DE2853016A1 - LAUNDRY DRYERS - Google Patents

Description

Description:

The invention relates to a device for drying household laundry, in particular items of clothing, and is especially useful when traveling.

If laundry is to be washed on a trip, e.g. B. Body wash, shirts or the like., Or if in winter the Garments have become wet from the snow, which is particularly common when practicing winter sports these laundry items are generally dried in the ambient air of the hotel room in which one is currently by hanging the laundry on hangers.

However, it often happens that these items of laundry are only incompletely dried the next morning, so that they do not can be reused as desired.

The invention aims to obviate this disadvantage.

According to the invention, a tumble dryer is proposed which essentially comprises a temperature-controllable fan, a hanging device for the laundry, a rod for hanging the clothes hangers for the laundry to be dried and a protective cover which encloses the laundry during the drying process.

According to an advantageous feature of the invention, the fan has a circumferential groove at the fan opening, in which the upper part of the protective cover is attached to.

According to a further advantageous feature of the invention, the protective cover has small holes, which a light

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Allow the air to escape and is equipped with a replaceable sponge at its lower end, and the closure the protective cover is made possible by a zip or slide fastener.

Further features, details and advantages of the invention emerge from the following description of a preferred one Embodiment based on the drawing. Show in it:

Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of the invention Clothes dryer;

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view through that shown in FIG Tumble dryer and

3 shows a side view of the hook-shaped carrier of the clothes dryer .

As can be seen from Figures 1 and 2 of the drawing, the tumble dryer according to the invention consists essentially of a fan 1, a hanging device for the tumble dryer 2, a linkage 3 for hanging the hangers to be dried Laundry and a protective cover 4, which the laundry during of the drying process.

The fan 1, which the air to different temperatures can heat up, can be regulated by means of a control button 5 and has a circumferential opening at the blower outlet opening 6 Groove 7, which the attachment of the sheath 4 with an elastic Ring 8 or the like. Allows.

The hanging device for the tumble dryer is formed by a hook 9 which is rotatably attached to the fan 1,

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as well as from a carrier 10, which has an upwardly bent section 11 has, which cooperates with the hook 9 of the fan 1, and a further section 12 with two perpendicular parallel legs, the z. B. can be placed on the upper part of an open door or the like (see Fig. 3).

The linkage 3, which is used to hang the hangers to is used for drying laundry, preferably has the shape of a trapezoid, the side legs in the area of the upper small Baseline each have a fastening hook 13 which engages in a notch, not shown, which located in the lower part of the blower outlet opening 6. This linkage 3 could consist of a single part or of articulated interconnected elements exist, the horizontal section advantageously with small notches or small Eyelets or the like. Can be equipped so that the hangers can be hung in it.

The protective cover 4 has in its entire surface area small holes 14, which allow easy escape of the air during operation of the fan 1, without thereby the envelope inflation is impaired. This cover 4 also has sides folded like an accordion and is closed on its front side by a slide fastener, zip fastener or Velcro fastener or the like. Finally, the sheath 4 advantageously has a removable sponge tape 16 in its lower section, which is that of catches water dripping off the clothes to be dried and, if necessary, expresses it during the drying process can be.

In order to avoid overheating of the fan 1 when it is working with hot air, the fan is equipped with a timer equipped, the z. B. from a timer or

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The like. Can be formed and which the fan 1 for some Seconds after this has worked a predetermined time.

For transporting and stowing the tumble dryer according to the invention this can be accommodated in the folded state in a sack, not shown, which is provided for this purpose is.

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Claims (7)

KLAUS D. KiRSCHNER WOLFGANG GROSSE Dl PL.-PHYSIKER DIPL-INGENIEUR Danielle Riegel, née Guntz HERZOG-WILHELM-STR. 17 D-8 MÜNCHEN 2 YOUR CHARACTERISTICS: YOUR REFERENCE: OUR REFERENCE: R 3352 Gs / bi OUR REFERENCE: DATE:: December 7th, 1978 Tumble dryer patent claims: 1. Tumble dryer, characterized by a temperature-controllable fan (1), a suspension device for the tumble dryer, a rod (3) for hanging up the clothes hangers the laundry to be dried and a protective cover (4) which encloses the laundry during the drying process. 2. Clothes dryer according to claim 1, characterized in that the fan (1) has a control device (5) for regulation the air temperature and is provided on the fan outlet opening (6) with a circumferential groove (7), which the attachment the protective cover (4) with the help of an elastic ring (8) or the like. 3. Clothes dryer according to claim 1, characterized in that the suspension device (2) has a hook (9) which rotatably mounted on the fan (1), and a carrier (10), 909826/0685 ORfGiNAL INSPECTED which has an upwardly curved section (11) which the hook (9) of the fan (1) can be fastened, as well as a section formed by two perpendicular parallel legs (12), which can be placed on the upper part of an open door or the like. 4. Tumble dryer according to claim 1, characterized in that the hangers for hanging the clothes to be dried Linkage (3) serving laundry preferably has the shape of a trapezoid, the side legs of which are each in the area the small base line have a fastening hook (13), which each engage in a notch located on the inside of the fan outlet opening (6). 5. Clothes dryer according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized characterized in that the linkage (3) consists of one part. 6. Clothes dryer according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized characterized in that the linkage (3) consists of several articulated elements. 7. Tumble dryer according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that that the horizontal section of the rod (3) is advantageously provided with small notches or small eyelets or the like is, in which the hangers can be hung. 8. Clothes dryer according to claim 1, characterized in that the protective cover (4) advantageously has a closure on its front side (15), preferably a slide fastener, zip fastener or Velcro fastener. 9. Clothes dryer according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that that the protective cover (4) in its entirety 909826/0685 Surface has small holes that allow the air to escape easily during the drying process, without the inflation of the protective cover (4) is hindered. 10. Clothes dryer according to one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the side surfaces of the protective cover (4) like an accordion are foldable. 11. Tumble dryer according to one .der claims 1 to 10, characterized characterized in that the protective cover has a removable sponge tape (16) in its lower region. 12. Tumble dryer according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that that the fan (.1) is equipped with a timer, which is preferably a timer Or the like. Is formed and the fan (1) stops automatically after the expiry of a predetermined function time. 90 9 826/068 5