EP3224403B1 - Wäschetrockner - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to clothes dryers.
- the clothes dryers available on the market are mainly of the tumble dryer type. Air is drawn in by a fan and is blown across an electrical heating element and into a drum. The air flow into the drum is typically via an array of holes in a plate at the back of the drum.
- the invention is directed towards providing an improved clothes dryer with less energy input and cost. Another objective is to minimise changes to the shape and configuration and parts of typical "standard" dryers - for ease of manufacture, maintenance, and fitting into available spaces.
- Irish Patent No. S86294 describes a dryer which uses heat energy from a water heating system, and so reduces electrical power consumption. However it involves considerable change in the arrangement of the standard known dryer, and is complex.
- US6941680 describes a dryer which is linked to a heating system. An assembly of a fan, a filter, and a heat exchanger is mounted on the back of the unit, and the fan blows air through the heat exchanger and into a drum.
- EP0430197 also describes use of a connection to the hot water system of a household for a tumble dryer.
- the invention addresses this problem.
- the heat exchanger may be supplied with heat energy from a building's central heating system, or external heat generation units including district heating systems.
- the air fan is arranged to pull air through the heat exchanger.
- the air fan is a centrifugal fan having curved blades with convex surfaces facing in a direction or rotation.
- the air fan is arranged to axially pull air through the heat exchanger and into an internal volume of said air fan.
- the air fan is in a manifold mounted adjacent the heat exchanger and is arranged to pull air through the heat exchanger and into the manifold through a manifold inlet in said first pass, and to blow heated air through a manifold outlet and into the heat exchanger in said further pass.
- the air fan and the manifold are arranged to draw ambient air through a portion of the heat exchanger and into the manifold, and blow said air back into a different portion of the heat exchanger.
- said portions are spaced apart in a lateral dimension across the dryer.
- the air fan and the heat exchanger are arranged to provide sufficient air pressure to cause air in said further pass to spread through at least part of the heat exchanger before exiting at an upper heat exchanger outlet.
- the air fan is a centrifugal fan mounted to draw said first pass air axially into a volume of the fan, and to blow it laterally within the manifold with sufficient pressure to exhaust the manifold and enter the heat exchanger in said further pass.
- said manifold inlet has a larger cross-sectional area than said manifold outlet.
- the manifold outlet has a cross-sectional area in the range of 25% to 90% of the cross-sectional area of the manifold inlet.
- the air fan and the heat exchanger are arranged to allow some first pass air to mix with further pass air.
- the dryer comprises a diverter for diverting further pass air across the heat exchanger and into a path of said first pass air.
- the diverter comprises a plate bordering or spaced apart from the heat exchanger. In one embodiment, the plate is normal to a direction of said further pass air flow through the heat exchanger.
- the heat exchanger comprises elongate parallel elements
- the diverter is spaced apart from said elongate parallel elements to define a volume within which said second pass air can flow alongside and perpendicular to said elongate parallel elements until it is drawn into volumes between said elongate parallel elements by said first pass air.
- the diverter is located on a side of the heat exchanger opposed to the fan.
- the diverter includes an aperture for flow of first pass air into the heat exchanger.
- the heater includes an electrical element, and the controller is configured to operate the electric element if heat is not available to the heat exchanger.
- the electric element is in a drum air inlet manifold of said drum hot air inlet.
- the heat exchanger is below and operatively connected to the drum inlet manifold.
- the heat exchanger comprises heat exchange tubes extending through fins.
- the fins are arranged in a direction aligned with the drum hot air inlet.
- the air fan is arranged to be driven by the drum drive mechanism. In one embodiment, the air fan is on an outlet shaft of a motor of said drum drive mechanism.
- the dryer further comprises a valve for blocking flow of hot water to the heat exchanger for part of a drying cycle.
- the controller is arranged to control operation of said valve, for a phase of operation such as a cooling down period.
- a clothes dryer comprising a controller, a housing, a drum, a drum drive mechanism, a drum hot air inlet, and an air fan for pumping air through a heater en route to the drum hot air inlet, wherein the heater includes a heat exchanger having a coupling for connection to a supply of hot water or other liquid.
- the housing has the general configuration of a conventional clothes dryer.
- the heater includes an electrical element, and the controller is configured to operate the element if heat is not available to the heat exchanger.
- the element is in a drum inlet manifold. In one embodiment, in the heat exchanger is below the drum inlet manifold.
- the fan is arranged to draw air in through the heat exchanger. In one embodiment, the fan is in a manifold arranged to direct air in back into the heat exchanger. In one embodiment, the heat exchanger is arranged to allow some pumped air to mix with inlet air so that it is re-circulated through the heat exchanger. In one embodiment, the dryer comprises a diverter for diverting air which has been pumped back into the heat exchanger in a further pass back into the heat exchanger. In one embodiment, the diverter comprises a plate bordering or spaced apart from the heat exchanger. Preferably, the plate is normal to a direction of air flow through the heat exchanger.
- the heat exchanger is of the plate type.
- the fan and the manifold are arranged to:
- the fan is arranged to be driven by the drum drive mechanism. In one embodiment, the fan is on an outlet shaft of a motor of said drum drive mechanism.
- the dryer further comprises a valve for blocking flow of hot water to the heat exchanger for part of a drying cycle.
- the controller is arranged to control operation of said valve, for a phase of operation such as a cooling down period.
- the fan and the heat exchanger are arranged for contra-flow to prevent dust or other contaminant build-up on heat exchange elements.
- a domestic tumble dryer 1 of the invention comprises a rectangular box housing 2. It is similar in overall configuration to a conventional, under-counter, tumble dryer. At its back it has a panel 3 with an air inlet 4, an outlet 5, and a vent 6.
- the dryer 2 has a drum 10 of the conventional type, driven in a conventional manner by a motor 11 via a belt 12.
- a heat exchange assembly comprising a tube and fin heat exchanger 20 with a hot water inlet 20(a) and a cool water outlet 20(b) for linking with a building's heating system.
- the heat exchanger comprises vertically arranged fins 20(c) through which horizontal tubes run in a zig-zag pattern from the inlet 20(a) to the outlet 20(b).
- the drum air inlet manifold 23 is shallow, and round in shape when viewed from the rear, being similar in overall configuration to the inlet manifold of a conventional dryer which uses an electric element for heating the air as it passes through the manifold.
- the drum air inlet manifold manifold 23 includes an electrical coil element 24 in a flow path axially into the drum 10 via apertures in the back plate of the drum 10.
- the drum aperture arrangement to take in hot air is conventional.
- the heat exchanger manifold 21 includes a centrifugal fan 25 around a manifold inlet 26 which is in-line with the overall machine's inlet 4.
- the manifold 21 also has an exhaust outlet 27 parallel to the inlet 26 and laterally spaced apart from it.
- the outlet 27 is arranged to blow air back into the heat exchanger 20 at a location offset from the manifold inlet 26.
- the inlet 26 has a cross-sectional area of about 120 cm 2
- the outlet 27 has a cross-sectional area of about 60 cm 2 .
- the area of the manifold outlet be greater than that of the manifold inlet, as this causes a faster flow velocity for the same overall flow rate, thereby assisting distribution of second pass air into and across the heat exchanger as described in more detail below.
- the outlet has a cross-sectional area which is preferably in the range of 25% to 90% that of the inlet.
- the fan 25 in the manifold 21 is driven by the motor 11 and so does not require a drive additional to that which is provided in a typical tumble dryer.
- the controller is preferably of a conventional type in hardware terms, being programmed to operate the components according to user instructions especially in terms of temperatures and times.
- the instructions will have a bearing on the fan speeds, and possible control of a solenoid valve for heat exchanger supply.
- the control panel (not shown) is operated to select heat energy from the heating system instead of the element 24 if such hot water is available.
- the fan 25 draws air from outside through the inlet 4 and the heat exchanger 20 in a first pass. This air is heated as it passes through the heat exchanger 20. The air is then blown laterally in the manifold 21 by the fan 25.
- the fan 25 is of the centrifugal type, configured to efficiently draw air in axially and to pump it radially out.
- the pumped air is driven out through the manifold outlet 27 back into the heat exchanger 20 in a second pass.
- the heat exchanger has a back plate opposed to the manifold outlet 27, the pumped air is forced to spread laterally across the rear of the heat exchanger 20.
- the path for this in a narrow space between the plate 30 and the fins, but in other embodiments it may be may be through apertures in the (vertically-arranged) fins.
- the flow caused by the fan 25 and the configuration of the heat exchanger 20 and the plate 30 causes mixing of the air from the manifold 21 with fresh inlet air drawn through the machine inlet 4. This enhances the pre-heating effect. Hence the air entering the manifold 21 is already at an elevated temperature. This is best illustrated by the arrows in Fig. 4 .
- the air which is not re-circulated (approximately over 80% of it) is routed through the heat exchanger 20, picking up heat in the process, and exits the heat exchanger via the outlet 22 and progresses up into the drum manifold 23.
- This is a disc-shaped space from which the heated air enters the drum 10 via the drum's rear inlet apertures.
- the dryer 1 can operate using the conventional form of electric air heating using the coil 24 in the drum manifold 23.
- the machine's controller may also be configured to use this element at a lower setting if some heat is available from the heating system.
- the overall air flow path is the same whether heat is drawn from the heat exchanger 20 or from the electric element. This achieves simplicity of dryer construction, reliability, and compactness.
- the invention achieves much more economical clothes drying, by making use of heat which is available in a building's heating system. It may be easily coupled to the heating system in a manner akin to connecting a conventional radiator.
- the dryer has the major benefit of the heat exchanger and several of the components being self-cleaning because of the contra flow of air through the heat exchanger. This reduces or eliminates need for cleaning, and moreover reduces the fire hazard which might arise with build-up of fluff on hot parts. Indeed, in general there is reduced risk of fire because the components of the machine are at a lower temperature than with conventional machines using a heated electrical element as the only heat source. Moreover, even if the machine is used in the electrical element mode for a significant period of time there is still a reduced risk of fire by fluff depositing on the electrical element. This is because the air is pumped from a location just below the element and so there is a higher air pressure than is conventional with air being drawn by a fan downstream of the drum.
- the machine does not take up any more space than a conventional machine, and it allows drying even when heat is not available from the heating system.
- valve at the heat exchanger inlet to temporarily block flow of hot water for certain phases of use of the machine 1.
- the hot water flow may be blocked during a final phase of say 10 minutes to allow the clothes to cool down and prevent creasing.
- the dryer may be of the condenser type, using the existing technology for condensing.
- the depth of this gap may be chosen to set a desired level of air turbulence and re-circulation.
- the gap may be adjustable after manufacture to achieve the desired effect.
- There may be different arrangements of heat exchangers and/or valves for diversion of air to control the extent of re-circulation.
- the dryer 100 has an outer casing 102 with a back panel 104 having a grille.
- a drum manifold 110 which is dish-shaped as is conventional. However it has a cut-out in the lower side to receive an electrical heater 111.
- a plate 115 is fitted against the fan / manifold assembly 25/21, having apertures 116 and 117 aligned with the manifold 26 and the manifold outlet 27.
- a rectangular heat exchanger 120 is placed against the plate 115 it is in line with the electrical heater 111 and the interior of the drum manifold 110.
- the heat exchanger 120 has water inlet and outlet couplers 121 and 122 respectively.
- a drive shaft (not shown) from the motor 11 drives the belt 12 and the fan 25, as in the above embodiment.
- the heat exchanger 120 has copper tubes and aluminium fins.
- the copper pipes are mechanically crimped in the fins, and these are provided with small collars which increase the surface of exchange between each other.
- the fins have an aluminium surface slightly waved to improve the quality of the thermic exchange by effect of turbulence. This characteristic does not modify significantly the pressure drop created on the air.
- the standard space between the fins is of 2.1 mm.
- the heat exchanger may have an "AIRA" air curtain design fitted in order to provide additional regulation to air flow.
- the tubes are made of copper reels of 10mm tubes directly formed to dimension. After the expansion process in the fin the internal surface is smooth to reduce water pressure drop.
- the frames are of galvanised steel, to ensure rigidity of the set and protect the copper and the aluminium from contact with sharp elements. It allows the mounting of the exchanger on gliders.
- the collectors are made of copper, arranged to collect the parallel circuits of the heat exchanger and gather them into one single main circuit.
- the distributor/capillaries are welded to allow a well balanced distribution of the liquid in the parallel circuits of the tube/coils.
- inlet air 140 flows into the heat exchanger 120, through the gaps between the heat exchanger fins 124 (through which tubes 123 extend).
- the fins 124 are vertically aligned and so flow 140 can continue through the heat exchanger 120 and into the fan/manifold assembly 25/21 as a first pass flow 141.
- the fan 25 has blades 150 curved with a convex surface facing in the (clockwise, as viewed from the heat exchanger) direction of travel.
- the fan 25 delivers air in a lateral flow 142 across the manifold 21 and from there it flows in a second pass 143 back into the heat exchanger 120. Due to a gap 130 between the panel 104 and the fins 124 some air flows (144) laterally across the back of the heat exchanger.
- the following is a set of test data for performance of the dryer 100.
- the air flow rate was up to 16m 3 /h.
- a 55 minute wash with a 1400rpm spin cycle was utilised to wash clothes to ensure clothes were prepared for each drying test cycle and presented in similar conditions and identical weights.
- the air speed into the heat exchanger at the inlet 116 for the above was 12 m/s, and the speed out of the manifold outlet 117 was 18 m/s.
- an alternative heat exchange assembly for a dryer of the invention has parts similar to the above embodiments indicated by the same reference numerals.
- this case there is a plate 160 behind and in contact with the rear of the heat exchanger 120. This completely seals off the rear of the heat exchanger in the sense of preventing lateral flow across.
- Second pass air can travel across ((171) to be drawn into the first pass air 165/166.
- a condenser dryer embodiment has a heat exchange assembly 200, and again like parts are given the same reference numerals.
- a condenser tubular section 203 and a fan 205 for drawing in cool air to cause condensation into a water trap 206.
- a heat exchanger does not reduce flexibility in dryer configuration, both air exhaust and condenser types can be readily provided.
- the dryer of the various embodiments has the major benefit of achieving exceptional energy efficiency by using heat which is available anyway in most buildings, but at the same time requiring little configuration and size difference from the known electric-only dryers.
- the fan (25) is arranged to pull air through the heat exchanger it is particularly efficient to direct it in a manner to optimise heat transfer with the multiple passes, possible involving mixing.
- Use of a centrifugal fan having curved blades with convex surfaces facing in a direction or rotation allows particularly effective drawing of air from space around the heat exchanger in the first pass and then to change direction for the second pass, of in embodiments with only one pass, for onward flow to the drum. If there is only one pass, it is preferable that the heat exchanger be more aligned in the flow direction.
- the fan being arranged to direct air through the heat exchanger in a first pass and back into the heat exchanger in at least one further pass, provides particularly efficient heat transfer and compactness of the heat transfer assembly.
- the manifold mounted adjacent the heat exchanger also contributes significantly to compactness. It is a very advantageous way to draw ambient air through a portion of the heat exchanger and to blow the air back into a different portion of the heat exchanger. Because these portions are spaced apart in the lateral dimension (horizontal in use), the heat exchanger may be configured to be shallow but wide (approximately planar configuration), allowing it to fit in the housing in a compact manner.
- the manifold inlet has a larger cross-sectional area than the manifold outlet
- there is a higher flow rate in the second pass helping spread of the air across the heat exchanger and also upwardly to the drum.
- the manifold outlet has a cross-sectional area in the range of 30% to 80% of that of the inlet.
- a diverter such as a plate is a particularly effective and compact way of causing second pass air to spread across the heat exchanger and into the path of first pass air.
- the air can flow alongside and perpendicular to said elongate elements until it is drawn into volumes between said elongate elements by first pass air, and moreover it is directed towards the drum.
- the fins therefore influence both heat transfer and direction of air travel while guiding air towards the drum.
- the controller is configured to engage or energise the electrical element when no alternative heat source is available; this dual facility ultimately increases the versatility for the end user.
- recycled air flow acts as an effective cleanser of all components from flint/fluff due to the multidirectional travel of air-flow during all operations of this system.
- the dryer can be particularly compact and have few parts.
- the dryer may be of a capacity suitable for commercial use. It is preferable, but not essential, that air is drawn in through the heat exchanger for the electrical mode of operation.
- the air flow components draw air and pump it in an in-line axial manner through a heat exchanger without mixing.
- a heat exchanger may be in the form of baffles in an air flow duct.
- the heat exchanger may comprise an assembly of more than one physical unit mounted together.
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- Wäschetrockner, umfassend:eine Steuereinheit,ein Gehäuse (2),eine Trommel (10),einen Trommelantriebsmechanismus (11, 12),einen Trommelheißlufteinlass (23),ein Heizelement (20, 24) undeinen Ventilator (25) zum Pumpen von Luft durch das Heizelement auf dem Weg hin zum Trommelheißlufteinlass,wobei das Heizelement einen Wärmeaustauscher (20, 120) mit einer Kopplung (20(a), 20(b)) zur Verbindung mit einer Versorgung mit Heißwasser oder einer anderen Flüssigkeit enthält,dadurch gekennzeichnet, dassder Ventilator so angeordnet ist, dass er Luft bei einem ersten Durchlauf (141, 142) durch den Wärmeaustauscher und bei mindestens einem weiteren Durchlauf (143) zurück in den Wärmeaustauscher (20, 120) leitet.
- Wäschetrockner nach Anspruch 1, wobei der Ventilator (25) so angeordnet ist, dass er Luft durch den Wärmeaustauscher (20, 120) zieht und optional der Ventilator (25) ein Radialventilator mit gekrümmten Schaufeln mit konvexen Flächen, die in eine Drehrichtung gerichtet sind, ist.
- Wäschetrockner nach Anspruch 2, wobei der Ventilator (25) so angeordnet ist, dass er Luft axial durch den Wärmeaustauscher (20) in einen Innenraum des Ventilators (25) zieht.
- Wäschetrockner nach einem vorhergehenden Anspruch, wobei der Ventilator (25) in einem benachbart zum Wärmeaustauscher (20, 120) montierten Verteiler (21) ist und so angeordnet (21) ist, dass er bei dem ersten Durchlauf Luft durch den Wärmeaustauscher in den Verteiler durch einen Verteilereinlass (26) zieht und bei dem weiteren Durchlauf erwärmte Luft durch einen Verteilerauslass (27) in den Wärmeaustauscher bläst.
- Wäschetrockner nach Anspruch 4, wobei der Ventilator (25) und der Verteiler (21) so angeordnet sind, dass sie:Außenluft durch einen Abschnitt des Wärmeaustauschers (120) in den Verteiler (21) ziehen (14) unddie Luft (143) zurück in einen anderen Abschnitt des Wärmeaustauschers (20, 120) blasen.
- Wäschetrockner nach Anspruch 5, wobei die Abschnitte des Wärmeaustauschers (20, 120) in einer Querdimension des Trockners beabstandet sind, und wobei der Ventilator und der Wärmeaustauscher so angeordnet sind, dass sie einen Luftdruck bereitstellen, der ausreichend ist, um zu bewirken, dass sich Luft (144, 145) bei dem weiteren Durchlauf mindestens in einem Teil des Wärmeaustauschers (20, 120) verteilt, bevor sie an einem oberen Wärmeaustauscherauslass austritt (146).
- Wäschetrockner nach einem der Ansprüche 4 bis 6, wobei der Ventilator ein Radialventilator (25) ist, der so montiert ist, dass er die Luft des ersten Durchlaufs axial in einen Raum des Ventilators zieht und sie innerhalb des Verteilers (21) bei einem Druck, der ausreichend ist, damit sie bei dem weiteren Durchlauf aus dem Verteiler abgesaugt wird und in den Wärmeaustauscher eintritt, quer bläst.
- Wäschetrockner nach einem der Ansprüche 4 bis 7, wobei der Verteilereinlass (26) einen größeren Querschnitt als der Verteilerauslass (27) aufweist, und wobei der Verteilerauslass einen Querschnitt im Bereich von 25 % bis 90 % des Querschnitts des Verteilereinlasses aufweist.
- Wäschetrockner nach einem vorhergehenden Anspruch, wobei der Ventilator und der Wärmeaustauscher (20, 120) so angeordnet sind, dass sie zulassen, dass etwas Luft des ersten Durchlaufs sich mit Luft des weiteren Durchlaufs vermischt.
- Wäschetrockner nach Anspruch 9, wobei der Trockner ein Umlenkelement (30, 104) zum Umlenken von Luft des weiteren Durchlaufs durch den Wärmeaustauscher auf einen Weg der Luft des ersten Durchlaufs umfasst und optional das Umlenkelement eine an den Wärmeaustauscher (20, 120) angrenzende oder vom Wärmeaustauscher beabstandete Platte (30, 104) umfasst und optional wobei die Platte normal zu einer Richtung der Strömung der Luft des weiteren Durchlaufs durch den Wärmeaustauscher ist.
- Wäschetrockner nach Anspruch 10, wobei der Wärmeaustauscher längliche, parallele Elemente (124) umfasst und das Umlenkelement (104) von den länglichen, parallelen Elementen beabstandet ist, um einen Raum (130) abzugrenzen, innerhalb dessen die Luft (144) des zweiten Durchlaufs entlang und senkrecht zu den länglichen, parallelen Elementen strömen kann, bis sie durch die Luft des ersten Durchlaufs in Räume zwischen den länglichen, parallelen Elementen gezogen wird, und sich optional das Umlenkelement (104) auf einer Seite des Wärmeaustauschers gegenüber dem Ventilator (25) befindet und optional das Umlenkelement eine Öffnung, durch die Luft des ersten Durchlaufs in den Wärmeaustauscher strömen kann, enthält.
- Wäschetrockner nach einem vorhergehenden Anspruch, wobei das Heizelement ein elektrisches Element (24) enthält und die Steuereinheit konfiguriert ist, um das elektrische Element (24) zu betreiben, wenn für den Wärmeaustauscher keine Wärme zur Verfügung steht, und das elektrische Element (24) in einem Trommellufteinlassverteiler (23) des Trommelheißlufteinlasses ist und optional der Wärmeaustauscher (20, 120) unter und wirkverbunden mit dem Trommeleinlassverteiler (23) ist.
- Wäschetrockner nach einem vorhergehenden Anspruch, wobei der Wärmeaustauscher (20, 120) durch Lamellen verlaufende Wärmeaustauschrohre umfasst und die Lamellen (124) in einer am Trommelheißlufteinlass (23, 110) ausgerichteten Richtung angeordnet sind.
- Wäschetrockner nach einem vorhergehenden Anspruch, wobei der Ventilator (25) so angeordnet ist, dass er durch den Trommelantriebsmechanismus (11) angetrieben wird, und optional der Ventilator auf einer Abtriebswelle eines Motors des Trommelantriebsmechanismus (11) ist.
- Wäschetrockner nach einem vorhergehenden Anspruch, weiter umfassend ein Ventil zum Blockieren der Strömung von Heißwasser hin zum Wärmeaustauscher für einen Teil eines Trockengangs, und die Steuereinheit ist so angeordnet, dass sie den Betrieb des Ventils für eine Betriebsphase wie eine Abkühlzeit steuert.
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