EP2229476A1 - A dryer - Google Patents

A dryer

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EP2229476A1
EP2229476A1 EP08861698A EP08861698A EP2229476A1 EP 2229476 A1 EP2229476 A1 EP 2229476A1 EP 08861698 A EP08861698 A EP 08861698A EP 08861698 A EP08861698 A EP 08861698A EP 2229476 A1 EP2229476 A1 EP 2229476A1
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temperature
heater
drying air
dryer
drum
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Arif Ozarslan
Hakan Ozkahraman
Ertan Cetinkaya
Sinan Sekban
Murat Goktas
Safak Tezcan
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Arcelik AS
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F58/00—Domestic laundry dryers
    • D06F58/32—Control of operations performed in domestic laundry dryers 
    • D06F58/34—Control of operations performed in domestic laundry dryers  characterised by the purpose or target of the control
    • D06F58/50—Responding to irregular working conditions, e.g. malfunctioning of blowers
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F2103/00—Parameters monitored or detected for the control of domestic laundry washing machines, washer-dryers or laundry dryers
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F2103/00—Parameters monitored or detected for the control of domestic laundry washing machines, washer-dryers or laundry dryers
    • D06F2103/02—Characteristics of laundry or load
    • D06F2103/08—Humidity
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F2103/00—Parameters monitored or detected for the control of domestic laundry washing machines, washer-dryers or laundry dryers
    • D06F2103/28—Air properties
    • D06F2103/32—Temperature
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F2105/00—Systems or parameters controlled or affected by the control systems of washing machines, washer-dryers or laundry dryers
    • D06F2105/28—Electric heating
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F2105/00—Systems or parameters controlled or affected by the control systems of washing machines, washer-dryers or laundry dryers
    • D06F2105/58—Indications or alarms to the control system or to the user

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  • the present invention relates to a dryer wherein the malfunctions that occur during the drying process are identified.
  • malfunctions can occur such as clogging of the filter and condenser, obstruction of the air passageway, the motor locking up and not rotating the drum or the drying air blower, the blower dislodging from the motor shaft, the drum getting jammed and being forced in rotating or decrease in the mains voltage. Not being able to detect these malfunctions correctly in due time results in the decrease of the drying performance and damaging of the laundry.
  • the malfunctions of the dryer generally interrupt or considerably limit the flow of the drying air, moreover the temperature of the drying air increases excessively.
  • the temperature of the heater used in the dryer is kept under control by security elements such as NTC, thermostat, or thermal protector. Under normal working conditions, the heater operates within a certain temperature range under control of the NTC or the thermostat.
  • the heater thermostat de-energizes the heater at the set high temperature limit; however, the temperature continues rising for a while due to thermal inertia.
  • the non-return thermal protector used for the last safety precaution in heaters is actuated against excessive temperature rise and stops the operation of the heater. The actuation of the non-return thermal protector is an unwanted situation and the heater can only be energized again after repair by the service.
  • the safety device is adapted to cut the electric power supply to the machine in case of insufficient or totally absent drying air circulation due to clogging of the filter and/or stoppage of the electric motor of the blower and the drum caused by failure or functional defects of the motor.
  • the aim of the present invention is the realization of a dryer wherein the malfunctions that occur during the drying process and partially or entirely obstruct air flow in the drum can be detected.
  • the laundry is emplaced in a drum actuated by a motor and the drying air, activated by a blower, heated by a heater and circulated in the circulation channel between the blower and the drum, is blown over the laundry.
  • the temperature variations of the drying air are detected by means of a temperature sensor disposed in the circulation channel and whether or not there is a malfunction that partially or entirely prevents air flow in the drum and what type of a malfunction there is and if there is one identified with the evaluation of the temperature change rate of the drying air by the control unit are detected.
  • the temperature sensor integrated with the thermostat or as a separate unit, is disposed close to the heater or at a point farther away.
  • the control unit evaluates the derivative of the heater temperature change according to time, or in other words, the control unit evaluates the temperature change rate for identifying which malfunction is confronted with during operation of the dryer, such as locking of the motor, the blower not rotating, clogging of the filter or the condenser, the drum rotating with difficulty and dropping of voltage or jamming of the drum.
  • the rate of change in temperature of the drying air is evaluated by the control unit for determining whether there is malfunction and the type of malfunction if there is one.
  • the rate of increase in temperature of the drying air is evaluated by the control unit.
  • the dryer (1) comprises a drum (2) wherein the laundry is emplaced, a motor (3) that actuates the drum (2) to enable its rotation, a blower (4) for circulating the air in the drying cycle, a circulation channel (5) wherein the drying air circulates, a filter for removing the fibers circulating in the drying air, a condenser for removing the moisture in the drying air, a heater (6) disposed in the circulation channel (5) for heating the drying air and a thermostat (9) for operating the heater (6) on and off and heating and cooling within a certain temperature range (Tcut-on - Tcut-off).
  • the dryer (1) of the present invention comprises
  • thermosensor (7) disposed in the circulation channel (5) that detects the temperature (T1) of the drying air
  • control unit (8) wherein the change values in temperature (T) - with respect to time (t) of the drying air in normal flow, is determined by the producer and recorded in the memory as a reference, (temperature (T) - time (t) graph: ref),
  • the control unit (8) decides that a malfunction has occurred according to the magnitude of the difference between the detected and reference temperature change rate ((dT1/dt) - (dT/dt)) and determines which malfunction is confronted with such as locking of the motor (3), the blower (4) not rotating, clogging of the filter or the condenser that entirely prevent air flow in the drum (2), the drum (2) rotating with difficulty or dropping of voltage that partially prevent air flow in the drum
  • the temperature sensor (7) is disposed in the vicinity of the heater (6) in the circulation channel (5) and detects the drying air temperature (T1) in the vicinity of the heater (6). If there is malfunction that prevents or limits air flow, the drying air temperature (T1) in the vicinity of the heater (6) rises rapidly since there is insufficient air flow for cooling the heater (6) and the rapid increase (dT1/dt), in the drying air temperature (T1) is detected by the temperature sensor (7) and evaluated by the control unit (8).
  • the temperature sensor (7) is disposed at a point farther away from the heater (6), e.g. at the exit of the drum (2) and detects the drying air temperature (T1).
  • a simple, calibrated temperature sensor (7) is used without being directly affected by the heater (6) temperature.
  • the temperature value detected by the temperature sensor (7) is multiplied by a coefficient to calculate the drying air temperature (T1).
  • the control unit (8) evaluates the rate of increase (dT1/dt) in the drying air temperature (T1) and compares the temperature rate of increase (dT1/dt) with the reference temperature increase rate (dT/dt) when the heater (6), operating in on and off under control of the thermostat (9), is in the on mode and while the drying air temperature (T1 ) in the vicinity of the heater (6) is increasing from the set low temperature (Tcut-on) to the set high temperature (Tcut-off) of the thermostat (9) for deciding whether there is malfunction that prevents or limits air flow and the type of malfunction if there is one ( Figure 2).
  • the control unit (8) evaluates the rate of increase (dT1/dt) in the drying air temperature (T1) and compares the temperature rate of increase (dT1/dt) with reference temperature increase rate (dT/dt) for deciding whether there is malfunction that prevents or limits air flow and the type of malfunction if there is one ( Figure 3).
  • the temperature of the drying air (T1) in the vicinity of the heater (6) increases slower due to effect of thermal inertia and after a short while the temperature rise stops and cooling begins.
  • the control unit (8) evaluates the rate of decrease (dT1/dt) in drying air temperature (T1 ) in the vicinity of the heater (6), and compares the temperature decrease rate (dT1/dt) with the reference temperature decrease rate (dT/dt) for deciding whether there is malfunction that prevents or limits air flow and the type of malfunction if there is one ( Figure 4).
  • the temperature sensor (7) is disposed in the vicinity of the heater (6), furthermore the temperature sensor (7) is integrated with the thermostat (9) and both operate as a single unit thereby less space is occupied.
  • the temperature sensor (7) - thermostat (9) unit besides detecting the rate of increase (dT1/dt) in the drying air temperature (T1) for evaluation by the control unit (8), the heater (6) is enabled to operate on and off within a range of low temperature (Tcut-on) and high temperature (Tcut-off).
  • the heater (6) when in the off mode, is not operated even if an actuating signal is received from the thermostat (9) and kept waiting for a while, and after the waiting time the heater (6) is restarted and the rate of change (dT1/dt) in the drying air temperature (T1) is evaluated, controlling whether or not the voltage drop failure is over.
  • the motor (3) is also turned off besides the heater (6) and kept waiting for a while and afterwards the heater (6) and the motor (3) are restarted for controlling whether or not the failure is over.
  • the control unit (8) evaluating the rate of change (dT1/dt) in the drying air temperature (T1), the heater (6) is turned off for a while and during this time the motor (3) is rotated to the left and right for opening the drum (2) jam.
  • the malfunctions encountered during operation are identified with the temperature sensor (7) disposed in the circulation channel (5) and by the control unit (8) that evaluates the data received from the temperature sensor (7) and preventive measures are taken for avoiding discoloration and damage in the laundry.

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Abstract

The present invention relates to a dryer (1) wherein the drying air circulating in the drying process is heated by a heater (6), the drying air temperature is detected by a temperature sensor (7) and whether or not there is malfunction and the type of malfunction such as clogging of the filter, the condenser or the air passages, locking of the motor (3) and not rotating drum (2) or the drying air blower (4), dislodging of the blower (4) from the motor (3) shaft, the drum (2) being jammed and rotating with difficulty or dropping of voltage that entirely or partially prevent air flow in the drum (2) is detected.

Description

Description
A DRYER
[0001] The present invention relates to a dryer wherein the malfunctions that occur during the drying process are identified.
[0002] In dryers, during operation, malfunctions can occur such as clogging of the filter and condenser, obstruction of the air passageway, the motor locking up and not rotating the drum or the drying air blower, the blower dislodging from the motor shaft, the drum getting jammed and being forced in rotating or decrease in the mains voltage. Not being able to detect these malfunctions correctly in due time results in the decrease of the drying performance and damaging of the laundry. The malfunctions of the dryer generally interrupt or considerably limit the flow of the drying air, moreover the temperature of the drying air increases excessively. The temperature of the heater used in the dryer is kept under control by security elements such as NTC, thermostat, or thermal protector. Under normal working conditions, the heater operates within a certain temperature range under control of the NTC or the thermostat. When the temperature of the heater starts rising up rapidly because of a malfunction, the heater thermostat de-energizes the heater at the set high temperature limit; however, the temperature continues rising for a while due to thermal inertia. In this case, the non-return thermal protector used for the last safety precaution in heaters is actuated against excessive temperature rise and stops the operation of the heater. The actuation of the non-return thermal protector is an unwanted situation and the heater can only be energized again after repair by the service.
[0003] The motor that activates the drum containing the laundry and the blower activating the drying air is protected against excessive heating by a motor thermal protector; however, in case of an error it takes time for the motor thermal protector to be energized and hot air is sent over the laundry as long as the motor operates.
[0004] Various methods are used in the conventional technique for detecting the malfunctions of the dryer during operation.
[0005] In the European Patent No EP 0312072 a safety device used in laundry driers is explained. The safety device is adapted to cut the electric power supply to the machine in case of insufficient or totally absent drying air circulation due to clogging of the filter and/or stoppage of the electric motor of the blower and the drum caused by failure or functional defects of the motor.
[0006] The aim of the present invention is the realization of a dryer wherein the malfunctions that occur during the drying process and partially or entirely obstruct air flow in the drum can be detected.
[0007] The dryer realized in order to attain the aim of the present invention is explicated in the claims.
[0008] In the dryers, the laundry is emplaced in a drum actuated by a motor and the drying air, activated by a blower, heated by a heater and circulated in the circulation channel between the blower and the drum, is blown over the laundry. The temperature variations of the drying air are detected by means of a temperature sensor disposed in the circulation channel and whether or not there is a malfunction that partially or entirely prevents air flow in the drum and what type of a malfunction there is and if there is one identified with the evaluation of the temperature change rate of the drying air by the control unit are detected. The temperature sensor, integrated with the thermostat or as a separate unit, is disposed close to the heater or at a point farther away.
[0009] The control unit evaluates the derivative of the heater temperature change according to time, or in other words, the control unit evaluates the temperature change rate for identifying which malfunction is confronted with during operation of the dryer, such as locking of the motor, the blower not rotating, clogging of the filter or the condenser, the drum rotating with difficulty and dropping of voltage or jamming of the drum.
[0010] In an embodiment of the present invention, when the heater, operating in an on-off manner under control of the thermostat, is on and while the drying air temperature in the vicinity of the heater is increasing from the set low temperature to the set high temperature of the thermostat, the rate of change in temperature of the drying air is evaluated by the control unit for determining whether there is malfunction and the type of malfunction if there is one. [0011] In another embodiment of the present invention, when the heater, operating in an on-off manner under control of the thermostat, is off and the temperature of drying air in the vicinity of the heater is increasing by effect of thermal inertia, the rate of increase in temperature of the drying air is evaluated by the control unit. [0012] In another embodiment of the present invention, when the heater, operating in an on-off manner under control of the thermostat, is off and while in the cooling phase after the effect of thermal inertia ends, the rate of decrease in temperature of the drying air is evaluated by the control unit. [0013] The dryer realized in order to attain the aim of the present invention is illustrated in the attached figures, where: [0014] Figure 1 - is the schematic view of dryer. [0015] Figure 2 - is the graph showing changes in the heater temperature with respect to time in a dryer. [0016] Figure 3 - is the graph showing changes in the heater temperature with respect to time, which increases due to thermal inertia in a dryer. [0017] Figure 4 - is the graph showing changes in temperature of the heater with respect to time in the cooling phase after being de-energized in a dryer. [0018] The elements illustrated in the figures are numbered as follows:
1. Dryer
2. Drum
3. Motor
4. Blower
5. Circulation channel
6. Heater
7. Temperature sensor
8. Control unit
9. Thermostat
[0019] The dryer (1) comprises a drum (2) wherein the laundry is emplaced, a motor (3) that actuates the drum (2) to enable its rotation, a blower (4) for circulating the air in the drying cycle, a circulation channel (5) wherein the drying air circulates, a filter for removing the fibers circulating in the drying air, a condenser for removing the moisture in the drying air, a heater (6) disposed in the circulation channel (5) for heating the drying air and a thermostat (9) for operating the heater (6) on and off and heating and cooling within a certain temperature range (Tcut-on - Tcut-off). [0020] The dryer (1) of the present invention comprises
- a temperature sensor (7) disposed in the circulation channel (5) that detects the temperature (T1) of the drying air, and
- a control unit (8) wherein the change values in temperature (T) - with respect to time (t) of the drying air in normal flow, is determined by the producer and recorded in the memory as a reference, (temperature (T) - time (t) graph: ref),
- that compares the drying air temperature (T1) change rate (dT1/dt) (derivative of the temperature (T1) change according to time (t)) detected by the temperature sensor (7) with the reference temperature change rate (dT/dt) (derivative of the temperature (T) change according to time (t)),
- decides that there is malfunction in the drum (2) that obstructs or limits air flow if the detected rate of temperature change of the drying air (dT1/dt) is different from the reference temperature change rate (dT/dt), and
- identifies which type of malfunction has occurred depending on the magnitude of difference between the detected rate (dT1/dt) of temperature (T1) change and the reference temperature change rate (dT/dt).
[0021] During the operation of the dryer (1), if at a unit of time (dt) a difference is seen by comparing the rate of temperature change (dT1/dt) detected by the temperature sensor (7) with the temperature change rates (dT/dt) recorded in memory, then the control unit (8) decides that a malfunction has occurred according to the magnitude of the difference between the detected and reference temperature change rate ((dT1/dt) - (dT/dt)) and determines which malfunction is confronted with such as locking of the motor (3), the blower (4) not rotating, clogging of the filter or the condenser that entirely prevent air flow in the drum (2), the drum (2) rotating with difficulty or dropping of voltage that partially prevent air flow in the drum
(2).
[0022] In an embodiment of the present invention, the temperature sensor (7) is disposed in the vicinity of the heater (6) in the circulation channel (5) and detects the drying air temperature (T1) in the vicinity of the heater (6). If there is malfunction that prevents or limits air flow, the drying air temperature (T1) in the vicinity of the heater (6) rises rapidly since there is insufficient air flow for cooling the heater (6) and the rapid increase (dT1/dt), in the drying air temperature (T1) is detected by the temperature sensor (7) and evaluated by the control unit (8).
[0023] In another embodiment of the present invention, the temperature sensor (7) is disposed at a point farther away from the heater (6), e.g. at the exit of the drum (2) and detects the drying air temperature (T1). In this embodiment, a simple, calibrated temperature sensor (7) is used without being directly affected by the heater (6) temperature. For example, the temperature value detected by the temperature sensor (7) is multiplied by a coefficient to calculate the drying air temperature (T1).
[0024] In another embodiment of the present invention, the control unit (8) evaluates the rate of increase (dT1/dt) in the drying air temperature (T1) and compares the temperature rate of increase (dT1/dt) with the reference temperature increase rate (dT/dt) when the heater (6), operating in on and off under control of the thermostat (9), is in the on mode and while the drying air temperature (T1 ) in the vicinity of the heater (6) is increasing from the set low temperature (Tcut-on) to the set high temperature (Tcut-off) of the thermostat (9) for deciding whether there is malfunction that prevents or limits air flow and the type of malfunction if there is one (Figure 2).
[0025] In another embodiment of the present invention, when the heater (6), operating on and off under control of the thermostat (9), is in the off mode and while the drying air temperature (T1) in the vicinity of the heater (6) is increasing due to thermal inertia, the control unit (8) evaluates the rate of increase (dT1/dt) in the drying air temperature (T1) and compares the temperature rate of increase (dT1/dt) with reference temperature increase rate (dT/dt) for deciding whether there is malfunction that prevents or limits air flow and the type of malfunction if there is one (Figure 3).
[0026] In this embodiment, distinctive disparities are formed between the temperature increase rates (dT1/dt) of the drying air in the vicinity of the heater (6) in different types of malfunctions that prevent or limit air flow, and a malfunction that entirely prevents air flow can be easily discriminated from a malfunction that partially prevents air flow. If there is malfunction that entirely prevents air flow, when the heater (6) is in the off mode, the temperature of the drying air (T1) shows a rapid increase due to thermal inertia and takes a longer time for entering the cooling phase as well. If there is even a partial air flow over the heater (6) when the heater (6) is the off mode, the temperature of the drying air (T1) in the vicinity of the heater (6) increases slower due to effect of thermal inertia and after a short while the temperature rise stops and cooling begins.
[0027] In another embodiment of the present invention, when the heater (6) operating on and off under control of the thermostat (9), is in the off mode and while the heater (6) is in the cooling phase after the thermal inertia effect ends, the control unit (8) evaluates the rate of decrease (dT1/dt) in drying air temperature (T1 ) in the vicinity of the heater (6), and compares the temperature decrease rate (dT1/dt) with the reference temperature decrease rate (dT/dt) for deciding whether there is malfunction that prevents or limits air flow and the type of malfunction if there is one (Figure 4).
[0028] In the case the drying air flow is normal, the drying air temperature (T1) in the vicinity of the heater (6) rapidly drops since the desired air flow over the heater (6) is provided and cooling down is slower when there is a malfunction that entirely or partially obstructs air flow since there will be an insufficient air flow over the heater (6).
[0029] In the embodiments wherein the temperature sensor (7) is disposed in the vicinity of the heater (6), furthermore the temperature sensor (7) is integrated with the thermostat (9) and both operate as a single unit thereby less space is occupied. By the temperature sensor (7) - thermostat (9) unit, besides detecting the rate of increase (dT1/dt) in the drying air temperature (T1) for evaluation by the control unit (8), the heater (6) is enabled to operate on and off within a range of low temperature (Tcut-on) and high temperature (Tcut-off).
[0030] In the dryer (1), if a temporary malfunction such as dropping of voltage is detected as a result of the control unit (8) evaluating the rate of change (dT1/dt) in the drying air temperature (T1), the heater (6), when in the off mode, is not operated even if an actuating signal is received from the thermostat (9) and kept waiting for a while, and after the waiting time the heater (6) is restarted and the rate of change (dT1/dt) in the drying air temperature (T1) is evaluated, controlling whether or not the voltage drop failure is over. In case the failure continues, the motor (3) is also turned off besides the heater (6) and kept waiting for a while and afterwards the heater (6) and the motor (3) are restarted for controlling whether or not the failure is over.
[0031] In the dryer (1), if a malfunction such as jamming of the drum (2) with the laundry is detected as a result of the control unit (8) evaluating the rate of change (dT1/dt) in the drying air temperature (T1), the heater (6) is turned off for a while and during this time the motor (3) is rotated to the left and right for opening the drum (2) jam.
[0032] After waiting by turning off the heater (6) and the motor (3) or operating the motor (3) by rotating to the right and left, if the control unit (8) detects that the malfunctions are repeating as a result of evaluating the rate of change (dT1/dt) in the drying air temperature (T1), the energy delivered to all the components is cut off, the dryer (1) is changed to malfunction mode and the user is warned by elements like the follower LED flashing on and off.
[0033] In the dryer (1) of the present invention, the malfunctions encountered during operation are identified with the temperature sensor (7) disposed in the circulation channel (5) and by the control unit (8) that evaluates the data received from the temperature sensor (7) and preventive measures are taken for avoiding discoloration and damage in the laundry.

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Claims
1. A dryer (1) that comprises a drum (2) wherein the laundry is emplaced, a motor (3) that actuates the drum (2) for rotating thereof, a blower (4) for circulating the air in the drying cycle, a circulation channel (5) wherein the drying air circulates, a heater (6) disposed in the circulation channel (5) for heating the drying air and a thermostat (9) for operating the heater (6) on and off and heating and cooling within a certain temperature range (Tcut-on - Tcut-off) and characterized by
- a temperature sensor (7) disposed in the circulation channel (5) that detects the temperature (T1) of the drying air, and
- a control unit (8) wherein the change values in temperature (T) with respect to time (t) of the drying air in normal flow is determined and recorded in memory as a reference, (ref = temperature (T) - time (t) graph), that compares the temperature change rate (dT1/dt) of the drying air detected by the temperature sensor (7) with the reference temperature change rate (dT/dt) and decides that, there is malfunction in the drum (2) that obstructs or limits air flow if the detected rate (dT1/dt) of temperature change of the drying air is different from the reference temperature change rate (dT/dt).
2. A dryer (1) as in Claim 1 , characterized by the control unit (8) that determines which malfunction is confronted with such as locking of the motor (3), the blower (4) not rotating, clogging of the filter or the condenser that entirely prevent air flow in the drum (2), the drum (2) rotating with difficulty or dropping of voltage that partially prevent air flow in the drum (2), according to the magnitude of the difference ((dT1/dt) - (dT/dt)) between the detected rate of temperature change and the reference temperature change rate.
3. A dryer (1) as in Claim 1 or 2, characterized by the temperature sensor (7) disposed in the vicinity of the heater (6) in the circulation channel (5), that detects the drying air temperature (T1) in the vicinity of the heater (6).
4. A dryer (1) as in Claim 1 or 2, characterized by the temperature sensor (7) disposed in the circulation channel (5) at a point farther away from the heater (6) that detects the drying air temperature (T1).
5. A dryer (1) as in Claim 3, characterized by the control unit (8) that evaluates the rate of increase (dT1/dt) in the drying air temperature (T1) when the heater (6), operating on and off under control of the thermostat (9), is in the on mode and while the drying air temperature (T1 ) in the vicinity of the heater (6) is increasing from the set low temperature (Tcut-on) to the set high temperature (Tcut-off) of the thermostat (9).
6. A dryer (1) as in Claim 3, characterized by the control unit (8) that evaluates the rate of increase (dT1/dt) in the drying air temperature (T1) when the heater (6), operating on and off under control of the thermostat (9), is in the off mode and while the drying air temperature (T1 ) in the vicinity of the heater (6) is increasing due to thermal inertia.
7. A dryer (1) as in Claim 3, characterized by the control unit (8) that evaluates the rate of decrease (dT1/dt) in the drying air temperature (T1) in the vicinity of the heater (6) when the heater (6), operating on and off under control of the thermostat (9), is in the off mode and while the heater (6) is in the cooling phase after the effect of thermal inertia ends.
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