EP2093321A1 - Device for drying laundry - Google Patents

Abstract

The device has retainers (6) arranged at a distance parallel to each other, supported by a frame (1) for hanging of cloth pieces (8). The retainers extend in a plane between side frame pieces (2, 3) and implemented in the form of rods, bars, ropes and/or cords. The retainers are supported and/or held at both lateral ends by rotating conveyors (7) that are implemented in the form of straps, belts, ropes and/or chains. The retainers are transported from an upper supplying plane into a lower drying plane by the conveyors over an edge-lateral loading position (9).

Description

The invention relates to a device for drying laundry or the like., With a frame and an arrangement supported by the frame, preferably parallel spaced receptacles for suspending the laundry, wherein the receptacles extend substantially between opposite frame legs in a plane.

Devices of the generic type are known under the name "floor clothes dryer" in practice. For the sake of example, reference should be made to the applicant's stand drying dryer marketed under the name "Pegasus".

The generic type clothes dryer includes recordings for suspending the laundry, these recordings extending in the form of thin rods or rods between the side frame legs of a frame receiving the recordings. Furthermore, side walls are provided on both sides of the frame in the case dryer known from practice, which likewise essentially consist of a frame with receptacles arranged therein. The side wings can be folded on the central frame or swing away from this under a certain inclination. The frame is supported by folding footstools. For stowage, the side wings and the stirrups can be folded towards the frame so that the entire device can be stowed away in an extremely narrow design.

In practice, the known tumble dryer is problematic insofar as the Recordings run at a relatively small distance from each other and therefore it is extremely difficult, in particular large laundry items from above between the receptacles or rods, rods, lines or the like. To lead or thread. The threading is particularly difficult when already hanging on the adjacent receptacle a piece of laundry. Serving the known clothes dryer exclusively from one side, the hanging or threading wet laundry is the more problematic the further you move away from the nearest seat when hanging the laundry. In particular, for long pieces of laundry usually several attempts are required until you have the suspended laundry on both sides of the respective recording in the local space - threaded - for the purpose of sagging.

The present invention is therefore an object of the invention to provide a device for drying laundry or the like. Such and further develop that with a simple design effortless suspension even large laundry is possible.

The above object is achieved by a device for drying laundry or the like. With the features of claim 1. Thereafter, the generic device is characterized in that the receptacles are supported or held at their two-sided ends by preferably circulating funding and can be brought by the funding from an upper deployment level via a marginal loading position in a lower drying level.

In accordance with the invention, it has been recognized that in a comfortable manner the laundry can be hung exclusively from one side of the device without hindering the hanging. This is achieved in that the receptacles at their two-sided ends by preferably circulating conveyor worn or held. In contrast to the prior art known from the prior art, the recordings, in accordance with the invention, arranged displaceably, namely, the recordings can be spent on special funding from an upper deployment level on a marginal loading position in a lower drying level.

Due to the provision of suitable conveying means with which each individual receptacle can be brought into the marginal loading position, the device can be loaded and unloaded effortlessly. The laundry is to be handled exclusively in the area of the user's nearest receptacle, i. in the loading or unloading position defined by the edge region. If the receptacle located there is loaded with laundry, the conveying means is actuated and in the process the recordings are taken from the upper supply level via the edge-side loading position into the lower drying level, namely from receptacle to receptacle within the scope of a corresponding cycle. Recording for recording is loaded and spent with laundry recordings spent in the lower drying level until all recordings are arranged in the lower level.

Unloading takes place backwards, starting with the pickup in the loading position. About the funding the vacant recordings - recording for recording - spent in the upper deployment level and the respectively located in the loading / unloading position is freed from the dried laundry until the laundry is removed altogether.

In the light of the invention, the hitherto tedious threading of the laundry can be completely avoided, namely the fact that always the front receptacle for hanging or for suspending the laundry, namely the fact that the respective recording in the loading / unloading position, on the very Edge of the device, located. Accordingly, in contrast to the prior art, it is not necessary to lift a piece of laundry far above the receptacles. Rather, the laundry may be threaded from the front or simply clamped to the receptacle. If the picture is fully hung, it is shifted downwards or backwards by one picture. If the second seat is also fully suspended, it will be moved downwards and there backwards accordingly. This process is repeated until the first recording has arrived by moving in the drying level on the other side.

Basically, it does not matter what kind of recording it is. Advantageously, the recordings in the form of rods, rods, lines, ropes or the like. Run. To favor the stability of the entire device, the receptacles are thin rods or rods, preferably of metal or plastic.

The conveying means may be in the form of bands, belts, ropes, chains or the like. It is essential that the recordings extend between the conveying means and are carried by the funding. In a particularly advantageous manner, the funding is designed as endless belts or belts running.

In a further advantageous manner, the conveying means run on deflection means disposed on the edge, preferably on rollers, rollers or the like. The rollers or rollers are arranged in a further advantageous manner about front and rear frame legs, wherein the front and rear frame legs preferably between
the rollers, rollers or the like. Jump back at least slightly inward, so that in the loading position recording can be loaded unhindered.

As already mentioned above, the receptacles are arranged parallel to one another and are to be moved synchronously on both sides accordingly. Accordingly arranged on both sides of the recording conveyor are synchronously actuated or displaced or moved. For simultaneous actuation of the conveyor, the rollers, rollers or the like. Actuated via an actuator, which may be a kind of crank in the simplest case. In particular, in the context of a particularly sophisticated embodiment of the device according to the invention, it is advantageous if the rollers, rollers or the like. Are driven by at least one electric motor, wherein it is of further advantage if both sides of the receptacles each an electric motor is provided. The two electric motors work synchronously or are activated accordingly.

The process of recording can be done continuously or in the smallest steps. It is also possible to clock one recording at a time, wherein the electric motors can be actuated in such a way that they convey the conveying means by a respective receptacle. So could be further clocked by pressing a button to one recording, wherein when hanging the clocking forward and when hanging back accordingly.

In particular, to promote drying, the electric motors can be switched to a movement / drying mode by at least slightly transferring the conveying means and thus the receptacles into a preferably alternating reciprocating movement. In doing so, the fully suspended grid moves back and forth, namely to put the laundry in a continuous motion or in a kind of oscillation so that it dries faster.

The electric motors are powered by a battery or one, two or more batteries. An immediate power supply via the power grid is also conceivable.

The batteries could be directly recharged via the mains when inserted. It is also conceivable that the rechargeable batteries can be charged via photovoltaic cells, wherein the photovoltaic cells can be assigned directly or indirectly to the device. It is particularly advantageous if the photovoltaic cells are integral components of the device. It should be noted that it is quite conceivable that the not suspended with laundry frame parts of the device have a photovoltaic surface with appropriate interconnection.

The known from the prior art dryers shows a further disadvantage in that the laundry suspended there, especially when the tumble dryer is outdoors, both to the sun and to pollution is unprotected. Although the drying of the laundry is favored in blazing sunshine, the laundry bleaches according to the sun's rays. Pollen, especially of sticky flowers, contaminates the laundry. To avoid the one hand, the bleaching of the laundry by direct sunlight and on the other hand, excessive pollution is a very special measure of advantage, namely the provision of a cover for covering the images, which are covered only in a further advantageous manner, when the shots in the lower drying level. The cover could be sized so that it covers approximately the surface of the frame formed by the frame legs, so that direct sunlight is largely avoided.

The cover could be formed as a cloth, foil or the like, it being possible to make the cover of a fine microfiber.

Likewise, it makes sense to make the cover of a finely perforated film, where it makes sense that water vapor or moist air can rise through the cover up. The drying effect can also be promoted by the cover, namely the fact that the cover has a dark color, so that the forming under the cover heat favors the drying effect.

In a particularly advantageous manner, the cover could be attached to one of the receptacles or to the conveying means with two corner regions or with an edge region and can be pulled over the subsequent receptacles when the conveying means are actuated, so that the cover acts like a kind of awning. The cover should in any case be releasably connected to a receptacle or the conveying means, wherein this connection can take place by means of push buttons or needle felt connection on the conveying means or on a receptacle. In the simplest case, it is also conceivable that the cover is attached to one of the conveyor with edge-side cords.

In the area of the lateral frame legs, wing receptacles serving for pivoting out or folding out could be provided on these or on an adjacent pivot axis, thereby considerably increasing the overall length of the receptacles. The provision of wing mounts is to be seen as an additional measure. The wing mounts can be attached on one side to the pivot axis and correspondingly have the ends. It is also conceivable that the wing mounts are integrated according to the recordings in a kind of frame. In addition, the wing mounts are arranged according to the images equidistant from each other.

In a further advantageous manner, the frame is part of a stationary dryer, which is not absolutely necessary. It is also conceivable that the recordings supporting frame via a special attachment of a wall - fixed or removable - is assigned.

If the claimed device is a stand dryer, then it could have laterally foldable stirrups with upper transverse members, the transverse members being designed as lateral frame members or extending parallel to the lateral frame members. In this way, a very stable design is created.

Fig. 1

in einer schematischen Draufsicht ein Ausführungsbeispiel eines erfindungsgemäßen Standwäschetrockners, bei dem die vordere Aufnahme in der Beladeposition mit Wäsche behängt ist,

Fig. 2a bis

2e den Gegenstand aus Fig. 1 in einer Seitenansicht und im Detail, vergrößert,

Fig. 3a, 3b

in einer schematischen Ansicht ein weiteres Ausführungsbeispiel eines erfindungsgemäßen Standwäschetrockners mit einer zum Schutz dienenden Abdeckung und

Fig. 4a bis

4e in schematischen Ansichten den erfindungsgemäßen Wäschetrockner mit und ohne Abdeckung sowie mit und ohne Flügelaufnahmen.

There are now various possibilities for designing and developing the teaching of the present invention in an advantageous manner. For this purpose, on the one hand to the claims subordinate to claim 1 and on the other hand to refer to the following explanation of preferred embodiments of the invention with reference to the drawings. In conjunction with the explanation of the preferred embodiments of the invention with reference to the drawings, also generally preferred embodiments and developments of the teaching are explained. In the drawing show

Fig. 1

in a schematic plan view of an embodiment of a tumble dryer according to the invention, in which the front receptacle is hung in the loading position with laundry,

Fig. 2a to

2e the object out Fig. 1 in a side view and in detail, enlarged,

Fig. 3a, 3b

in a schematic view of another embodiment of a tumbler dryer according to the invention with a serving for protection cover and

Fig. 4a to

4e in schematic views the tumble dryer according to the invention with and without cover and with and without wing mounts.

The FIGS. 1 to 4 show in different views, schematically, embodiments of a device for drying laundry, namely in each case a stand-linen dryer with different design. The tumble dryer comprises a frame 1 with side frame legs 2, 3, a front frame leg 4 and a rear frame legs. 5

Between the frame legs 2, 3, 4 and 5 extend the receptacles 6, which are designed as thin rods. The receptacles 6 are connected at their ends with conveying means 7, wherein the conveying means 7 are designed as endlessly running bands.

Fig. 1 shows a suspended garment 8, wherein the relevant receptacle 6 is arranged in the loading position 9. The receptacles 6 are moved from the upper deployment level in the lower drying level, wherein the conveying means 7 are moved or loaded according to the arrow 10.

Fig. 1 shows further that the embodiment shown there wing inserts 11 in the sense of a side wing comprises, namely to achieve a greater overall length of the images. The wing mounts 11 can be hung simply from the side, especially as they protrude with free ends in the room.

In Fig. 1 is further indicated that the conveyor 7 run around rollers 12 endlessly. With regard to the drive and the synchronous operation is to avoid of repetitions referred to the general part of the description, especially since the relevant features can not be inferred from the figures.

Supplementary to be Fig. 1 pointed out that the device shown there is designed as a stand dryer. Accordingly, the frame 1 is supported by folding stirrups 13.

Fig. 2 shows the item Fig. 1 in different views and in detail. Particularly good there can be seen the wing mounts 11, namely on the one hand in the Fig. 2a . 2 B and 2d shown unfolded state and in the folded state according to the Fig. 2c and 2e ,

Fig. 3 shows a further embodiment of a tumbler dryer according to the invention, in which a cover 14 is additionally provided in the form of a film. At the in Fig. 3 shown situation, all shots 6 are in the lower drying level, the cover 14 is completely drawn over the receptacles 6. The underlying laundry 8 is thus protected from direct sunlight. In addition, the cover 14 provides protection against contamination.

The Fig. 4a to 4d again show embodiments of a tumbler dryer according to the invention, with and without cover 14 and with and without wing receptacles 11. The laundry suspended there 8 or the laundry piece 8 bearing receptacle 6 is located in the lower drying level.

With regard to features which can not be inferred from the figures, reference is made to avoid repetition to the general part of the description.

It should be further understood that the above discussed embodiments are merely illustrative of the claimed teaching, but are not limited to the embodiments.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1

frame

2

lateral frame leg

3

lateral frame leg

4

front frame leg

5

rear frame leg

6

admission

7

Conveyor (belt, belt)

8th

laundry

9

Loading position (front)

10

Arrow (direction of movement of the recordings or the conveyor)

11

Wing receiver (side wing)

12

Deflection means, roll

13

foldable stirrup

14

cover

Claims (14)

Apparatus for drying laundry or the like, comprising a frame (1) and an arrangement carried by the frame (1), preferably in parallel spaced-apart receptacles (6) for suspending the laundry (8), wherein the receptacles (6) in Extend substantially between opposed frame legs (2, 3) in a plane,
characterized in that the receptacles (6) at their two
side ends are supported or held by preferably circulating conveying means (7) and can be moved by the conveying means (7) from an upper provisioning level via an edge loading position (9) into a lower drying level. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the receptacles (6) in the form of rods and / or rods and / or lines and / or ropes or the like. Are executed. Apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the conveying means (7) are designed as bands and / or belts and / or ropes and / or chains or the like. Device according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the conveying means (7) on the edge arranged deflecting means (12), preferably on rollers, rollers or the like., Run. Apparatus according to claim 4, characterized in that the rollers (12), rollers or the like. To front and rear frame legs (4, 5) rotate, the front and rear frame legs (4, 5) preferably between the rollers (12), rollers or the like. At least slightly back to the inside. Device according to claim 5, characterized in that the frame legs supporting the rollers (12), rollers or the like serve to turn the rollers (12) in pairs. Device according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the both sides of the receptacles (6) arranged conveying means (7) are synchronously actuated or displaceable or movable. Device according to one of claims 4 to 7, characterized in that the rollers (12), rollers or the like. Via an actuating member, in particular a crank, are actuated. Device according to one of claims 4 to 8, characterized in that the rollers (12), rollers or the like. Via at least one electric motor are driven. Device according to claim 9, characterized
in that the electric motor can be switched into a movement-drying mode in which they place the conveying means (7) and thus the receptacles (6) at least slightly in a preferably alternating reciprocating movement. Device according to one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that a cover (14) for covering the receptacles (6) is provided. Device according to claim 11, characterized in that
in that the cover (14) is attached to one of the receptacles (6) or to the conveying means (7) by means of two corner regions or with an edge region and when actuated the conveying means (7) can be pulled over the subsequent receptacles (6). Device according to one of claims 1 to 12, characterized in that the frame (1) is part of a stationary dryer. Apparatus according to claim 13, characterized in that the free-standing dryer has side foldable stirrups (13) with upper transverse members, and in that the transverse members are designed as lateral frame members (2, 3) or run parallel to the lateral frame members (2, 3).

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