CN111472140B - Atomization generator and clothes treatment equipment comprising same - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention relates to the technical field of clothes treatment, in particular to an atomization generator and clothes treatment equipment comprising the same. The invention aims to solve the problem of poor safety of the existing washing machine. The atomization generator comprises a shell, an atomization cavity is arranged in the shell, an atomization element capable of atomizing liquid is arranged in the atomization cavity, an air inlet, a liquid inlet and a mist outlet which are communicated with the atomization cavity are formed in the shell, a communication cavity which is independent from the atomization cavity is formed in the shell, the atomization cavity is communicated with the communication cavity through a first communication hole, the mist outlet is communicated with the communication cavity through a second communication hole, a valve mechanism is arranged in the communication cavity, and the valve mechanism is arranged to seal the first communication hole and/or the second communication hole. The atomization generator can greatly improve the operation safety of the washing machine and effectively avoid the backflow of damp and hot air.
Description
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of clothes treatment, in particular to an atomization generator and clothes treatment equipment comprising the same.
Background
With the development of science and technology and the improvement of living standard, the functions of household appliances are more and more. Taking a washing machine as an example, many current washing machines have a steam washing function (or called air washing) and a drying function at the same time, the steam washing function is realized through an atomization generator, and the atomization generator sprays steam generated by the atomization generator into a washing barrel through an atomization pipe to treat clothes in the barrel, so that the clothes are nursed, such as wrinkle removal, peculiar smell removal and the like. The drying function is to send a large amount of heated air into the washing tub through the drying passage to realize the rapid drying of the laundry.
Generally, an atomization generator comprises a shell, a water inlet and a mist outlet are formed in the shell, an atomization cavity is formed in the shell, an atomization element is arranged in the atomization cavity, and meanwhile, an air supply outlet is usually formed in the shell for balancing air pressure in the atomization cavity. However, when the drying function is operated, the clothes are dried by hot air, the washing tub is filled with a large amount of damp and hot air, so that the pressure in the tub is increased, and the large amount of damp and hot air can flow back along the steam pipe to enter the steam generator or further enter the washing machine from the air supply opening of the atomization generator, which easily causes the electric elements in the atomization generator and the washing machine to be affected with damp and short-circuited, thereby seriously affecting the operation safety of the washing machine.
Accordingly, there is a need in the art for a new aerosol generator that addresses the above-mentioned problems.
Disclosure of Invention
In order to solve the problems in the prior art, namely to solve the problem of poor safety of the existing washing machine, the invention provides an atomization generator which comprises a shell, wherein an atomization cavity is arranged in the shell, an atomization element capable of atomizing liquid is arranged in the atomization cavity, an air inlet, a liquid inlet and a mist outlet which are communicated with the atomization cavity are arranged on the shell, a communication cavity which is independent from the atomization cavity is further formed in the shell, the atomization cavity is communicated with the communication cavity through a first communication hole, the mist outlet is communicated with the communication cavity through a second communication hole, a valve mechanism is further arranged in the communication cavity, and the valve mechanism is arranged to seal the first communication hole and/or the second communication hole.
In a preferred embodiment of the above atomization generator, the valve mechanism includes a driving portion and a sealing block, and the driving portion can drive the sealing block to slide in the communication cavity in a reciprocating manner.
In the preferred technical scheme of the atomization generator, the housing comprises a housing body and a first housing cover, wherein the first housing cover is provided with a transverse rib plate and a vertical rib plate, the transverse rib plate is fixedly connected with three sequentially adjacent inner side faces of the first housing cover, the vertical rib plate is fixedly connected with two opposite inner side faces of the three sequentially adjacent inner side faces, and therefore the transverse rib plate, the vertical rib plate and the three inner side faces jointly enclose to form the communication cavity.
In a preferred technical solution of the above atomization generator, the housing further includes a second housing cover, and the second housing cover can be covered on the communication cavity.
In a preferred technical solution of the above atomization generator, the first communication hole and the second communication hole are disposed in the transverse rib plate, the mist outlet is disposed at the bottom of the housing, the atomization generator further includes a connection pipe, and the mist outlet is connected to the second communication hole through the connection pipe.
In the preferred technical scheme of above-mentioned atomization generator, be provided with the baffle in the casing, the baffle will the casing separate into the installation cavity with the atomizing chamber, be provided with the controller in the installation cavity, the controller respectively with atomizing component with valve mechanism connects, in order to control opening and shutting of atomizing component with valve mechanism's switching.
In the preferable technical scheme of the atomization generator, the partition plate is provided with a notch, the bottom surface of the transverse rib plate extends downwards to form a wind shield, and the wind shield extends into the atomization cavity and is arranged corresponding to the notch.
In the above preferred technical solution of the atomization generator, the air inlet is provided with a fan, and the controller is further connected to the fan to control the start and stop of the fan.
In the preferable technical scheme of the atomization generator, the atomization element is an ultrasonic atomization sheet, a water permeable hole is formed in the bottom of the shell, and the ultrasonic atomization sheet is arranged outside the shell and corresponds to the water permeable hole.
This proposal still provides a clothing treatment facility, including the box and set up in washtub in the box, clothing treatment facility still includes drying module and any one of above-mentioned preferred technical scheme the aerosol generator, aerosol generator's inlet passes through the feed liquor pipe and the water source intercommunication, the fog outlet pass through the fog outlet pipe with washtub intercommunication.
As can be understood by those skilled in the art, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the atomization generator includes a housing, an atomization chamber is disposed in the housing, an atomization element capable of atomizing a liquid is disposed in the atomization chamber, the housing is provided with an air inlet, a liquid inlet, and a mist outlet, the air inlet, the liquid inlet, and the mist outlet are communicated with the atomization chamber, a communication chamber independent from the atomization chamber is further formed in the housing, the atomization chamber is communicated with the communication chamber through a first communication hole, the mist outlet is communicated with the communication chamber through a second communication hole, and a valve mechanism is disposed in the communication chamber and configured to seal the first communication hole and/or the second communication hole.
By arranging the communicating cavity in the atomization generator and arranging the valve mechanism in the communicating cavity, when the atomization generator is applied to a washing machine with a drying module, the operation safety of the washing machine can be greatly improved, and the condition that wet hot air flows back to the atomization generator and the washing machine to cause damp short circuit of an electric element when the drying module is started is effectively avoided. Specifically, the communication cavity which is independent from the atomization cavity is arranged in the shell, and the atomization cavity is communicated with the mist outlet through the communication cavity, so that the communication cavity is a necessary passage for the water mist to reach the mist outlet from the atomization cavity. And the communicating chamber is internally provided with a valve mechanism, the valve mechanism can seal the arrangement mode of the first communicating hole and/or the second communicating hole, so that the valve mechanism can completely cut off the channel, thereby preventing the outside air flow from flowing back to the atomization generator from the mist outlet, and particularly preventing the humid air in the washing tub from flowing back to the atomization generator and then being discharged to the inside of the washing machine from the air inlet when a drying module of the washing machine is started, thereby avoiding the occurrence of the conditions of faults such as damp short circuit of the atomization generator and electric elements in the washing machine, and greatly improving the operation safety of the washing machine. Moreover, the arrangement mode has high feasibility and outstanding effect, and is favorable for large-scale popularization and use.
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An atomization generator and a laundry treating apparatus including the same according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings in conjunction with a drum washing machine. In the drawings:
FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of a drum washing machine according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic external view (one) of the aerosol generator of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a second external view of the atomizing generator of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the aerosol generator of the present invention with the second housing cover removed;
FIG. 5 is a block diagram of the interior of the housing of the aerosol generator of the present invention;
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view at A-A of FIG. 2;
FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a first housing cover of the aerosol generator of the present invention;
fig. 8 is a structural view (two) of the first housing cover of the atomization generator of the present invention.
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1. A box body; 2. an inner barrel; 3. an outer cylinder; 4. an atomization generator; 41. a housing; 411. a housing; 4111. an air inlet; 4112. a liquid inlet; 4113. a mist outlet; 412. a first housing cover; 413. a second housing cover; 414. a transverse rib plate; 4141. a first communication hole; 4142. a second communication hole; 4143. a wind deflector; 415. a vertical rib plate; 416. an atomizing sheet support; 417. a partition plate; 4171. opening; 42. an atomizing chamber; 43. a mounting cavity; 44. an atomizing element; 45. a valve mechanism; 451. a drive section; 452. a sealing block; 46. a connecting pipe; 47. a controller; 48. a fan; 5. a drying module; 6. a liquid inlet pipe; 7. a mist outlet pipe; 8. an electromagnetic valve.
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Preferred embodiments of the present invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that these embodiments are only for explaining the technical principle of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. For example, although the present embodiment is described in conjunction with a drum washing machine, this is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and the present invention may also be applied to other laundry treatment apparatuses, such as a pulsator washing machine or a washing and drying machine, etc.
It should be noted that in the description of the present invention, the terms of direction or positional relationship indicated by the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", etc. are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, which are merely for convenience of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and "third" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.
Furthermore, it should be noted that, in the description of the present invention, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.
Referring first to fig. 1 to 5, a drum washing machine of the present invention will be described. Wherein, fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a drum washing machine of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a schematic external view (one) of the aerosol generator of the present invention; FIG. 3 is a second external view of the atomizing generator of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a view of the aerosol generator of the present invention with the second cover removed; fig. 5 is a structural view of the inside of a housing of the aerosol generator of the present invention.
As shown in fig. 1, in order to solve the problem that the operation safety of the washing machine is seriously affected by the backflow of the hot and humid air in the washing tub to the atomization generator and the inside of the washing machine when the drying module of the existing washing machine is opened, the drum washing machine of the present invention mainly comprises a box body 1, and an inner drum 2, an outer drum 3, an atomization generator 4 and a drying module 5 which are arranged in the box body 1. The inner drum 2 is used for containing clothes, and the drying module 5 is in circulating communication with the outer drum 3, so that the clothes in the inner drum 2 are dried by supplying hot air flow to the outer drum 3 and the inner drum 2. The atomization generator 4 is communicated with a water source through a liquid inlet pipe 6 and an electromagnetic valve 8, and is communicated with the outer barrel 3 through a mist outlet pipe 7, when the atomization generator 4 works, the water source enters the atomization generator 4 through the electromagnetic valve 8 and the liquid inlet pipe 6, and after the atomization generator 4 atomizes the water source into water mist, the water mist is sprayed to the inner barrel 2 through the mist outlet pipe 7 and is used for treating clothes in the inner barrel 2.
Referring to fig. 2 and 5, the atomization generator 4 includes a housing 41, an atomization chamber 42 capable of storing water is provided in the housing 41, an atomization element 44 capable of atomizing water is provided in the atomization chamber 42, an air inlet 4111, a liquid inlet 4112, and a mist outlet 4113 are provided on the housing 41, the air inlet 4111 is communicated with the atomization chamber 42, the liquid inlet 4112 is connected with a liquid inlet pipe 6, and the mist outlet 4113 is connected with a mist outlet pipe 7. In particular, referring to fig. 4, a communication chamber (not shown in the figure) independent from the atomization chamber 42 is further formed in the housing 41, the atomization chamber 42 is communicated with the communication chamber through a first communication hole 4141 (refer to fig. 7), the mist outlet 4113 is communicated with the communication chamber through a second communication hole 4142, a valve mechanism 45 is further provided in the communication chamber, and the valve mechanism 45 is provided to be capable of simultaneously sealing the first communication hole 4141 and the second communication hole 4142.
When the drying module 5 operates, the drying module 5 discharges a large amount of hot air flow into the outer cylinder 3 and the inner cylinder 2 to dry the clothes. In the drying process, the pressure in the drum is increased, and the humidity of the air dried by the laundry is obviously increased, so that the hot and humid air is easily flowed back to the atomizing generator 4 from the mist outlet pipe 7, and then is discharged to the inside of the washing machine from the air inlet 4111, which causes the atomizing generator 4 and the electric elements inside the washing machine to be damp and short-circuited, thereby causing a safety problem. At this time, the first communication hole 4141 and the second communication hole 4142 are sealed by the control valve mechanism 45, so that the passage between the mist outlet 4113 and the atomizing chamber 42 is blocked.
As can be seen from the above description, the present invention can greatly improve the operation safety of the washing machine by disposing the communicating chamber in the atomizing generator 4 and the valve mechanism 45 in the communicating chamber, and effectively avoid the occurrence of damp and short circuit of the electrical elements caused by the hot and humid air flowing back to the atomizing generator 4 and the inside of the washing machine when the drying module 5 is started. Specifically, by providing a communication chamber in the housing 41, which is independent from the atomizing chamber 42, and communicating the atomizing chamber 42 with the mist outlet 4113 through the communication chamber, the communication chamber becomes a necessary passage for the water mist to reach the mist outlet 4113 from the atomizing chamber 42. And the intercommunication intracavity is provided with valve mechanism 45, valve mechanism 45 can seal the mode of setting of first intercommunicating pore 4141 and second intercommunicating pore 4142, make valve mechanism 45 can cut off this passageway completely to prevent outside air current from in the fog outlet 4113 flows against to atomizing generator 4, especially when washing machine's drying module 5 starts, can block that humid air in the washtub flows against to atomizing generator 4 and then discharges to washing machine inside from air intake 4111, the condition of faults such as the electric component in atomizing generator 4 and the washing machine wets the short circuit has been avoided appearing, washing machine's operational safety has greatly been improved. Moreover, the arrangement mode has high feasibility and outstanding effect, and is favorable for large-scale popularization and use.
Referring now to fig. 2 through 8, the aerosol generator will be described in detail. Wherein FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view at A-A of FIG. 2; FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a first housing cover of the aerosol generator of the present invention; fig. 8 is a structural view (two) of the first housing cover of the atomization generator of the present invention.
As shown in fig. 2, fig. 3 and fig. 5, in a possible embodiment, the housing 41 includes a housing 411, a first housing cover 412 and a second housing cover 413, a partition 417 is disposed in the housing 411, the partition 417 divides the housing 411 into the atomizing chamber 42 and the mounting chamber 43, a liquid inlet 4112 and a mist outlet 4113 are disposed on a side of the housing 411 corresponding to the atomizing chamber 42, an air inlet 4111 is disposed on a side of the housing 411 corresponding to the mounting chamber 43, a blower 48 is disposed in the air inlet 4111, the partition 417 has a notch 4171, and most of air outside the housing 411 introduced into the housing 411 by the blower 48 reaches the atomizing chamber 42 through the notch 4171. The bottom of the housing 411 is further provided with a water-permeable hole (not shown in the figure), and the atomizing element 44 is preferably an ultrasonic atomizing sheet, and the ultrasonic atomizer is disposed outside the housing 411 and is hermetically connected to the water-permeable hole through an atomizing sheet support 416, so as to atomize the liquid in the atomizing chamber 42 into water mist.
Referring to fig. 7 and 8, a transverse rib plate 414 and a vertical rib plate 415 are arranged on first housing cover 412, the transverse rib plate 414 is fixedly connected with three sequentially adjacent inner side faces of first housing cover 412, the vertical rib plate 415 is fixedly connected with the top face of first housing cover 412 and two opposite inner side faces of the three sequentially adjacent inner side faces, so that the transverse rib plate 414, the vertical rib plate 415 and the three sequentially adjacent inner side faces jointly enclose to form a communication cavity, and second housing cover 413 can be covered on the communication cavity. Referring to fig. 3, 6 and 7, the lateral rib 414 is provided with a first communicating hole 4141 and a second communicating hole 4142 corresponding to the atomizing chamber 42 and the mist outlet 4113, the atomizing chamber 42 is connected to the communicating chamber through the first communicating hole 4141, and the mist outlet 4113 is connected to the second communicating hole 4142 through a connecting pipe 46. The bottom surface of the transverse rib plate 414 extends downwards to form a wind shield 4143, and the wind shield 4143 extends into the atomizing cavity 42 and is arranged corresponding to the notch 4171.
Referring to fig. 4 and 6, in one possible embodiment, the valve mechanism 45 includes a driving portion 451 and a sealing block 452, and the driving portion 451 is connected to the sealing block 452 and is capable of driving the sealing block 452 to slide back and forth in the communication chamber. If the driving portion 451 is an air cylinder, an electric cylinder, or a linear motor, an output shaft of the driving portion 451 is fixedly connected to the sealing block 452, so as to drive the sealing block 452 to slide in the communication chamber. The bottom surface of the sealing block 452 can cover both the first communicating hole 4141 and the second communicating hole 4142 and maintain a relatively good seal after covering.
Referring back to fig. 5, a controller 47 is further disposed in the mounting cavity 43 at a position facing the air inlet 4111, and the controller 47 is respectively connected to the ultrasonic atomization sheet, the driving portion 451 and the fan 48, so as to respectively control start and stop of the ultrasonic atomization sheet, the driving portion 451 and the fan 48.
The setting mode has the advantages that: through setting up the intercommunication chamber on first lid, and set up fog outlet 4113 in casing 411 bottom surface, and then use communicating pipe with fog outlet 4113 and second intercommunicating pore 4142 and connect, make fog chamber 42, intercommunication chamber, communicating pipe form a complete fog channel, in addition fan 48's effect, make the discharge of water smoke strong naturally, fog outlet 4113 sets up and then makes things convenient for being connected with fog outlet pipe 7 in shell 41 bottom surface, make fog outlet pipe 7 need not to buckle alright be connected with urceolus 3, shortened the spray stroke of water smoke, improved the injection effect of water smoke. The sealing block 452 can cover the first communication hole 4141 and the second communication hole 4142 at the same time in a sealed manner, so that the blocking and sealing effect of the valve mechanism 45 against the hot and humid air is better. With air intake 4111 corresponding to installation cavity 43 setting to just setting up controller 47 in the position to air intake 4111, can also utilize fan 48 to dispel the heat for controller 47 when atomization generator 4 during operation, improve controller 47's working life and job stabilization nature. The bottom surface of the transverse rib plate 414 extends the wind shield 4143 corresponding to the notch 4171, so that the wind blown out from the fan 48 bypasses through the notch 4171, the carrying effect of the wind on the water mist is improved, the purpose of quickly discharging the water mist is achieved, and the situation that the water mist is remained in the atomizing cavity 42 due to the blowing of the wind is avoided.
The atomization element 44 is an ultrasonic atomization sheet, the atomization generator 4 breaks up the liquid water molecule structure to generate naturally drifting water mist through high-frequency resonance of the atomization sheet by utilizing electronic high-frequency oscillation (oscillation frequency is 1.7MHz or 2.4MHz and other frequencies exceeding the hearing range, and the electronic oscillation has no harm to human bodies and animals), the water mist is atomized into 1-100 micron ultramicro particles, and the atomization is uniform without heating or adding any chemical reagent. Compared with the heating atomization mode, the energy is saved by 90 percent. In addition, a large amount of negative ions are released in the atomization process, and generate electrostatic reaction with smoke, dust and the like floating in the air, so that the negative ions are precipitated, harmful substances such as formaldehyde, carbon monoxide and bacteria can be effectively removed, and micron-sized water molecules can be adsorbed on clothes more quickly, so that the clothes care experience is better.
It should be noted that the above preferred embodiments are only used for illustrating the principle of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the protection scope of the present invention. Without departing from the principles of the present invention, those skilled in the art can adjust the setting manner described above, so that the present invention can be applied to more specific application scenarios.
For example, in an alternative embodiment, the valve mechanism 45 is not always provided, and may be adjusted by those skilled in the art as long as it satisfies the condition capable of sealing the first communication hole 4141 and/or the second communication hole 4142. For example, a common motor can be used as the driving part 451, and a transmission member can be added between the driving part 451 and the sealing block 452 to complete the reciprocating sliding of the sealing block 452. Such as a ball screw or the like. For another example, the sealing block 452 may be configured to seal only one of the first communicating hole 4141 and the second communicating hole 4142, and also may perform a function of preventing the reverse flow of the hot and humid air.
For another example, in another alternative embodiment, the controller 47 may not be disposed in the housing 411, but the control unit of the drum washing machine is used to control the start and stop of the driving part 451, the fan 48 and the ultrasonic atomization plate, and such an arrangement does not depart from the principle of the present invention.
For another example, in another alternative embodiment, the housing 411 may be provided with no fan 48, and the fan 48 may be disposed in the housing 411 or at another position, as long as the position enables the mist to be effectively discharged from the atomizing chamber 42. For example, the fan 48 may be provided on the mist outlet pipe 7.
For another example, in another alternative embodiment, the skilled person can adjust the arrangement position of the communication chamber, as long as the arrangement mode of the communication chamber can satisfy the condition that the atomization chambers 42 are independent from each other. For example, the communication chamber may also be provided inside the housing 411 instead of on the first housing cover 412.
For another example, in another alternative embodiment, the mist outlet 4113 may not be disposed exclusively, but may be disposed on a side wall of the housing 411, the first housing cover 412, or the second housing cover 413, and accordingly, only the positions of the second communication hole 4142 and the connection pipe 46 need to be adjusted. Such adjustment of the arrangement position of the mist outlet 4113 does not deviate from the principle of the present invention.
For another example, in another alternative embodiment, the atomizing element 44 can be a conventional heating element or the like, besides the ultrasonic atomizing plate, as long as the atomizing element 44 is disposed in a manner and at a position where the water in the atomizing chamber 42 generates the water mist.
Of course, the above alternative embodiments, and the alternative embodiments and the preferred embodiments can also be used in a cross-matching manner, so that a new embodiment is combined to be suitable for a more specific application scenario.
Referring to fig. 1 to 8, the operation of the drum washing machine in one possible embodiment will be described.
In a possible embodiment, after the user selects the drying function option on the control panel of the drum washing machine, the drying module 5 is activated to heat the air and continuously feed the heated air into the tub 3 and the drum 2 for circulation. Meanwhile, after receiving the start instruction of the drying function, the controller 47 controls the driving part 451 to start, and the driving part 451 drives the sealing block 452 to slide to simultaneously seal the first communication hole 4141 and the second communication hole 4142, so as to prevent the hot and humid air in the cylinder from flowing back to the atomization generator 4 through the mist outlet pipe 7. After the drying function is finished, for example, after receiving the door opening command of the drum washing machine, the controller 47 controls the driving part 451 to start again, and the driving part 451 drives the sealing block 452 to slide reversely and remove from above the first communicating hole 4141 and the second communicating hole 4142, so that the first communicating hole 4141 and the second communicating hole 4142 are communicated.
So far, the technical solutions of the present invention have been described in connection with the preferred embodiments shown in the drawings, but it is easily understood by those skilled in the art that the scope of the present invention is obviously not limited to these specific embodiments. Equivalent changes or substitutions of related technical features can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the principle of the invention, and the technical scheme after the changes or substitutions can fall into the protection scope of the invention.
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1. An atomization generator is characterized by comprising a shell, an atomization cavity is arranged in the shell, an atomization element capable of atomizing liquid is arranged in the atomization cavity, an air inlet, a liquid inlet and a mist outlet which are communicated with the atomization cavity are arranged on the shell,
a communicating cavity which is independent from the atomizing cavity is formed in the shell, the atomizing cavity is communicated with the communicating cavity through a first communicating hole, the mist outlet is communicated with the communicating cavity through a second communicating hole, and a valve mechanism is arranged in the communicating cavity and can seal the first communicating hole and/or the second communicating hole;
the shell comprises a shell body and a first shell cover, wherein a transverse rib plate and a vertical rib plate are arranged on the first shell cover, the transverse rib plate is fixedly connected with three sequentially adjacent inner side faces of the first shell cover, the vertical rib plate is fixedly connected with two opposite inner side faces of the three sequentially adjacent inner side faces, and therefore the transverse rib plate, the vertical rib plate and the three inner side faces jointly enclose to form the communicating cavity.
2. The aerosol generator as set forth in claim 1 wherein the valve mechanism includes a drive portion and a sealing block, the drive portion being configured to drive the sealing block to reciprocally slide within the communication chamber.
3. The aerosol generator as set forth in claim 1 wherein the housing further comprises a second housing cover capable of covering the communication chamber.
4. The atomizing generator according to claim 1, wherein the first communicating hole and the second communicating hole are provided in the transverse rib, the mist outlet is provided at the bottom of the housing, the atomizing generator further includes a connecting pipe, and the mist outlet and the second communicating hole are connected by the connecting pipe.
5. The atomizing generator according to claim 1, wherein a partition is disposed in the housing, the partition divides the housing into an installation cavity and the atomizing cavity, a controller is disposed in the installation cavity, and the controller is respectively connected to the atomizing element and the valve mechanism to control the on/off of the atomizing element and the on/off of the valve mechanism.
6. The atomizing generator according to claim 5, wherein the partition plate has a notch, and a wind deflector extends downward from a bottom surface of the transverse rib plate, and the wind deflector extends into the atomizing chamber and is disposed corresponding to the notch.
7. The mist generator of claim 5, wherein the air inlet is configured with a blower, and the controller is further connected to the blower to control the start and stop of the blower.
8. The atomizing generator of claim 1, wherein the atomizing element is an ultrasonic atomizing sheet, the bottom of the housing is opened with water-permeable holes, and the ultrasonic atomizing sheet is disposed outside the housing corresponding to the water-permeable holes.
9. A clothes treatment device comprises a box body and a washing barrel arranged in the box body, and is characterized by further comprising a drying module and the atomization generator as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein a liquid inlet of the atomization generator is communicated with a water source through a liquid inlet pipe, and a mist outlet is communicated with the washing barrel through a mist outlet pipe.
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