CN112301701A

CN112301701A - Drying device

Info

Publication number: CN112301701A
Application number: CN201910673949.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 杨帆; 段炼
Original assignee: Bo Xihua Electric Jiangsu Co Ltd; BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
Current assignee: BSH Electrical Appliances Jiangsu Co Ltd; Bo Xihua Electric Jiangsu Co Ltd; BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
Priority date: 2019-07-26
Filing date: 2019-07-26
Publication date: 2021-02-02

Abstract

A drying apparatus comprising: a body having a receiving cavity with an opening; a foldable support switchable between a folded state in which the foldable support is received in the receiving cavity and an extended state in which a portion of the foldable support extends from the opening; and the air supply module is communicated with the accommodating cavity to convey air to the accommodating cavity, and the air flows through the accommodating cavity and then flows out of the opening. The scheme provided by the invention can effectively reduce the space volume of the drying device, and is beneficial to realizing the miniaturization design of household appliances.

Description

Drying device

Technical Field

The embodiment of the invention relates to the technical field of household appliances, in particular to a drying device.

Background

The more mainstream household clothes dryer in the existing market mainly comprises a clothes dryer, a washing and drying integrated machine and a simple clothes dryer.

The drying function and the wrinkle removing capability of the washing and drying integrated machine are not strong, and due to the consideration of washing, a bucket for placing objects to be dried is often small, dried clothes are wrinkled, and the drying time is long.

Although the independent clothes dryer has short clothes drying time and better flatness of dried clothes than the washing and drying all-in-one machine, a user needs to purchase the washing machine and the clothes dryer respectively, so that the occupancy rate of the household space is large. In addition, the price of the clothes dryer is high, the utilization rate is not high, and particularly, the types of clothes capable of being dried are limited by temperature, beating resistance and the like, so that some fabrics which are not resistant to temperature cannot be treated by the clothes dryer, or articles such as shoes and the like cannot be beaten by the clothes dryer.

Some simple clothes dryers which occupy larger space are available on the market, the cost is lower, but the simple clothes dryers are not attractive in appearance, the occupied space is larger than that of a single clothes dryer, and the simple clothes dryers are not popularized in families.

Disclosure of Invention

It is an object of embodiments of the present invention to provide an improved drying apparatus.

Therefore, an embodiment of the present invention provides a drying device, including: a body having a receiving cavity with an opening; a foldable support switchable between a folded state in which the foldable support is received in the receiving cavity and an extended state in which a portion of the foldable support extends from the opening; and the air supply module is communicated with the accommodating cavity to convey air to the accommodating cavity, and the air flows through the accommodating cavity and then flows out of the opening. From this, can effectively reduce drying device's space volume, do benefit to the miniaturized design that realizes domestic appliance. Particularly, the foldable support is accommodated in the accommodating cavity when being in a folded state, and extends out of the accommodating cavity to an extended state when clothes are required to be dried, so that the volume of the drying device in a non-working state is minimized, and the space is efficiently utilized through the foldable support.

Optionally, the drying device further includes: the cover body is suitable for opening or closing the opening so as to prevent foreign matters such as dust from falling into the accommodating cavity from the opening to pollute or damage the drying device.

Optionally, the drying device further includes: the drying accessory is detachably sleeved on the foldable support in the stretching state and provided with a first air inlet and a first air outlet, the first air inlet is communicated with the opening, and gas flowing out from the opening enters the drying accessory from the first air inlet and flows out from the first air outlet. Therefore, the design of the drying accessories enables clothes to be dried to be supported on the foldable support more firmly, and a good drying effect is ensured.

Optionally, the object to be dried is sleeved on the surface of the expanded drying accessory to achieve the wrinkle smoothing effect.

Optionally, the drying accessory has a contour shape matched with a contour shape of the object to be dried to match the object to be dried in different shapes, so as to ensure that the object to be dried is always and firmly supported on the foldable support in the drying process and to facilitate wrinkle smoothing.

Optionally, the drying device further includes: and the storage cavity is used for storing the drying accessories so as to avoid the loss problem possibly caused by the independent placement of the drying accessories.

Optionally, the drying accessory is made of a flexible material, and when gas flows through the drying accessory, the drying accessory expands due to the gas. Therefore, the drying accessory can be quickly expanded to the shape of the object to be dried under the action of air, so that the wrinkle smoothing effect is achieved.

Optionally, the flexible material comprises: porous fiber material to optimize the air-out effect through the porous structure on stoving annex surface, make quick air-drying become possible.

Optionally, the drying device further includes: the first sensor is arranged at the opening and used for detecting whether the foldable support in the stretching state is provided with an object to be dried and/or a drying accessory. Therefore, the drying device can be effectively prevented from being started by mistake, for example, the drying device is started when the objects to be dried and/or the drying accessories are not placed.

Optionally, the drying device further includes: and the control module is respectively coupled with the first sensor and the air supply module, and when the first sensor detects that the foldable support in the stretching state is provided with an object to be dried and/or a drying accessory, the control module sends a first operation instruction to the air supply module, and the first operation instruction is used for indicating the air supply module to convey air. From this, can be when detecting to place on the folding bracket and wait to dry the object and/or dry annex automatic beginning air supply, realize the intelligent control to drying device, convenience of customers uses.

Optionally, the drying device further includes: and the second sensor is arranged at the top of the foldable support and used for detecting the temperature and/or the humidity of the gas flowing out of the opening. Because drying device's stoving principle is by the moisture of the gaseous object of treating the stoving that flows from the opening and is got rid of, therefore, can accurately, in time acquire the degree of drying of the object of treating the stoving through the second sensor, does benefit to and judges whether the object of treating the stoving is dried.

Optionally, the drying device further includes: and the control module is respectively coupled with the second sensor and the air supply module, when the temperature and/or the humidity detected by the second sensor reach a preset threshold range, the control module sends a second operation instruction to the air supply module, and the second operation instruction is used for indicating the air supply module to stop conveying air. Therefore, the function of stopping clothes immediately can be realized, the drying device is not required to be closed by additional operation of a user, and intelligent control over the drying device is realized.

Optionally, when the temperature and/or humidity detected by the second sensor reaches a preset threshold range, the control module further sends a prompt message to prompt the user that the object to be dried has been dried.

Optionally, the drying device further includes: and the control module is coupled with the air supply module, and when the running time of the air supply module reaches the preset time, the control module sends a third running instruction which is used for indicating the air supply module to stop conveying air. Thus, the timing control of the drying device can be realized.

Optionally, the extension state comprises a plurality of sub-states, and the plurality of sub-states at least comprises: a first sub-state in which the height of the foldable stand is different from the height of the foldable stand in the second sub-state, and a second sub-state. Therefore, the drying requirements of the objects to be dried in different sizes can be met, so that the objects to be dried in different sizes can be firmly supported on the foldable support and can be dried in a short time.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic view of a drying apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the foldable support of the drying appliance of FIG. 1 in an extended position;

FIG. 3 is a schematic air intake view of the drying apparatus shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of an air outlet of the drying apparatus shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a first drying accessory in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a second drying accessory in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 7 is a schematic view of a third drying attachment of the embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 8 is a schematic view of a fourth drying accessory according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a schematic view of a storage chamber of the drying apparatus shown in FIG. 1;

in the drawings:

1-a drying device; 10-a body; 101-a containment chamber; 102-an opening; 103-a second air inlet; 104-an air duct; 105-a second air outlet; 106-a heater; 11-a foldable support; 12-an air supply module; 13-a cover body; 14-drying accessories; 141-a first air inlet; 142-a first outlet; 15-a storage chamber; 151-a cover portion; 16-a first sensor; 17-a control module; 18-a second sensor; h 1-height of foldable stand in first sub-state; h 2-height of foldable stand in second sub-state; x-length direction; y-width direction; z-height direction.

Detailed Description

As background art suggests, the existing home laundry dryer cannot give consideration to miniaturization, low price, good drying effect and user experience.

In order to solve the above technical problem, an embodiment of the present invention provides a drying device, including: a body having a receiving cavity with an opening; a foldable support switchable between a folded state in which the foldable support is received in the receiving cavity and an extended state in which a portion of the foldable support extends from the opening; and the air supply module is communicated with the accommodating cavity to convey air to the accommodating cavity, and the air flows through the accommodating cavity and then flows out of the opening.

From this, can effectively reduce drying device's space volume, do benefit to the miniaturized design that realizes domestic appliance. Particularly, the foldable support is accommodated in the accommodating cavity when being in a folded state, and extends out of the accommodating cavity to an extended state when clothes are required to be dried, so that the volume of the drying device in a non-working state is minimized, and the space is efficiently utilized through the foldable support.

In order to make the aforementioned objects, features and advantages of the present invention comprehensible, embodiments accompanied with figures are described in detail below.

Fig. 1 is a schematic view of a drying apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention; fig. 2 is a schematic view of the foldable stand of the drying apparatus shown in fig. 1 in an extended state. The drying device 1 described in this embodiment can be applied to a home laundry drying scene, and has the advantage of small occupied space.

For convenience of description, the longitudinal direction of the drying device 1 is hereinafter referred to as x-direction, the width direction of the drying device 1 is referred to as y-direction, and the height direction of the drying device 1 is referred to as z-direction.

Specifically, referring to fig. 1 and 2, the drying device 1 of the present embodiment may include: the body 10, the body 10 may have a receiving cavity 101, and the receiving cavity 101 may have an opening 102.

For example, the extending direction of the accommodating chamber 101 may be parallel to the illustrated z direction, and the accommodating chamber 101 may have an opening 102 at a side close to the upper surface of the drying apparatus 1. Wherein, the upper surface of the drying device 1 is the side facing the user when in use. The internal structure of the accommodating chamber 101 can be visually viewed from the opening 102.

More specifically, the drying apparatus 1 may further include: the foldable support 11 is switchable between a folded state in which the foldable support 11 is received in the receiving chamber 101 and an extended state in which a portion of the foldable support 11 extends from the opening 102.

For example, the foldable support 11 can be switched between a folded state and an extended state in the illustrated z-direction. Further, one end of the foldable support 11 in the illustrated z direction is fixed to the bottom of the accommodating chamber 101, and the other end is movable in the z direction in the accommodating chamber 101 and can protrude from the opening 102.

Further, referring to fig. 3 and 4, the drying apparatus 1 may further include: and the air supply module 12 is communicated with the accommodating cavity 101 to supply air to the accommodating cavity 101, and the air flows through the accommodating cavity 101 and then flows out from the opening 102. Fig. 3 and 4 are top perspective views to show the internal structure of the drying apparatus 1 more clearly.

For example, the drying device 1 may include a body 10 enclosed by a housing, the housing is provided with a second air inlet 103, a cavity wall of the accommodating cavity 101 is provided with a second air outlet 105, and the second air outlet 105 and the second air inlet 103 are communicated through an air duct 104. The air duct 104 and the second air outlet 105 are both disposed in the body 10 and are in an invisible state to the outside, so as to ensure the overall beauty and simplified structure of the drying device 1.

Further, the air supply module 12 may be disposed in the air duct 104 to blow air into the air duct 104 from the second air inlet 103, and flow into the accommodating cavity 101 after flowing to the second air outlet 105 along the air duct 104, and finally flow out from the opening 102.

For example, the air supply module 12 may be a fan.

Further, since the objects to be dried have a certain weight in a wet state, it is possible to play a supporting role by the foldable support 11.

From this, can effectively reduce drying device 1's space volume, do benefit to the miniaturized design that realizes domestic appliance. Specifically, the foldable support 11 is accommodated in the accommodating cavity 101 when being folded, and extends out of the accommodating cavity 101 to an extended state when clothes are required to be dried, so that the volume of the drying device 1 in the non-working state is minimized, and efficient use of space is realized through the foldable support 11.

In one or more embodiments, a heater 106 may be further disposed in the air duct 104, and the heater 106 is configured to heat the air flowing in the air duct 104, so that the air flowing out from the opening 102 is hot air, and rapid air drying of the object to be dried is achieved. Particularly, the hot air can remove the moisture in the object to be dried in a short time, and is beneficial to quick clothes drying.

Further, along the flowing direction of the air in the air duct 104, the heater 106 may be disposed in front of the air supply module 12 to ensure that the air flowing to the second air outlet 105 is effectively heated.

In one or more embodiments, with continued reference to fig. 1 and 2, the drying apparatus 1 may further include: the cover 13 is adapted to open or close the opening 102 to prevent foreign matters such as dust from falling into the accommodating chamber 101 from the opening 102 to contaminate or damage the drying apparatus 1.

For example, the effect of the cover 13 closing the opening 102 may be as shown in fig. 1, and the effect of the cover 13 opening the opening 102 may be as shown in fig. 2.

In a variation, the shape and size of the cover 13 may be adapted to the shape and size of the opening 102.

In one or more embodiments, referring to fig. 1, 4 to 8, the drying apparatus 1 may further include: the drying accessory 14 is detachably sleeved on the foldable support 11 in the extending state, the drying accessory 14 has a first air inlet 141 and a first air outlet 142, the first air inlet 141 is communicated with the opening 102, and the air flowing out from the opening 102 enters the drying accessory 14 from the first air inlet 141 and flows out from the first air outlet 142. Therefore, the design of the drying accessories 14 enables the clothes to be dried to be supported on the foldable support 11 more firmly, and ensures good drying effect.

Specifically, the sleeving means that the drying accessory 14 is a hollow structure, and when in use, the drying accessory 14 is integrally sleeved on the foldable support 11 in the extending state from the top of the foldable support 11 downwards along the z direction.

Further, to ensure drying accessories 14 are securely sleeved outside foldable support 11, the top of foldable support 11 may be provided with a clamping mechanism for securely fixing at least a portion of drying accessories 14 to the top of foldable support 11.

In one or more embodiments, drying accessories 14 may be 1 in number and non-detachably fit on foldable support 11. Specifically, when the foldable support 11 is in the folded state, the drying accessory 14 can be folded together with the foldable support 11 and accommodated in the accommodating cavity 101; when cover 13 is opened, drying accessory 14 is ejected with foldable support 11 and moved to the extended state.

Further, the foldable support 11 can be automatically switched between the folded state and the extended state to realize the intelligent control of the drying device 1. For example, when the cover 13 is opened, the foldable support 11 can be automatically switched from the folded state to the extended state.

In a variation, the number of drying accessories 14 may be multiple, and the shapes and sizes of different drying accessories 14 may be different to fit objects to be dried in different shapes and sizes.

Further, in use, drying accessory 14 may be manually mounted to foldable support 11 by a user.

Alternatively, the drying apparatus 1 may further be provided with a mechanical arm (not shown), and when the drying apparatus 1 needs to be used, the drying accessory 14 may be sleeved on the foldable support 11 by operating the mechanical arm.

In one or more embodiments, the drying object can be sleeved on the surface of the expanded drying accessory 14 to achieve the wrinkle smoothing effect.

In one or more embodiments, the profile of the drying accessory 14 can be adapted to the profile of the object to be dried to match the objects to be dried in different shapes, so as to ensure that the object to be dried is always firmly supported on the foldable support 11 during the drying process, and to facilitate wrinkle smoothing.

In one or more embodiments, when the air supply module 12 is in operation, air is sucked from the second air inlet 103, passes through the air supply module 12, the heater 106, the second air outlet 105, the opening 102 and the first air inlet 141, and reaches the drying accessory 14.

Further, the arrangement position and size of the first air outlet 142 of drying accessories 14 with different contour shapes may be different.

Taking the clothes-type drying accessory 14 shown in fig. 1 and 4 as an example, all surfaces of the drying accessory 14 may be porous structures, and air can be exhausted. For example, each notch on the outer contour line of drying accessory 14 shown in fig. 4 may be a first air outlet 142. Thus, the clothes are put on the clothes-type drying attachment 14, and the hot air can remove the moisture in the clothes in a short time.

For another example, for the pants-type drying accessory 14 shown in fig. 5, the first air outlet 142 may be located at a position similar to the bottom of the pants in the drying accessory 14.

Alternatively, similar to the clothes-type drying accessory 14 shown in fig. 4, the whole surface of the pants-type drying accessory 14 may be exhausted to ensure that the air can sufficiently flow through each corner in the drying accessory 14 and then flow out.

For another example, for a sock-type drying accessory 14 shown in fig. 6, first air outlet 142 may be located at a position similar to the toe of the drying accessory 14.

Alternatively, similar to the clothes-type drying accessory 14 shown in fig. 4, the air can be blown out from all surfaces of the sock-type drying accessory 14, so as to ensure that the air can sufficiently flow through each corner in the drying accessory 14 and then flow out.

For another example, for the drying accessory 14 of the bucket type shown in fig. 7, the first air outlet 142 and the first air inlet 141 may be two ends of the drying accessory 14, respectively. The bucket-shaped drying accessory 14 can be adapted to a skirt or the like to be spread open to an object to be dried in a bucket shape.

Or, similar to the clothes-type drying accessory 14 shown in fig. 4, all surfaces of the bucket-type drying accessory 14 may be blown out to ensure that the air can sufficiently flow through each corner in the drying accessory 14 and then flow out.

For another example, for a tray-type drying accessory 14 shown in fig. 8, the first air outlet 142 may be located at an upper surface of the tray, as indicated by the arrow. Tray-type drying accessories 14 may be used to fit small items such as masks, towels, and the like waiting for drying objects.

Further, whether drying accessory 14 can exhaust air or not can be determined by the fiber fabric used for making drying accessory 14.

In one or more embodiments, the first air inlet 141 of the drying accessory 14 may be a tight opening to ensure that the first air inlet 141 is tightly communicated with the opening 102 to avoid air overflow.

In one or more embodiments, referring to fig. 9, the drying apparatus 1 may further include: storage compartment 15 is used for storing drying accessories 14 to avoid the possible loss problem caused by placing drying accessories 14 separately.

Further, a cover 151 may be disposed on the storage cavity 15 to expose or close the storage cavity 15.

In one or more embodiments, the lid 151 and the cover 13 may be a single cover plate integrally formed or connected to simultaneously expose or simultaneously close the receiving cavity 101 and the storage cavity 15.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 9 and 1, the cover 151 and the cover 13 may be two separate covers, and the opening or closing directions of the two covers may be different.

In one variation, lid 151 may be omitted, i.e., storage compartment 15 may be exposed at all times, to facilitate storage and access of drying accessories 14.

In one or more embodiments, drying accessories 14 may be made of a flexible material, and when air flows through drying accessories 14, drying accessories 14 are inflated by the air. Thereby, the drying accessories 14 can be conveniently expanded to the shape of the objects to be dried under the action of the gas to achieve the wrinkle smoothing effect.

Further, the flexible material may include: porous fiber material to optimize the air-out effect through the porous structure on stoving annex 14 surface, make quick air-drying possible.

In one or more embodiments, with continued reference to fig. 2, drying appliance 1 may further include: a first sensor 16 is disposed at the opening 102 for detecting whether the foldable stand 11 in the extended state is placed with the object to be dried and/or the drying attachment 14. Thereby, it is effectively avoided that the drying apparatus 1 is started by mistake, for example, the drying apparatus 1 is started when the object to be dried and/or the drying accessory 14 is not placed.

For example, the first sensor 16 may be a pressure sensor and is disposed on the foldable support 11, and when sensing that the load of the foldable support 11 is increased, it may be determined that the object to be dried and/or the drying attachment 14 is placed on the foldable support 11.

For another example, the first sensor 16 may be a photosensitive sensor and is disposed at a connection position of the first air inlet 141 of the drying accessory 14 and the opening 102, and when it is detected that the light of the environment is shielded, it can be determined that the drying accessory 14 is placed on the foldable support 11.

For another example, the first sensor 16 may be used to sense metal, and a metal structure is disposed at the first air inlet 141 of the drying accessory 14, and when the first sensor 16 senses the metal, it may be determined that the drying accessory 14 is placed on the foldable bracket 11.

In one or more embodiments, referring to fig. 1, the drying apparatus 1 may further include: and a control module 17 respectively coupled to the first sensor 16 and the air supply module 12, wherein when the first sensor 16 detects that the object to be dried and/or the drying accessory 14 is placed on the foldable support 11 in the extended state, the control module 17 may send a first operation instruction to the air supply module 12, and the first operation instruction is used for instructing the air supply module 12 to supply air. Therefore, air supply can be automatically started when the object to be dried and/or the drying accessory 14 are/is placed on the foldable support 11, intelligent control over the drying device 1 is achieved, and the use by a user is facilitated.

Specifically, the control module 17 may be integrated in the body 10, and the portion exposed to the surface of the body 10 shown in fig. 1 may be a display panel to show the real-time operation state of the drying device 1 to the outside.

Further, the display panel may be a touch panel to receive an input command from a user and transmit the input command to the control module 17.

In one or more embodiments, referring to fig. 2, the drying apparatus 1 may further include: and a second sensor 18 disposed on the top of the foldable support 11 for detecting the temperature and/or humidity of the gas flowing out from the opening 102. Because the drying principle of the drying device 1 is to remove the moisture in the object to be dried by the gas flowing out from the opening 102, the drying degree of the object to be dried can be accurately and timely obtained through the second sensor 18, which is beneficial to determining whether the object to be dried is dried.

For example, the second sensor 18 may be a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, or a combination of both.

Further, the control module 17 may be further coupled to the second sensor 18, and when the temperature and/or humidity detected by the second sensor 18 reaches a preset threshold range, the control module 17 may send a second operation instruction to the air supply module 12, where the second operation instruction is used to instruct the air supply module 12 to stop supplying air. Therefore, the function of stopping clothes immediately can be realized, the drying device 1 is closed without additional operation of a user, and the intelligent control of the drying device 1 is realized.

For example, different preset threshold ranges may be set for the temperature and the humidity, and when the gas temperature and the gas humidity detected by the second sensor 18 both reach the respective corresponding preset threshold ranges, the control module 17 may perform an operation of sending the second operation instruction.

For another example, when any one of the gas temperature and the gas humidity detected by the second sensor 18 reaches a corresponding preset threshold range, the control module 17 may perform an operation of sending the second operation instruction.

Further, the preset threshold range of the temperature may be 40 to 60 ℃, and the preset threshold range of the humidity may be 5% to 10%.

In a variation, the second sensor 18 may be further configured to collect an ambient temperature and/or an ambient humidity, and the control module 17 may adjust a corresponding preset threshold range in time according to the received ambient temperature and ambient humidity, so as to ensure that the object to be dried is dried to a proper state.

For example, when the ambient humidity is relatively high, the corresponding preset threshold range may be correspondingly increased to avoid damage to the laundry due to over-drying.

In one or more embodiments, when the temperature and/or humidity detected by the second sensor 18 reaches a preset threshold range, the control module 17 may further send a prompt message to prompt the user that the objects to be dried have been dried.

For example, it may be indicated on the display panel in the form of text and/or graphics that the drying operation has been completed.

For another example, the drying device 1 may be provided with a power amplifier module (not shown), and the control module 17 may control the power amplifier module to send a prompt sound to prompt that the drying is completed.

For another example, the control module 17 may communicate with an intelligent terminal (not shown) of the user, the user may send a control instruction to the control module 17 through the intelligent terminal, such as starting/stopping the drying device 1, and the control module 17 may also send a prompt message to the intelligent terminal to prompt the user that the drying is completed.

Specifically, the smart terminal may include a mobile phone, an IPAD, a smart television, and the like. The intelligent terminal and the control module can be in the same wireless local area network, or connected through Bluetooth or connected through a 3G/5G network.

In one or more embodiments, when the operation time of the air supply module 12 reaches the preset time, the control module 17 may send a third operation instruction, where the third operation instruction is used to instruct the air supply module 12 to stop supplying air. Thereby, the timing control of the drying apparatus 1 can be realized.

Specifically, the preset time period may be preset by a user.

More specifically, the control module 17 may have a timer function or a timer coupled thereto to start timing from the time the blower module 12 is turned on.

For example, a plurality of candidate durations may be provided to the user through the display panel, and the preset duration of the operation of the air supply module 12 this time may be determined according to the user selection, and when the operation duration of the air supply module 12 reaches the preset duration, the control module 17 sends a third operation instruction to stop air supply.

Further, before/while/after the third operation instruction is sent, the control module 17 may send the aforementioned prompt message to prompt the user that the drying is completed this time.

In one or more embodiments, the extended state of foldable stand 11 may include a plurality of sub-states, which may include at least: a first sub-state in which the height h1 of the foldable stand 11 is different from the height h2 of the foldable stand 11 in the second sub-state, and a second sub-state. Therefore, the drying requirements of the objects to be dried with different sizes can be met, so that the objects to be dried with different sizes can be firmly supported on the foldable support 11 and can be dried in a short time.

For example, when fitted with a pant-type drying accessory 14 as shown in fig. 5, the foldable stand 11 may be in a first sub-state; when fitted with a tub-type drying accessory 14 as shown in fig. 7, the foldable stand 11 may be in the second sub-state, and in this example, the height h1 of the foldable stand 11 in the first sub-state is smaller than the height h2 of the foldable stand 11 in the second sub-state.

In a variant, the extended state of the foldable support 11 may comprise more sub-states to adapt to different sizes of the objects to be dried.

In one or more embodiments, foldable support 11 may be selected from: the multi-hinge folding bracket, the rod type lifting bracket and the tripod can be adopted by those skilled in the art, and other support frames with telescopic and folding functions can be adopted, which are not described herein.

Specifically, the foldable support 11 used in the present embodiment has two functions of folding and supporting. Wherein, the folding can also be telescopic. For example, a rod-type telescopic rack, in which the rod part can be a round rod or a square rod, has a structure similar to that of a telescopic rod of a clothes hanger. The telescopic mechanism can be freely sliding or rotating telescopic mechanism, and the locking structure can be plastic thread screwing, or clamping or limiting locking.

In a typical application scenario, the operation steps of the drying apparatus 1 may include:

step s1, the cover 151 is opened, and the drying accessories 14 matched with the objects to be dried are taken out. Then, the lid portion 151 is closed.

Step s2, the cover 13 is opened and the foldable support 11 in the folded state is stretched to the extended state, as shown in fig. 2.

Step s3, installing drying accessories 14 selected in step s1 in opening 102.

Step s4, the drying apparatus 1 is turned on to power on at least the control module 17, the control module 17 determines that the drying accessories 14 are installed based on the sensing result of the first sensor 16, and sends a first operation instruction to control the air supply module 12 to start blowing the cold air. The cold air will cause drying accessory 14 to blow into a drum shape.

At step s5, the drying object is put on the drying accessories 14 blown by the air.

In response to the hot wind clothes drying command of the user, the control module 17 controls the heater 106 to operate such that the wind blown from the opening 102 is hot wind, thereby drying the objects to be dried, step s 6.

In step s7, in response to the timing clothes drying instruction of the user, or in response to the sensing result of the second sensor 18, when the operation duration of the air supply module 12 reaches the preset duration and/or the sensing result reaches the preset threshold range, the control module 17 sends the second operation instruction or the third operation instruction to control the air supply module 12 to automatically stop and automatically power off.

At step s8, after use, the user can take the dried objects to be dried off from the foldable support 11 and the drying accessories 14.

Step s9, the foldable support 11 is restored to the folded state, the cover 13 is closed, and the drying device 1 is closed.

By adopting the scheme of the embodiment, clothes can be dried at a lower temperature (about 60 ℃), and the range of types of dryable fabrics (such as silk, wool and other high-temperature easily-deformed fabrics) is increased.

Further, the scheme of the embodiment can prevent the objects to be dried from being beaten in the traditional clothes dryer to generate abrasion and hair scraps.

Further, the solution of the present embodiment can solve the problem of drying wrinkles, and the dried clothes are smoother, depending on the shape of the drying accessory 14.

Further, the scheme of the embodiment can be used for drying articles such as shoes and socks.

Further, the tray type drying accessory provided by the scheme of the embodiment can be used for drying articles which are not convenient to be sleeved on the drying accessory, such as towels, underwear or children's shoes and socks.

Further, the drying accessory 14 used in the solution of the embodiment can be washed and then sleeved on the drying device 1 for drying, so as to ensure the cleanness of the drying accessory.

Further, the scheme of this embodiment can be applicable to the clothing and dry fast, when using suddenly or the clothing is less (for example child's clothing), the design of this scheme of use can the fast drying clothing, convenience of customers.

Furthermore, the scheme of this embodiment is folding accomodate, and is small, and occupation space is little.

The scheme of this embodiment can be suitable for the stoving of clothing, shoes socks, towel etc. can realize short-term, low temperature (cold wind or low temperature about 60 ℃), the stoving effect of crease-resistance after the start, and the cooperation is sprayed water and can be realized ironing effect.

Although specific embodiments have been described above, these embodiments are not intended to limit the scope of the disclosure, even if only a single embodiment is described with respect to a particular feature. The characteristic examples provided in the present disclosure are intended to be illustrative, not limiting, unless differently expressed. In particular implementations, features from one or more dependent claims may be combined with features of the independent claims and features from respective independent claims may be combined in any appropriate manner and not merely in the specific combinations enumerated in the claims.

Although the present invention is disclosed above, the present invention is not limited thereto. Various changes and modifications may be effected therein by one skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Claims

1. A drying apparatus (1), characterized by comprising:

a body (10), the body (10) having a receiving cavity (101), the receiving cavity (101) having an opening (102);

a foldable support (11) switchable between a folded state in which said foldable support (11) is received in said receiving cavity (101) and an extended state in which a portion of said foldable support (11) extends from said opening (102);

the air supply module (12) is communicated with the accommodating cavity (101) so as to convey air to the accommodating cavity (101), and the air flows out of the opening (102) after flowing through the accommodating cavity (101).

2. Drying apparatus (1) according to claim 1, further comprising:

a cover (13) adapted to open or close the opening (102).

3. Drying apparatus (1) according to claim 1, further comprising:

the drying accessory (14) is detachably sleeved on the foldable support (11) in the extending state, the drying accessory (14) is provided with a first air inlet (141) and a first air outlet (142), the first air inlet (141) is communicated with the opening (102), and air flowing out of the opening (102) enters the drying accessory (14) from the first air inlet (141) and flows out of the first air outlet (142).

4. Drying appliance (1) according to claim 3, characterised in that the drying accessory (14) has a contour shape adapted to the contour shape of the objects to be dried.

5. Drying apparatus (1) according to claim 3, characterized in that it further comprises:

a storage chamber (15) for storing the drying accessories (14).

6. Drying apparatus (1) according to claim 3, characterized in that said drying accessory (14) is made of a flexible material, said drying accessory (14) being inflated by the gas when there is gas flowing through said drying accessory (14).

7. Drying apparatus (1) according to claim 6, characterized in that said flexible material comprises: a porous fibrous material.

8. Drying apparatus (1) according to claim 1, further comprising:

a first sensor (16) arranged at said opening (102) for detecting whether an object to be dried and/or a drying accessory (14) is placed on said foldable support (11) in the extended state.

9. Drying apparatus (1) according to claim 8, further comprising:

the control module (17) is respectively coupled with the first sensor (16) and the air supply module (12), when the first sensor (16) detects that an object to be dried and/or a drying accessory (14) are placed on the foldable support (11) in the stretching state, the control module (17) sends a first operation instruction to the air supply module (12), and the first operation instruction is used for instructing the air supply module (12) to convey air.

10. Drying apparatus (1) according to claim 1, further comprising:

a second sensor (18) arranged on top of said foldable support (11) for detecting the temperature and/or humidity of said gas flowing out from said opening (102).

11. Drying apparatus (1) according to claim 10, further comprising:

and the control module (17) is respectively coupled with the second sensor (18) and the air supply module (12), when the temperature and/or the humidity detected by the second sensor (18) reach a preset threshold range, the control module (17) sends a second operation instruction to the air supply module (12), and the second operation instruction is used for indicating the air supply module (12) to stop conveying air.

12. Drying appliance (1) according to claim 11, characterised in that said control module (17) also sends a prompt message when the temperature and/or humidity detected by said second sensor (18) reaches a preset threshold range.

13. Drying apparatus (1) according to claim 1, further comprising:

the control module (17) is coupled with the air supply module (12), when the running time of the air supply module (12) reaches the preset time, the control module (17) sends a third running instruction, and the third running instruction is used for indicating the air supply module (12) to stop conveying air.

14. Drying apparatus (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that said extended state comprises a plurality of sub-states, said plurality of sub-states comprising at least: a first sub-state in which the height (h1) of the foldable stand (11) is different from the height (h2) of the foldable stand (11) in the second sub-state and a second sub-state.