CN107254770A - The steam generator and laundry care appliance used in laundry care appliance - Google Patents
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Abstract
Steam generator 11 is adapted to use in laundry care appliance D1, D2, including heating cell body 12.The cell body 12 at least includes：Entrance 3, it is used for the liquid filling body L in the cell body 12；Heater 14, it is used to heat liquid L；Steam (vapor) outlet 4；Controllable discharge unit 8, it is used to from cell body 12 discharge liquid L, wherein the opening and closing of the discharge unit 8 are controlled by valve 9.According to cell body (2；12) liquid level of the current liquid (L) in is controlled to valve (9), and/or the valve is suitable as pressure-reducing valve.The steam generator 11 is included by laundry care appliance D1, D2 of the present invention, wherein valve 9 is connected in running with the control unit C of laundry care appliance D1, D2.
Description
It is on November 5th, the 2010, (PCT/EP2010/ of Application No. 201080042710.0 applying date that the application, which is,
066866) the patent of invention Shen of, entitled " steam generator and laundry care appliance that are used in laundry care appliance "
Divisional application please.
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of steam generator used in laundry care appliance, particularly for pure and fresh dryer
In, the steam generator includes heating cell body, and the heating cell body has entrance, the heating liquid for cell body liquid filling body
The heater and steam (vapor) outlet of body.Include the laundry care appliance of the steam generator the invention further relates to a kind of.
Background technology
In this steam generator, processing incrustation scale (mainly lime stone) is necessary, and the incrustation scale is by mineral slag
Dregs is formed, and the mineral residue is dissolved in the water for producing steam, and when water is transformed into steam, the incrustation scale is steaming
Accumulated in the cell body of vapour generator itself.
The 096B1 of EP 0 821 disclose a kind of steam generator in clothes irons and the like, the steam
Generator includes：Tank；Boiler；Supply line, the supply line connection water channel and boiler, and it has been internally embedded conveying
Pump and check-valves；Electric calorifie installation, the electric calorifie installation is connected to outside boiler, and including at least one heating plate, the heating
Plate is connected with boiler bottom in the form of tight fit；Thermostat for starting the pump.In addition, the boiler has a company
It is connected to the entrance of supply line；The utensil of steam pipeline, the steam pipeline connection boiler and user, and inside it
It embedded in controlled steam valve；At least two parts are arranged at the bottom of wherein described boiler, and it includes lower part and upper part, two
Person's placing height is different and passes through the heater plate.The opening of the thermostat and the boiler is disposed in described
The region of upper part.The boiler has drain plug, and the drain plug is disposed near the lower part, for removing
The incrustation scale of there, the incrustation scale is inevitably formed with the time in boiler internal.
The 306B1 of EP 1 026 disclose a kind of steam generator refilled automatically, its be used for steam appliance,
Clothes irons, with the fan for refilling function iron board, coffee-maker and other similar installations is aided in be combined and use, it is described
There is steam generator at least one to be attached in the electric heating element on the outside of steam generator, and equipped with temperature control equipment, institute
State steam generator to be connected with water tank by pump and at least one pipeline in side, while further by pipeline in opposite side
It is connected with steam using equipment, the pipeline has magnetic valve and pressure switch, and the steam generator is by first half-shell and
The ducted body of two half-shells formation is constituted, and wherein described first half-shell and the second half-shell according to general vertical face along they
Circumferential edge be combined with each other；The electric heating element is attached on the side of the first half-shell from outside；The ducted body tool
There is entering in the side (it is relative with the side of the first half-shell with the electric heating element) of second half-shell
The mouth of a river, it is so first with the electric heating directly to face by the aqueous jet that the water inlet enters steam generator
The first half-shell of part.The water tank has by the filling opening of cover closing, and the ducted body is with by cover closing
Bottom discharge unit.On the other hand this discharge unit can also be disposed in the upper part of the ducted body.
The shortcoming of these steam generators is that drain plug or bottom discharge unit (are for example pressed only for moveable equipment
Bucket, iron board and can manually from cell body etc progress draining homologue) be useful.
Therefore, the steam generator used in large-scale laundry care appliance (such as laundry dryer), is not wrapped typically
Drain plug or bottom discharge unit are included, but including " residue area ", " the residue area " provides enough capacity to store the steaming
All incrustation scales that vapour generator or the equipment are formed in predetermined life time.However, such steam generator needs to become
Volume is relatively large use drying due to the unusual water of calcification and largely because having to predict in predetermined life time
Machine is expected the incrustation scale formed.
The 189992A1 of US 2008/0 are related to a kind of Steam ironing system including vapour iron and steam generator system, the pot
Furnace system has the boiler for producing steam, and wherein vapour iron and boiler is connected to each other by steam hose.In steam generator system fortune
When making, incrustation scale is formed in the boiler.In order to remove incrustation scale from boiler, performed at regular intervals in steam generator system flushed
Journey.During flushing process, the flushing valve being connected on the delivery port of boiler bottom is unlocked, and water from boiler arrange to
Eluant container.In this process, scale particles are pulled away with current.Preferably, before flushing valve unlatching, the boiler
Pressure has inside been accumulated, so that water is forced to eject from boiler, has thus strengthened the effect of flushing process.
The 345A2 of EP 1544 be related to it is a kind of the washing machine of washings can be heated according to the supply of steam and hot water, together
When prevent from forming incrustation scale on the heater suitable for producing steam and hot water.The washing machine includes：Water drum, it is used to accommodate
Washings；Heating tank, it is used to accommodate the water of predetermined amount to produce steam；Heater, its position and the heating tank are relatively
Arrangement, and suitable for heating the water being contained in heating tank；To water unit, its water supply cylinder and heating tank supply water；Steam
Supply line, it is used to from the heating tank guide steam to the water drum；Steam supply valve, it, which is used to open and close, steams
Vapour supply line；Discharge line, it is connected with heating tank, and suitable for remaining in heating after discharge completion generation steam
Water in groove；And draining valve, it is used to open and close drainage pipeline.
The 704A1 of EP 1 813 are related to a kind of steam generator and the washing machine with the steam generator.The invention
There is provided a kind of steam generator, including：Water chamber, it is used to deposit water, and the water chamber has mounted thereto for adding
The heater of hot water；Vaporium, it is used to deposit due to the steam that water is heated to generate；Water supply hose, it is used to supply water extremely
The water chamber；Steam hose, it is used to discharge steam from vaporium, wherein the length of the vertical direction of the water chamber is (perpendicular
Straight length) relatively larger than the length (horizontal length) of its horizontal direction.
The content of the invention
It is an object of the present invention to provide a kind of steam generator used in laundry care appliance, the steam generator
Overcome technological deficiency of the prior art, and especially provide a kind of compact and particularly safety steam generator,
The incrustation scale dregs that the steam generator will not be accumulated block.
The target of the present invention can be realized according to the technical characteristic of independent claims.Furthermore it is preferred that embodiment can by from
Drawn in category claim and/or subsequent specification.
According to the invention, target of the present invention is realized by the steam generator used in laundry care appliance, institute
Stating steam generator includes heating cell body, and the heating cell body at least includes：For the entrance of cell body liquid filling body；For heating
State the heater of liquid (to generate steam by the liquid)；Steam (vapor) outlet；Controllable discharge unit for discharging liquid from cell body,
Wherein the opening and closing of discharge unit are by valve control.
By using discharge unit, incrustation scale can be washed from fluting body.Therefore, then residue area is provided be not necessarily to, and
And steam generator can be a design closely.By causing valve to be controllable, the steam generator can
Operated automatically in the case of no user's direct intervention, so that the use of the steam generator has practicality very much
Property.In addition, the controlled valve can provide additional safety measure.
In addition, the valve is controlled by the liquid level (such as water level) in heating cell body.In other words, if liquid level reach or
Person exceedes a certain critical localisation in cell body, and the valve will be opened.Filled in this way, the valve can just be protected as a kind of overflow
Put.Additionally or alternatively, the valve can be pressure-reducing valve.In this case, if the pressure value in cell body reach or
More than a certain critical pressure value in cell body, the valve can be opened.In this way, operating for greater safety, it can avoid in cell body
Overflow and/or serious overcompression.
It is preferred that, the laundry care appliance can be pure and fresh dryer (refresher dryer), the pure and fresh drying
Machine is such a dryer, and it is used to also handle the clothing being placed using steam in addition to clothing is dried.It is this
Being handled using steam progress can be applied to remove the fold and undesirable smell on clothing.In addition, being entered using steam
Row processing can include addition perfume or yarn fabric inorganic agent to those processed clothings.
It is preferred that, the liquid is water or mainly water, the drying course particularly applied from laundry care appliance
The condensed water obtained.
Steam (vapor) outlet can lead to the clothes treating space (such as clothing rotating cylinder) of related laundry care appliance so that steam
Put on the clothing for being placed on and being wherein used to handle.
The preferred embodiment of the present invention is that the valve is freely to control or controllable, that is, the valve
It can at any time put and be steered (opened/closed), such as depending on the program of laundry care appliance.
The a particularly preferred embodiment of the present invention is that the valve includes or be connected to mechanical spring buoy mechanism
(such as spring buoy mechanism or valve floating body system).If the buoy reaches a certain height related to liquid level, institute
State buoy can by spring forced opening can mechanical manipulation valve.The valve can also be electromechanical valve.
In another embodiment of the present invention, cell body is equipped with fluid or liquid level sensor, particularly level sensor,
Whether the liquid level detected in cell body is met or exceeded a certain critical level by it.The liquid level sensor can be with pure and fresh drying
The control unit of machine carries out communication connection.The liquid level detected in response to liquid level sensor up to or over critical localisation,
Described control unit can manipulate and (particularly open) valve.
The sensor can be REED sensors, for example including position fix contactor and be installed on floating body
Magnet.Alternatively, the sensor can be electrode sensor, such as including two pieces of metal parts, the metal parts position
In or close to critical liquid level set in advance, and signal is sent when they are at least partially immersed in fluid or liquid.
Another even more preferably embodiment of the present invention is that discharge unit is located at cell body bottom.This can ensure that most of water
Dirt is removed by discharge unit.
In even another embodiment, if bottom is tilted towards discharge unit, remove effect and further enhance.
Another preferred embodiment is that discharge unit is located at groove body sidewall, is preferably close to bottom.The bottom is still
It can be tilted towards discharge unit.This embodiment can provide more succinct assembly.
The present invention also has a preferred embodiment to be that heater is placed in cell body.So in heater and heated
Effective heat transfer is realized between liquid.
The optional preferred embodiment of the present invention is that wherein heater is placed in outside cell body.Such advantage is to avoid
Heater generates incrustation scale.
This target can also be realized that wherein valve is attached for behaviour by the laundry care appliance including steam generator
Make, or be communicatively attached to the control unit of the equipment.
Discharge unit can be connected with fluid issuing, to cause incrustation scale to transmit out from the equipment.
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In figure below, example of the invention will schematically be described with more detailed information.Same or function is first accordingly
Part can be represented by same reference.
Fig. 1 shows the steam generator according to first embodiment；
Fig. 2 shows the steam generator according to second embodiment；
Fig. 3 shows the steam generator according to 3rd embodiment；With
Fig. 4 shows the steam generator according to fourth embodiment；
Embodiment
Fig. 1 shows the steam generator 1 used in the laundry care appliance D1 for being embodied in pure and fresh dryer D1,
Wherein described steam generator 1 includes heating cell body 2, and the heating cell body 2 is used to store heated liquid L.It is described to add
Heat channel body 2 includes two " partly " housings, i.e. lower house 2a and upper shell 2b.The upper shell 2b as lower house 2a lid,
And including fluid intake 3 and steam (vapor) outlet 4.It is heating element heater 5 to be attached on upper shell 2b, the projection of heating element heater 5
Enter cell body 2.Joint 6 is used to connect heating element heater 5 and power supply, and is introduced through upper shell 2b.Lower house 2a and upper shell 2b
It is attached in leakproof form.It is the discharge unit for discharging liquid L from cell body 2 at the bottom 7 of cell body 2 and lower house 2a.
The flow section of discharge unit 8 is controlled by valve 9.
In the operation of steam generator 1, liquid L first (such as condensed water) is packed into groove by fluid intake 3
Body 2.Valve 9 is closed, to cause discharge unit 8 to be also closure.In this way, the liquid L will rise in the cell body 2.Up to
To enough liquid level, (liquid level can be detected by corresponding liquid level sensor 22, such as described liquid level sensor 22 can be with
With reference to or upper shell 2b or lower house 2a shown in being integrated in) after, electric current is sent by heating element heater 5 via joint 6, can
To start heating element heater 5.As a result so that liquid L heating and producing steam S.The steam S can be pure steam or steam and
The mixture of droplet.The steam S can leave cell body 2 via steam (vapor) outlet 4.The steam S can be transferred to clothing
Treatment region (for example, laundry drum).
Liquid L heating can produce a certain amount of incrustation scale, be largely lime stone.This incrustation scale sinks than liquid L weights
Form sediment in the bottom 7 of cell body 2.In traditional steam generator, the incrustation scale can be in steam generator 1 or pure and fresh dryer D1
It is collected in useful life in " residue area ".In contrast, the discharge unit 8 by opening valve 9 and therewith, steam generator
1 makes removing incrustation scale become possibility, to cause incrustation scale and liquid L to be flushed away together.Using discharge unit 8 remove incrustation scale advantage be,
It is not necessary to the residue area of large volume be provided, so that resulting in steam generator 1 closely.In addition, known to
Steam generator, liquid turbulent flow during heating may mix incrustation scale, the incrustation scale and then possibly through being attached to steam
And be transferred to the outside of steam generator, and be likely to enter towards clothing treatment region pipe-line system (or it is other it is any steam
Vapour passage) or even fall on clothing.According to this steam generator 1, by periodically discharging incrustation scale, such case can be prevented.Example
Such as, incrustation scale can be flushed away at the end of steam produces circulation.In this case, pure and fresh dryer D1 running will include
The moisture that drying clothing and collection are extracted from clothing as a condensate is disposed for the later stage.By disposing this simultaneously
Condensate, is mixed especially by by incrustation scale and condensate, or (container can be with by providing single container for incrustation scale
The container for accommodating condensate is emptied simultaneously together), complete the incrustation scale to being washed from out steam generator 1 in a preferred manner
Disposal.
In order to support thoroughly to remove incrustation scale from cell body 2, the bottom 7 of the cell body is tilted towards discharge unit 8.
Valve 9 is typically not limited to any kind of opened/closed mechanism, and may be constructed general discharge actuator, its
Suitable for opening and closing discharge unit 8 by opening the flow section related to closure.For example, the valve 9 can be machinery
And/or electronic valve 9.Especially, valve can be manipulated by mechanical device and/or electromechanical driver.Such as several possible
In example, valve 9 can be manipulated by mechanical spring buoy mechanism, electromechanical operation valve, pressure-driven sliding block, valve etc..
In a kind of alternate embodiment, valve 9 can be the valve that can freely control, that is, valve can be at any given time
It is steered (unlatching/closing), for example, is controlled by pure and fresh dryer D1 external control unit outside C.Described control unit C can basis
A certain drying/pure and fresh program and/or maintenance program set in advance carry out trigger valve 9.
Alternatively, or in addition, the liquid level for the liquid L that valve 9 can be in cell body 2 up to or over a certain liquid level when enter
Row operation.In this case, if the liquid level reaches critical liquid level set in advance, valve 9 is opened.Therefore, the valve 9
Will be as excess flow protection device, to prevent liquid L from flowing through steam (vapor) outlet 4.Reach fluid level and open discharge unit 8, valve 9 it
Between correlation can be realized by fluid level sensor 22, the liquid level sensor 22 and pure and fresh dryer D1 control
Unit is connected, and described control unit transfers to activate the valve 9.The sensor 22 can be REED sensors, such as including position
Put fixed contactor and the magnet being installed on floating body.Alternatively, the sensor can be the sensor of electrode type,
For example including two pieces of metal parts, two pieces of metal parts are located near or at critical liquid level set in advance, and at them
Signal is sent when being at least partially immersed in water.
Alternatively, valve 9 can be mechanically controlled valve, and it is mechanical with buoy (not shown) for example by spring (not shown)
Connection.If the buoy rises with liquid level, the power being applied to via the spring on valve 9 also increases.If this power
A certain critical value set in advance is met or exceeded, the valve 9 is opened.
Valve 9 can also be as pressure-reducing valve, and to cause if the pressure in cell body 2 exceedes a certain critical value, the valve body 9 is just
It can open.If a part for steam (vapor) outlet 4 or subsequent pipe-line system (or any other steam channel) and/or entering clothing
The steam openings of thing treatment region are blocked, it is also possible to which this thing happens.If stress level up to or over setting in advance
Fixed pressure threshold, by valve 9 described in pressure positive opening and/or by using not shown pressure sensor (itself and control
Unit connection processed, to cause described control unit can be with opening valve 9), it is possible to achieve the unlatching of the valve 9.
Pure and fresh dryer D1 fluid issuing 10 can be flowed out by the liquid L of discharge unit 8.
Fig. 2 shows according to second embodiment including steam generator 11 pure and fresh dryer D2.
Different from the steam generator 1 according to first embodiment, cell body 12 is made up of integral piece, includes forms in its side
13.The forms 13 are heated element 14 and fill and close, and the heating element heater 14 includes heating plate 15 and heating coil 16.Institute
The part that heating plate 15 constitutes the side wall of cell body 12 is stated, and contact liq L to transmit heat well.The heating coil
16 are placed in the outside of cell body 12.
In addition, liquid inlet 3 is still at the top of cell body 12, and steam (vapor) outlet 4 is located at side.
When steam generator 11 is operated, heating coil 16 is heated to heating plate 15, and the heating plate transfers heating
Liquid L is to produce steam S.
The advantage of steam generator 11 is that heating element heater 14 can be fabricated separately and test independently of the ground of cell body 12.
In addition, seepage occurs never again between two or more housings of cell body.
The manipulation of discharge unit 8 and associated valve 9 and use, be and the phase of steam generator 1 according to first embodiment
Together.
Usually, described and display steam generator is to incrustation scale (incrustation scale is formed by lime stone and other impurity)
Appearance or there are very high immunity or anti-interference.The formation of incrustation scale is washed from cell body together with liquid.Valve is also carried
For additional controllable security, to avoid superpressure and/or overflow.Heater can design closely, and because
This can flexibly be placed in laundry care appliance, for example, be fixed on bearing-shield.
Fig. 3 shows according to 3rd embodiment including steam generator 17 pure and fresh dryer D3.Steam generator 17
It is similar to the steam generator 11 according to second embodiment, but heating element heater 14 is now currently located at the tilting bottom 7 of cell body 18.
Such advantage is that incrustation scale is most of in bottom 7 (near heating element heater 14) generation, and therefore, it is possible to especially be held
Change places removing.
Fig. 4 shows according to fourth embodiment including steam generator 19 pure and fresh dryer D4.Steam generator 19
Similar to the steam generator 17 according to 3rd embodiment, similitude is the bottom 7 that heating element heater 14 is located at cell body 18, but existing
It is not inclined in bottom.In addition, discharge unit 8 is now in the vicinity of bottom 7 on the side wall 20 of cell body 21.This causes
Assembly after assembling is particularly compact.
Certainly, the present invention is not limited to illustrated embodiment.
For example, steam generator 1,11 can include more further elements (such as temperature sensor), for controlling
Liquid and/or vapor (steam) temperature and prevent overheat.
Reference
1 steam generator
2 cell bodies
The lower house of 2a cell bodies
The upper shell of 2b cell bodies
3 fluid intakes
4 steam (vapor) outlets
5 heating element heaters
6 joints
7 cell body bottoms
8 discharge units
9 valves
10 fluid issuings
11 steam generators
12 cell bodies
Forms in 13 cell bodies
14 heating element heaters
15 heating plates
16 heating coils
17 steam generators
18 cell bodies
19 steam generators
20 side walls
21 cell bodies
22 liquid level sensors
C control units
D1 laundry care appliances, pure and fresh dryer
D2 laundry care appliances, pure and fresh dryer
D3 laundry care appliances, pure and fresh dryer
D4 laundry care appliances, pure and fresh dryer
L liquid
S steam
Claims (13)
1. a kind of laundry care appliance (D1；D2；D3；D4), it is included in laundry care appliance (D1；D2；D3；D4 used in)
Steam generator (1；11；17；19), including heating cell body (2；12；18；21), the heating cell body (2；12；18；21) at least
Including：
- be used for for heating cell body (2；12；18；21) entrance (3) of liquid filling body (L)；
- be used to heat the heater (5 of liquid (L)；14)；
- steam (vapor) outlet (4)；With
- be used for from cell body (2；12；18；21) the controllable discharge unit (8) of discharge liquid (L), wherein discharge unit (8) plays open and close
Close by valve (9) control, the valve (9) for operation and with laundry care appliance (D1；D2；D3；D4 control unit (C)) is connected
Connect,
It is characterized in that：The valve (9) can be according to cell body (2；12；18；21) liquid level of the current liquid (L) in is controlled
System, so that the valve (9) is opened and prevents liquid as excess flow protection device when liquid level reaches critical liquid level set in advance
(L) steam (vapor) outlet (4) is flowed through, and/or the valve (9) is suitable for use as pressure-reducing valve, so that the pressure in the cell body exceedes certain
The valve (9) is opened during one critical value.
2. laundry care appliance (D1 as claimed in claim 1；D2；D3；D4), it is characterised in that：Valve (9) is freely controllable
's.
3. laundry care appliance (the D1 as described in one of preceding claim；D2；D3；D4), it is characterised in that：Valve (9) is wrapped
Include mechanical spring buoy mechanism.
4. laundry care appliance (the D1 as described in one of preceding claim；D2；D3；D4), it is characterised in that：Further wrap
Include liquid level sensor (22).
5. laundry care appliance (D1 as claimed in claim 4；D2；D3；D4), it is characterised in that：Liquid level sensor (22) is
REED sensors.
6. laundry care appliance (the D1 as described in one of preceding claim；D2；D3；D4), it is characterised in that：Discharge unit
(8) it is located in cell body (2；12；18) bottom (7) place.
7. laundry care appliance (D1 as claimed in claim 6；D2；D3；D4), it is characterised in that：Bottom (7) is towards discharge unit
(8) tilt.
8. laundry care appliance (the D1 as described in one of claim 1 to 5；D2；D3；D4), it is characterised in that：Discharge unit (8)
It is located in side wall (20) place of cell body (21).
9. laundry care appliance (the D1 as described in one of preceding claim；D2；D3；D4), it is characterised in that：Heater
(5) it is placed on the inside of cell body (2).
10. laundry care appliance (the D1 as described in one of claim 1 to 7；D2；D3；D4), it is characterised in that：Heater
(14) it is placed in cell body (12；18；21) outside.
11. laundry care appliance (the D1 as described in one of preceding claim；D2；D3；D4), it is characterised in that：Cell body (2)
Including lower house (2a) and upper shell (2b), wherein upper shell (2b) is used as the lid of lower house (2a), and including entrance (3)
With steam (vapor) outlet (4), wherein lower house (2a) includes the discharge unit (8).
12. laundry care appliance (the D1 as described in one of preceding claim；D2；D3；D4), it is characterised in that：Clothing is protected
Manage equipment (D1；D2；D3；D4) it is pure and fresh dryer.
13. laundry care appliance (the D1 as described in one of preceding claim；D2；D3；D4), it includes such as claim 4
Or the steam generator (1 described in 5；11；17；19), it is characterised in that：The liquid level sensor (22) and control unit (C) phase
Connection.
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