JP2001050658A - Storage chamber - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a storage chamber, which is reduced in heat dissipating loss even when small amount of clothing is dried, unaffected by the condition of a bathroom, does not damage the clothing, and further, is harmonized in design with a system such as a washing and dressing stand or the like. SOLUTION: A storage chamber 4, installed in a narrow place between a washing and dressing stand system 2 and a dressing chamber wall 3, is provided with a heating and drying space 5, in which a space for hanging the matter (clothing) to be dried by fixing it to a hanger 6 and hanging the same by a hanger hanging rod 7, while a door 8 is provided at the front surface of the space 5 to partition the same from the space of a dressing chamber 1. In order to introduce drying air into the heating and drying space 5, the door 8 is provided with a louver 9. A heating and drying device 10 for heating the heating and drying space 5 to raise the temperature thereof is provided in the storage chamber 4. Storage spaces 11 are provided excepting the storage chamber 4 and the heating and drying space 5.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus capable of heating and drying a small amount of clothes, towels, small articles and the like indoors in a dressing room or the like, in addition to a storage function of a storage room such as a dressing room.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A so-called bathroom heater / dryer for drying and heating clothes in a bathroom is well known. Also, a drum-type clothes dryer, which is often installed in a space above a washing machine in a dressing room, is widely and generally known. FIG. 13 is an example showing a configuration of a bathroom heating / drying machine.

In FIG. 13, reference numeral 33 denotes a bathroom, 34 denotes a bathroom ceiling, and a bathroom heater / dryer 35 is installed on the bathroom ceiling 34. During the drying operation, the humid air in the bathroom 33 is taken into the bathroom heater / dryer 35 through the suction port 13 by the circulation blower 14. Thereafter, the moist air passes through the ventilation path 15, a part of the air passes through the exhaust path 19, and is discharged outside through the exhaust duct, and the others are heated when passing through the heating heat source device 16, and are discharged as high-temperature air at the outlet. 1
From 7 is sent to the bathroom 33. The discharge to the outside is performed by an exhaust blower 32. Dry air is taken into the bathroom 33 from the undressing room, etc., by the amount of the humid air released outside, and the moisture in the bathroom 33 decreases, and the temperature in the bathroom 33 is reduced by blowing out hot air. By raising the relative humidity, the relative humidity is reduced, and drying in the bathroom 33 is promoted.

[0004]

In a conventional bathroom heating / drying machine, when a small amount of clothes is to be dried, the bathroom 33 is dried.
Is too large, the heat radiation to the bathtub, bathroom wall, etc. is also large, and the thermal loss is large. In addition, if there is a person who takes a bath during or after bathing, it cannot be used as a drying device. Also, a drum-type clothes dryer may damage the clothes to be dried,
There is a drawback that it is hard to harmonize with the surrounding system such as a vanity stand in terms of design.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to reduce the heat loss even when a small amount of clothes is dried, to store the clothes without being affected by the condition of the bathroom and without damaging the clothes. To provide rooms.

[0006]

Means for Solving the Problems and Actions / Effects thereof To achieve the above object, a first aspect of the present invention is a heating heat source device or a heat exchanger for heating and drying a space in a storage room, and a circulation blower. By providing a heating and drying device consisting of an air blower or an exhaust damper, the clothing is not damaged, heat loss is reduced when a small amount of clothing is dried (heated), and clothing is dried (heated) regardless of the condition of the bathroom. )it can. The storage room includes a locker in a dressing room, a storage shelf for storing closets, underwear and towels, and a side cabinet and a wall cabinet for a vanity system.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, at least a part of the heating / drying device including the heating heat source device or the heat exchanger and the circulating blower, the exhaust blower or the exhaust damper is provided on the ceiling, so that the original storage room is provided. The storage capacity, which is a function, can be enhanced, and noise can be reduced and moist exhaust air can be prevented from flowing into the dressing room.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a heating hot air path and a heating hot air outlet for guiding the hot air obtained by the heating heat source device or the heat exchanger to the space outside the storage room are provided. Can also be heated.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a temperature sensor for detecting the temperature in the heating / drying space in the storage room is provided, and the temperature in the heating / drying space can be adjusted to an arbitrary set temperature. Depending on the application, for example, it is possible to keep the towel at a warm appropriate temperature or to sterilize the clothing by raising the temperature to a high temperature (for example, 80 ° C.), and to prevent overheating after drying.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, a mesh-shaped, wire-shaped, etc., airy drying rack is provided in the heating and drying space in the storage room, so that clothes which lose shape when hung on a hanger or combs which are difficult to hung on the hanger. Drying (heating) of small items and shoes can be performed.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, a partition plate for partitioning the heating and drying space is provided in the heating and drying space in the storage chamber. The heat drying space can be further reduced to further reduce the amount of heat radiation, and a high-speed, energy-saving clothes drying (heating) operation can be performed.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, an ultraviolet lamp for sterilization is provided in the heating and drying space in the storage chamber, so that the object to be dried (clothes) is irradiated with ultraviolet rays. It is possible to provide the user with a clean object to be dried (clothing) by killing the species.

According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, since the exhaust port connected to the exhaust blower is provided toward the space outside the storage room, the work for installing the storage room is completed in the undressing room, thereby damaging the main body of the building. And installation with reduced construction is possible.

According to the ninth aspect, the exhaust port connected to the exhaust blower is connected to an exhaust duct provided on the ceiling and connected to the outside, so that moisture generated during the drying operation is discharged to the outside. Moisture does not accumulate in the dressing room, and even when the drying operation is not performed, the exhaust fan can be operated to allow ventilation of the dressing room.

In a tenth aspect, the start of the heating / drying operation is performed.
By providing a timer for setting the end time and the like, energy loss due to overheating is prevented, and it is possible to use the apparatus at intervals after storage such as heating clothes at the beginning of the morning.

[0016]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing one embodiment of a storage room installed in a dressing room of the present invention. This is an example in which the storage room 4 is installed in a narrow place between the vanity stand system 2 and the undressing room wall 3 which are often installed in the undressing room 1. The storage room 4 has a heating and drying space 5 in which a drying object (clothing) is hung on a hanger 6 and a hanging bar 7 is hung.
And a door 8 is provided at the front to separate it from the space for changing clothes. In order to take in dry air into the heating and drying space 5, the door 8 is provided with a rag 9. In addition, the door 8 may be replaced with a curtain or the like for the purpose of simply separating. A heating / drying device 10 for increasing the temperature of the heating / drying space 5 is provided in the storage room 4. FIG. 1 is a view positioned above the storage room 4, but this position may be anywhere. In addition, it has a storage 11.

FIG. 2 is a structural view showing an embodiment of the heating and drying apparatus in a storage room according to the present invention. In the example in which the heating and drying device 10 is installed on the heating and drying space top plate 12, during the drying operation, the humid air in the heating and drying space 5 is taken into the heating and drying device 10 through the suction port 13 by the circulation blower 14. Thereafter, the humid air passes through the ventilation path 15, a part of which passes through the exhaust path 19, is discharged from the exhaust port 20 to the outside of the apparatus, and the other is heated when passing through the heating heat source apparatus 16, and is heated as high-temperature air. The air is sent from the outlet 17 to the heating and drying space 5. The heating heat source device 16 is not limited in form, and may be an electric heater or a hot water circulation type heat exchanger. The release of the humid air is distributed by the exhaust damper 18. This discharge may be by an exhaust blower.

FIG. 3 is a structural view showing an embodiment in which the heating and drying apparatus of the present invention is provided on a ceiling, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the embodiment shown in FIG. .
In the example in which the heating and drying device 10 is installed on the ceiling 21 of the dressing room,
The heating and drying space 5 is an example in which the suction pipe 22 and the blowing pipe 23 are connected to exchange hot air, and exhaust air is discharged outside through an exhaust duct 24. In FIGS. 3 and 4, the entire heating and drying device 10 is installed outside the storage room 4. However, for example, the heating heat source device 16 may be installed inside the storage room 4. 3 and 4 show examples in which the housing 11 is widened by partially disposing the functional unit outside.

FIG. 5 is a structural view showing an embodiment of a storage room having a function of heating a undressing room according to the present invention. FIG. 6 is a sectional view of the embodiment shown in FIG. . A heating hot air path 25 is provided in addition to the path for blowing out the hot air generated by the heating and drying device 10 from the air outlet 17, and warm air is blown out from the heating hot air outlet 26 toward the undressing room 1, thereby undressing. Room 1 is heated. These two hot air paths are switchable branch paths. During the heating operation of the undressing room, the air in the undressing room 1 is taken in from the rag 9, the air is heated through the heating and drying device 10 from the suction port 13, and then heated. Heated hot air is blown into the undressing room 1 through the heating hot air outlet 26 through the path 25. By adjusting the opening degree of the branch of the branch path, simultaneous operation of heating the heating and drying space 5 and heating of the undressing room 1 is also possible.

FIG. 7 is a structural view showing an embodiment of a heating and drying apparatus having a temperature sensor according to the present invention. In order to detect the temperature of the heating / drying space 5, an example in which the temperature sensor 27a is mounted in front of the circulation blower 14 in the heating / drying apparatus 10, other positions may be used as long as the air before heating passes. Alternatively, the temperature of the heating and drying space 5 may be directly measured, and an example of the attachment is the temperature sensor 27b. The temperature sensor 2 is set so that the heating and drying space 5 has a preset temperature.
7a, heating heat source device 16 according to the temperature detected in b
On / off operation or output adjustment.

FIG. 8 is a configuration diagram showing an embodiment of a storage room having a clothes rack according to the present invention. A drying rack 28 (for example, a mesh shape or a wire shape) with good ventilation is provided in the heating and drying space 5. In FIG. 8, the shelf with the legs is
Although it is placed on the bottom surface, it can be a shelf or a hanging shelf with fixing brackets attached to the side walls, regardless of its location or form. Alternatively, a basket may be used. It may be installed or removable.

FIG. 9 is a structural view showing an embodiment of a storage room having a partition plate according to the present invention. In the heating and drying space 5,
A partition plate 29 is provided that can change the mounting position in the height direction according to the size of the object to be dried. The partition plate 29 may be made of a metal plate, resin, or cloth, but has a structure in which hot air hardly passes through the heating and drying space 5 on the side where there is no material to be dried.

FIG. 10 is a structural view showing an embodiment of a storage room having an ultraviolet lamp according to the present invention. An ultraviolet lamp 30 is provided in the heating and drying space 5. More preferably, the position of the ultraviolet lamp 30 can be changed according to the shape and amount of the laundry.

FIG. 11 is a structural view showing one embodiment of the heating and drying apparatus of the present invention having an exhaust port on the front outer plate. The humid air taken into the heating and drying apparatus 10 from the heating and drying space 5 is partially exhausted by an exhaust damper 18 to an exhaust path 19.
And is discharged from the exhaust port 20 facing the dressing room 1. FIG. 11 shows an example in which the exhaust port 20 is provided on the front outer plate 31. If there is space, the exhaust port 20 may be on the side surface or the upper surface. The release of the moist air may be by an exhaust blower.

FIG. 12 is a structural diagram showing an embodiment of the heating and drying apparatus of the present invention which exhausts air through an exhaust duct on the ceiling of a dressing room. Heating / drying device 10 from heating / drying space 5
The humid air taken into the inside is partially guided to the exhaust path 19 by the exhaust blower 32 and is discharged outside through the exhaust duct 24 provided on the ceiling of the dressing room 1.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an embodiment of a storage room installed in a dressing room.

FIG. 2 is a structural diagram showing an embodiment of a heating and drying device in a storage room.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram showing an embodiment in which a heating and drying device is provided on a ceiling.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram showing an embodiment of a storage room having a heating function for a dressing room.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a structural diagram showing an embodiment of a heating and drying apparatus having a temperature sensor.

FIG. 8 is a configuration diagram showing one embodiment of a storage room having a clothes rack.

FIG. 9 is a configuration diagram showing an embodiment of a storage room having a partition plate.

FIG. 10 is a configuration diagram showing an embodiment of a storage room having an ultraviolet lamp.

FIG. 11 is a structural view showing an embodiment of a heating and drying apparatus having an exhaust port on a front outer plate.

FIG. 12 is a structural diagram showing an embodiment of a heating and drying apparatus that exhausts air through an exhaust duct on the ceiling of a dressing room.

FIG. 13 is a structural diagram showing an embodiment of a conventional bathroom heating / drying machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Dressing room 2 ... Vanity system 3 ... Dressing room wall 4 ... Storage room 5 ... Heating and drying space 6 ... Hanger 7 ... Hanger hanging rod 8 ... Door 9 ... Gully 10 ... Heating and drying device 11 ... Storage 12 ... Heating and drying space top plate 13 ... Suction port 14 ... Blower for circulation 15 ... Ventilation path 16 ... Heat source device for heating 17 ・ ・ ・ Blow-out port 18 ・ ・ ・ Exhaust damper 19 ・ ・ ・ Exhaust path 20 ・ ・ ・ Exhaust port 21 ・ ・ ・ Clothing room ceiling 22 ・ ・ ・ Suction pipe 23 ・ ・ ・ Blow-out pipe 24 ・ ・-Exhaust duct 25-Heating hot air path 26-Heating hot air outlet 27a-Temperature sensor 27b-Temperature sensor 28-Drying rack 29-Partition plate 30-Ultraviolet lamp 31- ..Front outer plate 32 ・ ・ ・ Exhaust blower 33 ・ ・ ・ Bathroom 34 ・ ・ ・ Bath Room ceiling 35 ... bathroom heating dryer

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A storage device comprising a heating heat source device or a heat exchanger for heating and drying a space in a storage room, and a heating and drying device including a circulation blower, an exhaust blower, or an exhaust damper. Room. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein at least a part of a heating / drying device including a heating heat source device or a heat exchanger and a circulation blower, an exhaust blower or an exhaust damper is provided on the ceiling. Storage room. 3. A heating hot air path and a heating hot air outlet for guiding hot air obtained by a heating heat source device or a heat exchanger to a space outside the storage room are provided. The storage room described in. 4. A temperature sensor for detecting a temperature in a heating and drying space in a storage room, wherein the temperature in the heating and drying space can be adjusted to an arbitrary set temperature.
The storage room described in any of them. 5. The storage room according to claim 1, further comprising a mesh-shaped, wire-shaped, air-permeable drying rack provided in the heating and drying space in the storage room. 6. The storage room according to claim 1, wherein a partition plate for partitioning the heating and drying space is provided in the heating and drying space in the storage room. 7. The storage room according to claim 1, wherein an ultraviolet lamp for sterilization is provided in the heating and drying space in the storage room. 8. An exhaust port connected to an exhaust blower is provided facing a space outside the storage chamber.
The storage room described in any of them. 9. The storage room according to claim 1, wherein an exhaust port connected to the exhaust blower is connected to an exhaust duct provided on a ceiling and communicating with the outside. 10. A timer for setting a start / end time of a heating / drying operation, and the like.
The storage room according to any one of 2.