Heat Pump Mounting Box And Heat Pump Drier Or Heat Pump Washer-Drier Machine

Abstract

A heat pump mounting box for a heat pump drier or washer-drier machine and a heat pump drier or washer-drier machine having the same are provided. The heat pump mounting box includes: a base provided with an air suction port, a two-device mounting chamber, a compressor mounting chamber, a cooling air supplement port for communicating the compressor mounting chamber with the outside, and a bypass orifice for communicating the two-device mounting chamber with the compressor mounting chamber; an air passage guide plate mounted to the base and defining, together with the base, an air guide passage that has a drying air inlet in communication with the air suction port and a drying air outlet in communication with the two-device mounting chamber; and a cover plate mounted over the base and at least covering the two-device mounting chamber. The heat pump mounting box according to the present invention has a function of supplying cooling air, so as to improve the clothes drying performance of the heat pump drier or washer-drier machine.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A heat pump mounting box for a heat pump drier or washer-drier machine, comprising:
 a base provided with an air suction port, a two-device mounting chamber, a compressor mounting chamber, a cooling air supplement port for communicating the compressor mounting chamber with the outside, and a bypass orifice for communicating the two-device mounting chamber with the compressor mounting chamber;   an air passage guide plate mounted to the base and defining, together with the base, an air guide passage that has a drying air inlet in communication with the air suction port and a drying air outlet in communication with the two-device mounting chamber; and   a cover plate mounted over the base and at least covering the two-device mounting chamber.   
     
     
         2 . The heat pump mounting box according to  claim 1 , wherein the two-device mounting chamber comprises an evaporator mounting section and a condenser mounting section communicated with each other, as well as a passage section located between the evaporator mounting section and the condenser mounting section; the air guide passage is in communication with the evaporator mounting section; and the bypass orifice is in communication with the condenser mounting section and/or the passage section. 
     
     
         3 . The heat pump mounting box according to  claim 2 , wherein the two-device mounting chamber is separated from the compressor mounting chamber by a partition plate in the base, and the bypass orifice is disposed in the partition plate. 
     
     
         4 . The heat pump mounting box according to  claim 3 , wherein the bypass orifice extends along a length direction of the partition plate and has an open upper surface, and the upper surface of the bypass orifice is covered by the cover plate. 
     
     
         5 . The heat pump mounting box according to  claim 3 , wherein the partition plate is provided with a plurality of pipe-through holes running through the partition plate along a thickness direction thereof. 
     
     
         6 . The heat pump mounting box according to  claim 5 , wherein a first part of the plurality of pipe-through holes lead to the evaporator mounting section while a second part thereof lead to the condenser mounting section, and the second part of the plurality of pipe-through holes are in communication with the bypass orifice. 
     
     
         7 . The heat pump mounting box according to  claim 2 , wherein the cooling air supplement port and the bypass orifice are disposed in two opposite side walls of the compressor mounting chamber respectively. 
     
     
         8 . The heat pump mounting box according to  claim 7 , wherein the cooling air supplement port is right opposite the condenser mounting section. 
     
     
         9 . The heat pump mounting box according to  claim 1 , wherein the base is provided with an air guide flange located at an exterior of the compressor mounting chamber and surrounding the cooling air supplement port. 
     
     
         10 . A heat pump drier or washer-drier machine, comprising a heat pump mounting box having:
 a base provided with an air suction port, a two-device mounting chamber, a compressor mounting chamber, a cooling air supplement port for communicating the compressor mounting chamber with the outside, and a bypass orifice for communicating the two-device mounting chamber with the compressor mounting chamber;   an air passage guide plate mounted to the base and defining, together with the base, an air guide passage that has a drying air inlet in communication with the air suction port and a drying air outlet in communication with the two-device mounting chamber; and   a cover plate mounted over the base and at least covering the two-device mounting chamber.   
     
     
         11 . The heat pump drier or washer-drier machine according to  claim 10 , wherein the two-device mounting chamber comprises an evaporator mounting section and a condenser mounting section communicated with each other, as well as a passage section located between the evaporator mounting section and the condenser mounting section; the air guide passage is in communication with the evaporator mounting section; and the bypass orifice is in communication with the condenser mounting section and/or the passage section. 
     
     
         12 . The heat pump drier or washer-drier machine according to  claim 11 , wherein the two-device mounting chamber is separated from the compressor mounting chamber by a partition plate in the base, and the bypass orifice is disposed in the partition plate. 
     
     
         13 . The heat pump drier or washer-drier machine according to  claim 12 , wherein the bypass orifice extends along a length direction of the partition plate and has an open upper surface, and the upper surface of the bypass orifice is covered by the cover plate. 
     
     
         14 . The heat pump drier or washer-drier machine according to  claim 12 , wherein the partition plate is provided with a plurality of pipe-through holes running through the partition plate along a thickness direction thereof. 
     
     
         15 . The heat pump drier or washer-drier machine according to  claim 14 , wherein a first part of the plurality of pipe-through holes lead to the evaporator mounting section while a second part thereof lead to the condenser mounting section, and the second part of the plurality of pipe-through holes are in communication with the bypass orifice. 
     
     
         16 . The heat pump drier or washer-drier machine according to  claim 11 , wherein the cooling air supplement port and the bypass orifice are disposed in two opposite side walls of the compressor mounting chamber respectively. 
     
     
         17 . The heat pump drier or washer-drier machine according to  claim 16 , wherein the cooling air supplement port is right opposite the condenser mounting section. 
     
     
         18 . The heat pump drier or washer-drier machine according to  claim 10 , wherein the base is provided with an air guide flange located at an exterior of the compressor mounting chamber and surrounding the cooling air supplement port.