KR101208531B1 - laundry dryer - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a dryer. The present invention provides a drum that is selectively rotatable, a hot air heater that heats air to supply high temperature hot air to the drum, a steam generator that makes steam to supply steam to the drum, and supplies water to the steam generator. It comprises a water supply means for, wherein the water supply means has a space in which water is stored, the receiving portion for supplying the stored water and the water stored by the steam generator of the steam generator, and one end is the accommodation It is connected to the outlet of the negative and the other end is connected to the steam generator, provides a dryer comprising a water supply port for guiding water to the steam generator. Therefore, according to the present invention, wrinkles of the cloth can be effectively removed.

Dryer, Steam Generator, Receptacle, Water Supply, Water Parking

Description

Dryer {

1 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of a dryer according to the present invention

2 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of FIG.

3 is a cross-sectional view of the steam generator of FIG.

4 and 5 is a configuration diagram showing an example of the water supply means of the present invention

DESCRIPTION OF REFERENCE NUMERALS

10: cabinet 20: drum

30: front supporter 40: rear supporter

50: lint duct 60: blower unit

70: motor 80: exhaust duct

90: hot air heater 200: steam generator

510: wrinkle portion 511: discharge port

530: water inlet 550: damper

700: auxiliary cover D: drawer

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a dryer, and more particularly, to a dryer capable of removing or preventing wrinkles, creases,

A dryer is a household appliance in which laundry is normally washed, that is, clothes are mainly dried using high temperature air. In general, the dryer includes a drum accommodating the object to be dried, a driving source for driving the drum, heating means for heating air introduced into the drum, and a blower unit for sucking or discharging air in the drum.

 The dryer may be classified into an electric dryer and a gas dryer according to a method of heating air, that is, a heating means. The electric dryer heats air using electric resistance heat, and the gas dryer heats air using heat generated by combustion of gas. If the dryers are classified differently, they can be classified as condensation dryers and exhaust dryers. In the condensing dryer, the air in the drum is heat exchanged with the laundry, and the air in a highly humid condition circulates without being discharged to the outside of the dryer. In the separate condenser, heat is exchanged with the outside air to generate condensed water. In the exhaust type dryer, the air in the drum is heat-exchanged with the laundry, and the air in a highly humid condition is directly discharged to the outside of the dryer. If the dryer is classified into another method, it may be divided into a top loading method and a front loading method according to a method of inputting a dry matter to the dryer. In the top loading method, the laundry is loaded at the top of the dryer, while in the front loading method, the laundry is loaded at the front of the dryer.

The conventional dryer described above has the following problems.

In general, the laundry is dried and dehydrated laundry is put into the dryer to dry. However, due to the principle of water washing, wrinkles are generated in the laundry in which water washing is completed, and the generated wrinkles are not completely removed in the drying process in the dryer. Therefore, there is a disadvantage in that a separate ironing is required to remove wrinkles existing in the dry matter such as laundry which has been dried in the conventional dryer.

Further, wrinkles, wrinkles, folding, etc. (hereinafter collectively referred to as "wrinkles") occur when clothes and the like are conventionally stored and used in addition to the laundry after the completion of washing. It has been required to develop a device capable of easily removing wrinkles caused by ordinary use and storage of such clothes.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a dryer that can prevent and / or remove wrinkles caused by clothing and the like.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an optional rotatable drum; A hot air heater for heating air to supply high temperature hot air to the drum; A steam generator for producing steam to supply steam to the drum; It comprises a water supply means for supplying water to the steam generator, wherein the water supply means has a space for storing water, the storage for supplying the stored water and the water stored by the steam generator of the steam generator to the steam generator And, one end is connected to the discharge port of the receiving portion and the other end is connected to the steam generator, provides a dryer comprising a water supply port for guiding water to the steam generator.

In this case, the receiving portion is preferably formed with an injection hole for injecting water into the receiving portion, it is preferably provided with a cap for opening and closing the injection hole.

More preferably, the accommodation portion is further provided with a damper for opening and closing the water supply port.

In this case, the damper is preferably fixed to the receiving portion and flows integrally with the receiving portion.

On the other hand, the discharge port and the water supply port is connected to the receiving portion is more preferably formed of a flexible member so that the receiving portion can flow upward.

Preferably, a check valve is provided on the water inlet to prevent water or steam introduced into the steam generator from flowing back to the receiving part.

The water supply means is disposed in the drawer / drawer drawable, it is preferable that the drawer is installed on the front of the dryer.

The upper surface of the dryer is preferably further provided with an auxiliary cover for opening the drawer so that the receiving portion can flow upward.

According to the present invention described above, it is possible to effectively prevent and / or remove wrinkles on clothes.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings a specific embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

Hereinafter, in order to explain the dryer according to the present invention, a top loading method, an electric type, and a condensation type dryer will be described as examples. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and of course, the present invention may be applied to a front loading method, a gas type, a condensation type dryer, or the like.

1 and 2, an embodiment of a dryer according to the present invention will be described.

A rotatable drum 20, a motor 70 for driving the drum 20, and a belt 68 are installed in the cabinet 10 constituting the exterior of the dryer. In addition, a heater 90 (hereinafter referred to as a "hot air heater" for convenience) generated by the hot air heater 90 to heat the air to create a high temperature air (hereinafter referred to as "hot air") at a predetermined position of the cabinet 10. Hot air supply duct 44 for supplying the hot air to the drum 20 is provided. An exhaust duct 80 for discharging highly humid air heat-exchanged with the object to be dried in the drum 20, a blower unit 60 for sucking the humid air, and the like are also provided. The steam generator 200 generates steam at a predetermined position of the cabinet 10. In this embodiment, the indirect driving method for rotating the drum 20 using the motor 70 and the belt 68 is shown and described for the sake of convenience, but the present invention is not limited thereto. That is, it is also possible to apply the present invention to a direct drive type in which the motor is directly connected to the rear surface of the drum 20 to rotate the drum 20 directly.

Each component will be described in detail as follows.

The cabinet 10 forms an outer shape of the dryer, and includes a base 12 forming a bottom surface, a pair of side covers 14 installed vertically from the base 12, and the side cover 14. The front cover 16 and the rear cover 18, which are respectively installed on the front and rear of the, is configured to include a top cover 17 located on the upper side of the side cover (14). The control panel 19 having various operation switches is usually located in the top cover 17 or the front cover 16 and the door 164 is installed in the front cover 16. [ The rear cover 18 is provided with a suction portion 182 for allowing external air to flow in and an exhaust hole 184 as a final passage through which the air of the drum 20 is discharged to the outside.

The inner space of the drum 20 functions as a drying chamber in which drying is progressed, and a lift 22 is installed inside the drum 20 to raise the drying object, desirable.

On the other hand, the front supporter 30 and the rear supporter 40 are provided between the drum 20 and the cabinet 10 (front cover 16 and rear cover 18). A drum 20 is rotatably installed between the front supporter 30 and the rear supporter 40, and a sealing for preventing leakage between the front supporter 30 and the rear supporter 40 and the drum 20, respectively. A member (not shown) is provided. That is, the front supporter 30 and the rear supporter 40 form a drying chamber by blocking the front and rear surfaces of the drum 20 and serve to support the front and rear ends of the drum 20.

The front supporter 30 is formed with an opening for communicating the drum 20 with the outside of the dryer, the opening is selectively opened and closed by the door 164. In addition, the front supporter 30 is connected to the lint duct 50 which is a passage through which the air of the drum 20 is discharged to the outside, and the lint duct 50 is provided with a lint filter 52. One side of the blower unit 60 is connected to the lint duct 50, the other side of the blower unit 60 is connected to the exhaust duct 80, and the exhaust duct 80 is provided at the rear cover 18. It communicates with the exhaust hole 184. Therefore, when the blower unit 60 is operated, the air in the drum 20 is discharged to the outside through the lint duct 50, the exhaust duct 80, and the exhaust hole 184. At this time, foreign matter such as lint is filtered in the lint filter 52. Generally, the blower unit 60 includes a blower 62 and a blower housing 64. The blower 64 is connected to a motor 70 for driving the drum 20 and is driven.

The rear supporter 40 is formed with an opening 42 which is usually composed of a plurality of through holes, and the hot air supply duct 44 is connected to the opening 42. The hot air supply duct 44 communicates with the drum 20 to serve as a passage for supplying hot air to the drum 20. Therefore, the hot air heater 90 is installed at a predetermined position of the hot air supply duct 44.

Meanwhile, a steam generator 200 for generating steam and supplying the steam to the inside of the drum 20 is installed at a predetermined position of the cabinet 10. Referring to Figure 3, the steam generator 200 will be described in detail as follows.

The steam generator 200 includes a water tank 210 for receiving water therein, a heater 240 mounted inside the water tank 210, and a water level sensor 260 for measuring the water level of the steam generator 200. And a temperature sensor 270 for measuring the temperature of the steam generator 200. The water level sensor 260 is generally composed of a common electrode 262, a low level electrode 264, and a high level electrode 266, so that the common electrode 262 and the high level electrode 264 are energized or the common electrode 262 and the low level electrode A high water level and a low water level are detected by the energization of 266.

One side of the steam generator 200 is connected to the water supply port 220 for supplying water, the other side is connected to the steam hose 230 for discharging steam, the front end of the steam hose 230 a nozzle of a predetermined shape ( 250) is preferably provided. Typically, one end of the water inlet 220 is connected to an external water source such as a faucet, the tip of the steam hose 230 or the nozzle 25, that is, the steam outlet is located at a predetermined position of the drum 20, the drum 20 Steam is injected into the inside of the tank.

Meanwhile, in the present embodiment, the steam generator 200 (hereinafter, referred to as a "heating heating method") of a method of generating steam by heating a predetermined amount of water contained in the water tank 210 of a predetermined size with the heater 240 is referred to. Although shown and described, this invention is not limited to this. That is, in the present invention, any device capable of generating steam can be used as a steam generator. For example, it is possible to use a method in which a heater is directly provided around a water supply hose through which water is passed, that is, a method in which water is heated without containing water in a predetermined space (hereinafter referred to as "pipe heating method" for convenience).

Another embodiment of the dryer according to the present invention will be described.

In this embodiment, the water supply source to the steam generator 200 may be a faucet, but in this case installation is complicated.

This is because water is not usually used in a dryer, and therefore, when a faucet is used as a water supply source, it is necessary to additionally provide a variety of apparatuses associated therewith.

Therefore, as in the present embodiment, for example, by using the water supply means 300 using the principle of water parking, the water supply means 300 is injected into the water supply means 300, filled with water ) Is very convenient to connect to the inlet 220 of the steam generator (200).

Referring to the water supply means according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in Figure 4 and 5, the water ball means according to an embodiment of the present invention is a receiving portion 510 is largely stored water, the water supply port 530 connecting the receiving portion 510 and the steam generator It may be made, including.

In this case, the accommodating part 510 has a space in which water is stored and serves to supply the stored water and the water stored by the water parking of the steam generator to the water tank 210 of the steam generator.

More specifically, the accommodating part 510 is installed to be horizontal with respect to the steam generator 200, and inclines the accommodating part 510 upward to supply water to the steam generator 200. By causing the order difference between the steam generator 200 and the water generator, the water is naturally formed from the accommodating part 510 to the water tank 210 of the steam generator.

It is preferable that an inlet 571 is formed in the accommodation part 510 to inject water into the accommodation part 510, and a cap 573 is provided to selectively open and close the injection port 571. More preferred.

In addition, the water inlet 530 serves to guide the water stored in the accommodating part 510 to the water tank 210 of the steam generator.

At this time, one end of the water supply port 530 is connected to the receiving portion 510, the one side is preferably formed to protrude inward, the other end of the water supply port 530 is the steam generator 200 Is connected to, but more preferably connected to the removable steam generator 200.

The other end of the water supply port 530 is detachably connected to the steam generator 200 when the water is injected into the accommodating part 510, and the accommodating part 510 is moved from the steam generator 200. This is to separate and inject water.

Preferably, the accommodation part 510 and the water supply port 530 are integrally formed.

Of course, it is also possible to understand the structure of interconnecting by forming the water inlet 530 separately for the accommodating part 510, but in this case, the water stored in the accommodating part may leak to the interconnected part, so a separate sealing should be considered. .

Furthermore, the portion where the receiving portion 510 and the water supply port 530 are connected is more preferably formed of a flexible member. This is to allow the steam generator 530 to be easily inclined upward when an external force is applied to the receiving part to supply water to the steam generator 530.

On the other hand, the receiving portion 510 is preferably further provided with a damper 550 for opening and closing the water supply port 530, the damper 550 is fixed to the receiving portion 510 is the receiving portion ( More preferably, it is installed to be inclined integrally with the 510.

More specifically, the damper 550 is fixed to the inside of the receiving portion 510 on one side, and the other end is installed to selectively open and close the water inlet 530, when not supplying water to the steam generator Closes the water inlet 530 so that water does not flow into the water inlet 530 and supplies water to the water tank 210 of the steam generator 200. Open to serve to allow water to flow into the water supply port (530).

In addition, the damper 550 also serves to prevent the water flowing into the steam generator or the steam generated from the steam generator to flow back to the receiving portion 510 side.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a drawer-type container (hereinafter referred to as a "drawer") (D) capable of drawing in / out at a predetermined position of the dryer is installed, and the water supply means is the drawer (D) ) Is placed in the In this case, the drawer (D) may be installed on the front cover 16 that is the front of the dryer.

The top cover 17, which is an upper surface of the dryer, may further include an auxiliary cover 700 for opening the drawer so that the accommodation portion 510 may flow upward. It is formed to provide a space for tilting the receiving portion 510 to supply water to the steam generator 200.

Referring to the operation of the steam generator with a water supply means made as described above is as follows.

First, the drawer (D) is withdrawn from the front of the dryer in order to inject water into the receiving portion (510).

Next, after separating the water supply port 530 of the receiving portion 510 from the steam generator, after injecting water through the injection hole 571 formed in the receiving portion 510, the injection hole 571 is cap ( 573).

 When the injection of water into the accommodating part 510 is completed, the drawer D is introduced and the water inlet 530 of the accommodating part is coupled to the steam generator.

Next, the auxiliary cover 700 is opened to tilt the accommodating part 510 upward so that the damper 550 installed inside the accommodating part 510 opens the water supply port 530.

When the water inlet 530 is opened, water is supplied to the water tank 210 of the steam erection through the water inlet 530, and when the water supply is completed, the receiving part 510 is returned to an initial position and a damper. 550 closes the water inlet 530.

When water is supplied to the steam generator 200 through the process, steam is generated by operating the heater 240 of the steam generator and then supplied to the drum through the nozzle 250.

As described above, according to the present invention, although there are differences depending on the type of clothing, for example, the type of cloth and the degree of moisture absorption, the present invention has the effect of removing wrinkles and preventing them. The laundry dehydrated in the washing machine may be used as an example of the object to be dried, but is not limited thereto. For example, clothing that is worn for about a day, that is, clothes that are already dried and less wrinkled, can be particularly useful in this case if it is possible to remove wrinkles in the dryer according to the present invention. That is, it is also possible to use the dryer according to the present invention as a kind of wrinkle removal device.

The effect of the dryer according to the present invention described above is as follows.

First, according to the present invention, there is an advantage that can effectively prevent or eliminate the occurrence of wrinkles or wrinkles in the dried product to be dried. In addition, according to the present invention, there is an advantage that can be sterilized and odor removal of the dry matter.

Second, according to the present invention, there is an advantage that wrinkles or wrinkles in the clothes in a dry state can be effectively removed without additional ironing.

Third, according to the present invention, the structure of the water supply means for supplying water to the steam generator is simple, there is an advantage that it is easy to install and can easily supply water to the steam generator.

Claims (9)

An optionally rotatable drum; A hot air heater for heating air to supply high temperature hot air to the drum; A steam generator for producing steam to supply steam to the drum; It comprises a water supply means for supplying water to the steam generator, The water supply means A receiving unit having a space for storing water and supplying the stored water and the water stored by the water parking of the steam generator to the steam generator; One end is connected to the discharge port of the receiving portion and the other end is connected to the steam generator, comprising a water supply port for guiding water to the steam generator. The method of claim 1, The receiving part is provided with an inlet for injecting water into the inside of the accommodating unit, characterized in that the dryer is provided with a cap for opening and closing the inlet. The method of claim 1, Dryer characterized in that the receiving portion is further provided with a damper for opening and closing the water supply port. The method of claim 3, wherein The damper is fixed to the interior of the receiving unit, characterized in that formed inclined integrally with the receiving unit. The method of claim 1, Drying part characterized in that the portion connected to the discharge port and the water supply port of the receiving portion is formed of a flexible member so that the inclination of the receiving portion is free. The method of claim 1, The water supply port is a dryer, characterized in that detachable connection with the steam generator. The method of claim 1, The water supply means is a dryer, characterized in that arranged in the drawer / drawer draw. The method of claim 7, wherein The drawer is characterized in that the dryer is installed on the front of the dryer. 9. The method of claim 8, The upper surface of the dryer is further provided with an auxiliary cover for forming a space to open the upper portion of the drawer so that the receiving portion is inclined upward.

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