JPH0691100A - Coin-operated clothes drier - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a coin-operated clothes drier of which operability is favorable and in which maintenance work is easy by electrically connecting control means, comprising a means to control drive of plural drying means contained in a single control case, to the plural drying means. CONSTITUTION:In a slide case of a control part C comprising a display 4c for a drier part A, a display 5c for a drier part B and a coin charging part 6c, a coin mechanism 7c to detect and contain charged coins, a microcomputer 8c, and load drive circuits 9c, 10c are included. The microcomputer 8c receives outputs from door switches 6a, 6b, and the coin mechanism 7c to drive the displays 4c, 5c and outputs control signals to the load drive circuits 9c, 10c to drive drum motors 2a, 2b, fan motors 4a, 4b, and gas valves 3a, 3b. Connection of the drier parts A, B to a control part C is performed by a connector comprising receptacles 11c, 13c and plugs 12c, 14c.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a coin type clothes dryer which is mainly installed in a coin laundry and is used by inserting coins.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In this type of dryer, it is known that the remaining operating time is calculated and displayed after receiving a coin insertion, and that the operation panel is arranged on the front face of the device (for example, an actual product). (See JP-A-60-195699 and JP-A-56-102284).

A dryer having drums arranged vertically in one case (see, for example, US Pat. No. 2687578 and Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 2-71493) and a plurality of dryers are collectively arranged. Device (for example, JP-A-53-
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 82064) is also already known.

[0004]

However, in the conventional coin-type clothes dryer, a plurality of dryers cannot be centrally controlled by one controller, and therefore, operation and maintenance during use thereof are not possible. There was a problem that the work of time became complicated.

The present invention has been made in consideration of such circumstances, and a coin-type clothes dryer having good operability and easy maintenance work by centrally controlling a plurality of dryers. It is provided.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, there is provided a drum for containing clothes to be thrown in, a motor for rotating the drum, and a warm air supply source for supplying warm air to the drum. Drying means housed in two drying cases,
Coin-type garment provided with a control means for accommodating a drive control means for the plurality of drying means in one control case, and a connecting means for electrically connecting the plurality of drying means and one control means. It is a dryer.

Further, the drying means is provided with an openable / closable door for loading clothes and a door opening / closing detection means for detecting opening / closing of the door, and the control means has one coin insertion section, a coin detection section, and a coin detection section. It is preferable to include a determination unit that receives the output from the door opening / closing detection unit and determines the drying unit to be driven.

Further, the dryer case and the control case are formed so that the two dryer cases can be installed vertically with one control case interposed, and the control case is a slide which can be pulled out. A sliding case may be housed in the sliding case, and means for driving and controlling the drying means of the two dryer cases may be housed in the sliding case. The connecting means may include a separable connector, and the connector may be provided in the control case.

[0009]

Since the control means houses the means for driving and controlling the plurality of drying means in one control case, the operation of each drying means and the maintenance of the control means can be centralized.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings. This does not limit the invention. 1 is a front view showing a first embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a notched part of this embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an electric circuit of this embodiment. B
It is mounted on.

The dryers A and B are respectively provided with drying cases 1a and 1b. The cases 1a and 1b are a drum (not shown) for accommodating clothes and a drum motor for rotating the drums. 2a, 2b and gas valves 3a, 3b for supplying gas to a burner (not shown)
And fan motors 4a and 4b for supplying warm air heated by a burner to the drum, and openable / closable doors 5a and 5b for putting clothes on the drum, and detection of opening / closing of the doors 5a and 5b. Door switches 6a, 6b
Equipped with.

The control section C has a control case 1c, and the case 1c has a front panel 2c which can be opened and closed as shown in FIG. 2 and a slide case 3c which can be pulled out. Slide case 3
c is a coin mechanism (a coin detection mechanism) that has a display 4c for the dryer A, a display 5c for the dryer B, and a coin insertion portion 6c on the front surface, and detects and stores the inserted coin. ) 7c, a microcomputer 8c, and load drive circuits 9c and 10c.

The microcomputer 8c receives the outputs from the door switches 6a and 6b and the coin mechanism 7c to drive the display 4c and the display 5c, and at the same time, the load drive circuit 9c.
c, 10c to output a control signal to load drive circuits 9c, 1
0c drives the drum motors 2a and 2b, the fan motors 4a and 4b, and the gas valves 3a and 3b, respectively.

The connection between the dryer unit A and the drying unit B and the control unit C is made from the connector consisting of the receptacle 11c and the plug 12c attached to the receptacle 11c, and the receptacle 13c and the plug 14c attached to the receptacle 13c. Is done by the connector. The receptacles 11c and 13c are installed on the partition plate 15c (FIG. 2), and are attached to and detached from the plugs 12c and 14c while the slide case 3c is slightly pulled out as shown in FIG.

Then, all the receptacles 11c and 1c
When the plugs 12c and 14c are removed from the 3c, the entire slide case 3c is pulled out from the case 1c. Reference numerals 16c and 17c denote rollers that slidably support the slide case 3c on the case 1c.

The operation of the embodiment having such a configuration will be described with reference to the flow charts shown in FIGS.
First, at the start of the operation of the clothes dryer, when a coin is inserted as shown in FIG. 4 (step 101), the coin is detected (step 102), the door 5a is opened, and the door 5b is opened.
If is closed (steps 103 and 104), the amount of coins inserted first is displayed on the display 4c, and then the drivable time (remaining time) corresponding to the amount is displayed (step 105). When the door 5a is closed (step 106), the dryer A is activated (step 10).
7).

On the contrary, in steps 103 and 108,
When the door 5a is closed and the door is open, the indicator 5c
The coin amount and the drivable time are sequentially displayed on the screen (step 109), and then the door 5b is closed (step 11).
0), the dryer B is activated (step 111). When the doors 5a and 5b are both open in steps 103 and 104, the amount of coins inserted is blinked and displayed on the indicators 4c and 5c (step 112), and then either the door 5a or the door 5b is closed. Closed dryer A
Or B is activated and the display 4c or 5c of the dryer with the door closed displays the operable time (step 11).
3-116).

Further, if both doors 5a and 5b are closed after the coin is inserted (steps 103 and 108),
The amount of coins inserted is blinked and displayed on the display devices 4c and 5c (step 117), after that, when the door 5a is opened (step 118), the routine returns to step 104, and when the door 5b is opened (step 119), the routine is executed. Return to step 112.

Next, when additional coins are inserted during operation, as shown in FIG. 5, the inserted coins are detected (steps 201 and 202), and dryer A is operating and dryer B is stopped. If it is in progress (steps 203 and 204), the amount of coins inserted and the drivable time are sequentially displayed on the display 5c (step 205).

On the contrary, when the dryer A is stopped and the dryer is in operation (steps 203 and 206), the display 4
The amount of coins inserted and the operable time are sequentially displayed in c (step 207).

Also, when additional coins are inserted, the dryer A,
When both B are in operation (steps 203 and 204), the amount of coins inserted is blinked on the display devices 4c and 5c (step 208), and the door 5a is opened (step 20).
9) Then, the additional operating time of the dryer A is displayed on the display 4c (step 210). Conversely, when the door 5b is opened (step 211), the additional operating time of the dryer B is displayed on the display 5c.

In this manner, the dryers A and B use one coin mechanism 7c to perform a simple door opening / closing operation.
Operate efficiently.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. 6 is a front view of the second embodiment, FIG. 7 is a rear view, and FIG.
FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a main part. In these figures, A1, A
2, A3 is a dryer, which corresponds to the dryer A in FIG.
1, B2 and B3 are dryers and correspond to the dryer B in FIG. Further, C1 is a control unit, and S1 and S2 are spacers. Then, these are collectively arranged as shown in FIG.

On the surface of the control section C1, as in the first embodiment, the indicator 1 for displaying the coin amount and the operable time (remaining time) of the dryers A1 to A3 and the dryers B1 to B3, respectively. 6 and a coin slot 7 are provided.

Inside the controller C1, as shown in FIG. 8, a coin mechanism 8 and six dryers A1 to A3 and B1 are provided.
Control circuit unit 9 including six drive circuits for driving ~ B3 and one microcomputer is provided, and control circuit unit 9 and dryers A1 to A3 are provided on the back surface of control unit C1.
And connectors 10 to 15 for connecting B1 to B3, respectively (see FIGS. 7 and 8). The operation of the dryers A1 to A3 and B1 to B3 is the first
The same procedure as in the embodiment of

FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing a modification of the second embodiment. The dryers A1 to A3 are mounted on the dryers B1 to B3, respectively, and the controller C1 is mounted on the mount D. There is. E is a control unit C1 and dryers A1 to A3 and B1 to B
3 is a housing portion for a cable that electrically connects the three.

[0027]

According to the present invention, since the dryer and the controller are separated from each other, it is easy to centrally arrange the dryer and the centralized operation is possible, or the maintenance work of the controller can be performed. To be simplified.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a cutaway perspective view of a main part of the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an electric circuit of the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing a second embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a rear view showing a second embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of essential parts of a second embodiment.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing a modified example of the second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A dryer B dryer C control unit 4C display unit 5C display unit 1a drying case 1b drying case 1c control case 6c coin insertion unit

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A drum for accommodating clothes to be thrown in, a motor for rotating the drum, and a warm air supply source for supplying warm air to the drum are housed in one drying case. A drying means, a control means for driving and controlling a plurality of drying means in one control case, and a connecting means for electrically connecting the plurality of drying means and one control means. Coin-operated clothes dryer equipped. 2. The drying means comprises an openable / closable door for loading clothes and a door opening / closing detection means for detecting opening / closing of the door, and the control means has one coin insertion section, a coin detection section, a coin detection section, and The coin-type clothes dryer according to claim 1, further comprising: a determination unit that receives the output from the door opening / closing detection unit and determines the drying unit to be driven. 3. Two dryer cases are formed so as to be installed one above the other with a control case interposed therebetween, and the control case incorporates a slide-type case that can be pulled out. The means for driving and controlling the drying means in the two dryer cases is housed in a slide type case.
Coin-operated clothes dryer as described. 4. The coin-type clothes dryer according to claim 1, wherein the connecting means includes a separable connector, and the connector is provided in the control case.