CN112323416B - Door assembly and drying system with same - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a door assembly and a drying system with the same. Wherein, this door subassembly includes: the door body is provided with an opening, and a first drying channel is arranged in the door body; the cover plate is connected to the outer side of the door body and used for opening and closing the opening; the cover body is connected to the inner side of the door body and covers the opening, a second drying channel used for containing clothes is formed in the inner wall area of the cover body, and the second drying channel is communicated with the first drying channel. The first drying tunnel has an inlet and the second drying tunnel has an outlet. In the embodiment of the invention, the first drying channel and the second drying channel are arranged on the door assembly, so that the occupied space is small, and the first drying channel and the second drying channel are favorably arranged on the clothes treatment equipment.

Description

Door assembly and drying system with same

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of clothes drying, in particular to a door assembly and a drying system with the same.

Background

In order to facilitate washing and drying of clothes, the conventional clothes treatment equipment such as a washing machine often has a clothes drying function. In the related art, the drying tunnel of the clothes processing device is generally arranged in the box body of the clothes processing equipment, and occupies a large space.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of this, the embodiment of the present invention provides a door assembly and a drying system having the same, aiming to reduce the occupied space of the drying tunnel.

The technical scheme of the embodiment of the invention is realized as follows:

an embodiment of the present invention provides a door assembly, including: the door body is provided with an opening, and a first drying channel is arranged in the door body; the cover plate is connected to the outer side of the door body and used for opening and closing the opening; the cover body is connected to the inner side of the door body and covers the opening, a second drying channel used for containing clothes is formed in the inner wall area of the cover body, and the second drying channel is communicated with the first drying channel; wherein the first drying tunnel has an inlet and the second drying tunnel has an outlet.

In some embodiments, the door body includes: the door shell is provided with a first opening corresponding to the opening; the door inner shell is provided with a second opening corresponding to the opening; the first drying channel is formed between the air duct cover body and the door outer shell, the door inner shell is provided with an air inlet, and an air inlet hole serving as an inlet of the first drying channel is formed in the position, opposite to the air inlet, of the air duct cover body.

In some embodiments, a first recess is formed in the door housing at a position opposite to the duct cover, toward a side of the duct cover; and/or a second concave part is formed on one side of the air duct cover body facing the door shell.

In some embodiments, the door inner shell is provided with an air outlet serving as an outlet of the second drying tunnel, so that the airflow in the second drying tunnel is guided out through the air outlet.

In some embodiments, a sealing member for sealing connection is disposed between the air duct cover and the door housing, and the sealing member is used for sealing the first drying duct at the joint between the air duct cover and the door housing.

In some embodiments, the air duct cover is provided with an air deflector for guiding air flow on an inner wall surface.

In some embodiments, the air inlet hole is located at the lower end of the air duct cover, the air deflector extends from the lower end to the upper end of the air duct cover, and the bottom end of the air deflector has an arc-shaped section facing the air inlet hole.

In some embodiments, the number of the air deflectors is multiple, and the air deflectors are arranged at intervals along the horizontal width direction of the air duct cover body so as to form multiple air ducts in the height direction of the air duct cover body.

In some embodiments, the upper end of the duct cover has a transition section extending toward the door inner shell, and a top end of the transition section forms a first communication hole as an outlet of the first drying tunnel.

An embodiment of the present invention further provides a drying system, including the door assembly according to any one of the above embodiments, the drying system further including: the heating module is used for heating the airflow to enter the first drying channel or heating the airflow in the first drying channel; and the fan is used for driving the airflow to enter the first drying channel and be led out through the second drying channel.

In some embodiments, the door assembly includes the air duct cover, and the heating module is disposed on the air duct cover.

According to the technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the invention, the first drying channel is arranged in the door body, the second drying channel is formed in the inner wall area of the cover body and is communicated with the first drying channel, so that the airflow introduced through the inlet of the first drying channel can be guided into the second drying channel to dry the clothes in the second drying channel and is discharged through the outlet of the second drying channel. Because first drying tunnel and second drying tunnel all set up on the door subassembly, occupation space is little, does benefit to and arranges first drying tunnel and second drying tunnel to clothing treatment facility on.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of a door assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a door assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein a laundry rack is disposed in a second drying tunnel of the door assembly;

FIG. 3 is an exploded view of a door assembly, a heating module and a clothes hanger according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of an air duct cover according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural view of a first drying tunnel formed by the cooperation of an air duct cover and a door casing in an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a drying system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a clothes hanger in the embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 8 is a schematic front view of a laundry rack according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a schematic view showing the direction of airflow in the clothes hanger according to the embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 10 is a schematic view of another embodiment of a drying system according to the present invention;

fig. 11 is a schematic structural diagram of a drying system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Description of reference numerals:

1. a door assembly; 11. a door body; 12. a cover plate; 13. a cover body; 14. an opening; 15. a first drying tunnel; 16. a second drying tunnel; 17. a first seal ring;

111. a door housing; 112. a door inner case; 113. an air duct cover; 114. a seal member; 115. a wire plug;

14A, a first opening; 14B, a second opening; 1121. an air inlet; 1122. an air outlet; 1123. a second seal ring; 1124. a third seal ring;

1111. a first recess;

1131. an air inlet hole; 1132. an air deflector; 11321. an arc-shaped section; 1133. a second recess; 1134. a transition section;

1135. a first communication hole; 1136. installing edges; 11361. mounting holes; 11362. a buckle structure;

2. a heating module;

3. a fan;

4. a clothes hanger;

41. a drying tunnel support; 42. a support plate; 42A, a first supporting plate; 42B, a second support plate;

411. a flow guide channel; 4111. a second communication hole; 4112. an outlet region; 4112A, a first outlet region; 4112B, a second outlet region;

412. a first plate-like hollow member; 413. a second plate-like hollow member; 414. a first engaging hollow member; 415. a second engaging hollow member;

412A, a first end; 412B, a second end; 413A, a third end; 413B, a fourth end;

416. a first spacer; 417. a second separator pad;

418. mounting a plate; 4181. a third communication hole;

4121. a positioning part;

421. a third air outlet; 422. a fourth air outlet;

5. a bellows; 6. an assembly member; 61. an air inlet; 62. and an air outlet.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention clearer, the present invention will be further described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, the described embodiments should not be construed as limiting the present invention, and all other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

In the description of the invention reference is made to "some embodiments" which describe a subset of all possible embodiments, but it is understood that "some embodiments" may be the same subset or different subsets of all possible embodiments, and may be combined with each other without conflict.

In the description of the invention, reference may be made to the terms "first," second, "etc. merely for distinguishing between similar elements and not for indicating a particular ordering of such elements, it being understood that" first, "second," etc. may be interchanged with one another in a particular order or sequence, where permissible, to enable embodiments of the invention described herein to be practiced otherwise than as illustrated or described herein. Unless otherwise indicated, "plurality" means at least two.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", etc., indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; 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 in specific cases to those skilled in the art.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, "above" or "below" a first feature means that the first and second features are in direct contact, or that the first and second features are not in direct contact but are in contact with each other via another feature therebetween. Also, the first feature being "on," "above" and "over" the second feature includes the first feature being directly on and obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicating that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature includes the first feature being directly under and obliquely below the second feature, or simply meaning that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

Embodiments of the present invention provide a door assembly applicable to a laundry treating apparatus, which may include a washing machine, a dryer, or a washer-dryer. Referring to fig. 1 to 3, the door assembly 1 includes: door 11, cover 12 and cover 13. Wherein, the door body 11 is provided with an opening 14, and the door body 11 is internally provided with a first drying tunnel 15. A cover 12 is attached to an outer side of the door body 11 for opening and closing the opening 14. The cover 13 is connected to the inner side of the door 11 and covers the opening 14, a second drying tunnel 16 for accommodating the clothes is formed in the inner wall area of the cover 13, and the second drying tunnel 16 is communicated with the first drying tunnel 15. The first drying tunnel 15 has an inlet, the outlet of the first drying tunnel 15 communicates with the inlet of the second drying tunnel 16, and the second drying tunnel 16 has an outlet.

It will be appreciated that the cover 13 is a housing extending axially for a set length, the housing having an open end, and the rear end of the housing may be tapered or of equal caliber. The open end is connected to the door body 11 and covers the opening 14, thereby forming a second drying tunnel 16 in an inner wall area of the hood 13. In an application example, the door 11 is a door of a washing machine, and the cover 13 is a glass door mounted on the door of the washing machine, and an inner cavity of the glass door can be used to form a second drying tunnel.

In practical applications, the opening 14 of the door 11 can be opened by the cover 12, so that the clothes to be dried can be put into the second drying tunnel 16, and the cover 12 is closed to close the opening 14. The first drying tunnel 15 guides the heated airflow to the second drying tunnel 16, thereby drying the laundry in the second drying tunnel 16. After the drying is completed, the cover plate 12 is opened, so that the dried laundry can be taken out through the opening 14.

It should be noted that the clothing article herein can be broadly understood, including but not limited to: clothing, shoes, hats, socks, etc.

According to the embodiment of the invention, the first drying tunnel 15 is arranged in the door body 11, the second drying tunnel 16 is formed in the inner wall area of the cover body 13, the second drying tunnel 16 is communicated with the first drying tunnel 15, and air flow introduced through the first drying tunnel 15 can be guided into the second drying tunnel 16 so as to dry clothes in the second drying tunnel 16.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 3, the door body 11 includes: door shell 111, door inner shell 112 and wind channel cover 113. The door outer shell 111 opens a first opening 14A corresponding to the opening 14, and the door inner shell 112 opens a second opening 14B corresponding to the opening 14. The first and second openings 14A and 14B pass through to form an opening 14 for allowing the laundry to enter into the second drying tunnel 16 or to be taken out from the second drying tunnel 16.

Here, the duct cover 113 forms the first drying duct 15 with the door housing 111.

In one embodiment, the door inner casing 112 may be hollowed out at a location opposite the air duct cover 113, and the air duct cover 113 may be fixed to the hollowed out portion of the door inner casing 112 or may be engaged with the door outer casing 111 through the hollowed out portion. The air duct cover 113 is provided with an air inlet hole 1131 for allowing air to enter the first drying duct 15.

In another embodiment, in order not to affect the integrity of the door inner casing 112, as shown in fig. 3, the duct cover 113 is located between the door inner casing 112 and the door outer casing 111, and the duct cover 113 is connected to the door outer casing 111 to form the first drying tunnel 15. An air inlet 1121 is formed in the door inner shell 112, and an air inlet hole 1131 serving as an inlet of the first drying tunnel 15 is formed in a position, opposite to the air inlet 1121, of the air duct cover 113.

In some embodiments, a first recess 1111 is formed on the door housing 111 at a position opposite to the duct cover 113, on a side facing the duct cover 113; and/or, a second recess 1133 is formed on the duct cover 113 on a side facing the door housing 111. In this way, the first drying tunnel 15 can be formed by the first recess 1111 and/or the second recess 1133, and the internal space of the door 11 can be fully utilized.

In some embodiments, the door inner casing 112 is provided with an air outlet 1122 as an outlet of the second drying tunnel 16, so that the airflow in the second drying tunnel 16 is guided out through the air outlet 1122. In practical applications, a hole communicating with the first opening 14A may be formed in the door outer shell 111, and the hole communicates with the air outlet 1122 on the door inner shell 112, so that the airflow in the second drying tunnel 16 may be sequentially discharged through the hole and the air outlet 1122.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 3 and 5, a sealing member 114 is disposed between the duct cover 113 and the door housing 111 for sealing connection, and the sealing member 114 is used for sealing the first drying duct 15 at the junction between the duct cover 113 and the door housing 111. In practice, the sealing member 114 may be a rubber sealing strip.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 4, the duct cover 113 has an air deflector 1132 on an inner wall surface thereof for guiding air. The air deflector 1132 can form a plurality of flow channels on the inner wall surface of the air duct cover 113, and turbulence in the first drying tunnel 15 can be reduced by utilizing the flow guiding effect of the air deflector 1132, so that wind noise generated by air flow through the first drying tunnel 15 is effectively reduced.

In some embodiments, the air guide plate 1132 may be integrally formed on an inner wall surface of the duct cover 113 to guide the airflow in the first drying duct 15.

In some embodiments, the air guide plate 1132 may be fixed to an inner wall surface of the duct cover 113. For example, the air duct cover 113 may be fixedly attached to the inner wall surface thereof by bonding, welding, or fastening.

In some embodiments, with continued reference to fig. 4, the air inlet holes 1131 are located at the lower end of the duct cover 113, the air baffles 1132 extend from the lower end to the upper end of the duct cover 113, and the bottom ends of the air baffles 1132 have arc-shaped sections 11321 facing the air inlet holes 1131. By arranging the arc-shaped section 11321, the air flow guided in through the air inlet holes 1131 can be better connected, so that the air flow is timely divided into corresponding flow channels.

In practical application, a grid filter screen can be further arranged at the air inlet 1131, so that large-particle impurities in the air flow can be effectively filtered.

In some embodiments, the air deflector 1132 is located at the second recess 1133, so as to divert the airflow against the wall, further reducing the turbulence in the first drying tunnel 15 and reducing the wind noise.

In some embodiments, the number of the air deflectors 1132 is multiple, and the multiple air deflectors 1132 are arranged at intervals along the horizontal width direction of the air duct cover 113 to form multiple flow channels in the height direction of the air duct cover 113.

As shown in fig. 4, the air inlet holes 1131 are located at the lower left corner of the air duct cover 113, a second concave portion 1133 is formed on the inner wall surface of the air duct cover 113, a plurality of air deflectors 1132 are horizontally arranged at intervals and extend from the lower end to the upper end of the air duct cover 113, and the lower end of each air deflector 1132 is provided with an arc-shaped section 11321 which is bent leftward to point to the air inlet holes 1131, so that the air flow entering through the air inlet holes 1131 can be well divided, thereby reducing the turbulence in the first drying tunnel 15, and effectively reducing the wind noise generated by the air flow passing through the first drying tunnel 15.

In some embodiments, the upper end of the duct cover 113 has a transition section 1134 extending toward the door inner case 112, and a top end of the transition section 1134 forms a first communication hole 1135 as an outlet of the first drying tunnel 15. In practice, the transition section 1134 may be an arc-shaped section, so that the orientation of the drying tunnel outlet can be changed to be convenient for matching with the subsequent structure, for example, the air flow in the first drying tunnel 15 can be smoothly guided out to the second drying tunnel 16.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 2, at the exit of the first drying tunnel 15, the position of the door shell 111 opposite to the transition section 1134 is also inclined, and the inclined direction may be consistent with the inclined direction of the transition section 1134, so that the position of the exit is shifted to the right to better interface with the second drying tunnel 16 formed by the inner cavity of the hood body 12.

In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 4, the edge of the duct cover 113 forms a mounting edge 1136 for mating with the door housing 111. The door housing 111 is mounted with the mounting edge 1136 to form a first drying tunnel 15 through which air flows.

In some embodiments, the mounting edge 1136 defines a mounting hole 11361 and/or a snap structure 11362 for a snap connection.

In practice, the duct cover 113 may be locked to the door shell 111 by the snap structure 11362 on the mounting edge 1136. Here, the snap structure 11362 may be an abutting member or a convex edge with elasticity, or the like. Optionally, the duct cover 113 may be fixed to the door casing 111 through the mounting holes 11361 and the fasteners to ensure the reliability of the connection.

Based on the door assembly 1 provided in the above embodiment, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a drying system, as shown in fig. 6, including the door assembly 1 of any one of the foregoing embodiments, the drying system further includes: a heating module 2 and a fan 3. The heating module 2 is used for heating the airflow to enter the first drying tunnel 15 or heating the airflow in the first drying tunnel 15; and the fan 3 is used for driving airflow to enter the first drying channel 15 and be led out through the second drying channel 16.

In practical application, external air can be introduced into the first drying tunnel 15 through the fan 3, and the heating module 2 can heat the air, so that the heated air can flow in the first drying tunnel 15 and the second drying tunnel 16, and clothes in the second drying tunnel 16 can be dried.

In some embodiments, the outlet of the fan 3 may communicate with the inlet of the first drying tunnel 15 via the bellows 5. Specifically, referring to fig. 3 and 6, the bellows 5 may be connected to the air inlet 1121 of the door inner shell 112 and the air inlet hole 1131 of the air duct cover 113, so as to guide the external air into the first drying tunnel 15 and to the second drying tunnel 16 through the air duct cover 113, and the high-temperature air flow in the second drying tunnel 16 may be discharged through the hole of the door outer shell 111 and the air outlet 1122 of the door inner shell 112.

In practical applications, in order to enhance the air tightness of the drying system, as shown in fig. 3, a first sealing ring 17 may be disposed between the cover plate 12 and the door housing 111, and the first sealing ring 17 is used to close the opening 14 when the cover plate 12 is closed.

In practical applications, the heating module 2 may be a heating device such as a resistance heater, an infrared heater, etc. Preferably, the heating module 2 is a PTC (Positive Temperature coefficient) thermistor heater. The heating module 2 may be located in the first drying tunnel and/or the second drying tunnel to heat the airflow in the drying tunnel.

In an embodiment, the heating module 2 may be disposed on the duct cover 113. As shown in fig. 3, the door assembly 1 includes a duct cover 113, and the duct cover 113 has a first through-hole 1135 (shown in fig. 4), and the heating module 2 is disposed at the first through-hole 1135. In this way, the space at the first communication hole 1135 can be used to install the heating module 2 and heat the airflow before flowing into the second drying tunnel 16, so as to ensure the drying effect of the airflow in the second drying tunnel.

In an embodiment, the heating module 2 may be disposed between the blower 3 and the inlet of the first drying tunnel 15. As shown in fig. 11, the heating module 2 is disposed between the outlet of the fan 3 and the bellows 5, that is, the air flow is heated outside the drying tunnel, and the heated air flow sequentially enters the first drying tunnel 15 and the second drying tunnel 16 by the driving of the fan 3. In practice, as shown in fig. 3, the heating module 2 may be connected to an external power source via a plug 115, and the plug 115 may be an adapter having a power interface. The plug 115 may be disposed at the installation position of the sealing member 114, and the first drying tunnel 15 may be sealed at the connection position between the duct cover 113 and the door housing 111 by the plug 115 and the sealing member 114.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 3 and 6, the drying system further includes: clothes hanger 4 dries in the air, and clothes hanger 4 dries in the air sets up in second drying tunnel 16, and clothes hanger 4 includes: a drying tunnel support 41 and a support plate 42. Wherein, be equipped with the water conservancy diversion passageway in the drying tunnel support 41, the first through-hole 1135 of first drying tunnel 15 of water conservancy diversion passageway intercommunication to the air current after leading-in heating, the water conservancy diversion passageway has two at least exit regions that are located different level, corresponding exit region department sets up backup pad 42, can air and put the clothing of treating the stoving on the backup pad 42, thereby realize the subregion stoving to different clothing, and through set up the backup pad on the different height, can make full use of high space come the subregion stoving, be particularly useful for the stoving of smallclothes clothing.

Referring to fig. 7 to 9, the laundry stand 4 includes: a drying tunnel support 41 and at least two support plates 42. Wherein, a flow guiding channel 411 is arranged in the drying tunnel bracket 41, and the flow guiding channel 411 is provided with a second communicating hole 4111 communicating with the first drying tunnel 15 and at least two outlet areas 4112 at different heights. A support plate 42 is correspondingly disposed at each outlet area 4112, and the support plate 42 is used for airing the clothes to be dried.

In practical application, the second communicating hole 4111 communicates with the first communicating hole 1135, and after the heated airflow enters the diversion channel 411 through the second communicating hole 4111, the airflow is diverted to the corresponding outlet area 4112 located at different heights through the diversion channel 411, and flows out through the corresponding outlet area 4112, so that the clothes on the corresponding support plate 42 are dried. The clothes hanger provided by the embodiment of the invention can realize the partition drying of different clothes, and the supporting plates 42 are arranged at different heights, so that the height space can be fully utilized to partition drying, and the clothes hanger is particularly suitable for drying small clothes.

For example, if the user has a requirement for drying the hat and the socks at the same time, the hat and the socks can be respectively placed on the supporting plates 42 located at different heights, so that the clothes can be dried in different areas in the physical space, and the drying requirement of the user is met.

In practice, the number of outlet areas can be set correspondingly, depending on the volume of the height space, so that two or more layers of outlet areas can be formed. In addition, if the area of the outlet area is larger, the number of the support plates in the same outlet area may be limited to one, and may be multiple.

The laundry rack according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described below by way of example in which the number of the outlet areas is two and each outlet area is provided with one support plate.

As shown in fig. 8, the drying tunnel support 41 has a hollow ring structure as a whole. The drying tunnel support 41 includes: a first plate-like hollow member 412, a second plate-like hollow member 413, a first engaging hollow member 414, a second engaging hollow member 415. Wherein the second plate-like hollow member 413 is located above the first plate-like hollow member 412; the first engaging hollow member 414 connects the first end 412A of the first plate-like hollow member 412 and the third end 413A of the second plate-like hollow member 413 opposite to the first end 412A; the second engaging hollow member 415 connects the second end 412B of the first plate-like hollow member 412 and a fourth end 413B of the second plate-like hollow member 413 opposite to the second end 412B. Thus, the inner hollow areas of the first plate-like hollow member 412, the second plate-like hollow member 413, the first engaging hollow member 414 and the second engaging hollow member 415 surround to form a flow guide passage 411 (as shown in fig. 9).

The inner region of each hollow member only needs to have a structure through which an air flow can pass, and the inner region is not required to be completely hollow.

As shown in fig. 9, the drying tunnel support 41 has two exit areas 4112, respectively: a first outlet area 4112A opening in the upper surface of the first plate-like hollow member 412 and a second outlet area 4112B opening in the upper surface of the second plate-like hollow member 413. The support plate 42 includes: a first support plate 42A and a second support plate 42B. A first support plate 42A is disposed on the first outlet area 4112A and a second support plate 42B is disposed on the second outlet area 4112B.

To enable heated gas flow to be split to first outlet region 4112A and second outlet region 4112B. In the embodiment of the invention, the second communication hole 4111 is provided in the first plate-like hollow member 412. Specifically, the second communicating hole 4111 may be disposed on the lower surface of the first plate-shaped hollow member 412, such that after the heated airflow enters through the lower surface of the first plate-shaped hollow member 412, a part of the airflow flows upwards out through the first outlet area 4112A to dry the clothes aired on the first supporting plate 42A; the remaining air flows are guided upwards to the second plate-like hollow member 413 along the inner duct of the first engaging hollow member 414 and the inner duct of the second engaging hollow member 415, respectively, and flow out through the second outlet area 4112B on the second plate-like hollow member 413, so as to dry the clothes aired on the second support plate 42B.

Here, first outlet area 4112A, second outlet area 4112B may be an integral opening. In order to enable the gas flow to be led out more uniformly, in an embodiment, first outlet area 4112A is provided with a plurality of first gas outlet holes, and/or second outlet area 4112B is provided with a plurality of second gas outlet holes, so that the gas flow is led out uniformly. Wherein, the quantity and the size of first venthole, second venthole can rationally set up as required.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 7, the first supporting plate 42A is provided with a plurality of third air outlets 421, and/or the second supporting plate 42B is provided with a plurality of fourth air outlets 422. Specifically, all set up grid form trompil on first backup pad 42A and the second backup pad 42B, like this, can be so that the face of air current after the heating water conservancy diversion to whole backup pad more evenly to clothing on the face of backup pad is heated evenly, and it is effectual to dry.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 8, a first spacer 416 is provided between the first support plate 42A and the upper surface of the first plate-like hollow member 412; and/or a second separation pad 417 is provided between the second support plate 42B and the upper surface of the second plate-like hollow member 413. Specifically, the first spacer 416 may be a protruding structure on the upper surface of the first plate-shaped hollow member 412, and the first supporting plate 42A may be fixed on the first spacer 416 by a fastener, so that the first supporting plate 42A may be fixed, the wall of the first plate-shaped hollow member 412 is prevented from being damaged, and the flow guiding effect of the fluid in the flow guiding channel is ensured. The second spacer 417 may be a protruding structure on the upper surface of the second plate-shaped hollow member 413, and the second supporting plate 42B may be fixed to the second spacer 417 by a fastener, so that the second supporting plate 42B may be fixed, the wall of the second plate-shaped hollow member 413 may be prevented from being damaged, and the flow guiding effect of the fluid in the flow guiding channel may be ensured.

In some embodiments, the laundry stand 4 further comprises: and the positioning mechanism is arranged on the drying tunnel bracket 41 and is used for fixing the drying tunnel bracket 41 into the second drying tunnel 16. Here, the positioning mechanism may be provided on the wall body of the drying tunnel support 41 corresponding to the mounting surface on the second drying tunnel 16. The positioning mechanism may be a protrusion or a groove formed on the wall of the drying tunnel support 41, or a mounting plate fixedly connected to the drying tunnel support 41 by bonding, welding, or the like.

In some embodiments, in order to facilitate the installation of the laundry stand 4 in the second drying tunnel 16, as shown in fig. 8, the second communication hole 4111 of the guide passage 411 is provided in the lower surface of the first plate-like hollow member 412; the positioning mechanism is a mounting plate 418 fixed to the lower surface of the first plate-like hollow member 412, and a third communication hole 4181 is opened in the mounting plate 418 at a position facing the second communication hole 4111. In practical applications, the mounting plate 418 may be connected to the duct cover 113, so that the drying tunnel bracket 41 is fixed in the second drying tunnel 16 through the mounting plate 418, the third communicating hole 4181 is connected to the first communicating hole 1135, so as to effectively connect the outlet of the first drying tunnel 15, and the air flowing out from the outlet of the first drying tunnel 15 is guided by the guiding channel 411 and then enters the second drying tunnel 16.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 10, the second communication hole 4111 of the flow guide channel 411 is provided in the lower surface of the first plate-shaped hollow member 412, and the positioning mechanism is a positioning portion 4121 of the first plate-shaped hollow member 412 at the second communication hole 4111, where the positioning portion 4121 may be a groove or a protrusion. The drying tunnel bracket 41 is connected to the air duct cover 113 through the positioning portion 4121, specifically, the top end of the air duct cover 113 may be disposed on the structure matched with the positioning portion 4121, the second communicating hole 4111 is butted with the first communicating hole 1135, so as to effectively connect the outlet of the first drying tunnel 15, and the airflow flowing out from the outlet of the first drying tunnel 15 enters the second drying tunnel 16 after being guided by the guiding channel 411.

Referring to fig. 10, the drying system in another embodiment of the present invention further includes a fitting 6, where the fitting 6 may be a front panel (also called a front door) of the clothes treating apparatus and is located at a front side of a cabinet of the clothes treating apparatus. The door assembly 1 is rotatably coupled to the fitting 6 and is fixed to the laundry treating apparatus via the fitting 6. The assembly member 6 is provided with an air inlet 61 and an air outlet 62, and the outlet of the fan 3 is communicated with the air inlet 61. When the door assembly 1 is fastened to the assembly member 6, the air inlet 1121 of the door inner casing 112 faces the air inlet 61, and the air outlet 1122 of the door inner casing 112 faces the air outlet 62, so that the air flow output by the fan 3 can sequentially enter the first drying tunnel 15 through the air inlet 61 and the air inlet 1121, and the air flow in the second drying tunnel 16 can be exhausted through the air outlet 1122 and the air outlet 62.

In practice, as shown in fig. 3, in some embodiments, a second sealing ring 1123 may be disposed at the air inlet 1121 to enhance the air tightness of the fit between the air inlet 1121 and the air inlet 61. In some embodiments, a third sealing ring 1124 may be further disposed at the air outlet 1122, so as to enhance the air tightness of the fit between the air outlet 1122 and the air outlet 62.

It should be noted that: the technical schemes described in the embodiments of the present invention can be combined arbitrarily without conflict.

The above description is only for the specific embodiments of the present invention, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily conceive of the changes or substitutions within the technical scope of the present invention, and all the changes or substitutions should be covered within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to the protection scope of the appended claims.

Claims (10)

1. A door assembly, comprising:

the door body is provided with an opening, and a first drying channel is arranged in the door body;

the cover plate is connected to the outer side of the door body and used for opening and closing the opening;

the cover body is connected to the inner side of the door body and covers the opening, a second drying channel used for containing clothes is formed in the inner wall area of the cover body, and the second drying channel is communicated with the first drying channel;

wherein the first drying tunnel is provided with an inlet, the second drying tunnel is provided with an outlet, and the door body comprises:

the door shell is provided with a first opening corresponding to the opening;

the door inner shell is provided with a second opening corresponding to the opening;

the first drying channel is formed between the air duct cover body and the door outer shell, the door inner shell is provided with an air inlet, and an air inlet hole serving as an inlet of the first drying channel is formed in the position, opposite to the air inlet, of the air duct cover body.

2. The door assembly of claim 1,

a first concave part is formed on one side of the door shell, which faces the air duct cover body, and is opposite to the air duct cover body; and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,

a second recess is formed on the duct cover on a side facing the door housing.

3. The door assembly of claim 1,

an air outlet which is used as an outlet of the second drying channel is formed in the door inner shell, so that air flow in the second drying channel is led out through the air outlet.

4. The door assembly of claim 1,

and a sealing element for sealing connection is arranged between the air duct cover body and the door shell, and the sealing element is used for sealing the joint of the first drying duct between the air duct cover body and the door shell.

5. The door assembly of claim 1,

and the inner wall surface of the air duct cover body is provided with an air deflector for guiding flow.

6. The door assembly as claimed in claim 5,

the air inlet hole is located at the lower end of the air duct cover body, the air deflector extends from the lower end to the upper end of the air duct cover body, and the bottom end of the air deflector is provided with an arc-shaped section facing the air inlet hole.

7. The door assembly as claimed in claim 5,

the air guide plates are arranged at intervals along the horizontal width direction of the air duct cover body, so that a plurality of air ducts are formed in the height direction of the air duct cover body.

8. The door assembly of claim 1,

the upper end of the air duct cover body is provided with a transition section extending towards the door inner shell, and the top end of the transition section forms a first communication hole serving as an outlet of the first drying duct.

9. A drying system comprising the door assembly of any one of claims 1 to 8, said drying system further comprising:

the heating module is used for heating the airflow to enter the first drying channel or heating the airflow in the first drying channel;

and the fan is used for driving the airflow to enter the first drying channel and be led out through the second drying channel.

10. The drying system of claim 9,

the heating module is arranged on the air duct cover body.

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