CN211368136U - Agitator blades and dryers - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides a stirring vane and dryer. Stirring vane installs in the barrel, includes: the blade and a connecting part arranged on the blade; the connecting part is used for being fixedly connected with the cylinder body; the blade comprises a first blade made of a metal material. The utility model also provides a clothes dryer, including the barrel and stirring vane, stirring vane's connecting portion with the barrel is connected. The utility model provides a stirring vane and dryer is in through setting up the blade and setting connecting portion on the blade. The first blades are made of metal materials, are high in strength and not prone to abrasion, and cannot deform in the high-temperature environment of the clothes dryer, and the service life of the clothes dryer is prolonged.

Description

Agitator blades and dryers

technical field

The utility model relates to the technical field of clothes drying equipment, in particular to a stirring blade and a clothes drying machine.

Background technique

A clothes dryer is a household appliance used to remove moisture from laundry after washing and spinning. With the improvement of people's living standards, dryers are gradually widely used in family life.

In the prior art, the clothes dryer includes a cylinder body, and the inner surface of the cylinder body is provided with clothes drying blades; during the operation of the clothes dryer, the clothes drying blades can rotate with the cylinder body, so as to disperse the clothes in the cylinder, so that the clothes can be Better drying in contact with hot air.

However, the dryer blades of the prior art are easily deformed during the working process, which affects the service life of the dryer.

Utility model content

The utility model provides a stirring blade and a clothes dryer to overcome the problem of easy deformation of the clothes drying blade of the clothes dryer in the prior art.

The utility model provides a stirring blade, which is installed in a cylinder and comprises a blade and a connection part arranged on the blade.

The connection part is used for fixed connection with the cylinder body; the blade includes a first blade made of metal material.

The above stirring blade, wherein, the blade further comprises a second blade made of plastic material; the first blade cover is provided outside the second blade, and the first blade and the second blade Blades are fixedly connected.

The connecting portion is connected to the first blade or the second blade.

In the above stirring blade, wherein the edge of the first blade close to the cylinder has an inwardly bent flange, and the flange is engaged with the edge of the second blade close to the cylinder.

The stirring blade as described above, wherein the connecting portion is provided in the second blade, and the connecting portion includes a threaded hole for installing a screw.

In the above stirring blade, the number of the threaded holes is plural, and the plurality of the threaded holes are arranged at intervals along the extending direction of the blade.

In the above stirring blade, wherein, at least one reinforcing rib is provided inside the second blade.

The above stirring blade, wherein the connecting portion is connected with the reinforcing rib.

The above stirring blade, wherein the cross-sectional area of the first blade gradually decreases from the side close to the cylinder body to the side away from the cylinder body, and the outer surface of the first blade is Smooth transition surfaces.

The utility model provides a clothes dryer, which comprises a cylinder body and the stirring blade, and the connecting part of the stirring blade is connected with the cylinder body.

In the above clothes dryer, the number of the stirring blades is plural, and the plural stirring blades are arranged at intervals along the circumferential direction of the cylinder body.

The stirring blade and the clothes dryer provided by the utility model are provided with a blade and a connecting part arranged on the blade. The connection part is used for fixed connection with the cylinder body; the blade includes a first blade made of metal material. The first blade is made of metal material, which has high strength, is not easy to wear, and will not deform under the high temperature environment of the dryer, thereby improving the life of the dryer.

Description of drawings

The specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to illustrate and explain the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the following specific embodiments.

Fig. 1 is the installation structure schematic diagram of stirring blade in the embodiment of the utility model;

Fig. 2 is the structural representation of the first angle of the stirring blade in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is the structural representation of the second angle of stirring blade in Fig. 1;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the installation of the stirring blade in FIG. 1 .

Description of reference numbers:

100: stirring blade;

110: blade;

111: the first blade;

1111: flanging;

112: the second blade;

120: connecting part;

121: threaded hole;

130: stiffener;

200: Cylinder body.

Detailed ways

The specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to illustrate and explain the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the following specific embodiments.

Fig. 1 is the installation structure schematic diagram of the stirring blade in the embodiment of the utility model; Fig. 2 is the structural representation of the first angle of the stirring blade in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is the structural representation of the second angle of the stirring blade in Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a diagram Schematic diagram of the installation of stirring blades in 1.

Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 4 , the present embodiment provides a stirring blade 100 , which is installed in the cylinder body 200 and includes a blade 110 and a connecting portion 120 disposed on the blade 110 . The connection part 120 is used for fixed connection with the cylinder body 200 ; the blade 110 includes a first blade 111 made of metal material.

Specifically, the stirring blade may be used in a clothes dryer, or it may also be used in a washing machine with a heating function. For convenience of description, the following description takes a clothes dryer as an example.

The clothes dryer may have a drum structure, and may have a cylinder body 200 for accommodating clothes. The stirring blade 100 may be installed on the inner surface of the cylinder body 200 and may extend in a direction parallel to the axis of the cylinder body 200 .

The stirring blade 100 includes a blade 110 and a connecting portion 120. The blade 110 may include a first blade 111 extending in a direction parallel to the axis of the cylinder 200. Taking a plane perpendicular to the extending direction of the first blade 111 as a cross section, the first blade The cross-sectional shape can be various, such as wedge or square.

The first blade 111 may be made of a metal material, for example, common materials such as stainless steel and aluminum. It can be a hollow structure or a solid structure. Preferably, the blade 110 can be a hollow structure to reduce weight.

The connection part 120 is connected to the blade 110 , and the connection part 120 can be used to connect the cylinder body 200 .

The connecting portion 120 may have various structures. For example, the connecting portion 120 may be a welding surface provided on the first blade 110 , and the first blade may be welded on the cylinder body 200 . Alternatively, the connecting portion 120 may also be a protrusion provided on the blade 110 , and the cylindrical body 200 may be provided with a groove to be engaged with the protrusion.

It can be understood that the working temperature of the dryer is about 60 degrees to 70 degrees. For plastic materials, this temperature is relatively high. When plastic materials are used at this temperature for a long time, it is easy to deform at high temperature, and may release particles into the clothes. Contaminates laundry to be dried. For metal materials such as stainless steel or aluminum, the melting point is high, and it will not deform or precipitate particles at the working temperature of the dryer. Therefore, its lifespan is higher than that of the prior art plastic blades.

In addition, the general strength of the metal material is also higher than that of the plastic material, so the blade 110 of this embodiment is also relatively less deformable.

In this embodiment, when the clothes dryer is working, the blades 110 can rotate along with the cylinder 200, thereby dispersing the clothes in the cylinder 200, making the clothes easier to contact the hot air in the cylinder 200, and accelerating the drying speed of the clothes .

The stirring blade provided in this embodiment is provided by the blade and the connection part provided on the blade. The connection part is used for fixed connection with the cylinder body; the blade includes a first blade made of metal material. The first blade is made of metal material, which has high strength and will not deform or precipitate particles in the high temperature environment of the clothes dryer, thereby improving the life of the clothes dryer.

In another embodiment, the blade 110 further includes a second blade 112 made of plastic material; the first blade 111 is covered outside the second blade 112 , and the first blade 111 is fixedly connected to the second blade 112 . The connecting portion 120 is connected to the first blade 111 or the second blade 112 .

Specifically, the blade 110 further includes a second blade 112. The first blade 111 may be a shell-shaped structure that opens toward the side of the cylinder 200. The first blade 111 may be covered outside the second blade 112, that is, the stirring blade 100 is installed on the After the cylinder 200 is installed, only the surface of the first blade 111 can be seen from the cylinder, and the second blade 112 located inside the first blade 111 cannot be seen.

In addition, the shape of the inner surface of the first blade 111 and the outer surface of the second blade 112 may be the same, so that the second blade 112 can be tightly fitted in the first blade 111 , thereby increasing the strength of the blade 110 .

At the same time, since the second blade 112 is made of plastic, the existing plastic blade structure can be used, and the first blade 111 only needs to be fixed externally, and there is no need to remanufacture the second blade 112, which can reduce the production cost.

In addition, the first blade 111 is covered outside the second blade 112. Even if the second blade 112 is deformed by high temperature, the shape of the first blade 111 will not be affected, which ensures the stability of the overall shape of the blade 110 and the precipitation of the second blade 112. Also, the particles cannot penetrate the first blade 111 and be mixed into the clothes, so as to ensure the cleanliness of the clothes.

There may be various ways of fixing the first blade 111 and the second blade 112, for example, the two may be connected to each other by means of gluing, riveting, or interference fit connection.

Preferably, the edge of the first blade 111 close to the cylinder body 200 has an inwardly bent flange 1111 , and the flange 1111 is engaged with the edge of the second blade 112 close to the cylinder body 200 .

Specifically, the first blade 111 and the second blade 112 can be fixed by engaging with each other, the second blade can also be a shell-like structure, the edge of the first blade 111 facing the cylinder 200 can be provided with a flange 1111, and the flange can be along the The extending direction of the edge forms an annular structure, so that the flange 1111 can be snapped and cover the edge of the second blade 112 facing the cylinder 200 .

Alternatively, there may be multiple flanges 1111 , which may be spaced along the extending direction of the edge of the first blade 111 , so as to cover part of the edge of the second blade 112 facing the cylinder 200 .

It can be understood that the first blade 111 is a metal structure, which can have a certain elasticity, so that the second blade 112 can be inserted into the first blade 111 and engage with the flange 1111 . The first blade 111 and the second blade 112 are engaged and fixedly connected, the structure is simple, and it is easy to realize, and the plastic blade of the prior art can also be used without redesign, which reduces the production cost.

In this embodiment, the connecting portion 120 may be provided on the first blade 111 or may be provided on the second blade 112 .

Preferably, the connecting portion 120 may be disposed in the second blade 112, and the connecting portion 120 includes a threaded hole 121 for installing a screw. For example, a plurality of mounting posts may be provided inside the second blade 112, each mounting post may be provided with a threaded hole 121, the cylinder 200 may be provided with a through hole, and a screw may be screwed into the threaded hole 121 through the through hole, The fixing of the cylinder 200 and the blade 110 is realized.

Further, the number of the threaded holes 121 is multiple, and the multiple threaded holes 121 are arranged at intervals along the extending direction of the blade 110 , and the multiple threaded holes 121 can further improve the connection and fixing effect of the cylinder 200 and the blade 110 .

On the basis of the above embodiment, at least one reinforcing rib 130 is disposed inside the second blade 112 . For example, referring to FIG. 2 , the reinforcing ribs 130 may be arranged perpendicular to the extending direction of the blades 110 , and there may be a plurality of reinforcing ribs 130 , so as to avoid the blades 110 being deformed by force during the process of dispersing the clothes.

In addition, the second blade 112 may also be provided with a local reinforcement plate along the extending direction of the blade 110 , and there may be two local reinforcement plates, which are respectively connected between the reinforcement ribs 130 at the ends and the inner surface of the second blade 112 . , further avoiding the deformation of the blade 110 during the working process.

In a preferred embodiment, the connecting portion 120 is connected with the reinforcing rib 130 . That is, the mounting post provided with the threaded hole 121 can be fixed in the middle of the reinforcing rib 130 , so that the reinforcing rib 130 can not only support the blade 110 , but also improve the strength of the connection position between the blade 110 and the cylinder 200 .

In addition, other auxiliary support structures may also be provided around the installation column, which is not limited here.

On the basis of the above embodiment, the cross-sectional area of the first blade 111 gradually decreases from the side close to the cylinder 200 to the side away from the cylinder 200 , and the outer surface of the first blade 111 is a smooth transition curved surface.

Specifically, the two side surfaces of the first blade 111 along the extending direction thereof may be inclined inclined surfaces, and the inclined inclined surfaces may help to throw the laundry, so that the laundry is more exposed to the high-temperature air. At the same time, the first blade 111 has The smooth transition of the outer surface can also improve the strength of the first blade and avoid stress concentration.

This embodiment provides a clothes dryer including a cylinder body 200 and a stirring blade 100 . The stirring blade 100 includes a blade 110 and a connecting portion 120 provided on the blade 110 . The connection part 120 is used for fixed connection with the cylinder body 200 ; the blade 110 includes a first blade 111 made of metal material. The connecting portion 120 of the stirring blade 100 is connected to the cylindrical body 200 .

Specifically, the clothes dryer may have a drum structure, and may have a cylinder body 200 for accommodating clothes, and the stirring blade 100 may be installed on the inner surface of the cylinder body 200 and may extend in a direction parallel to the axis of the cylinder body 200 .

The cylinder body 200 may be a common structure in the prior art, and its inner surface may be provided with a concave-convex surface.

The structure and function of the stirring blade 100 may refer to the above-mentioned embodiments. For example, the stirring blade 100 may include a blade 110 and a connecting portion 120, the blade 110 may include a first blade 111, and the first blade 111 may be made of a metal material, such as stainless steel, aluminum and other common materials.

Alternatively, the stirring blade 100 may include a blade 110 and a connecting portion 120, the blade 110 may include a first blade 111 and a second blade 112, the first blade 111 may be a metal blade made of a metal material, and the second blade 112 may be a plastic blade Plastic blades made of material.

It can be understood that the working temperature of the dryer is about 60 degrees to 70 degrees. For plastic materials, this temperature is relatively high. When plastic materials are used at this temperature for a long time, it is easy to deform at high temperature, and may release particles into the clothes. Contaminates laundry to be dried. For metal materials such as stainless steel or aluminum, the melting point is high, and it will not deform or precipitate particles at the working temperature of the dryer. Therefore, its lifespan is higher than that of the prior art plastic blades.

In addition, the general strength of the metal material is also higher than that of the plastic material, so the blade 110 of this embodiment is also relatively less deformable.

In this embodiment, when the clothes dryer is working, the blades 110 can rotate along with the cylinder 200, thereby dispersing the clothes in the cylinder 200, making the clothes easier to contact the hot air in the cylinder 200, and accelerating the drying speed of the clothes .

The clothes dryer provided in this embodiment is provided with a blade and a connection part provided on the blade. The connection part is used for fixed connection with the cylinder body; the blade includes a first blade made of metal material. The first blade is made of metal material, which has high strength and will not deform or precipitate particles in the high temperature environment of the clothes dryer, thereby improving the life of the clothes dryer.

Further, the number of the stirring blades 100 is multiple, and the multiple stirring blades 100 can be arranged at intervals along the circumferential direction of the cylinder body 200, for example, there can be two or three stirring blades 100, which can quickly disperse the clothes and avoid the influence of entanglement of the clothes Drying effect.

It should be noted that the terms "first" and "second" are only used for description purposes, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implying the number of indicated technical features. Thus, a feature defined as "first", "second" may expressly or implicitly include at least one of that feature. In the description of the present invention, "plurality" means at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise expressly and specifically defined.

In the present utility model, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, terms such as "installation", "connected", "connected", "fixed" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it may be a fixed connection or a detachable connection Connection, or integration; it can be mechanical connection, electrical connection or communication with each other; it can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, it can be the internal communication between two elements or the interaction relationship between the two elements , unless otherwise expressly qualified. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific situations.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly specified and defined, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may be in direct contact with the first and second features, or the first and second features through an intermediary indirect contact. Also, a first feature being "above", "over" and "above" a second feature may mean that the first feature is directly above or obliquely above the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is level higher than the second feature. The first feature "below", "below" and "below" the second feature can mean that the first feature is directly below or diagonally below the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is at a lower level than the second feature.

In the above description, references to the terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "example," "specific example," or "some examples", etc. refer to the specific features, structures described in connection with the embodiment or example. , material or feature is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms are not necessarily directed to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. Furthermore, those skilled in the art may combine and combine the different embodiments or examples described in this specification, as well as the features of the different embodiments or examples, without conflicting each other.

Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present utility model, but not to limit them; although the present utility model has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those of ordinary skill in the art should understand that : it can still modify the technical solutions recorded in the foregoing embodiments, or perform equivalent replacements to some or all of the technical features; and these modifications or replacements do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions deviate from the various embodiments of the present utility model Scope of technical solutions.

Claims (10)

1. The utility model provides a stirring vane, installs in the barrel, its characterized in that includes: the blade and a connecting part arranged on the blade;

the connecting part is used for being fixedly connected with the cylinder body; the blade comprises a first blade made of a metal material.

2. The mixing blade according to claim 1, wherein said blade further comprises a second blade made of a plastic material; the first blade is covered outside the second blade and is fixedly connected with the second blade;

the connecting portion is connected to the first blade or the second blade.

3. The mixing blade as recited in claim 2, wherein the first blade has an inwardly bent flange at an edge thereof adjacent to the barrel, the flange being snap-fitted to an edge of the second blade adjacent to the barrel.

4. The mixing blade according to claim 2 wherein the connection portion is provided within the second blade, the connection portion including a threaded hole for mounting a screw.

5. The stirring blade according to claim 4, wherein the number of the threaded holes is plural, and the plural threaded holes are provided at intervals in an extending direction of the blade.

6. Stirring blade according to any of claims 2-4, wherein the second blade is internally provided with at least one reinforcement rib.

7. The mixing blade according to claim 6, wherein the connecting portion is connected to the reinforcing rib.

8. Stirring blade according to any of claims 1 to 4,

the cross-sectional area of the first blade is gradually reduced from one side close to the cylinder to one side far away from the cylinder, and the outer surface of the first blade is a smooth transition curved surface.

9. Clothes dryer characterized by comprising a drum and a stirring blade according to any one of claims 1 to 8, the connecting portion of the stirring blade being connected to the drum.

10. The clothes dryer of claim 9, wherein the agitating blade is plural in number, and the plurality of agitating blades are arranged at intervals in a circumferential direction of the drum.

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