EP2762634B1 - Séchoir à linge - Google Patents

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EP2762634B1
EP2762634B1 EP13193780.7A EP13193780A EP2762634B1 EP 2762634 B1 EP2762634 B1 EP 2762634B1 EP 13193780 A EP13193780 A EP 13193780A EP 2762634 B1 EP2762634 B1 EP 2762634B1
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Yoshiaki Ohnishi
Koutarou Umi
Jungo KATSUKI
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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
    • D06F58/20—General details of domestic laundry dryers 
    • D06F58/203—Laundry conditioning arrangements
    • 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
    • D06F25/00—Washing machines with receptacles, e.g. perforated, having a rotary movement, e.g. oscillatory movement, the receptacle serving both for washing and for centrifugally separating water from the laundry and having further drying means, e.g. using hot air 

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  • the present invention relates to a laundry dryer for drying laundry.
  • a laundry dryer in the related art has been proposed which includes a steam unit supplying steam to laundry in order to obtain an effect of reducing wrinkles of the laundry (for example, refer to European Patent No. 2317004 ).
  • Fig. 9 is a perspective view illustrating an internal configuration of partially exploded laundry dryer 200 in the related art.
  • main body 209 of laundry dryer 200 includes steam unit 201 that supplies steam, tank 203 that stores water for generating the steam inside steam unit 201, and water supply port 223 that supplies the water to tank 203.
  • Air vent mechanism 204 is disposed above tank 203 in order to vent air inside tank 203 when supplying the water from water supply port 223 to tank 203.
  • air vent mechanism 204 is disposed above tank 203, thereby leading to a complicated structure. There is a problem in that the water is likely to overflow from air vent mechanism 204 disposed above tank 203 and leak into main body 209 due to a failure or the like.
  • WO 2008/013426 A2 relates to a laundry dryer.
  • the laundry dryer has a drum rotatably provided to a cabinet, a hot air heater heating air to supply hot air to the drum, a steam generator selectively supplying steam to the drum, and a water supply source provided to one side of the cabinet.
  • the water supply source has an accommodating part for storing water supplied to the steam generator and a water supply means for supplying the water within the accommodating part to the steam generator.
  • EP 2 055 827 A1 relates to a control method of a dryer.
  • a laundry machine more particularly, a control method of a dryer may be disclosed.
  • a control method of a dryer includes supplying an additive to a drum in an initial part of a drying cycle for drying a drying object; and supplying an additive to the drum in a last part of the drying cycle.
  • a laundry dryer includes a main body; a rotary drum that accommodates laundry; a steam unit that supplies steam into the rotary drum; a tank that stores water to be supplied to the steam unit; a water supply port that supplies the water to the tank and is open outward from the main body; and an air discharge port that is disposed in the water supply port and discharges air inside the tank.
  • a simple configuration enables smooth water supply to the tank, and even when the water overflows from the air discharge port, it is possible to prevent water leakage into the body of the laundry dryer since the water is discharged outward from the body of the laundry dryer via the water supply port.
  • Fig. 1 is a schematic view illustrating a cross-sectional configuration in a side view of laundry dryer 100 and Fig. 2 is a perspective view of tank 3 and water supply port 23 of laundry dryer 100.
  • Rotary drum 10 accommodating laundry is disposed inside main body 9 of laundry dryer 100. Opening 11 for a user to load or unload the laundry from front of main body 9 of laundry dryer 100 is formed in front (front surface side) of rotary drum 10. Door 12 for opening and closing opening 11 is disposed in front of main body 9.
  • Steam unit 1 generating the steam is disposed below rotary drum 10 in order to supply the steam into rotary drum 10.
  • Steam unit 1 has a steam heater for heating the water supplied into steam unit 1 and instantaneously generating hot steam of 100°C or higher.
  • a chamber for vaporizing the supplied water is disposed and a temperature sensor for sensing a temperature of an outer shell configuring the chamber is disposed inside steam unit 1.
  • the steam generated in steam unit 1 is supplied from steam supply port 8 into rotary drum 10 through steam supply pipe 16.
  • laundry dryer 100 supplies hot steam to the laundry accommodated in rotary drum 10, thereby showing wrinkle reduction and deodorizing effects.
  • Tank 3 for storing the water is arranged in a lower portion of main body 9 in order to generate the steam inside steam unit 1.
  • Water supply port 23 for supplying the water to tank 3 is disposed in the lower portion of main body 9. Water supply port 23 is open outward from main body 9. Water supply port 23 allows an inside of tank 3 and outer air outside main body 9 to communicate with each other.
  • Fig. 1 an example has been illustrated where water supply port 23 is disposed to further protrude than front surface 41 of main body 9, but the present invention is not limited to this example.
  • recess 42 may be disposed on front surface 41 of main body 9, and water supply port 23 may be disposed to be open outward from main body 9 inside recess 42 (refer to Fig. 4 ).
  • Steam unit 1 includes steam pump 7 for supplying the water into steam unit 1.
  • Steam pump 7 supplies the water from tank 3 into steam unit 1 through water supply pipe 6 connected to steam unit 1.
  • Water supply pipe 6 is connected to tank 3 by hose joint 22.
  • Float switch 4 which detects an amount of the water stored inside tank 3 is disposed inside hose joint 22.
  • water supply opening 26 and air discharge port 27 are disposed in water supply port 23.
  • Water supply opening 26 is used when injecting the water into tank 3.
  • Air discharge port 27 is disposed so as to smoothly supply the water into tank 3 by discharging the air staying inside tank 3 when injecting the water into tank 3.
  • Air discharge port 27 communicates with an inside of tank 3. The air inside tank 3 is pressed out from air discharge port 27 to be discharged by a raised water surface inside tank 3.
  • a user injects the water into water supply port 23 in order to supply the water into tank 3.
  • the water supplied into water supply port 23 is supplied into tank 3 through water supply opening 26.
  • the water supplied into tank 3 is stored inside tank 3 while pressing the air inside tank 3 outward.
  • the air pressed outward from tank 3 by the supplied water is discharged from air discharge port 27. If air discharge port 27 is not disposed and the water is supplied from water supply port 23, the air inside tank 3 is discharged from water supply opening 26. In this case, since water supply opening 26 performs both water supply and air discharge, the water supply into tank 3 is hindered, thereby causing unsmooth water supply.
  • air discharge port 27 is disposed in water supply port 23 separately from water supply opening 26. Accordingly, it is possible to separately perform the water supply into tank 3 and the air discharge outward from tank 3, thereby enabling smooth water supply into tank 3. In this manner, it is possible to smoothly perform the water supply by using a simple structure where air discharge port 27 is disposed in water supply port 23 leading to the outside air.
  • Fig. 3 is a perspective view of water supply port 23 of laundry dryer 100 according to the second embodiment of the present invention
  • Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a main portion of water supply port 23
  • Fig. 5 is a perspective view of water supply port 23 and filter 31.
  • filter 31 is attached to water supply port 23.
  • Filter 31 has water supply opening 26 and air discharge port 27.
  • Filter 31 is disposed to be attachable to and detachable from water supply port 23 by engaging locking portion 44 disposed in filter 31 with end portion 45 of water supply port 23.
  • Filter 31 has mesh portion 32 in water supply opening 26 which supplies the water into tank 3.
  • the water passes through mesh portion 32 and foreign matters contained in the water is filtered by mesh portion 32. This can prevent the foreign matters from being mixed into tank 3 during the water supply. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the foreign matters from entering steam unit 1 and thus, it is possible to prevent a heater performance from being degraded due to the deposited foreign matters inside the chamber.
  • Air discharge port 27 disposed in filter 31 has protruding portion 43 which protrudes in a tubular shape. As illustrated in Fig. 4 , tip portion 46 of air discharge port 27 is arranged at a position higher than that of front end portion 48 of end portion 45 of water supply port 23. Front end portion 48 is disposed at the lowest position within end portion 45 of water supply port 23.
  • tank connection port 47 (refer to Fig. 5 ) which connects water supply port 23 and tank 3 .
  • recess 42 is disposed on front surface 41 of main body 9.
  • Water supply port 23 is disposed inside recess 42 so as to be open outward from main body 9.
  • covering portion 30 is disposed above air discharge port 27. In this manner, dust such as lint is unlikely to enter air discharge port 27. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the foreign matters from being mixed into tank 3.
  • filter 31 is configured to be attachable and detachable, it is possible to easily remove both of the foreign matters adhering to mesh portion 32 and the contamination of air discharge port 27. This facilitates maintenance work for mesh portion 32 and air discharge port 27. Accordingly, it is possible to smoothly and easily supply the water into tank 3 for a long period of time.
  • laundry dryer 100 of the first embodiment and the second embodiment includes main body 9; rotary drum 10 that accommodates the laundry; steam unit 1 that supplies the steam into rotary drum 10; and tank 3 that stores the water to be supplied to steam unit 1.
  • laundry dryer 100 includes water supply port 23 that supplies the water to tank 3 and is open outward from main body 9; and air discharge port 27 that is disposed in water supply port 23 and discharges air inside tank 3.
  • the structure is simplified by providing air discharge port 27 to water supply port 23 leading to the outside air. Therefore, it is possible to smoothly supply the water into tank 3. Even if the water overflows out from air discharge port 27, the water is discharged outward from the body of laundry dryer 100 via water supply port 23 which is open outward from main body 9 of laundry dryer 100. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the water leakage into the body of laundry dryer 100, thereby providing safe laundry dryer 100.
  • Air discharge port 27 may be formed on protruding portion 43 which protrudes in the tubular shape, inside water supply port 23.
  • Attachable and detachable filter 31 is disposed in water supply port 23 and air discharge port 27 is disposed in filter 31.
  • This configuration prevents the foreign matters from entering tank 3 due to the water supply. It is possible to easily remove both of the foreign matters adhering to filter 31 and the contamination of air discharge port 27 by attaching and detaching filter 31. Accordingly, the maintenance work for filter 31 and air discharge port 27 is facilitated, and it is possible to smoothly and easily supply the water into tank 3 for a long period of time.
  • laundry dryer 150 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.
  • Fig. 6 is a schematic view illustrating a cross-sectional configuration in a side view of laundry dryer 150 according to this embodiment of the present invention.
  • Rotary drum 110 that accommodates laundry is disposed inside main body 109 of laundry dryer 150. Opening 111 is formed in front (front surface side) of rotary drum 110 in order for a user to load or unload the laundry from the front of main body 109. Door 112 is disposed in front of main body 109 in order to open and close opening 111.
  • the wet laundry is dried inside rotary drum 110.
  • Dehumidification water is separated from steam generated by drying.
  • the separated dehumidification water is temporarily stored in dehumidification water tank 113 installed in a lower portion of rotary drum 110.
  • dehumidification water tank 113 The water stored in dehumidification water tank 113 is supplied to and stored in water discharging tank 115 disposed on rotary drum 110 via dehumidification water hose 114.
  • Steam unit 101 is disposed below rotary drum 110 in order to generate the steam to be supplied into rotary drum 110.
  • Steam unit 101 has a steam heater for heating the water supplied into steam unit 101 and instantaneously generating hot steam of 100°C or higher.
  • a chamber for vaporizing the supplied water to evaporate is disposed and a temperature sensor for sensing a temperature of an outer shell configuring the chamber is disposed inside steam unit 101.
  • the steam generated in steam unit 101 is supplied from steam generation port 108 into rotary drum 110 through steam supply pipe 116.
  • laundry dryer 150 supplies hot steam to the laundry accommodated in rotary drum 110, thereby showing wrinkle reduction and deodorizing effects.
  • Tank 103 for storing the water is arranged in a lower portion of main body 109 in order to generate the steam inside steam unit 101.
  • Tank 103 and steam unit 101 are connected to each other by water supply pipe 106.
  • the water stored in tank 103 is supplied into steam unit 101 through water supply pipe 106 by steam pump 107.
  • the steam generated inside steam unit 101 is discharged from steam generation port 108 to rotary drum 110 through steam supply pipe 116.
  • Fig. 7 is a schematic view illustrating a cross-sectional configuration in a side view of tank 103 according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
  • tank 103 has hose joint 122 which connects water storage unit 121 and water supply pipe 106.
  • Float switch 104 is disposed inside hose joint 122.
  • Tank 103 has bellows portion 131 capable of stretching and bending.
  • the water supplied from water supply port 123 is stored in water storage unit 121, hose joint 122 and bellows portion 131.
  • the stored water is sucked by steam pump 107 and supplied into steam unit 101 through water supply pipe 106.
  • water storage unit 121 and bellows portion 131 are configured to have a flexible member such as rubber or resin. Therefore, tank 103 has a stretching and bending ability and thus, is resistant to vibration and shock. This enables tank 103 to be arranged by effectively utilizing an empty space inside main body 109. For example, when arranging tank 103 in a narrow place, even if the vibration and the shock are applied thereto, tank 103 alleviates the vibration and the shock. Therefore, it is possible to obtain high reliability and no water leakage.
  • Junction 124 which is an attachment portion to water supply port 123 of tank 103 is formed to have a size that matches a size of water supply port 123. Therefore, an attachment work is facilitated and workability can be improved. This also facilitates replacement of parts due to failure occurrence, and thereby reducing time and effort during service management.
  • Fig. 8 is a schematic view when water supply port 123 of tank 103 is inserted to panel 130 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 8 illustrates a state where water supply port 123 is inserted to panel 130 configuring a front surface of main body 109.
  • tank 103 is coupled to other piping parts inside main body 109 and in a fixed state inside main body 109.
  • bellows portion 131 of tank 103 is stretched and as illustrated in Fig. 8 , water storage unit 121, bellows portion 131 and both ends of water supply port 123 are aligned so as to have a linear shape.
  • Water supply port 123 and a portion of bellows portion 131 are caused to pass through a hole disposed on panel 130.
  • bellows portion 131 is bent again such that water supply port 123 is lifted up facing upward to be fixed thereto.
  • this configuration enables water supply port 123 to be installed facing upward on a front surface of main body 109.
  • tank 103 even when tank 103 is in a fixed state to main body 109, tank 103 has bellows portion 131. Therefore, water supply port 123 is caused to easily pass through panel 130 and thus, it is possible to improve workability.
  • water storage unit 121 and bellows portion 131 are integrally configured to have a hose of the flexible member formed of a hollow tube. This changes a length of tank 103 and can adjust water storage capacity. Accordingly, even if there are variations in assembling the configuring parts inside main body 109 which are coupled to tank 103, it is possible to adjust the water storage capacity to be a predetermined amount by changing the length of tank 103. According to the present embodiment, the water storage capacity inside tank 103 is not affected by assembling accuracy and shows an effect in obtaining a constant amount of steam.
  • Water storage unit 121 and bellows portion 131 are integrally configured to have the hose of the flexible member formed of a hollow tube. Therefore, it is possible to arrange tank 103 by bending tank 103 and effectively utilizing the empty space inside main body 109.
  • the hose is referred to as those having a tubular shape and in which a cross-section thereof has a hollow shape surrounded by a circle or a polygon. The cross-section does not necessarily have a uniform thickness and may have a partially thick portion or a partially thin portion.
  • tank 103 by allowing tank 103 to have a shape of a hose formed of the flexible member, it is possible to change the shape and increase a degree of freedom in design, thereby facilitating arrangement even in the narrow space. Therefore, it is possible to miniaturize laundry dryer 150 by effectively utilizing the empty space inside main body 109 and arranging tank 103 therein.
  • Tank 103 being formed of the flexible member, is resistant to the vibration and the shock. Accordingly, even when the vibration and the shock are applied to tank 103 arranged in the empty space, the water leakage is unlikely to occur.
  • tank 103 It is possible to further increase flexibility of tank 103 by a configuration having bellows portion 131 capable of stretching and bending. Accordingly, it is possible to arrange tank 103 by effectively utilizing the empty space inside main body 109. Bellows portion 131 in a bent state is connected to water supply port 123. Therefore, the attachment work of tank 103 and water supply port 123 is facilitated. Moreover, it is possible to improve reliability on the junction state since excessive stress does not act on the junction with water supply port 123.
  • tank 103 is formed of the hose adapted to have the hollow tube, the flexibility of tank 103 is not only increased, but also the arrangement is facilitated in the narrow space. Therefore, it is possible to arrange tank 103 by effectively utilizing the empty space inside main body 109.
  • tank 103 is configured to have the flexible member. Therefore, it is possible to arrange tank 103 by effectively utilizing the empty space inside main body 109. Accordingly, without being limited to laundry dryer 150 or a washing machine having a drying function, the present invention can also be adapted for uses in household appliances or business appliances which have a tank for storing water in advance, such as humidifiers or microwaves with a steam function for example.
  • tank 3 described in the embodiment of the invention the configuration of tank 103 described in the this embodiment can also be adapted. That is, it is also possible to adapt the configuration having bellows portion 131 or to form tank 3 to have the flexible member.
  • water supply port 23 described in the first embodiment can be adapted to the configuration of water supply port 123 of tank 103 described in the third embodiment. More specifically, for example, water supply port 123 may be configured to have an air discharge port that discharges air inside tank 103.
  • laundry dryer 150 includes rotary drum 110 that accommodates the laundry; steam unit 101 that supplies the steam into rotary drum 110; tank 103 that stores the water to be supplied to steam unit 101; and water supply port 123 that supplies the water to tank 103.
  • Tank 103 is formed of the flexible member. This can arrange tank 103 by effectively utilizing the empty space inside main body 109. Since laundry dryer 150 is resistant to the vibration and the shock, even when the vibration and the shock are applied to tank 103 arranged in the empty space, the water leakage is unlikely to occur.
  • the air vent mechanism can be simplified and the water does not leak into the body of the laundry dryers even when the water overflows from the air vent mechanism due to a failure.

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  1. Sèche-linge comprenant :
    un corps principal (9 ; 109)
    un tambour rotatif (10 ; 110) qui reçoit du linge ;
    une unité de vapeur (1; 101) qui alimente le tambour rotatif (10 ; 110) en vapeur ;
    un réservoir (3 ; 103) qui stocke de l'eau destinée à être fournie à l'unité de vapeur (1 ; 101) ;
    un orifice d'alimentation en eau (23 ; 123) configuré pour amener l'eau au réservoir (3 ; 103) et s'ouvre sur l'extérieur depuis le corps principal (9 ; 109) ;
    un filtre (31) qui peut être attaché et détaché de l'orifice d'alimentation en eau (23) ;
    un orifice d'alimentation en eau (26) et un orifice d'évacuation d'air (27) sont disposés dans l'orifice d'alimentation en eau (23 ; 123) ;
    l'orifice d'alimentation en eau (26) est configuré pour alimenter le réservoir (3 ; 103) en eau,
    l'orifice d'évacuation d'air (27) est configuré pour évacuer l'air présent dans le réservoir (3 ; 103), et
    l'orifice d'évacuation d'air (27) et l'orifice d'alimentation en eau (26) communiquent avec un orifice de connexion de réservoir (47), l'orifice de connexion de réservoir (47) connectant l'orifice d'alimentation en eau (23 ; 123) et le réservoir (3 ; 103), caractérisé en ce que
    l'unité de vapeur (1 ; 101) est disposée sous le tambour rotatif
    où l'orifice d'évacuation d'air (27) est formé dans une partie saillante (43) à l'intérieur de l'orifice d'alimentation en eau (23) et est agencé en une position plus élevée que celle de l'orifice d'alimentation en eau (26),
    où la partie saillante (43) est configurée de manière à faire saillie sous une forme tubulaire, et
    où le filtre (31) comporte l'orifice d'alimentation en eau (26) et l'orifice d'évacuation d'air (27).
  2. Sèche-linge selon la revendication 1,
    où l'orifice d'alimentation en eau (23) est pourvu d'une partie d'extrémité avant (48), la partie d'extrémité avant (48) faisant davantage saillie vers l'avant qu'une partie inférieure de surface avant (49) à l'intérieur d'un renfoncement (42) du corps principal (9), et
    où la partie formant pointe (46) de l'orifice d'évacuation d'air (27) est agencée en une position plus élevée qu'une position de la partie d'extrémité avant (48).
  3. Sèche-linge selon la revendication 1 ou 2,
    où une partie de couverture (30) qui couvre l'orifice d'évacuation d'air (27) est disposée dans le corps principal (9).
  4. Sèche-linge selon la revendication 1,
    où le réservoir (103) est formé d'un élément flexible.
  5. Sèche-linge selon la revendication 4,
    où le réservoir (103) comporte une partie soufflet (131) capable de s'étirer et de se courber.
  6. Sèche-linge selon la revendication 4 ou 5,
    où le réservoir (103) est formé d'un tuyau qui est formé d'un tube creux.
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