CN107109765A - Clothes treatment device with heat exchanger and condensate collector - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a kind of clothes treatment device, specifically dryer or clothes washer-dryer, the clothes treatment device includes：Equipment enclosure；Clothing process chamber, the clothing process chamber is used to handle clothing using dry air；Air duct, the air duct is arranged to at least one entrance by dry air from least one outlets direct of the clothing process chamber to the process chamber；Heat exchanger (10), the heat exchanger arrangement is in the air duct and is adapted for cooling down the dry air and condenses the moisture of the dry air；Base unit (40a), the base unit is adapted for supporting the heat exchanger (10) and receives at least a portion of the air duct；Condensate collector (30a), the condensate collector is arranged in the base unit (40a) and is adapted for collecting the condensate formed at heat exchanger (10) place；And collector lid (42a), the collector lid is arranged between the bottom side of the heat exchanger (10) and the condensate collector (30a) and at least covers a part for the condensate collector (30a), wherein, the base unit (40a) includes the multiple support components (44a b) for being adapted for supporting the heat exchanger (10), and is provided with space (62) between the top surface of the bottom side of the heat exchanger (10) and the collector lid (42a).

Description

Clothes treatment device with heat exchanger and condensate collector

The present invention relates to a kind of clothes treatment device with heat exchanger.

The B2 of US 8,495,822 disclose a kind of cloth drying unit including heat pump unit.Header tank is arranged on heat pump Below the evaporator and condenser of unit, wherein, the collecting box is arranged between collecting box and evaporator and condenser Collector lid is covered.The collector lid includes the support section for being used to support evaporator and condenser so that evaporator and condensation Device is covered in the collector and shelved in its operative position.Filtration fraction below evaporator stops that fine hair enters collecting box.Barrier Hole is hindered to prevent flow of condensate to condenser.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a kind of improved underlying structure for clothes treatment device.

Limit the invention in claim 1.Multiple specific embodiments are proposed in the dependent claims.

According to claim 1 there is provided a kind of clothes treatment device, especially a kind of dryer or clothes washer-dryer should Clothes treatment device is included equipment enclosure or housing, the clothing process chamber for being handled clothing using dry air and pacified Arrange as the air duct of at least one entrance by dry air from least one outlets direct of process chamber to process chamber.Heat is handed over Parallel operation is arranged in the air duct and is adapted for cool drying air and moisture that is interior and making dry air is condensed, That is evaporator.For example, the evaporator drying for only including a heat exchanger (for example, air/air heat exchanger) can be provided Machine.Alternately, heat pump tumbler dryer can be provided, the heat pump tumbler dryer is included with two heat exchangers The heat pump unit of (evaporator and condenser), wherein, above-mentioned heat exchanger is the evaporator of heat pump unit.

Base unit or base section are adapted to support heat exchanger and receive at least a portion of air duct.It is cold Condensate collector is arranged in base unit and is adapted for collecting the condensate formed at heat exchanger.Collect Device lid is arranged between the bottom side of heat exchanger and condensate collector.Collector lid at least covers the one of condensate collector Part.Preferably, collector lid covers the upside of all openings of condensate collector (for example, condensate collector is pumped Except room, pump is arranged on this and pumped to be used to discharge the condensate collected from condensate collector in room).Thus, collector Gai You Selection of land is similarly formed separating element, and the separating element separates condensate collector and air duct (for example, air duct is arrived Except the multiple condensate drain passages or opening of condensate collector).

Base unit includes the multiple support components for being adapted for supporting heat exchanger, wherein, when these parts position When on its operating position, between the bottom side of (supported) heat exchanger and the top surface of collector lid be provided with space or Gap.The top surface of collector lid can equally be represented as the top side or upper surface of collector lid.Top surface is from heat exchanger The condensate flowed down is collected and preferably in gravity and top surface towards guiding in the presence of the inclination of condensate collector Surface.

With the B2 of above US 8,495,822 on the contrary, heat exchanger is not supported and by base unit or substrate by collector lid Itself is supported.Thus, prevent collector lid from being deformed due to the weight of heat exchanger.For example, heat exchanger can be by being arranged Side wall supports support at base unit.Gap between heat exchanger and collector lid allows condensed water in heat exchanger Lower section is freely flowed, and particularly prevents the accumulation of condensed water between heat-exchanger fin.For example, the water of accumulation will make heating The degradation of device, thus will reduce the heat-exchanger surface region under processing air.In addition, being handed over by elevated heat Parallel operation covers space for the creativity in collector, and this contributes to condensate to be easier to enter collecting condensation from heat exchanger or evaporator Device.

Preferably, support component is or including being arranged on the one or more wall support members on base unit or located.For example, Such base unit is single element (one piece construction) and/or is integrally formed (for example, injection molding), wherein, one Or multiple wall support members can form the single element with base unit, be injection molded and/or with base unit (at least A part) it is integrally formed.

The clothes treatment device may further include liquid scrubbing unit, and the liquid scrubbing unit includes having at least one The nozzle of individual fluid openings, wherein, the nozzle is adapted for guiding liquid to parts surface, is conveyed in dry air The end of a thread be deposited on the parts surface.By the washing unit, the end of a thread of collection is washed off or rushed from corresponding parts surface Wash off.Preferably, the condensate collected in condensate collector tank is used to wash corresponding parts surface.

Base unit may further include washing collection, wherein, collector lid further covers cleaning solution collection At least a portion of device.Washing collection is adapted to receive after as described above washing parts surface or rinsing Collect (dirty flushing) liquid.In this embodiment, two liquid headers (or storage tank), one are provided with base unit Storage tank collects the condensation for the cleaning for carrying out automatic heat-exchanger (for example, evaporator or air/air heat exchanger) in the drying process Water, and another storage tank collects the water after wash/rinse process.For example, collector lid can have a form to make to get One of two storage tanks that the condensate of automatic heat-exchanger is only oriented towards in the base unit being present in below collector lid are directed.It is logical Cross to position one or more holes between storage tank in heat exchanger (evaporator) or be open and the liquid into target storage tank can be set Body stream.For example, one or more hole/openings are arranged on storage tank, the storage tank, which is collected, can be used for rinsing corresponding component surface Condensate (clean water).Thus, clean water is only stored in storage tank, the clean water is correspondingly sent to washing unit or spray Mouth.According to one embodiment, collector drowning has the lower section for being arranged at washing section, that is, treats the section of wash/rinse.

Preferably, collector lid is arranged at the lower section for the part for needing to be washed liquid washing at least in part, wherein treating The sloping direction of collector cap surface below the part of washing is formed between collector cap top surface and washing collection At least one opening.Thus, the washings with the end of a thread being washed off reliably are guided into washing collection.Ramp type table Face is, for example, inclined surface (relative to horizontal line).Specifically, washings are driven towards washing collection, even if processing Equipment is not on contour or horizontal level.Additionally or alternatively, the surface region of collector lid includes liquid guiding device, The liquid guiding device is used to cleaning solution leading into washing collection towards opening.Liquid guiding device can be formed For any other shape of multiple ridges or multiple walls or the liquid for allowing direction (opening is arrived) washing collection guiding.

Preferably, when base unit, collector lid and heat exchanger are located on their corresponding operating positions, collector Lid does not support heat exchanger and additionally or alternatively, and heat exchanger is shelved or only directly supported by base unit.In addition or Alternately, collector lid is not in contact with heat exchanger.

The collector lid include ramp type top surface, the ramp type top surface be arranged at the lower section of heat exchanger and by It is adapted to open for condensate to be guided to for condensate to be emitted into at least one of condensate collector from collector lid Mouthful.As discussed previously with respect to washing collection, ramp type surface may refer to inclined surface, wherein, additionally or alternatively Ground, the surface region of collector lid include being used for by condensate towards liquid can therethrough into condensate collector opening The liquid guiding device of guiding.The liquid guiding device can be formed multiple ridges or multiple walls or allow towards (opening is arrived) Condensate collector guides any other shape of liquid.The inclination of collector cap surface ensure that condensed water guides condensate receipts into Storage, that is, be directed to cleaning water tank.

Preferably, the processing equipment includes heat pump, and the heat pump includes being adapted for heating refrigeration above The heat exchanger (evaporator) of agent and it is adapted for cooling refrigerant and is adapted for heat drying air Condenser.In this embodiment, the collector lid can include be arranged in the collecting condensation surface below heat exchanger with And be designed to prevent condensate from collecting condensation surface flow to condenser below region surrounding blocking wall.Surrounding blocking wall Collector cap surface in evaporator region and condenser region are separated to prevent liquid in air duct along air flow Flow and also prevent air by flowing through the gap between heat exchanger and collector lid around over-heat-exchanger in direction.Specifically For, such as in the case of liquid flooding or flowing line failure, it is (and cold that no water or liquid can reach condenser The processing air fan in condenser downstream).

Preferably, space is provided between the top surface of the bottom side of condenser and collector lid, to avoid condenser Collector cover application load or pressure (and ultimately provide liquid condenser underneath towards drainage channel flow, from And liquid is discharged into condensate storage tank).

The collector lid includes one or more air guide elements, and air guide element is adapted for guiding drying Air makes dry air occur to turn to along the expection flow path in air duct.Additionally or alternatively, collector lid bag One or more gas barrier elements are included, these gas barrier elements are adapted for stopping or reduce dry air stream.With Upper air guide element can reduce turbulent flow and additionally or alternatively reduce the flow resistance of processing air stream.Gas barrier Element can prevent from streaming or flowing back and and additionally or alternatively prevent handle air stream turbulent flow.Specifically, on Air guiding and/or barrier element can be formed by stating surrounding blocking wall, and the gas barrier element avoids air from bypassing evaporator flowing through heat Gap between exchanger and collector lid.

Referring in detail to multiple preferred embodiments of the present invention, the example of these preferred embodiments is shown in the accompanying drawings, Those figures show：

The schematic diagram of the part of Fig. 1 dryers,

The perspective view of the collector lid of the base unit of Fig. 2 dryers,

Fig. 3 is adapted for receiving the perspective view of the lower casing of the base unit of Fig. 2 collector lid,

The side cross-sectional view of a part for the lower casing of Fig. 4 Fig. 3 base unit, the receipts on operating position with Fig. 2 Storage lid and heat exchanger,

The cross-sectional elevational view (Fig. 5 a) of the lower casing of Fig. 5 a-c base units and two detailed view (Fig. 5 b- of the front view C), collector lid and heat exchanger with Fig. 4,

Fig. 6 according to the perspective view of the collector lid of alternate embodiment,

Fig. 7 is adapted for receiving the saturating of the lower casing of the base unit of Fig. 6 collector lid according to alternate embodiment View,

The anterior-posterior sectional view that the substrate of another embodiments of Fig. 8 is arranged, and

Fig. 9 illustrates in greater detail filter cleaning unit in the zoomed-in view of Fig. 8 circles indicated.

Fig. 1 shows the dryer 2 of schematic representation, that it is not drawn to scale and be in order at illustrative purpose and carry Supply.Heat pump 4 is scheduled in the shell 3 or rack of dryer, the heat pump includes the refrigerant loop 6 of closure, The loop includes the refrigerant flowing B of following order：First heat exchanger 10, the first heat exchanger serves as evaporator to evaporate The refrigerant and cooling treatment air；Compressor 14；Second heat exchanger 12, the second heat exchanger serves as condenser to cool down Refrigerant and heating air；And expansion gear 16, refrigerant is back to first heat exchanger 10 from the expansion gear.With The refrigerant tubing that the unit Series of heat pump 4 are connected together, pressed by the formation refrigerant loop 6 of heat pump 4, refrigerant Contracting machine 14 cycles through the refrigerant loop, as indicated by arrow B.

Processing air stream A in dryer 2 is guided through the clothing storage compartment 17 of dryer 2, i.e. through for connecing Receive the compartment of pending processing article, such as roller 18.Pending article is textile, clothing 19, clothes, shoes etc.. Processing air stream is indicated in Fig. 1 by arrow A and the air-blaster 8 that is processed drives.Process air channel 20 will handle empty Air-flow A is guided to outside roller 18 and including multiple different sections, and these sections include the area that the row of being formed organizes passage 20a Section, the first and second heat exchangers 10,12 are arranged in the section.Processing air from second heat exchanger 12 out is flowed into Afterwards in passage 20b, processing air-blaster 8 is arranged in the rear passage.The air conveyed by air blower 8 is in rising passway 20c In be directed upwards to the back side of roller 18.The air for leaving roller 18 through drum outlet can be by being arranged in passage Among 20 or part is filtered close to the lint filter 22 of drum outlet.The optional lint filter 22 is arranged to be formed In the prepass 20d of another section of passage 20, the prepass is arranged at the protecgulum rear of dryer 2 and therewith phase It is adjacent.

The condensate formed at first heat exchanger 10 is collected and guided to condensate collector 30.Collecting condensation Device 30 can be connected in the condensate drawer 34 that can be extracted out via drainage duct 36, draining pump 32 and drawer pipeline 38. That is, collected solidifying cold thing can be pumped to drawer 36 from collector 30, and the drawer is arranged at the upper part of dryer 2 The drawer easily can be taken out and emptied from here by place, user.Dryer 2 includes being used to control and monitor dryer 2 Overall operation control unit.For example, the control unit controls draining pump 32.In addition, the control unit can control drying The other parts of machine 2 (as heat pump unit 4, fan 8 etc.).

The substrate or base section 5 of dryer 2 are formed by upper casing (not describing) and lower casing 40a and 40b (Fig. 3 and Fig. 7), The lower casing includes or accommodated heat exchanger 10 and 12, fan 8 and draining pump 32 except other things.Specifically, upper casing is with Shell 40a and 40b provide the air-tightness process air channel to form at least row's group passage 20a.Due to substrate 5 preferably and substantially Ground is formed by only having two shell elements, therefore the substrate is particularly easily and quickly assembled.

According to first embodiment, Fig. 2 shows collector lid 42a perspective view, and the collector lid is adapted to such as Fig. 3 institutes Show in the lower casing 40a for being received within base section 5.Lower casing 40a includes the support component 44a- for being used to support heat exchanger 10,12 d.In this embodiment, support component 44a-d is configured to the wall part of lower casing 40a lifting or rising.For example, can be with single Ground formation forms lower casing 40a and support component 44a-d by injection molding single type.

Condensate collector 30a or condensate storage tank are arranged at the lower section of heat exchanger 10,12.When these parts are as schemed 4 and Fig. 5 a-c described on its corresponding operating position when, collector lid 42a be arranged at heat exchanger 10,12 with Between condensate collector 30a.Specifically, collector lid 42a does not support heat exchanger 10,12.Heat exchanger 10,12 only by Lower casing 40a is supported or carried.Thus, prevent collector lid 42a from being deformed due to the weight of heat exchanger 10,12.

As shown in Fig. 2 collector lid 42a upper surface includes surrounding blocking wall 46a, collector lid 42a is divided into by the surrounding blocking wall Two regions：Forefoot area 64a, at least a portion of first heat exchanger 10 is arranged in the forefoot area, and rear region 66a, at least a portion of second heat exchanger 12 is arranged in the rear region (Fig. 4).Forefoot area 64a includes multiple osculums 48, the condensate produced at first heat exchanger 10 is discharged into cold below collector lid 42a by these osculums Condensate collector 30a.Collector lid 42a includes two air guide element 60a-b, and these air guide elements are arranged at receipts The downstream of storage lid 42a rear end, i.e. second heat exchanger 12, to handle air A towards the guiding of fan 8.

Alternatively, dryer can include being used for washing or rinse first heat exchanger 10 and/or be arranged at first The liquid scrubbing unit on (preceding) surface of the filter of the upstream of heat exchanger 10.Fig. 8 and Fig. 9 are shown for washing filter list The embodiment of the washing unit 86 of member 70, and the embodiment is directed to the embodiment of filter wash described below. This correspondingly applies to the front side for washing first heat exchanger, if for example, do not pacified closely in the front of first heat exchanger Drain filter.Liquid scrubbing unit correspondingly washs the preceding surface for this base part being arranged in dry air passage, before this Surface is reached towards upstream and by the processing air first after processing air is discharged from clothing process chamber 17.In drying In the operating process of machine 2, the end of a thread produced during drying process is gathered on this surface, and this will make heat exchanger with the time Degradation and/or air flue can be stopped.

The embodiment shown in Fig. 6 and Fig. 7 is returned, in this embodiment, is not set closely in the upstream of heat exchanger 10 Filter is used for the end of a thread for removing accumulation, and liquid scrubbing unit includes the nozzle with least one fluid openings, and this at least one Individual fluid openings are guided liquid is sprayed to heat exchanger (preceding) surface.(dirty) cleaning solution flowed down from heat exchanger 10 and by Guide to and be collected in washing collection 54a.This correspondingly applies to filter, if filter is arranged to lean on Nearly first heat exchanger and in the front of first heat exchanger.

Lower casing 40a includes the washing collection 54a or storage tank for being arranged at the anterior lower section of first heat exchanger 10. Cleaning solution can be removed from washing collection 54a by draining pump 32.Liquid scrubbing unit or nozzle can be supplied to Condensate being produced during drying process, being collected into condensate collector 30a.As shown in figure 4, condensate Collector 30a lower surface or bottom angled is to help condensate to be flowed towards lower casing 40a rear end, and condensate can be under this Pumped to condensate drawer 34 and additionally or alternatively as described above pumped to the nozzle of washing unit in the rear end of shell.

Fig. 4 shows the side cross-sectional, view after Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 lower casing 40a and collector lid 42a assembling, with its behaviour Make the first and second heat exchangers 10,12 on position.The leading edge of collector lid 42 is terminated at front side partition walls 43, before this Side partition walls separate condensate collector 30a with washing collection 54a.

As described above, first heat exchanger 10 is handed over by wall support component 44a-b supports (Fig. 4, Fig. 5 a-c) and the second heat Parallel operation 12 is supported by arm support component 44c-d.Support component 44a-d is arranged so that gap 62 (Fig. 5 b and Fig. 5 c) is set Between the lower surface of heat exchanger 10,12 and collector lid 42a upper surface.Gap 62 is provided in first heat exchanger 10 The condensate for locating to produce is flowed freely and entered in condensate collector 30a towards osculum 48.Specifically, forefoot area Collector cap surface in 64a can tilt to help condensate to flow into condensate collector 30a towards osculum 48.It is above-mentioned Surrounding blocking wall 46a prevents condensate from for example reaching second heat exchanger 12 and peace due to condensate overflow or flowing line failure Come the fan 8 in the downstream of heat exchanger 12.Further, surrounding blocking wall 46a prevent processing air by flow through heat exchanger 12 with Gap 62 between collector lid 42a and bypass second heat exchanger 12.

Fig. 5 a show the cross-sectional elevational view for the first heat exchanger 10 seen from front side to show that heat exchanger 10,12 is How to be supported by support component 44a-d by lower casing 40a, dry air stream enters from the front side.Detailed figures of Fig. 5 b to amplify Show on the left of Fig. 5 and Fig. 5 c show right side with the detailed figure amplified, wherein, heat exchanger 10 is by support component 44a-b Support (position of details is indicated by corresponding circle in Fig. 5 a).

As shown in Fig. 5 b and Fig. 5 c, the side wall 52a and 52b or lateral wall of heat exchanger 10 are shelved on wall support component 44a- B is upper and is supported by it, so that heat-exchanger fin 50a, 50b of heat exchanger 10 are increased on collector lid 42a, Gap 62 is set between heat exchanger 10 and lid 42a.Second heat exchanger 12 is accordingly by support component 44c and 44d branch Support.Heat exchanger 10 is indicated by the lower casing 40a regions for supporting or being shelved on lower house by the circle in Fig. 5 b, Fig. 5 c.Not yet The part for having heat exchanger 10,12 is supported by collector lid 42a, i.e. the total weight of heat exchanger 10,12 is shelved on lower casing 40a Upper and no load comes from heat exchange or forced by heat exchange on lid 42a.

Fig. 6 and Fig. 7 show according to be used for dryer 2 base section 5 alternate embodiment collector lid 42b with Lower casing 40b perspective view.Unless otherwise mentioned, according to the collector lid 42a of first embodiment and lower casing 40a features described above and Function corresponds to the collector lid 42b and lower casing 40b of alternate embodiment as described below feature and function.Identical is referred to Symbol is used for identical element.

With the above-mentioned lower casing 40a of first embodiment on the contrary, the lower casing 40b shown in Fig. 7 include two collecting box 30b, 54b, these collecting boxs are arranged in the lower section of heat exchanger 10,12 and collector lid 42b forefoot area and rear region respectively 64b, 66b lower section.When the direction observation along processing air stream, condensate collector 30b is adjacent with washing collection 54b Or organized side-by-side.In order to which the condensate for providing generation is only collected in condensate collector 30b, as shown in fig. 6, collector lid Regions of the 42b only above condensate collector 30b includes osculum 48.

As set forth above, it is possible to provide washing unit to wash the preceding surface of first heat exchanger 10.As shown in fig. 7, washing The region that collection 54b is extended to before first heat exchanger 10.Cleaning solution entrance 58 is arranged on washing collection 54b's The top of a part, the washing collection is arranged at collector lid 42b lower section so that flow through the forward part of heat exchanger Cleaning solution pass through entrance 58 and enter collector 54b.Entrance 58 is the opening top side for the forward part for washing collection 54b, should Washing collection is located at before heat exchanger and (the latter correspondingly and is preferably adapted for this before collector lid 42b In all embodiment).

Condensate collector 30b and washing collection 54b basal surface are tilted towards lower casing 40b rear end so that received Liquid in storage 30b and 54b flows correspondingly towards housing 40b rear end.Condensate can be pumped from shell 40b rear end It can be discharged to condensate drawer 34 and/or to washing unit and cleaning solution from dryer 2.

(correspond to Fig. 5 a of first embodiment when heat exchanger 10,12 and collector lid 42b are on its operating position To Fig. 5 c), heat exchanger 10,12 is supported by wall support component 44a-d, and gap 62 is as described above relative to first embodiment It is arranged between heat exchanger 10,12 and collector lid 42b.Further, collector lid 42b include have with relative to first The surrounding blocking wall 46b and air guide element 60a, 60b of identical function described in embodiment.

Fig. 8 shows what the substrate intercepted in the planes from front side (right side in figure) to rear side (left side in figure) was arranged Section view, row group passage 20a guide in the plane dry air from front to back pass through the first and second heat exchangers 10, 12.In this embodiment, filter unit 70 is arranged in before first heat exchanger, that is, consider air-flow direction A when Heat exchanger upstream.

Filter unit 70 includes the first the end of a thread filter loaded for most of fine hair of filtration drying air-transport 72 and be arranged at the first filter 72 below and be provided for being filtered through first the end of a thread filter fine hair and Second the end of a thread filter 74 of fine particle.Filter unit 70 is provided as removable member, by by the removable member Being taken out from the prepass 20d with opening 80 to remove it.Opening 80 forms the shape on the lower casing 40c of base unit 5 Into opening, wherein, lower casing 40c again and then forms a prepass 20d part.For close opening 80 channel cover 76 be A part for filter module 70.Channel cover 76 is releasably secured on lower casing 40a and is used as user by filter list The handle that member is taken out and is inserted from prepass 20d.

Filter unit 70 further comprises air guide element 78, and the air guide element makes the drying from roller 18 Air A is turned to towards horizontal direction, is first passed through the first and second filters 72,74 of filter unit and is then worn Over-heat-exchanger 10,12.

This embodiment illustrate that for the washing unit 86 for washing the fine hair on the preceding surface of the first filter 72 off.Such as with Mentioned by upper, if for example, not providing filter unit 70, this kind of washing unit 86 can be correspondingly applied to washing The preceding surface of first heat exchanger.Washing unit 86 includes being supplied to cleaning solution into the supply line 8 of the nozzle 90 of washing unit, Cleaning solution is flowed to or sprayed to the front side of the first filter 72 by least one jet expansion 92 from the washing unit.Cleaning solution can To be drawn through being formed in base unit 5 from condensate collector (see, for example, 30a, 30b, 30) by pump (not shown) Supply line 88 between the upside of upper casing 41 and pipeline closing element 89.

During wash cycle, nozzle 90 guides cleaning solution stream C (Fig. 9), liquid towards the front side of the first filter 72 Body and the fine hair washed off flow downward and exited into by cleaning solution entrance 58 in washing collection 54c.Liquid draws Guiding element 82 is arranged at outlet 92, and the liquid induction element is a part for filter unit 70 and helps nozzle 90 to draw The front side of drain body the first filter 72 of direction.

In these embodiments, there is identical function by identical or similar reference numeral instruction dryer And/or same effect and/or identical element and part.Unless otherwise indicated, for accommodating in described by one embodiment For other embodiment.

Reference numeral inventory

The upper casing of the base unit of 2 dryer 41

3 housing 42a-c collector lids

The partition walls of 4 heat pump 43

5 base section 44a-d support components/wall

6 refrigerant loop 46a-b surrounding blocking walls

The condensate drainage hole of 8 air blower 48

10 first heat exchanger 50a-b heat-exchanger fins

The side wall of 12 second heat exchanger 52a-b heat exchangers

14 compressor 54a-c wash collection

The cleaning solution entrance of 16 expansion gear 58

17 clothings deposit compartment 60a-b air guide elements

The gap of 18 roller 62

19 clothing 64a-b forefoot areas

20 process air channel 66a-b rear regions

20a rows organize the filter unit of passage 70

The end of a thread filter of passage 72 first after 20b

The end of a thread filter of 20c rising passways 74 second

The channel cover of 20d prepass 76

The air of 22 lint filter element 78 is guided

30th, 80 times shell openers of 30a-b condensate collectors

The liquid induction element of 32 draining pump 82

The washing unit of 34 condensate drawer 86

The supply line of 36 drainage duct 88

The pipeline closing element of 38 drawer pipeline 89

The nozzle of lower casing 90 of 40a-c base units

92 jet expansions

A handles air stream

B cold-producing medium streams

C cleaning solution streams

Claims (11)

1. clothes treatment device (2), specifically dryer or clothes washer-dryer, including：

Equipment enclosure (3),

Clothing process chamber (17), the clothing process chamber is used to handle clothing using dry air,

Air duct (20), the air duct be arranged to be used for by dry air from the clothing process chamber (17) at least one Outlets direct to the process chamber (17) at least one entrance,

Heat exchanger (10), the heat exchanger arrangement is in the air duct (20) and is adapted for cooling down drying sky Gas and condense the moisture of the dry air,

Base unit (40a-b), the base unit is adapted for supporting the heat exchanger (10) and receives or provide the sky At least a portion of gas passage (20),

Condensate collector (30a-b), the condensate collector is arranged in the base unit (40a-b) and is adapted to use The condensate formed in collection at heat exchanger (10) place, and

Collector lid (42a-b), the collector lid is arranged in bottom side and the condensate collector (30a- of the heat exchanger (10) B) between, wherein, the collector lid at least covers a part for the condensate collector (30a-b),

It is characterized in that

The base unit (40a-b) includes the multiple support components (44a-d) for being adapted for supporting the heat exchanger (10), Wherein, space (62) are provided between the top surface of the bottom side of the heat exchanger (10) and the collector lid (42a-b).

2. clothes treatment device according to claim 1, wherein, these support components (44a-d) are or including being arranged on One or more wall support members on the base unit (40a-b) or place.

3. clothes treatment device according to claim 1 or 2, further comprises liquid scrubbing unit (86), the liquid is washed Washing unit includes the nozzle (90) with least one fluid openings (92), wherein, the nozzle is adapted for drawing liquid It is directed at part (10；70th, surface 72), the end of a thread deposition conveyed in the dry air is on a surface.

4. the clothes treatment device according to claim 1,2 or 3, wherein, the base unit (40a-b) further comprises washing Wash collection (54a-b) and the collector lid (42a-b) further covers at least the one of the washing collection (54a-b) Part.

5. the clothes treatment device according to claim 3 or 4, wherein, the collector lid (42a-b) is arranged at least in part In the lower section for the part for needing to be washed by the cleaning solution, and wherein, the collector lid table below the part to be washed Face is sloping towards at least one opening formed between the collector cap top surface and this or a washing collection.

6. the clothes treatment device according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein, when the base unit, the collector lid And the heat exchanger be located at their corresponding operating positions on when, the collector lid do not support the heat exchanger or the heat friendship Parallel operation be shelved on the base unit or only directly supported by the base unit or the collector lid not with the heat exchanger phase Contact.

7. the clothes treatment device according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein, the collector lid (42a-b) includes oblique Slope formula top surface, the ramp type top surface is arranged in the lower section of the heat exchanger (10) and is adapted for the condensate Guiding to be used for by the condensate be emitted into from the collector lid (42a-b) condensate collector (30a-b) at least one It is open (48).

8. the clothes treatment device according to any one of the preceding claims, further comprises heat pump (4), the heat pump System is including being adapted for heating the heat exchanger (10) of the refrigerant and being adapted for cooling down the refrigerant And heat the condenser (12) of the dry air.

9. clothes treatment device according to claim 8, wherein, the collector lid (42a-b) includes being arranged at the heat The collecting condensation surface (64a-b) of the lower section of exchanger (10) and it is designed to prevent the condensate from the condensate Collect the surrounding blocking wall (46a-b) in the region (66a-b) that surface (64a-b) is flow to below the condenser (12).

10. clothes treatment device according to claim 8 or claim 9, further comprises bottom side and receipts of the condenser (12) Space (62) between the top surface of storage lid (42a-b).

11. the clothes treatment device according to any one of the preceding claims,

Wherein, the collector lid (42a-b) includes one or more air guide elements, one or more air guide elements It is adapted for guiding the dry air or makes the dry air occur to turn to along the air passage, or

Wherein, the collector lid (42a-b) includes one or more gas barrier elements, one or more gas barrier elements It is adapted for stopping or reduces dry air stream.