Base Of Heat Pump System And Heat Pump System For Drier Or Washer-Drier

Abstract

A base of a heat pump system and a heat pump system for a drier or a washer-drier are provided. The base defines an evaporator storage chamber with a guide groove formed in a bottom surface of the evaporator storage chamber; a drain port is formed in a bottom surface of the guide groove and is in communication with outsider space of the evaporator storage chamber; and the guide groove is configured to guide condensate water to the drain port. For the base according to the present invention, by providing the guide groove in the bottom surface of the evaporator storage chamber, and by guiding the condensate water through the guide groove to the drain port and discharging the condensate water out of the base, it is possible to guarantee heat exchange efficiency of the heat pump system, shorten drying time and improve drying efficiency.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A base of a heat pump system, wherein the base defines an evaporator storage chamber with a guide groove formed in a bottom surface of the evaporator storage chamber;
 a drain port is formed in a bottom surface of the guide groove and is in communication with outside space of the evaporator storage chamber; and   the guide groove is configured to guide condensate water to the drain port.   
     
     
         2 . The base according to  claim 1 , wherein the bottom surface of the guide groove inclines downwards towards the drain port in a water flow direction. 
     
     
         3 . The base according to  claim 1 , wherein the guide groove comprises
 a first groove configured to correspond with an evaporate in an up-and-down direction, and   a second groove having a first end corresponding and communicating with the first groove, and a second end provided with the drain port in a bottom surface thereof.   
     
     
         4 . The base according to  claim 3 , wherein a bottom surface of the first groove inclines downwards towards the second groove in a water flow direction, and a bottom surface of the second groove inclines downwards towards the drain port in the water flow direction. 
     
     
         5 . The base according to  claim 3 , wherein the first groove is substantially perpendicular to the second groove; and one first groove is provided, or a plurality of first grooves are arranged and spaced apart from one another along an extension direction of the second groove. 
     
     
         6 . The base according to  claim 3 , wherein the base further defines a compressor storage chamber, partitioned from the evaporator storage chamber by a partition plate; and the second groove is adjacent to the partition plate and extends along the partition plate. 
     
     
         7 . The base according to  claim 3 , wherein the first groove is located upstream of an air flow direction in the evaporator storage chamber. 
     
     
         8 . The base according to  claim 3 , wherein the bottom surface of the second groove is lower than the bottom surface of the first groove. 
     
     
         9 . The base according to  claim 1 , wherein the bottom surface of the evaporator storage chamber is configured as a horizontal plane, and at least part of the bottom surface of the evaporator storage chamber is recessed to form the guide groove. 
     
     
         10 . A heat pump system for a drier or a washer-drier, comprising
 a base defining an evaporator storage chamber, wherein a guide groove is formed in a bottom surface of the evaporator storage chamber, a drain port is formed in a bottom surface of the guide groove and is in communication with outside space of the evaporator storage chamber, and the guide groove is configured to guide condensate water to the drain port; and   an evaporator disposed within the evaporator storage chamber of the base, wherein condensate water produced at the evaporator is suitable to flow to the drain port through the guide groove.   
     
     
         11 . The heat pump system according to  claim 10 , wherein the bottom surface of the guide groove inclines downwards towards the drain port in a water flow direction. 
     
     
         12 . The heat pump system according to  claim 10 , wherein the guide groove comprises:
 a first groove configured to correspond with an evaporator in an up-and-down direction, and   a second groove having a first end corresponding and communicating with the first groove, and a second end provided with the drain port in a bottom surface thereof.   
     
     
         13 . The heat pump system according to  claim 12 , wherein a bottom surface of the first groove inclines downwards towards the second groove in a water flow direction, and a bottom surface of the second groove inclines downwards towards the drain port in the water flow direction. 
     
     
         14 . The heat pump system according to  claim 12 , wherein the first groove is substantially perpendicular to the second groove; and one first groove is provided, or a plurality of first grooves are arranged and spaced apart from one another along an extension direction of the second groove. 
     
     
         15 . The heat pump system according to  claim 12 , wherein the base further defines a compressor storage chamber, partitioned from the evaporator storage chamber by a partition plate; and the second groove is adjacent to the partition plate and extends along the partition plate. 
     
     
         16 . The heat pump system according to  claim 12 , wherein the first groove is located upstream of an air flow direction in the evaporator storage chamber. 
     
     
         17 . The heat pump system according to  claim 12 , wherein the bottom surface of the second groove is lower than the bottom surface of the first groove. 
     
     
         18 . The heat pump system according to  claim 10 , wherein the bottom surface of the evaporator storage chamber is configured as a horizontal plane, and at least part of the bottom surface of the evaporator storage chamber is recessed to form the guide groove.