JP2003181196A - Bathroom clothes drier - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bathroom clothes drier capable of exposing the entire clothes to hot air and drying them without drying irregularities. <P>SOLUTION: As for the bathroom clothes drier, the clothes 3 are hung from a clothes-drying pole 2 disposed inside a bathroom 1, hot air is blown from a hot air blow-off port 5 of a bathroom drier 4 installed inside the bathroom 1 and the clothes 3 are dried. It is provided with a control means for controlling the direction of blowing off the hot air such that the hot air is blown to the upper part of the clothes 3 as the center at the beginning of drying the clothes 3 and the hot air is blown to the lower part of the clothes 3 as the center when drying of the clothes 3 is advanced to a certain degree. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bathroom clothes dryer for drying and drying clothes washed in a bathroom.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional bathroom clothes dryer, clothes washed on a clothesline hung in the bathroom are hung by a hanger, and the clothes are heated from the hot air outlet of a bathroom dryer installed on the wall surface of the bathroom. The clothes are dried by blowing a breeze. And conventionally, clothes were dried by blowing warm air in the same direction from the warm air outlet of the bathroom dryer. In other words, the warm air was blown out so that the same place on the clothes would be dried.

[0003]

By the way, when clothes are hung up on a clothesline after being washed and dehydrated, the water content of the clothes falls to the hem of the clothes due to gravity. In addition, the warm air outlet of the bathroom dryer is located above the clothesline, so warm air easily hits the upper part of the clothes and the clothes dry faster from the top. Therefore, there is a problem in that even though the upper portion of the clothes is sufficiently dried, the lower portion is hardly dried, which causes unevenness in drying.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a bathroom clothes drying apparatus which can apply warm air to the entire clothes to dry them evenly.

[0005]

A bathroom clothes drying apparatus of the present invention for solving the above problems suspends clothes 3 on a clothesline 2 erected in a bathroom 1 to dry a bathroom installed in the bathroom 1. In the bathroom clothes drying apparatus that blows warm air toward the clothes 3 through the warm air outlet 5 of the machine 4 to dry the clothes 3, initially, the clothes 3 are dried by applying the warm air to the upper part of the clothes 3 as a center. It is characterized in that a control means for controlling the blowing direction of the warm air is provided so that the warm air is blown mainly around the lower part of the clothes 3 when the drying of the clothes 3 has progressed to a certain extent.

By controlling as described above, the clothes 3 are washed, dehydrated, and then hung on the clothesline 2 to be dried. The lower part of the clothes 3 can be mainly dried by applying warm air to the lower part of the clothes 3 while the upper part of the clothes 3 has been dried to a certain degree.
As a result, it is possible to automatically apply warm air to the upper and lower sides of the clothes 3 to dry the clothes 3 evenly and to improve the efficiency of drying the clothes 3. When the clothes 3 are dried by controlling as described above, the warm air is applied to the lower part of the clothes 3 to dry the clothes 3 to a predetermined state, and then the direction in which the warm air is blown is swung up and down. When the final drying is performed, warm air can be uniformly applied to the top and bottom of the clothes 3 to dry the clothes 3 evenly.

It is also preferable that the direction in which warm air is blown out is controlled while measuring the drying rate of the clothes 3. In this case, the position to which the hot air is applied can be switched up and down by measuring the drying rate of the clothes 3, whereby the position to which the hot air is applied can be switched at an appropriate time according to the dry state of the clothes 3, Appropriate switching control can be performed, and the clothes 3 can be dried so that there is no unevenness in drying.

It is also preferable that the warm air is distributed vertically by rotating the movable louver 6 provided in the hot air outlet 5 of the bathroom dryer 4 to change the direction of the air. By rotating the movable louver 6, it is possible to change the direction of the warm air, and it is possible to easily control the direction in which the warm air hits.

According to the installation location and conditions of the bathroom dryer 4, the user can arbitrarily set the setting angle of the movable louver 6 when the wind is directed upward or when the wind is directed downward. It is also preferable to be characterized by having. When applying warm air to the upper part of the clothes 3 at the beginning of drying or applying warm air to the lower part of the clothes 3 after the predetermined drying, an appropriate position of the upper part or the lower part of the clothes 3 depending on the installation location and conditions of the bathroom dryer 4 Although the direction of the wind toward the front is not constant, the user can properly set the direction of the movable louver 6 at the beginning of use, and can perform appropriate drying according to the place. At this time, if the initially set angle of the movable louver 6 is stored in memory, it is possible to save the labor of setting and use it conveniently.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A bathtub 8 is installed in a bathroom 1 as shown in FIG. 2, and a bathroom dryer 4 is installed on a wall surface 10 near the ceiling 9 on the bathtub 8. The bathroom dryer 4 may blow hot air from the air outlet 5 to dry the bathroom 1 or the clothes 3 dried in the bathroom 1. The bathroom dryer 4 can heat the bathroom 1 in winter by blowing hot air. In the bathroom 1, a clothesline 2 is installed so as to face the bathroom dryer 4, and the clothes 3 that have been washed and dehydrated are hung on the hanger 11, and the hangers 11 are hung on the clothesline 2 to hang the clothes 3. You can do it.

The bathroom dryer 4 is provided with a warm air outlet 5 for blowing out warm air, and the warm air outlet 5 is provided with a variable louver 6 for changing the angle at which the hot air is blown out. By changing the direction of the variable louver 6, warm air can be applied to the clothes 3 suspended on the hanger 11 or warm air can be applied to the clothes 3 below. When drying clothes 3 that have been washed in a washing machine and dehydrated,
In the present invention, by controlling the direction of the warm air blown out from the warm air outlet 5 of the bathroom dryer 4, the clothes 3 can be initially dried.
The upper part of the clothes is dried by applying warm air, and when the drying has progressed to a certain degree, the lower part of the clothes 3 is applied by applying warm air. The bathroom dryer 4 is operated by an operation device 12 such as a remote controller. When the clothes 3 are dried, the operation device 12 operates the bathroom dryer 4 in a clothes drying mode. There is.

As shown in FIG. 1, the bathroom dryer 4 has a dryer main body 20 having a heater, a fan, etc., and an outlet 5.
A control unit 13 for controlling the direction of the warm air blown out from is provided, and the control unit 13 controls a louver drive unit 14 such as a motor that rotationally drives the variable louver 6. The drying rate of the clothes 3 hung on the hanger 11 can be detected by the drying rate detecting unit 15, and the drying rate detected by the drying rate detecting unit 15 is input to the control unit 13 and accordingly the control unit 13 is instructed. Are controlled.

As the drying rate detecting means 15, for example, clothes 5
A weight sensor is used to measure the weight of the. The weight sensor is arranged in a portion where both ends of the clothes-drying rod 2 are supported on the wall surface, and the weight of the clothes 3 is measured by measuring the weight including the clothes-drying rod 2 and the hanger 11. When the dryness is measured with a weight sensor, the weight of the clothes 3 in a dry state is estimated by measuring the initial weight of the clothes 3 in a state of being washed, dehydrated, and hung on the hanger 11, and then the weight of the clothes 3 is estimated. By measuring the change, the difference from the initial weight can be measured to calculate the drying rate. The dehydration rate of clothes 3 that have been dehydrated by washing in a washing machine is generally 60 to
Since it is 70%, the weight of the dried clothes 3 can be estimated by measuring the initial weight of the clothes 3 immediately after dehydration. That is, if the dehydration rate is set, the weight of the clothes 3 in a dry state can be calculated from the initial weight. At this time, the dehydration rate may be set depending on whether the clothes 3 are thick, standard or thin. Then, if the weight of the clothes 3 in the dry state can be estimated as described above, the drying rate can be calculated by measuring the difference between the initial weight of the clothes 3 and the current weight of the clothes 3.

In the case of this example, the weight sensor is used as the drying rate detecting means 15, but any means may be used as long as it can detect the drying rate of the clothes 3. For example, a water content sensor that contacts the clothes 3 to detect the water content of the clothes 3 may be used. A humidity sensor that detects the humidity of the air circulating in the bathroom 1 may be used.

The angle of the movable louver 6 is controlled by detecting the drying rate of the clothes 3 by the drying rate detecting means 15, and the clothes 3 can be controlled until the clothes 3 reach a predetermined drying rate as described above. The controller 13 controls so that the warm air is blown around the upper part and the warm air is blown around the lower part of the clothes 3 when the drying rate of the clothes 3 reaches a predetermined value.

The control unit 13 has a timer 16 so that the time for driving the bathroom dryer 4 can be controlled. Further, the control unit 13 has a memory 21, and when the operating device 12 is operated to set the angle of the movable louver 6, this position can be stored in the memory 21. In addition, a notification device 17 for displaying a buzzer or voice
It is also possible to inform the user of the state by. Further, the movable louver 6 can be controlled to swing up and down and hit the entire garment 3.

Next, the control of an example of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In this example, a weight sensor is used as the drying rate detecting means 15. The clothes 3 that have been washed and dehydrated are hung on the hanger 11
Is hung on the clothesline 2 and the operating device 12 is operated to select the clothes drying mode and the timer for the drying time is set. When the clothes drying mode is selected, the weight sensor serving as the drying rate detecting means 15 measures the initial weight of the clothes 3, and the initial weight is measured to estimate the weight of the clothes 3 in a dry state from the preset dehydration rate. To be done. And the initial movable louver 6 when applying warm air to the upper part of the clothes 3
Is set, and the direction of the warm air blown out from the warm air blowing port 5 is set so as to hit the clothing 3 around the upper side (shoulder mouth or the like). At this time, the angle of the movable louver 6 on which the warm air hits the upper portion of the clothes 3 is different depending on the place where the bathroom dryer 4 is installed, the conditions, and the like. Then, the angle of the movable louver 6 is set to the angle at which the warm air hits the upper part of the clothes 3. The set initial angle of the movable louver 6 is stored in the memory 21, and the initial angle is automatically set in the second and subsequent drying.
At this time, the angle of the movable louver 6 when the warm air is blown to the lower part of the clothes 3 may be manually set by the user and stored in the memory 21.

After the initial angle of the movable louver 6 is set as described above, the drying is started and the hot air is blown from the outlet 5 of the bathroom dryer 4, so that the hot air is blown around the upper part of the clothes 3. Will be done. When you start drying, timer 1
The countdown by 6 begins. When the clothes 3 are dried by applying warm air around the upper part of the clothes 3, the weight of the clothes 3 is measured by the weight sensor, and the drying rate of the clothes 3 is calculated from the weight of the clothes 3. That is, the difference between the initial weight and the current weight is measured, and the drying rate is calculated based on the weight in the dry state estimated as described above. In this way, the drying is continued while detecting the drying rate, but when the drying rate reaches a predetermined value, the direction of the movable louver 6 is changed so that the warm air is blown around the lower part of the clothes 3. . In this way the movable louver 6
When the direction of is changed, the notification means 17 notifies the user. This notification is made for the following reason. This is because the clothes 3 serve as a standard for taking out clothes that need ironing because they are in a dry state. This is also because the clothes 3 having a high synthetic ratio of chemical fibers such as polyester fibers are almost dry, so that the clothes 3 can be taken out in advance.

Drying is continued in the state where the wind direction is changed so that the warm air is blown around the lower part of the clothes 3 as described above.
When the remaining time until the time is up reaches a preset amount of a, the movable louver 6 swings up and down to switch to swing control in which warm air is blown above and below the clothes 3. This a minute is a time set in several stages according to the initial weight of the clothes 3. In this way, the swing control is performed so that the warm air blows on the upper and lower sides of the clothes 3 to continue the drying, and when the remaining time is, for example, 3 minutes, the notification means 17 notifies. From this notification, the user confirms the dry state of the clothes 3. According to this confirmation of the dry state, if the drying is sufficient, the time is up and the drying is finished. When the dry state is confirmed, if the drying is insufficient, the time of the timer 16 is added and the drying is continued. The reason for notifying by the notifying means 17 before the time is up is that in the case of insufficient drying, it is possible to add time before the temperature in the bathroom 1 decreases, which improves efficiency.

When the clothes 3 are dried as described above, the warm air is first applied to the upper part of the clothes 3 so that the warm air is applied to the lower part of the clothes 3 in a dry state to a predetermined state. By controlling and drying the clothes 3, the clothes 3 can be dried so that there is no unevenness in drying up and down. Moreover, since the warm air is swung up and down to dry the clothes 3 before the drying is completed, the clothes 3 can be dried without unevenness in drying.

In the above example, when the clothes 3 are dried, an example is described in which the steps are switched between two steps, namely, a case of drying mainly on the clothes 3 and a case of drying mainly on the bottom of the clothes 3.
It may be switched to three stages of upper, middle, and lower, or may be switched to multiple stages of more.

Further, in the above example, the change is made by measuring the drying rate of the clothes 3, but the change may be made simply by the timer control with the passage of time.

[0023]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, clothes are hung on a clothes rod installed in a bathroom, and warm air is blown toward the clothes from a warm air outlet of a bathroom dryer installed in the bathroom. In a bathroom clothes drying device that blows off clothes to dry,
At the beginning of drying clothes, warm air is applied mainly to the upper part of the clothes, and when the clothes have been dried to a certain extent, a control means for controlling the direction of the hot air is applied so that the warm air is applied mainly to the lower part of the clothes. Since it was provided, the clothes are washed and dehydrated, then hung on a clothesline and dried.In the beginning, the upper part of the clothes is mainly dried by applying warm air around the upper part of the clothes, and the upper part of the clothes is dried to some extent. It is possible to mainly dry the lower part of the clothes by applying warm air around the lower part of the clothes in the state where It is possible to dry the clothes evenly and to improve the efficiency of drying clothes.

The invention of claim 2 of the present invention is the invention of claim 1.
In the above, since the direction in which warm air is blown out is controlled while measuring the drying rate of clothes, the position to which the warm air is applied can be switched up and down by measuring the drying rate of clothes. The position of the hot air can be switched at an appropriate time according to the dry state, and appropriate switching control can be performed, so that clothes can be dried so that there is no unevenness in drying.

The invention of claim 3 of the present invention is the invention of claim 1
Alternatively, in claim 2, since the movable louver provided in the warm air outlet of the bathroom dryer is rotated to change the wind direction, the warm air is distributed vertically.
By rotating the movable louver, the direction of the warm air can be changed, and the control for changing the direction of the warm air can be easily performed.

The invention of claim 4 of the present invention is the invention of claim 3
In accordance with the installation location and conditions of the bathroom dryer, the user has the ability to arbitrarily set the setting angle of the movable louver when the wind direction is upward or when the wind direction is downward. , When the warm air is applied to the upper part of the clothes at the beginning of drying or when the warm air is applied to the lower part of the clothes after the predetermined drying, the wind direction facing the appropriate position above or below the clothes depending on the location and conditions of the bathroom dryer. Is not constant,
The user can properly set the orientation of the movable louver at the beginning of use and can perform appropriate drying according to the place.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a control system showing an example of an embodiment of a bathroom dryer of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing the structure of the bathroom dryer of the above.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a drying operation of the above.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 bathroom 2 clothesline 3 clothing 4 bathroom dryer 5 Hot air outlet 6 Movable louvers

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Yosuke Nagasawa             Osaka 1-2, Hirano-cho 4-1-2, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi             Within the corporation F-term (reference) 3L081 AA02 AB01 FA07 HA01                 3L113 AA05 AB03 BA14 CA02 CA03                       CA09 CB35 CB38 DA09                 4L019 BA02 BA03 EA06 EB07 EB10                       EC06

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A bathroom clothes drying device for hanging clothes on a clothesline installed in a bathroom and blowing warm air toward the clothes from a warm air outlet of a bathroom dryer installed in the bathroom to dry the clothes. At the beginning of drying the clothes, the hot air is applied mainly to the upper part of the clothes, and when the clothes have been dried to a certain degree, the hot air is applied to the lower part of the clothes to control the blowing direction of the hot air. A clothes drying device for a bathroom, which is provided with means. 2. The bathroom clothes drying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the direction in which warm air is blown out is controlled while measuring the drying rate of the clothes. 3. The warm air is distributed vertically by rotating a movable louver provided at the hot air outlet of the bathroom dryer to change the wind direction. 2. The bathroom clothes dryer described in 2. 4. A function that allows a user to arbitrarily set a setting angle of the movable louver when the wind direction is directed upward or when the wind direction is directed downward, depending on the installation location and conditions of the bathroom dryer. The bathroom clothes drying device according to claim 3, wherein the bathroom clothes drying device is provided.