressing cubicle with the bathroom adjacency more, so the refrigerating function of the invention of this structure is used for the refrigeration of this dressing cubicle more.And the user is many after having a bath generally speaking does washing the washings of taking off, and at this moment, can freeze to dressing cubicle with washing machine, and the used water that should freeze stays in the tank 2, is used in effectively in the laundry after the refrigeration again.
In addition, because water inlet 66 more leans on the top than gap, so when water level surpassed gap, water was discharged from from gap, therefore, the water of staying in the tank 2 can adverse current not arrive in the cooling device 48 (condenser 45).And, replace also and can prevent structure, in case non-return stream in the adverse current that tube connector 67 is provided with check-valves etc.
In addition, in the invention of this structure, the cooling device 48 that water is cooled off condenser 45 is assembled in the condenser 45, relation between them is made as row 46a with respect to the refrigerant runner pipe 46 of two row condensers 45, there are row in the row 49a of the water service pipe 49 of cooling device 48, thus, each row of the water service pipe 49 of cooling device 48 cool off the refrigerant runner pipe 46 of two row respectively via fin 47.Like this, can reduce the columns of water service pipe 49, efficient is the heat of absorptive condenser 45 well.
And, the refrigerant in the refrigerant runner pipe 46 flow with water service pipe 49 in the flowing of water for flowing in opposite directions, become the mobile in opposite directions of heat like this and carry out heat exchange, can further improve heat exchanger effectiveness (cooling effectiveness).
With above relative, Fig. 7 to Fig. 9 represents the second embodiment of the present invention and the 3rd embodiment (the second and the 3rd embodiment), and its identical with first embodiment separately part is added same-sign, and its explanation is omitted, and different parts only is described.
(second embodiment)
In second embodiment shown in Figure 7, has the water storage portion 81 that was arranged in 2 minutes with tank.In detail, bottom in casing 1 is left tank 2 ground and is provided with water storage portion 81, and this water storage portion 81 is that for example vertical view is the water storage tank of コ font, Fig. 7 represents the opposed part 81a of this water storage tank that is the コ font 81, and this part 81a is configured in corner, the left and right sides portion of casing 1 inner bottom part.Therefore, at this moment, the part that connects the opposed part of water storage portion 81 is configured in the front portion of casing 1 inner bottom part.
And the water storage valve 82 that is arranged on the bottom of tank 2 is connected with water storage portion 81 by tube connector 83, therefore, enters water the tank 2 from cooling device 48, is stored into the water storage portion 81 via tube connector 83 from tank 2 by opening water storage valve 82.Be stored in the water in the water storage portion 81, available water level sensor 71 detects by the water level of tank 2, like this, learns that when detection water storage portion 81 is full by the water filling, when the water level of tank 2 rises, closes water storage valve 82.
And, pump 84 is set in water storage portion 81, and the water that storage is stayed in the water storage portion 81 turns back in the tank 2, at this moment by flow pipe (water tube) 85 by pump 84, water storage valve 82 and draining valve 13 all are made as closed condition, water can be stored in the tank 2 thus.When the water level of tank 2 arrives the height (level) of regulation, adjust water level by opening and closing draining valve 13.So the available water of staying in the tank 2 is done washing.
And, after laundry, discharge by opening the water that draining valve 13 can stay storage in the tank 2, like this, in this case, cooler condenser 45 used water are stored into use in the water storage portion 81 that separates with tank 2, discharge from tank 2 then, in other words, cooler condenser 45 used water were stored in the water storage portion 81 that is different from tank 2 before discharging via tank 2.Like this, not only cooler condenser 45 used water can not slatterned in vain and effectively it utilized again, and can cooler condenser 45 used water conservancies be used in the washing and rinsing or the running of laundry repeatedly of doing washing in turning round according to the capacity of water storage portion 81.
(the 3rd embodiment)
In the 3rd embodiment shown in Figure 8, has the water storage portion 91 that partly separates with water storage with the washing rinsing at tank 2.In detail, the part of doing washing of tank 2 is in the inside of tank 2, water storage portion 91 in the outside of tank 2, particularly this moment its underpart mainly be the places, both sides, the two side portions 91a of water storage portion 91 is connected by central portion part 91b.
In addition, be arranged on the bottom of tank 2 water storage valve 82, connect water storage valve 82 and water storage portion 91 tube connector 83, be arranged at water storage portion 91 pump 84, be connected the flow pipe 85 of pump 84 and tank 2, the same with second embodiment, therefore, control with second embodiment the samely.
Like this, in the case, cooler condenser 45 used water were stored on the tank 2 in the water storage portion 91 that partly separates with water storage with the washing rinsing before discharging via tank 2, can obtain the action effect identical with second embodiment.In addition, can be with the water storage portion 91 that stores water as balance weight (counterweight), be suppressed at particularly the vibration of tank 2 when the dehydration running when washing rinsing, thereby help to improve dehydration and vibration.
(the 4th embodiment)
The 4th embodiment shown in Figure 9, the same with the 3rd embodiment, also have the water storage portion 101 that partly separates with water storage with washing (laundry) rinsing at tank 2.But, in this 4th embodiment, be to have water storage portion 101 in the both sides, top of the outside of tank 2, its two side portions 101a is linked by the tube connector 101b at the back that for example is arranged on tank 2.
Tube connector 67 with tube connector 102 replacements first embodiment is connected in water storage portion 101 with cooling device 48, and therefore, cooler condenser 45 used water enter into water storage portion 101 via tube connector 102.At this moment, are communicated with in hole (diagram is omitted) that the release on the top of water storage portion 101 by being arranged on tank 2 is used and the tank 2, the water storage that enters in the water storage portion 101 is stayed in the water storage portion 101, particularly stores with identical water level in the two side portions 101a that is connected by tube connector (connection pipe) 101b.In addition, the hole that the above-mentioned release that is arranged on the top of tank 2 is used also can be used as the hole that spilling water is used, and is used for avoiding at the water of water storage portion 101 storages more than necessity.
And then, in water storage portion 101 water injection valve 103 being set, this water injection valve 103 is connected by water injection pipe (hose pipe) 104 with tank 2.Like this, by opening water injection valve 103, can under the situation that needn't use pump, the water that stores in the water storage portion 101 be injected in the tank 2 via water injection pipe 104.
Like this, in the case, cooler condenser 45 used water also were stored in the water storage portion 101 that partly separates with water storage with the washing rinsing on the tank 2 before discharging via tank 2, can not only obtain the action effect identical, and have with the structure that do not need pump advantage with its realization with second embodiment.
In addition, can carry out cooling period to condenser 45, cooler condenser 45 used water are continued to inject tank 2, like this, the water that exceeds predetermined water level is discharged from tank 2 gradually.When freezed in the space that is provided with washing machine, per minute uses about 1~1.5 liter cooling water as mentioned above.Relative therewith, washing when action employed water is about 15~20 liters, thereby when the refrigeration of carrying out about 15~20 minutes, just can obtain its required water yield.Not only to wash with cooling water under the situation that also will use it for rinsing, need only the water that has again about 30 liters, so, carry out just can obtaining about 45 minutes to 60 minutes its required water yield altogether.Can cause waste if the water that produces after it abandons like this, therefore, the draining valve 13 of opening the below comes down in torrents the water that be stored in the tank 2 before go out, and injects new water simultaneously from the top, can store the water of high temperature so always.Wash rinsing by the water that uses this high temperature, can further improve the laundry performance.
And preferably practicing every conceivable frugality is used for water that condenser 45 is cooled off.So preferably the temperature to condenser 45 detects, supply with water to condenser 45 according to this testing result control.The temperature of condenser 45 is detected by temperature sensor 73.Therefore, detect with the temperature of 73 pairs of condensers 45 of temperature sensor, and carry out following control, when testing result is high temperature, cooling water is flow through, in case after the cooling cooling water is stopped.Be under the situation of R410a for example, the central temperature of condenser 45 need be controlled at smaller or equal to 60 ℃ according to the restriction of pressure at refrigerant.Therefore, make flow of cooling water, stop, making the temperature of condenser 45 become about 58 ℃.
Like this, the water-saving result that can obtain expecting.
And then, preferably when dry operating, also condenser 45 is cooled off.Washing dryer carries out the dry operating of washings with heat pump 52, wherein, as mentioned above, dehumidify with 44 pairs of moisture that obtain from washings of evaporimeter, the latent heat that is reclaimed at that time reuses as the energy that heats at 45 pairs of air that flow through herein of condenser.Like this, except heat release loss seldom, dry nearly all be not released and be recovered and recycle with heat.Therefore, compare the dry operating that to carry out good efficiencies with heater formula (heatertype) washing dryer.
In being formed with the heat pump in this loop, 50 works of compressor are converted into heat energy in theory, and the temperature of refrigerant is risen.Therefore, when thermal discharge after a little while, temperature rises heat pump gradually along with the process of time, has the problem above the work possible range of compressor 50.For fear of this problem of generation, effective method is that compressor 50 is cooled off, thereby with cooling fan it is cooled off in air regulator.But, in washing dryer, be provided with in addition and be used for the fan of cooling compressor 50 specially and can cause the maximization of washing dryer, can cause that also cost improves (cost increase).And, also can increase the air-supply noise.
In view of this problem, in the present embodiment, water comes condenser 45 is cooled off when dry operating, replaces with wind compressor 50 being cooled off with this.That is to say that replaced and cooling fan is set comes compressor 50 is carried out air-cooled, and water cools off condenser 45, so also can obtain the same heat with heat pump and be discharged into outside result.Water by for example adopting 1 liter of per minute rises the temperature of this water about 14 ℃, thereby can be with heat recovery.Generally, for the system of heat pump 52, if the cooling of carrying out about hundreds of Wh just can obtain the balance (balance) of energy when dry operating, thus can control fully it, thus can carry out stable dry operating.
And the cooling that water carries out condenser 45 also can be implemented in the later stage of dry operating.In the later stage of dry operating, the temperature inside of swivelling chute 3 becomes about 60 ℃.Reach situation about 80 ℃ to 100 ℃ compared with the temperature inside of swivelling chute 3 when carrying out washings dry with heater (heater), the temperature of this moment be we can say lower, however also is quite high temperature.Therefore, the temperature in swivelling chute 3 becomes the later stage of quite high dry operating, and water cools off condenser 45.Like this, just enter in the swivelling chute 3, can promptly the temperature in the swivelling chute 3 be reduced in device 45 heating that almost is not condensed of evaporimeter 45 cooled airs.The cooling of condenser 45 being carried out about 5 minutes to 10 minutes by for example water, thus the temperature in the swivelling chute 3 can be become smaller or equal to 50 ℃, can make user's imperceptible undue temperature when dried washings is taken out from swivelling chute 3.
The present invention not only be confined to above-mentioned and in the accompanying drawings shown in embodiment, can in the scope that does not break away from purport, carry out suitable change, particularly washing dryer integral body is not limited to above-mentioned transverse axis rotary drum-type, also can be the longitudinal axis rotary drum-type that longitudinal axis shape ground has tank and swivelling chute, or the like.