JP7240384B2 - clothing processing equipment - Google Patents

Description

The present invention belongs to the field of consumer electronics, and more particularly provides a clothes treatment device.

With the improvement of life quality, people are increasingly pursuing high quality and exquisite life. Clothes dryers are also gradually being used by more and more ordinary households and have become essential home appliances for quality life. A clothes dryer is usually stacked on top of a drum washer, but since the washer and clothes dryer are two independent systems, the washer uses the clothes dryer's heating and condensing device. clothes cannot be dried. On the other hand, the washing machine requires a separate drying module for drying clothes, which increases the cost of the washing machine.

In addition, the clothes dryer always rotates the drum when performing the drying operation, thus wasting the drive energy for rotating the drum of the clothes dryer when the rotation of the drum is unnecessary. not only does it become a waste of time, but it also adversely affects the sharing of the drying system.

Correspondingly, there is a need in the art for a new clothes processing apparatus to solve the above problems.

In order to solve the above problems of the prior art, i.e., when the drying system of the clothes dryer is performing the drying task, the drum always rotates, and the clothes dryer and the washing machine and/or other clothes drying To solve the problem that the machines cannot share the drying system, the present invention provides a clothes processing device comprising a first clothes processing device and a drying system, wherein the first clothes processing device is connected to the first clothes a processing drum, wherein the drying system comprises a driving device for rotationally driving the first clothing processing drum, a drying unit for generating a drying airflow, and a drying airflow circulation device driven by the driving device; An airflow circulation device directs a dry airflow generated by the drying unit into the first clothes processing drum, the drive device is connected to the first clothes processing drum by a clutch device, and is connected to the first clothes processing drum. The processing drum is selectively rotationally driven.

In a preferred technical solution of the above clothes processing device, the clothes processing device further comprises a second clothes processing device, the second clothes processing device comprises a second clothes processing drum, and the drying system comprises the A drying air stream generated by the drying unit may also be channeled into said second clothes treatment drum.

In a preferred technical solution of the above clothes treating apparatus, the drying system comprises a first air duct and a first air exhaust duct respectively communicating with the cavity of the first clothes treating drum, and a first air duct respectively communicating with the second clothes treating drum. a second air duct and a second air exhaust duct communicating with the cavity of the air blow end connected to the first air exhaust duct and the second air exhaust duct; and the first air duct and the a drying duct comprising an exhaust air end connected to a second air duct; and a direction switching device, wherein the air blowing end of the drying duct is connected to the first exhaust duct or the In selective communication with a second exhaust air duct, the exhaust air end of the drying duct is selectively in communication with the first air duct or the second air duct via the direction switching device. and a direction switching device capable of.

In a preferred technical solution of the above clothes treating apparatus, the drying unit is installed in the drying duct, and the drying airflow circulation device can guide the drying airflow to circulate in each duct.

In a preferred technical solution of the above clothes processing apparatus, the drying air circulation device is installed in the drying duct.

In a preferred technical solution of the above clothes treating apparatus, the drying unit comprises a heating device for generating a dry air stream and a condensing device for removing moisture from the dry air stream.

In a preferred technical solution of the above clothes treating apparatus, the direction switching device comprises a first direction switching valve installed at the blowing end of the drying duct and a second direction switching valve installed at the blowing end of the drying duct. a valve, wherein the first directional switching valve selectively communicates the blowing end of the drying duct with the first exhaust air duct or the second exhaust air duct; and the second directional switching valve selectively communicates the exhaust air end of the drying duct with the first air duct or the second air duct.

In a preferred technical solution of the above clothes processing device, the clothes processing device comprises a plurality of second clothes processing devices, and the drying system directs the drying airflow generated by the drying unit to each of the second clothes processing devices. They can be sent simultaneously or separately into the second garment treatment drum of the apparatus.

In a preferred technical solution of the above clothes processing apparatus, the clutch device is a multi-position clutch device, and the driving device is further coupled to the second clothes processing drum of each of the second clothes processing devices by the multi-position clutch device. connected to selectively rotationally drive the second clothes treating drum.

In the preferred technical solution of the above clothes processing device, the first clothes processing device is a clothes dryer or a washing machine.

In a preferred technical solution of the above clothes processing device, the first clothes processing device is a clothes dryer and the second clothes processing device is a washing machine, or the first clothes processing device comprises a clothes dryer and the second clothes processing device is also a clothes dryer; or the first clothes processing device is a washing machine and the second clothes processing device is a clothes dryer Alternatively, the first clothes processing device is a washing machine and the second clothes processing device is also a washing machine.

In a preferred technical solution of the above clothes treating apparatus, the driving device is a motor and/or the dry air circulation device is a blower.

In a preferred technical solution of the present invention, by installing a clutch device between the driving device and the first clothes treating drum, the driving device engages the clutch device when the drying system of the first clothes treating device operates. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the first cloth treatment drum can be rotated or stopped via the first cloth treatment drum so that other clothes treatment machines can conveniently share the drying system of the first clothes treatment machine.

Further, the clothes processing device of the present invention comprises a first clothes processing device and a second clothes processing device, the drying system comprises a drying duct, and at both ends of the drying duct there are a first directional control valve and a second Two directional switching valves are installed respectively, and by switching the positions of the first directional switching valve and the second directional switching valve, the drying duct can be connected to the first clothing treatment drum of the first clothing treatment device or the second one. In communication with the second clothes treatment drum of the clothes treatment apparatus, the clothes in the first clothes treatment drum or the clothes in the second clothes treatment drum can be dried. Preferably, the first clothes processing device is a clothes dryer and the second clothes processing device is a washing machine. Therefore, the clothes processing apparatus of the present invention can dry the clothes in the clothes dryer and the washing machine separately or simultaneously in one drying system, thereby improving the user experience.

1 is a front view of a clothes processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a rear view of a clothes processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a side view of a clothes processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a first perspective view of a clothes processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. FIG. 4 is a second perspective view of the clothes processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention; 6 is an enlarged view of part A of FIG. 5; FIG. 1 is a principle diagram of a clothes processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. It can be understood by those skilled in the art that these embodiments are only used to explain the technical principle of the present invention and do not limit the protection scope of the present invention. For example, although each member in the drawings is drawn in a specific proportional relationship, this proportional relationship is not constant and those skilled in the art can adjust them as necessary for a particular application. , the adjusted technical solution is also included in the protection scope of the present invention. In addition, although the present application describes a combination of a clothes dryer and a washing machine, this is merely an example. It can also be applied in the case of dryers and multiple washing machines, and any adjustments in this regard do not depart from the basic principle and scope of protection of the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, directions indicated by terms such as "center", "top", "bottom", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inside", "outside", etc. Or the positional relationship is based on the direction or positional relationship shown in the drawings, which is merely for convenience of explanation, and the device or element necessarily has a specific orientation or is in a specific orientation. It is not intended to show or suggest any structure or operation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the invention. Also, the terms "first", "second" and "third" are for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.

In the description of the present invention, the terms "attach", "connect", and "connect" should be understood in a broad sense, unless there are particularly clear definitions or limitations. may be detachably connected or integrally connected, may be mechanically connected, may be electrically connected, may be directly connected, or indirectly through an intermediate medium may be connected to each other, or the insides of the two elements may be communicated. A person skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention according to the specific situation.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the clothes processing apparatus according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention mainly includes a clothes dryer 1 as a first clothes processing apparatus, a washing machine 2 as a second clothes processing apparatus, and a washing machine 2 as a second clothes processing apparatus. A drying system (not fully shown in the figure) is provided. The clothes dryer 1 mainly includes a drying drum 11 as a first clothes processing drum, and the drying system includes a driving device for rotating the drying drum 11 and a drying unit for generating a drying airflow (in the figure, not shown in its entirety) and driven by a drive device, which is used to direct the hot air generated by the drying system into the drying drum 11 . It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the driving device can also rotationally drive the washing drum 21 in addition to rotationally driving the drying drum 11 . Further, the driving device is connected to the drying drum 11 via a clutch device to selectively rotationally drive the drying drum 11 . Further, the drive is preferably a motor 14 and the dry air circulation is preferably a blower 35, or other forms of drive and other forms of dry air circulation will be apparent to those skilled in the art as appropriate. You can choose your device.

1 to 3 and 4, the drying system for the laundry processing apparatus of the present invention includes a first air duct 12, a first air exhaust duct 13, a second air duct 22, a second An exhaust duct 23 and a drying duct 3 are further provided. The first air duct 12 and the first air exhaust duct 13 respectively communicate with the cavity of the drying drum 11 , and the second air duct 22 and the second air exhaust duct 23 respectively communicate with the washing drum 21 of the washing machine 2 . communicates with the cavity of Furthermore, the drying duct 3 has a blowing end (the left end of the drying duct 3 in FIG. 3) and a blowing end (the right end of the drying duct 3 in FIG. It communicates with the duct 13 and the second air exhaust duct 23, and the air exhaust end of the drying duct 3 communicates with the first air duct 12 and the second air duct 22, respectively.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the drying system further comprises a directional switching device (not fully shown in the drawings), which mainly consists of a first directional switching valve 31 and a second 2 directional switching valves 32 are provided. A first directional switching valve 31 is installed at the blowing end of the drying duct 3 and a second directional switching valve 32 is installed at the discharging end of the drying duct 3 . The drying duct 3 can selectively communicate with the first exhaust air duct 13 or the second exhaust air duct 23 via the first directional switching valve 31, and the drying duct 3 is connected to the second It can selectively communicate with the first air duct 12 or the second air duct 22 via the direction switching valve 32 . Furthermore, by switching the positions of the first directional switching valve 31 and the second directional switching valve 32, the drying duct 3 is connected to the drying drum 11 of the clothes dryer 1, or the drying duct 3 is connected to the washing machine 2 of the washing machine 2. It can communicate with the drum 21 . Therefore, when a drying unit (hereinafter detailed later) installed in the drying duct 3 operates, the hot air in the drying duct 3 selectively dries the clothes in the drying drum 11 or the washing drum 21. can be made Also, those skilled in the art may, if desired, configure the direction changer so that the drying system can simultaneously supply drying airflow to the drying drum 11 and the washing drum 21, for example, the direction changer can be removed.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the motor 14 of the clothes dryer 1 is provided with a clutch as a clutch device via a belt to facilitate attachment of the motor 14 and clutch 15. 15. Alternatively, those skilled in the art may connect motor 14 to clutch 15 in other ways, such as coaxially fixing motor 14 and clutch 15 via a coupling. Clutch 15 is further connected to drying drum 11 via first belt 16 . It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that drying drum 11 can be selectively rotated or stopped by switching the state of clutch 15 while motor 14 is rotating.

Furthermore, the bottom of the drying drum 11 is provided with a ventilation hole (not shown) that communicates with the first air duct 12 . The opening of the drying drum 11 (specifically, the door closed position) is sealingly connected to the first exhaust duct 13 (the left end of the drying drum 11 in FIG. 3), that is, the door of the clothes dryer 1 is closed. When closed, the hot air in the drying duct 3 can enter the drying drum 11 through the first blower duct 12 and exit through the first exhaust air duct 13 without leakage.

In one possible embodiment, the leading end of the drying drum 11 (the end having the drum opening) is fixed to the body of the clothes treating machine by rollers, and the trailing end of the drying drum 11 is attached to the body of the clothes treating machine by a rotating shaft. It is fixed so that the drying drum 11 can rotate around its axis. Further, the main body of the clothes processing apparatus is provided with a rear plate, the rear plate is provided with a through hole, one end of the through hole communicates with the ventilation hole of the drying drum 11, and the other end of the through hole The end communicates with the first air duct 12 . A through hole is provided along the radial direction at the tip of the drying drum 11 , and the through hole communicates the cavity of the drying drum 11 with the first air discharge duct 13 . For example, the first exhaust air duct 13 has an annular duct installed in the circumferential direction of the drying drum 11 , said annular duct being sealingly connected to the drying drum 11 and at the tip of the drying drum 11 . A through hole is located in the annular duct. Of course, the technical solution of the present invention is not limited to this specific duct installation form. Any duct structure that can be returned to the inside can be applied to the technical solution of the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 4 and 5, the washing machine 2 mainly includes a washing drum 21 and an outer cylinder 24 as a second clothes processing device. The washing drum 21 is disposed within the outer cylinder 24 and has a plurality of communication channels in the circumferential direction of the washing drum 21 such that the annular cavity between the washing drum 21 and the outer cylinder 24 communicates with the cavity of the washing drum 21 . A stomata is installed. Leakage occurs when the hot air in the drying duct 3 enters the outer cylinder 24 from the second air duct 22 and is discharged from the second air exhaust duct 23, and moist and high temperature air enters the room, In order to avoid discomfort to people in the room, the end of the outer cylinder 24 (the one end closer to the drum opening of the washing drum 21) is sealingly connected to the second air exhaust duct 23, and the outer cylinder 24 is sealingly connected to the second air duct 22 .

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the air discharge end of the drying duct 3 communicates with the first air duct 12 and the second air duct 22, respectively, and the air discharge end of the drying duct 3 communicates with the first air discharge duct, respectively. It communicates with the wind duct 13 and the second exhaust duct 23 . A first directional switching valve 31 is installed at a position where the drying duct 3 communicates with the first exhaust duct 13 and the second exhaust duct 23, and the drying duct 3 communicates with the first exhaust duct 12 and the second exhaust duct 23. A second directional switching valve 32 is installed at a position communicating with the second fan duct 22 . By changing the states of the first directional switching valve 31 and the second directional switching valve 32, the drying duct 3 is communicated with the drying drum 11 via the first blower duct 12 and the first exhaust duct 13. Alternatively, the drying duct 3 can communicate with the outer cylinder 24 via the second air duct 22 and the second air exhaust duct 23 .

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a drying unit is installed in the drying duct 3. The drying unit mainly includes a heater 33 and a condenser 34. The heater 33 includes the first air duct 12 and the second 2, and the condenser 34 is installed at a position close to the first exhaust duct 13 and the second exhaust duct 23 . As an example, in the drying duct 3 , a fan 35 (see FIG. 2) is installed on the heater 33 side away from the condenser 34 , and the fan 35 is connected to the motor 14 via a second belt 36 . Also, those skilled in the art may connect the blower 35 and the motor 14 by other fixing methods, such as coaxially fixing the blower 35 and the motor 14 via a coupling, if necessary. It can be easily understood that the hot air in the drying duct 3 is sent to the first air duct 12 or the second air duct 22 by rotationally driving the air blower 35 by the motor 14 . Also, those skilled in the art can change the positions of the heater 33, the condenser 34, and the blower 35 to blow hot air to the first exhaust duct 13 or the second exhaust duct 23 as necessary. The blower 35 may be of any type, such as a centrifugal blower, an axial flow blower, a reciprocating blower, or a rotary blower, as long as the dry airflow can be circulated in each duct. Further, the heater 33 may be any form of heating device such as a resistance heater as long as it can ensure that the air in the drying duct 3 is heated. Furthermore, the condenser 34 may be any form of condensation device such as a water-cooled condenser or an air-cooled condenser as long as it is possible to ensure that the moisture in the air in the drying duct 3 is condensed.

Also, although not shown, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, in the drying duct 3, the side of the condenser 34 away from the heater 33 enters the drying duct 3 along with the airflow in the drying drum 11 and the washing drum 21. A filter screen is further installed to filter the flocculate, thereby reducing the adverse effects on the blower 35 caused by the flocculate entering and accumulating in the drying duct 3 and on the drying effect of the clothes treatment apparatus. prevent impact.

Hereinafter, the operating principle of the clothes processing apparatus of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

As shown in FIG. 7, the figure shows a drying drum 11, a washing drum 21 and a drying duct 3 located between the drying drum 11 and the washing drum 21. FIG. Both ends of the drying drum 11 in FIG. 7 communicate with the first air duct 12 and the first air exhaust duct 13, respectively, and both ends of the washing drum 21 communicate with the second air duct 22 and the second air exhaust duct, respectively. 23. One end of the drying duct 3 communicates with the first air duct 12 and the second air duct 22, respectively, and the other end communicates with the first air exhaust duct 13 and the second air exhaust duct 23, respectively. A first directional switching valve 31 and a second directional switching valve 32 are further installed at both ends of the drying duct 3 , and a heater 33 , a condenser 34 and a blower 35 are further installed at the central part of the drying duct 3 . Installed.

When the user uses the washing drum 21 of the washing machine 2 to dry clothes, the first directional switching valve 31 and the second directional switching valve 32 are switched to the positions shown in FIG. The communication with the first fan duct 12 and the first air exhaust duct 13 is released. In this case, the clutch 15 is turned off (disengaged), the drying drum 11 is in a stationary state, and the motor 14 drives only the blower 35 to rotate, and the blower 35 supplies the airflow heated by the heater 33 to the first. The hot airflow enters the washing drum 21 to evaporate the moisture of the clothes, the humid airflow enters the drying duct 3 through the second exhaust duct 23, and the humidity When the hot airflow of high .rho..contacts the condenser 34, the moisture in the air is condensed, thereby drying the air. Furthermore, the dried air is heated again by the heater 33 and proceeds to the next circulation.

When the user uses the drying drum 11 of the clothes dryer 1 to dry clothes, the first direction switching valve 31 and the second direction switching valve 32 are switched from the position shown in FIG. The communication between the duct 3 and the second blower duct 22 and the second exhaust duct 23 is released. The clutch 15 is closed (engaged), the motor 14 drives the drying drum 11 and the blower 35 to rotate simultaneously, the blower 35 sends the airflow heated by the heater 33 to the first air duct 12, The hot air stream enters the rotating drying drum 11 to evaporate the moisture on the clothes, the humid air stream enters the drying duct 3 via the first exhaust air duct 13, and the humid hot air stream contacts the condenser 34, the moisture in the air is condensed, thereby drying the air. Furthermore, the dried air is heated again by the heater 33 and proceeds to the next circulation.

As mentioned above, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the clothes dryer 1 and the washing machine 2 share one drying system, so the washing machine 2 can directly dry the clothes after completing the washing of the clothes. , compared with the conventional operation of taking out the clothes washed in the washing machine and putting them in the clothes dryer to dry, it is more convenient, simplifies the user's operation, and improves the user's using experience. . By installing the clutch 15 between the motor 14 and the drying drum 11, the motor 14 can rotate the blower 35 and selectively rotate the drying drum 11 or keep the drying drum 11 stationary. , reducing the number of motors compared to the method of separately installing the motors to drive the drying drum 11 and the blower 35 . In addition, those skilled in the art can also selectively rotationally drive the washing drum 21 through the clutch 15 by the motor 14, thereby omitting the motor of the washing machine 2 and reducing the number of motors. reduce further. In addition, in the technical solution of integrating the clothes dryer 1 and the washing machine 2, one control panel can control the operation of the clothes dryer 1 and the washing machine 2 at the same time, which simplifies the operation and facilitates the user's use. improve your experience.

Furthermore, according to the clothes processing apparatus of the present invention, the user can wash the clothes with the washing machine 2 and dry the clothes with the clothes dryer 1 at the same time, thus shortening the washing time and the drying time.

Also, in addition to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention, in another possible embodiment, the blowing ends of the first exhaust air duct 13, the second exhaust air duct 23 and the drying duct 3 are directly connected to the outside. , so that air from the outside enters directly into the drying duct 3 and is heated, and the heated airflow enters the clothes dryer 1 or the washing machine 2 before entering the first exhaust air duct 13. Alternatively, the air directly reaches the outside through the second exhaust duct 23 . Although this embodiment can omit the installation of the condenser 34, it does not condense the airflow coming out of the clothes dryer 1 or the washing machine 2, so the airflow enters the room as it is, and the warm, moist air is used by people in the room. The warm, moist air corrodes the parts of the clothes treatment machine, shortening the useful life of the clothes treatment machine. In this embodiment, a condenser 34 can be installed in each of the first air exhaust duct 13 and the second air exhaust duct 23 to prevent moist air from entering the room.

Also, although not shown, a plurality of second clothes processing apparatuses of the present invention are installed, and the drying airflow generated by the drying unit is directed to each of the second clothes processing apparatuses through the regulated direction switching device. The diverting device may be appropriately adjusted for simultaneous or separate feeding into the second garment treatment drum.

Furthermore, the clutch device of the present invention is not limited to the form of the clutch shown in the drawings, but may be any other viable clutch device that provides a connection between the motor and the drying or washing drum. It suffices if the power can be turned on and off. The clutch system of the present invention may also be configured as a multi-position clutch system whereby the drive (e.g., motor 14) drives the plurality of second cloth treatment drums through the multi-position clutch system. It can be selectively driven to rotate. For example, motor 14 may be selectively connected to wash drum 21 via clutch 15, and clutch 15 is positioned to be connected to wash drum 21 when wash drum 21 is used to dry clothes. The washing drum 21 continues to rotate while being switched to supply hot air. Preferably, the number of positions of the multi-position clutch device is such that the drive can selectively rotationally drive each cloth treatment drum through the multi-position clutch device for the first and second clothes treatment devices. by which the inventive clothes treating apparatus can drive all the clothes treating drums in rotation with only one motor.

In addition, those skilled in the art can select the types of the first and second clothing processing devices according to actual needs, for example, the first and second clothing processing devices are , a washing machine, a washing/drying machine, and a clothes drying machine.

Although the above describes the technical solution of the present invention with reference to the preferred embodiments shown in the drawings, of course, those skilled in the art should understand that the protection scope of the present invention is not limited to these specific embodiments. can be easily understood by Persons skilled in the art may make equivalent changes or replacements to the relevant technical features without departing from the principle of the present invention, and the technical solutions resulting from these changes or replacements shall all fall within the protection scope of the present invention. included.

1, dryer 11, drying drum 12, first air duct 13, first air exhaust duct 14, motor 15, clutch 16, first belt 2, washing machine 21, washing drum 22, second air duct 23, second exhaust air duct 24, outer cylinder 3, drying duct 31, first direction switching valve 32, second direction switching valve 33, heater 34, condenser 35, blower 36, second belt.

Claims (6)

A first clothes processing device and a drying system, wherein the first clothes processing device comprises a first clothes processing drum, and the drying system comprises a driving device for rotationally driving the first clothes processing drum. a drying unit for generating a dry airflow; and a dry airflow circulation device driven by the driving device for sending the dry airflow generated by the drying unit into the first clothes treatment drum. A clothes processing apparatus comprising:
the drive device is connected to the first clothes processing drum via a clutch device to selectively rotationally drive the first clothes processing drum;
further comprising a second clothes treatment apparatus comprising a second clothes treatment drum, wherein the drying system is configured to channel a drying airflow generated by the drying unit into the second clothes treatment drum ;
The first clothes processing device is a washing dryer, the second clothes processing device is a clothes dryer,
The clothes treatment device comprises a plurality of second clothes treatment devices, the drying system simultaneously directing the drying airflow generated by the drying unit to all of the plurality of second clothes treatment drums; can be switched between sending to any of the second clothes treatment drums;
The clutch device is a multi-position clutch device and the number of positions of the multi-position clutch device is selected from the first garment so that the drive can selectively drive each garment treatment drum into rotation through the multi-position clutch device. equal to the sum of the number of processing units and the number of second clothing processing units;
The drive device is further connected to a second cloth treatment drum of each of the second clothes treatment devices via the multi-position clutch device to selectively rotationally drive the second clothes treatment drum. A clothing processing apparatus characterized by: The drying system includes:
a first air duct and a first air exhaust duct respectively communicating with the cavity of the first clothes treatment drum;
a second air duct and a second air exhaust duct respectively communicating with the cavity of the second clothes treatment drum;
a drying duct comprising an air blow end connected to the first air exhaust duct and the second air exhaust duct, and an air exhaust end connected to the first air exhaust duct and the second air exhaust duct;
a direction switching device, wherein the blowing end of the drying duct can selectively communicate with the first exhaust air duct or the second exhaust air duct via the direction switching device, and a direction switching device that allows an exhaust air end to selectively communicate with the first air duct or the second air duct via the direction switching device. 2. The clothing processing apparatus according to 1. 3. The clothes processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the drying unit is installed in the drying duct, and the drying airflow circulation device can guide the drying airflow to circulate in each duct. . 4. The clothes processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the dry air circulation device is installed in the drying duct. 5. The drying unit according to claim 4, characterized in that said drying unit comprises a condensing device for removing water from a hot humid air stream to produce a dry air stream and a heating device for heating said dry air stream. A garment processing apparatus as described. The direction switching device comprises a first direction switching valve installed at an air blowing end of the drying duct and a second direction switching valve installed at an air discharging end of the drying duct, wherein the first direction A switching valve selectively communicates the blowing end of the drying duct with the first exhaust duct or the second exhaust duct, and the second directional switching valve communicates the exhausting end of the drying duct. 3. The clothes processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the first air duct or the second air duct is selectively communicated.

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