JP2003176201A - Drying apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a drying apparatus with which a tool for preparing pressed flowers comprising platy materials as main constituent members, during preparation of pressed flowers or before and after preparation of pressed flowers is rapidly and surely dried. <P>SOLUTION: This drying apparatus is equipped with a drying chamber 2 in which the tool for preparing pressed flowers comprising the platy materials as main constituent members, during preparation of pressed flowers or before and after preparation of pressed flowers is housed, support bodies 17 which are installed inside the drying chamber 2 and stand and support the tool for preparing pressed flowers inside the drying chamber 2 and a heated air supplying mechanism 18 for supplying heated air to the inside of the drying chamber 2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a technical field related to a small-scale drying device for drying a pressed flower forming tool or the like having a plate-shaped object as a main constituent member.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a pressed flower forming tool, the inventors of the present invention have previously proposed a tool described in JP-A-11-292703.

The pressed flower forming tool according to the previous proposal made by the present inventors has a plate-shaped product composed of a pressing plate, a buffer plate and a moisture absorbing plate as a main constituent member. Further, a U-shaped sandwiching piece for stacking and sandwiching these push plate, cushioning plate, and moisture absorbing plate is used as an auxiliary constituent member. The push plate is made of a synthetic resin plate such as vinyl chloride or a metal plate such as aluminum.
It serves as a base for pressing pressed flower materials such as branches and roots. The buffer plate is made of synthetic resin foam material such as urethane foam,
It buffer-protects the pressed flower material pressed by the pressing plate. The hygroscopic plate is made of a material having a high hygroscopic property such as a pulp material and a synthetic resin fiber laminated material, and absorbs moisture that is pressed by the pressing plate and exudes from the pressed flower material. The sandwiching piece is formed of an elastic structure made of a metal material or the like, and sandwiches and presses a pressing plate arranged outside the laminated cushioning plate and moisture absorbing plate.

To make a pressed flower by using the pressed flower making tool according to the previous proposal made by the present inventors, one pressing plate is placed on one pressing plate.
A sheet of cushioning plate is laminated and a pressed flower material covered with Japanese paper (half-paper) from both sides is placed, and one hygroscopic plate is laminated thereon. Then, the pressed flower material, the Japanese paper, the buffer plate, and the pressing plate are symmetrically laminated on the moisture absorbing plate, and the holding pieces are fitted to press the pressing plate.
The buffer plate, the Japanese paper, the pressed flower material, and the hygroscopic plate can be laminated in multiple layers.

Conventionally, as a technique for drying a pressed flower material for completing a pressed flower when the pressed flower creating tool according to the previous proposal of the present inventors is used, for example, a pressed flower forming tool in which pressed flower materials are sandwiched and laminated. Is known to be housed in a hermetically sealed container containing a desiccant for a certain period of time.

[0006]

In the above-mentioned conventional drying technique, since the moisture gradually exuding from the pressed flower material is captured by the hygroscopic plate and the desiccant to slowly dry the pressed flower material, it takes time to complete the pressed flower. There is a problem in that

In order to solve this problem, it is conceivable to actively promote drying with heated air. Although it is possible to use a dryer etc. (for example, a tableware dryer) provided for other purposes for utilizing heated air, it is necessary to place the pressed flower material on the proper place of the pressed flower making tool. Since it is difficult to bring heated air into constant contact, there arises a new problem that uneven drying occurs and the quality of the pressed flower produced is deteriorated.

As for the buffer plate and the hygroscopic plate, which are a part of the above-mentioned pressed flower making tool, it may be necessary to carry out pretreatment before and after making pressed flowers, and drying to remove water as a post-treatment. There are situations in which no suitable drying technique is provided as well as the drying of materials.

The present invention has been made in consideration of such problems and circumstances, and provides a pressed flower producing tool which has a plate-shaped object as a main constituent member during the production of pressed flowers or before and after the production of pressed flowers. An object of the present invention is to provide a drying device capable of surely drying.

[0010]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the drying device according to the present invention employs the following means.

That is, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a drying chamber in which a pressed flower producing tool, which is a plate-shaped object during or before and after the pressed flower is produced, is housed, and a pressed flower is provided inside the drying chamber. It is provided with a support for standing and supporting the preparation tool inside the drying chamber, and a heated air supply mechanism for supplying heated air to the inside of the drying chamber.

In this means, the pressed flower forming tool is erected and supported inside the drying chamber by the support, and the heated air is constantly brought into contact with an appropriate place.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the drying device according to the first aspect, the support having different support shapes can be replaced.

In this means, the support is selectively exchanged in correspondence with the pressed flower making tool during making pressed flowers or the pressed flower making tools before and after making pressed flowers.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the drying device of the second aspect, the support shape of one support is formed in a U-shape so as to integrally support the pressed flower making tool in the laminated state of the plate-like materials. It is characterized by being

According to this means, the support is suitable for a pressed flower making tool during making pressed flowers.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the drying apparatus according to the second aspect, the support shape of one support is a comb-teeth shape so that a large number of plate-shaped pressed flower forming tools can be supported in parallel at intervals. It is characterized in that it is formed in.

This means is suitable for a pressed flower making tool before and after making pressed flowers.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the drying device according to any of the first to fourth aspects, the drying chamber is divided into an upper lid portion and a lower bottom portion that are opened and closed in the vertical direction, and the support is provided on the lower bottom portion. It is characterized in that it is raised so as to project to the upper lid side.

With this means, the support (press flower forming tool) is largely exposed by opening the upper lid.

[0021]

Embodiments of the drying apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

1 to 5 show an embodiment (1) of a drying device according to the present invention.

In this embodiment, the inside of a truncated pyramid-shaped casing 1 made of a heat-resistant metal material, a synthetic resin material or the like is divided into a drying chamber 2 and an equipment chamber 3.

The casing 1 has an upper half 1a and a lower half 1b.
It is divided into two. Upper half 1a and lower half 1b of these
The positioning position of the joining position is determined by a positioning device 4 having a fitting structure including an engaging hole 4a provided on the joining surface of the upper half portion 1a and an engaging projection 4b provided on the joining surface of the lower half portion 1b. It The upper half 1a and the lower half 1b are a hook 5a provided on the side surface near the joint surface of the upper half 1a and a hook portion provided on the side surface near the joint surface of the lower half 1b. The joined state is held by the lock tool 5 having a clasp structure including 5b. The upper half 1a is provided with a handle 6 which can be gripped on the top surface by a hand, and an exhaust port 8 with a mesh 7 for preventing foreign matter from entering the inside of the upper half 1a of the casing 1 from the outside on the side surface.
Is opened. A foot 9 for securing a heat radiation space between the bottom surface and the installation surface is attached to the bottom half 1b,
A mesh 10 that prevents foreign matter from entering the inside of the lower half portion 1b of the casing 1 from the outside on the side surface (the same side as the exhaust port 8).
The intake port 11 is provided with an opening, and an operation switch 12 for operating a heated air supply mechanism 18, which will be described later, is provided on the lower part of the front surface.

The drying chamber 2 has a volume consisting of the entire upper half portion 1a of the casing 1 and the upper portion divided into upper and lower parts by the partition plate 13 of the lower half portion 1b of the casing 1.
Therefore, the drying chamber 2 has an upper lid portion 2a formed by the entire upper half portion 1a of the casing 1 and a lower bottom portion 2b formed by the upper portion of the lower half portion 1b of the casing 1 and the partition plate 13. It will be divided.

A partition plate 13 for partitioning the lower side of the drying chamber 2
Is on both sides of the central flat portion 13a (side surface side of the casing 1)
Is provided with inclined portions 13b and 13c descending toward the center side, and the inclined portion 13b on the side surface where the exhaust port 8 and the intake port 11 of the casing 1 are not provided is inclined to the inside of the equipment chamber 3 Has been extended as. Partition plate 13
In the flat portion 13a of the above, a vent hole 15 with a mesh 14 for preventing foreign matter from entering the inside of the equipment chamber 3 from the drying chamber 2 is provided with the exhaust port 8 and the intake port 11, and the inclined portion 13b on the side surface side. Two sides are opened to the side. In addition, the partition plate 13
A mounting pin 16 including a shaft portion having a relatively small diameter and a head portion having a relatively large diameter for mounting a support 17 described later is fixed to the flat portion 13a.

Inside the drying chamber 2, there is detachably provided a support body 17 for erecting and supporting a pressed flower making tool A having a plate-shaped object for which pressed flowers are being made as a main component.

The support 17 includes a base end piece 17a and a standing piece 17a.
b and L, the base end piece 17a abuts the flat portion 13 of the partition plate 13 and the upright piece 17b has a U-shape.
The upper lid portion 2a (upper half portion 1a of the casing 1) is projected. The mounting pin 16 is attached to the base end piece 17a.
Mounting hole 17c that allows it to be fixed by inserting it in the slide
Is perforated. The mounting hole 17c has a gourd-shaped elongated hole shape in which a small hole corresponding to the shaft of the mounting pin 16 and a large hole corresponding to the head of the mounting pin 16 communicate with each other. Between the upright pieces 17b, a bottom receiving portion 17c for supporting the bottom surface of the pressed flower forming tool A by slightly raising it from the partition plate 13 is formed.

The pressed flower producing tool A is, as described above, the pressed plate A.
A plate-shaped object composed of a, a cushioning plate Ab, and a moisture absorbing plate Ac is a main constituent member, and a U-shaped sandwiching piece Ad for stacking and sandwiching the pressing plate Aa, the cushioning plate Ab, and the moisture absorbing plate Ac is an auxiliary constituent member. As shown in Fig. 3, the pressing plate Aa is provided with holes Aa 'and windows Aa "for enhancing the release of water. The pressed flower material B is accommodated.

The equipment chamber 3 has a volume consisting of a lower portion divided into upper and lower parts by a partition plate 13 of the lower half portion 1b of the casing 1.

Inside the equipment room 3, a heated air supply mechanism 1 is provided.
8 are equipped.

The heated air supply mechanism 18 includes a fan 18a that faces the intake port 11 and sucks air from the intake port 11, a motor 18b that rotationally drives the fan 18a, and a fan 18a.
A heater 18c arranged closer to the center of the equipment chamber 3 than a for heating the sucked air, and a fan 18a and a heater 18c.
And a shroud 18d that forms a flow of air. A control unit linked to the above-described operation switch 12 is connected to the motor 18b and the heater 18c. In addition,
In this heating air supply mechanism 18, a 100V power source, 300V
With the standard of about W, the air taken in from the intake port 11 is 90 ° C.
It is designed to be heated for 2 to 3 hours as standard.

In order to use this embodiment, first, as shown in FIG. 2, the upper half portion 1a of the casing 1 (drying chamber 2
The upper lid 2a) is opened and the support 17 is attached to the attachment pin 16. Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 3, the pressed flower forming tool A is set so as to be inserted into the support 17 from above. At this time, since the support 17 is largely exposed from the lower half portion 1b of the casing 1 (the lower bottom portion 2b of the drying chamber 2), the work of setting the pressed flower making tool A is easy.

Then, as shown in FIG. 4, the casing 1
The upper half portion 1a (the upper lid portion 2a of the drying chamber 2) is closed. At this time, the upper half 1 of the casing 1 is moved by the positioning tool 4.
The positions of the exhaust port 8 and the intake port 11 are not reversed because the positioning must be performed by the lower half 1b.

After that, when the operation switch 12 is operated to set the heating temperature, the heating time and the like to instruct the operation, the fan 18a rotated by the drive of the motor 18b of the heated air supply mechanism 18 causes the intake port 11 to blow air. Inhale into the equipment room 3. The air sucked into the equipment chamber 3 is heated by the heater 18c of the heated air supply mechanism 18, guided by the rectifying piece 13d of the partition plate 13, and sent into the drying chamber 2. The heated air sent into the drying chamber 2 is guided by the inclined portions 13b and 13c of the partition plate 13 to circulate in the drying chamber 2 and is exhausted from the exhaust port 8.

As a result, the pressed flower producing tool A and the pressed flower material B, which are in constant contact with the heated air, are heated and quickly dried. At this time, the heated air is constantly brought into contact with an appropriate portion of the pressed flower producing tool A (pressed flower material B) which is erected by the support 17 (meaning that it does not concentrate at a specific position), and uneven drying is prevented. . Further, since the bottom receiving portion 17c of the support 17 is easily heated, the partition plate 13 and the pressed flower producing tool A (pressed flower material B) are prevented from coming into direct contact with each other.
Direct high temperature heating of the pressed flower making tool A (pressed flower material B) can be avoided, and the flowability of the heated air inside the drying chamber 2 is made smooth.

When the heating time has ended, after waiting for cooling (natural heat dissipation), the upper half portion 1a of the casing 1 (the upper lid portion 2a of the drying chamber 2) is opened, and the pressed flower producing tool A (pressed flower material B ) And pull it out upwards. At this time, the support 17 and the pressed flower making tool A are the lower half 1b of the casing 1.
Since it is largely exposed from (the lower bottom portion 2b of the drying chamber 2),
The work of taking out the pressed flower forming tool A is easy.

FIG. 5 shows, as a modified example of the support member 17, a standing piece 17b having a comb tooth shape. The support 17 is suitable for supporting a large number of absorbing buffer plates Ab and moisture absorbing plates Ac of the pressed flower forming tool A before and after pressed flower formation in parallel with each other and drying them. This support 1
As for 7, the supporting body 17 is detachably attached and replaced.

FIG. 6 shows an embodiment (2) of the drying apparatus according to the present invention.

In this embodiment, the exhaust port 8 of the above-mentioned embodiment (1) is arranged on the side surface opposite to the upper half portion 1a of the casing 1.

According to this embodiment, it is possible to prevent the air, which has been discharged from the exhaust port 8 and absorbed, from being sucked again from the intake port 11.

In this embodiment, it is necessary to change the flow direction of the heated air inside the drying chamber 2 and the equipment chamber 3, but the partition of the above-mentioned embodiment (1) is required. This can be easily dealt with by providing a rectifying structure such as the inclined portions 13b and 13c of the plate 13 and the rectifying piece 13d.

FIG. 7 shows an embodiment (3) of the drying apparatus according to the present invention.

In this embodiment, the exhaust port 8 of the above-mentioned embodiment (2) is arranged in the lower half portion 1b of the casing 1.

According to this embodiment, the same operation and effect as those of the above-mentioned embodiment (2) can be obtained.

As described above, in addition to the illustrated embodiment, the pressed flower making tool A can be used for other purposes than drying.

[0047]

As described above, in the drying device according to the present invention, the pressed flower forming tool is erected and supported inside the drying chamber by the support, and the heated air is constantly brought into contact with an appropriate place. Therefore, there is an effect that it is possible to quickly and surely dry the pressed flower making tool in which a plate-shaped object whose pressed flowers are being formed or before and after making pressed flowers is a main constituent member.

Further, according to claim 2, since the support is selectively exchanged in correspondence with the pressed flower making tool during making pressed flowers or the pressed flower making tools before and after making pressed flowers, the pressed flower making tool can be dried more quickly and surely. There is an effect that can be.

Further, according to claim 3, since the support is U-shaped, there is an effect that it is suitable for supporting a pressed flower making tool in which plate-shaped objects for forming pressed flowers are laminated.

Furthermore, since the support is comb-shaped, there is an effect that it is suitable for supporting a pressed flower making tool in which a large number of plate-shaped objects before and after making pressed flowers are arranged in parallel.

Further, as the fifth aspect, the support (the pressed flower making tool) is largely exposed by opening the upper lid portion, so that the work of setting and taking out the pressed flower making tool on the support can be facilitated.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment (1) of a drying apparatus according to the present invention in an open state.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an attachment / detachment structure of a main part of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a method of accommodating the pressed flower making tool in FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the drying operation state of FIG.

5 is a perspective view showing an example of replacing another main part of FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing an embodiment (2) of a drying device according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a front view showing an embodiment (3) of the drying apparatus according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 casing 2 drying room 2a Upper lid 2b Lower bottom 3 equipment room 18 Heating air supply mechanism A pressed flower making tool B pressed flower material

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A drying chamber for accommodating a pressed flower making tool whose main component is a plate-shaped object during or before the pressed flower is created, and a pressed flower making tool provided inside the drying chamber. A drying device comprising a support body which is erected and supported inside the chamber, and a heating air supply mechanism which supplies heated air into the drying chamber. 2. The drying device according to claim 1, wherein the supporting members having different supporting shapes are replaceable. 3. The drying device according to claim 2, wherein the support shape of one support is formed in a U-shape so as to integrally support the pressed flower making tool in a laminated state of plate-like objects. Drying equipment. 4. The drying device according to claim 2, wherein the supporting shape of one supporting member is formed in a comb-teeth shape so that a plurality of tools for producing pressed flowers of a plate-like object can be supported in parallel at intervals. A drying device characterized by the above. 5. The drying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the drying chamber is divided into an upper lid portion and a lower bottom portion which are opened and closed in the vertical direction, and the support is provided on the lower bottom portion and is directed to the upper lid portion side. A drying device characterized by being raised so as to project.