Disclosure of Invention
The technical problem to be solved by the invention is to overcome the defects of the prior art and provide a clothes treatment device, wherein a temperature detection unit for detecting the temperature of hot and humid air is arranged at an air outlet, so that the flow of a refrigerant can be adjusted according to the temperature of the hot and humid air, the drying parameters are more accurate, and the drying performance can be controlled more excellently.
Another object of the present invention is to apply to the laundry treating apparatus as described above by a control method of the laundry treating apparatus.
In order to solve the technical problems, the invention adopts the technical scheme that:
a laundry treating apparatus, comprising:
a laundry treating tub provided with an air outlet;
one end of the drying device is communicated with the air outlet, and the other end of the drying device is communicated with the interior of the clothes treatment barrel;
a first temperature detection unit is arranged in the clothes processing barrel and close to the air outlet, and a controller controls the flow of a refrigerant in the drying device according to the temperature of the hot and humid air at the air outlet detected by the first temperature detection unit.
Further, the drying device includes:
a heating assembly including a heating passage, one end of which communicates with the inside of the laundry treating tub;
the condensation component comprises a condensation channel, one end of the condensation channel is communicated with the air outlet, and the other end of the condensation channel is communicated with the other end of the heating channel;
the controller controls the flow of the refrigerant in the condensation channel according to the temperature of the damp and hot air at the air outlet detected by the first temperature detection unit.
Further, the air outlet is arranged on the side wall of the clothes treatment barrel;
the junction of clothing processing barrel diapire with clothing processing barrel lateral wall is provided with the mounting groove that has the chamber of holding, hold the chamber with inside intercommunication of clothing processing barrel, the sense terminal setting of first temperature detecting element is in hold in the chamber.
Further, the mounting groove is a groove formed by the outward depression of the bottom wall of the clothes processing barrel;
the side wall of the groove is provided with a mounting hole, the first temperature detection unit is mounted in the mounting hole, and the detection end of the first temperature detection unit is located in the accommodating cavity of the groove.
Furthermore, an avoiding groove used for avoiding the sealing structure between the first temperature detection unit and the mounting hole is formed in the side wall of the groove.
Furthermore, the distance between the position of the mounting groove on the edge of the bottom wall of the clothes processing barrel and the center of the air outlet is the minimum.
Further, a second temperature detection unit is arranged in the condensation channel;
the controller controls the flow of the refrigerant in the condensation channel according to the temperature of the hot and humid air at the air outlet detected by the first temperature detection unit and the temperature of the air in the condensation channel detected by the second temperature detection unit.
Further, the second temperature detection unit is disposed at one end of the condensation channel connected to the heating channel.
Furthermore, a humidity detection unit is arranged in the condensation channel;
the controller controls the flow of the refrigerant in the condensation channel according to the temperature of the hot and humid air at the air outlet detected by the first temperature detection unit and the humidity of the air in the condensation channel detected by the humidity detection unit.
A control method of a laundry treating apparatus applied to the laundry treating apparatus as described above, comprising the steps of:
acquiring the temperature of damp and hot air at an air outlet of a clothes processing barrel;
and adjusting the flow of a refrigerant according to the temperature of the hot and humid air, wherein the higher the temperature of the hot and humid air is, the larger the flow of the refrigerant is.
After the technical scheme is adopted, compared with the prior art, the invention has the following beneficial effects.
1. The first temperature detection unit is arranged at the air outlet of the clothes processing barrel, so that the temperature of the hot and humid air entering the condensation channel can be accurately obtained, the flow rate of the refrigerant in the condensation channel can be accurately adjusted according to the temperature, the condensation effect can be ensured, and water can be saved.
2. The groove for installing the first temperature detection unit is arranged on the bottom wall of the clothes treatment barrel, so that the inner space of the clothes treatment barrel can be prevented from being occupied.
The following describes embodiments of the present invention in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Detailed Description
In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and the following embodiments are used for illustrating the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.
In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "inner", "outer", etc., indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships 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, should not 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; may be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.
As shown in fig. 1 to 6, the present invention provides a laundry treating apparatus and a control method thereof. Wherein the laundry treating apparatus includes a laundry treating tub 10, the laundry treating tub 10 being provided with an air outlet 11 for guiding out hot and humid air inside the laundry treating tub 10. In particular, for the washing and drying machine, the laundry treating tub 10 includes an outer tub and an inner tub rotatably disposed in the outer tub, and the air outlet 11 is disposed on the outer tub.
Referring to fig. 1 to 3, the laundry treating apparatus further includes a drying device having one end communicating with the air outlet 11 and the other end communicating with the inside of the laundry treating tub 10. The hot and humid air in the laundry treatment tub 10 enters the drying device through the air outlet 11, is condensed, heated, and then changed in position to dry the hot and humid air, and then is recycled back to the inside of the laundry treatment tub 10 to dry the laundry.
According to the invention, the first temperature detection unit 12 for detecting the temperature of the hot and humid air at the air outlet 11 is arranged in the clothes treatment barrel 10 close to the air outlet 11, and the first temperature detection unit 12 is in communication connection with the controller of the clothes treatment equipment, so that the controller controls the flow of the refrigerant in the drying device according to the temperature of the hot and humid air at the air outlet 11.
In detail, when the first temperature detecting unit 12 detects that the temperature of the moist hot air at the air outlet 11 is high, the flow rate of the refrigerant in the condensation channel is controlled to be increased, so that the condensation effect of the refrigerant on the moist hot air can be ensured; when the first temperature detecting unit 12 detects that the temperature of the moist hot air at the air outlet 11 is relatively low, the flow rate of the refrigerant in the condensation channel can be properly reduced, and the amount of the refrigerant is saved while the condensation effect is ensured.
The drying device in the above scheme includes a heating assembly 20 and a condensing assembly 30. Wherein, heating assembly 20 includes a heating channel 21, a heater for heating air can be disposed in heating channel 21, one end of heating channel 21 is communicated with laundry processing tub 10, and heated air with higher temperature is guided into laundry processing tub 10 to dry laundry. The condensing assembly 30 includes a condensing passage, one end of which is communicated with the air outlet 11 of the laundry treating tub 10, and the other end of which is communicated with the other end of the heating passage 21. Moisture in the clothes is evaporated into water vapor under the action of air with higher temperature, the water vapor is mixed with the air to form damp and hot air, the damp and hot air enters the condensation channel through the air outlet 11, a refrigerant with the flow direction opposite to the flow direction of the damp and hot air is arranged in the condensation channel, the damp and hot air and the refrigerant exchange heat in the condensation channel, the water vapor in the damp and hot air is pre-cooled to be changed into condensed water, the damp and hot air is changed into dry and cold air, and the dry and cold air enters the heating channel 21 to be reheated and then circularly returns to the clothes treatment barrel 10 to dry the clothes.
Therefore, the control of the flow of the refrigerant has important significance for improving the condensation effect of the moist and hot air in the condensation channel.
According to the invention, the first temperature detection unit 12 is arranged at the air outlet 11 of the clothes treatment barrel 10, so that the temperature of the hot and humid air entering the condensation channel can be accurately obtained, the flow rate of the refrigerant in the condensation channel can be accurately adjusted according to the temperature, the condensation effect can be ensured, and water can be saved.
In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 2, the air outlet 11 is disposed on a sidewall of the laundry treating tub 10; the connection between the bottom wall of the laundry treatment tub 10 and the side wall of the laundry treatment tub 10 is provided with a mounting groove having a receiving chamber, the receiving chamber is communicated with the inside of the laundry treatment tub 10, and the detection end of the first temperature detection unit 12 is disposed in the receiving chamber.
In detail, the wall-mounted laundry treating apparatus has a small overall size, and therefore, the heating unit 20 of the drying device is generally disposed above the laundry treating tub 10, and the condensing unit 30 is generally disposed on a sidewall of the laundry treating tub 10, so that the axial size of the laundry treating tub 10 is as large as possible, thereby improving the throughput of the wall-mounted laundry treating apparatus.
Therefore, for the wall-mounted clothes treatment equipment, the air outlet 11 is arranged on the side wall of the clothes treatment barrel 10, and the axial size of the clothes treatment barrel 10 is small, so that the installation groove for installing the first temperature sensor is arranged at the joint of the bottom wall and the side wall of the clothes treatment barrel 10, and the temperature of the hot and humid air detected by the first temperature sensor can reflect the temperature of the hot and humid air at the air outlet 11.
In a preferred embodiment, as shown in fig. 4, a distance between a position of the installation groove on the edge of the bottom wall of the laundry processing tub 10 and the center of the air outlet 11 is the smallest.
In some embodiments of the present invention, the mounting groove is a groove 13 formed by outwardly protruding from the bottom wall of the laundry treating tub 10; be provided with mounting hole 15 on the lateral wall of recess 13, first temperature detect unit 12 is installed in mounting hole 15, the sense terminal of first temperature detect unit 12 is located in the chamber that holds of recess 13.
It can be understood that, as for the bottom wall of the laundry treating tub 10, the mounting groove is a recess 13 formed concavely when viewed from the inside of the laundry treating tub 10, and the mounting groove is a protrusion formed convexly when viewed from the outside of the laundry treating tub 10. The grooves 13 according to the present invention are all with respect to the inside of the laundry treating tub 10.
In the above solution, the groove 13 for installing the first temperature detecting unit 12 is disposed on the bottom wall of the laundry treating tub 10, so as to avoid occupying the inner space of the laundry treating tub 10.
In a further scheme, as shown in fig. 6, an avoiding groove 14 for avoiding a sealing structure between the first temperature detecting unit 12 and the mounting hole 15 is arranged on a side wall of the groove 13, so that only a terminal of the first temperature detecting unit 12 extends out of the avoiding groove 14, and mechanical interference between the first temperature detecting unit 12 and other structures of the clothes processing equipment can be avoided.
In some embodiments of the present invention, a second temperature detection unit is disposed in the condensation passage; the controller controls the flow rate of the refrigerant in the condensation channel according to the temperature of the humid hot air at the air outlet 11 detected by the first temperature detection unit 12 and the temperature of the air in the condensation channel detected by the second temperature detection unit.
In a further aspect, as shown in fig. 3, the second temperature detecting unit is disposed at one end of the condensing passage connected to the heating passage 21.
In the above scheme, through set up the second temperature detecting element in the condensation duct, can learn the temperature of damp and hot air after the condensation of refrigerant, combine the temperature of damp and hot air before by the refrigerant condensation that first temperature detecting element 12 learned, can learn the condensation effect of refrigerant to damp and hot air more accurately, have corresponding more to the regulation of refrigerant flow.
In some other embodiments of the present invention, a humidity detection unit is disposed in the condensation passage; the controller controls the flow rate of the refrigerant in the condensation channel according to the temperature of the humid hot air at the air outlet 11 detected by the first temperature detection unit 12 and the humidity of the air in the condensation channel detected by the humidity detection unit.
In the above scheme, through setting up humidity detecting element in condensation channel, can learn the humidity of damp and hot air after the condensation of refrigerant, combine the temperature of damp and hot air before by the refrigerant condensation that first temperature detecting element 12 learned, can learn the condensation effect of refrigerant to damp and hot air more accurately, have corresponding more to the regulation of refrigerant flow.
The refrigerant of the invention can be cooling water or cooling air.
In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 2 and 4, a refrigerant conduit 33 for inputting a refrigerant to the condensation channel is disposed on an outer wall of the condensation channel, a cross-sectional line 34 between an inner wall surface of the condensation channel and the refrigerant conduit 33 is an ellipse, and a region defined by the cross-sectional line 34 forms a refrigerant inlet 35 of the condensation channel.
In the invention, the refrigerant guide pipe 33 is arranged on the outer wall of the condensation channel, and the refrigerant guide pipe 33 is arranged obliquely, so that the refrigerant guide pipe 33 and the inner wall surface of the condensation channel form the intersecting line 34 with an oval structure, as shown in fig. 4, when the refrigerant enters the condensation channel, the refrigerant does not enter in a single flow direction, but forms a dispersed flow direction on an oval surface, therefore, the refrigerant completes the first flow distribution when entering, the heat and mass exchange rate of the refrigerant and the hot and humid air is improved, the condensation efficiency of the refrigerant on the hot and humid air is further improved, and the drying efficiency of the clothes treatment equipment is further improved.
The condensation channel includes a condenser body 31 and a condenser cover 32. The refrigerant guide pipe 33 is disposed on an outer wall of the condenser cover 32, a cross-sectional line 34 between an inner wall surface of the condenser cover 32 and the refrigerant guide pipe 33 is an ellipse, an area defined by the cross-sectional line 34 forms a refrigerant inlet 35 of the condensation channel, and an axis of the refrigerant guide pipe 33 extends in a transverse direction.
The refrigerant of the invention is preferably tap water, the solubility of air in the tap water is low, and the tap water is used as the refrigerant, so that the refrigerant has the advantages of reliable source and simple recovery. In addition, the water inlet assembly of the wall-mounted clothes treating apparatus is generally disposed below the clothes treating tub 10, and the air outlet 11 of the clothes treating tub 10 is also generally disposed at a lower position, and the refrigerant inlet 35 is disposed at a higher position. Thus, under the action of the lifting force, the damp and hot air moves from the lower part to the upper part, and under the action of the gravity, the refrigerant moves from the upper part to the lower part, in the process of cross convection, the refrigerant condenses the water vapor in the damp and hot air into condensed water, and the condensed air is discharged from the air outlet 11 of the condensing channel.
The refrigerant guide pipe 33 is arranged on the outer wall of the condenser cover body 32, and the axis of the refrigerant guide pipe 33 is arranged along the transverse extension, so that the refrigerant guide pipe 33 is convenient to be communicated with a water inlet component of the clothes treatment equipment, and the refrigerant can be fully dispersed in the transverse direction after entering a condensation channel through the refrigerant guide pipe 33, and the area of the refrigerant moving from the upper part to the lower part is increased.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the ratio of the major axis to the minor axis of the intersecting line 34 is in the range of 4:1 to 6: 1. .
Specifically, the shape of the intersecting line 34 is an ellipse, and the ratio of the major axis to the minor axis of the ellipse is set to be in the range of 4:1 to 6:1, so that the ellipse as a whole is elongated, and further, the refrigerant is sufficiently dispersed in the transverse direction, and the area of the refrigerant moving from the top to the bottom is increased.
In addition, the ratio of the size of the long axis of the ellipse to the transverse size of the condenser cover 32 is 2: 5-3: 5.
In some embodiments of the present invention, in order to further guide the flow direction of the refrigerant in the condensation channel, the inner wall surface of the condenser cover 32 is provided with a guide plate 36 protruding from the inner wall surface, and the guide plate 36 has an intersection with an extension line of a long axis of the intersecting line 34.
In detail, as shown in fig. 4, after the refrigerant enters the condensation channel through the refrigerant inlet 35 having the oval structure, although the refrigerant is distributed for the first time by the oval structure, if the entering speed of the refrigerant is high, a large amount of the refrigerant moves along the long axis direction of the oval structure, which is not favorable for the dispersion of the refrigerant. Therefore, the guide plate 36 is arranged in the downstream direction of the refrigerant inlet 35, when the refrigerant flows along the long axis direction of the oval structure, the refrigerant impacts the guide plate 36, and the flow direction of the refrigerant is changed under the blocking action of the guide plate 36, so that secondary refrigerant distribution is realized.
The guiding plate 36 may be a flat plate structure, and the guiding plate 36 of the flat plate structure has a reflection effect on the refrigerant, so as to change the flow direction of the refrigerant.
However, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the guide plate 36 has an arc-shaped configuration, a convex surface of the guide plate 36 faces the refrigerant inlet 35, and the guide plate 36 having the convex surface configuration has a radiation effect on the refrigerant, thereby further increasing a contact area between the refrigerant and the hot and humid air.
In a further embodiment, a refrigerant redistributor 37 is provided on an inner wall surface of the condenser cover 32, and a tangent line of one end of the guide plate 36 from which the refrigerant is separated has an intersection with a range covered by an inlet of the refrigerant redistributor 37.
In a preferred embodiment, an intersection point between the guide plate 36 and an extension line of the major axis of the intersecting line 34 is located upstream of an inflection point of the arc-shaped guide plate 36.
In detail, in order to further enhance the condensing effect of the refrigerant on the hot and humid air, the refrigerant redistributor 37 capable of distributing the refrigerant for the third time is disposed on the inner sidewall of the condenser cover 32. The refrigerant is diffused by the guide plate 36 to flow in all directions of the condensation passage, but a part of the refrigerant flows along the inner sidewall of the condenser cover 32 by the guide plate 36. Therefore, in order to sufficiently cover the inner wall of the condenser cover 32 with the part of the refrigerant, a refrigerant redistributor 37 is provided in the downstream direction of the guide plate 36.
It should be noted that the tangent line of the end of the guiding plate 36 from which the refrigerant is separated should fall into the inlet of the refrigerant redistributor 37 to redistribute the refrigerant.
In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 4, in order to prevent the condenser cover 32 from being deformed due to a large temperature gradient in the condensation passage, a reinforcing rib 321 is provided on an outer wall of the condenser cover 32.
In detail, the ribs 321 include a transverse rib 321, a longitudinal rib 321, and an arc rib 321, and the respective ribs 321 are arranged to cross on the outer wall surface of the condenser cover 32.
The control method of the clothes treatment equipment provided by the invention is applied to the clothes treatment equipment, and specifically comprises the following steps:
acquiring the temperature of the damp and hot air at the air outlet 11 of the clothes treatment barrel 10;
and adjusting the flow of a refrigerant according to the temperature of the hot and humid air, wherein the higher the temperature of the hot and humid air is, the larger the flow of the refrigerant is.
According to the invention, the first temperature detection unit 12 is arranged at the air outlet 11 of the clothes treatment barrel 10, so that the temperature of the hot and humid air entering the condensation channel can be accurately obtained, the flow rate of the refrigerant in the condensation channel can be accurately adjusted according to the temperature, the condensation effect can be ensured, and water can be saved.
The first temperature detection unit 12, the second temperature detection unit, and the humidity detection unit may be sensors or other electronic components capable of realizing the functions thereof, and the present invention is not limited thereto.
Although the present invention has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment, it should be understood that various changes, substitutions and alterations can be made herein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.