JP2005114221A - Dehumidifying/drying machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a dehumidifying/drying machine allowing easy takeout of a dehumidifying/drying unit installed with a dehumidifying/drying device or the like outside the machine, and capable of preventing adhesion or accumulation of dust, clothing waste or the like inside an air course. <P>SOLUTION: In this dehumidifying/drying machine, a lower space part 31 is formed by a partition plate 21 provided in a lower part inside an outer box 1, and the dehumidifying/drying unit 10 having the dehumidifying/drying device 15, a blower 16, a drain tank 17 and a controller 18 is installed inside the lower space part 31, and a drying chamber 32 is provided above the partition plate 21. The partition plate 21 is uninstallable and installable, and the lower space part 31 is provided with an opening part 2a having a door 4a. By detaching the partition plate 21 or opening the door 4a, the dehumidifying/drying unit 10 is taken out outside the machine. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a dehumidifying dryer, and more specifically, a dehumidifying / drying unit such as clothing, and a dehumidifying / drying unit that is installed near or below the dehumidifying / drying space and can be easily taken out of the device. The present invention relates to a dehumidifying dryer capable of drying clothes and the like.

In a conventional clothes dryer, drying means is arranged at the bottom of the drying cabinet, and during operation, the outside air sucked from the air intake port provided at the bottom of the drying cabinet finally removes moisture from the clothing. The air is discharged from the exhaust port provided in the upper part to the outside of the machine (for example, see Patent Document 1).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-997 (page 2-3, FIG. 1)

In the clothes dryer of Patent Document 1, a drying means is arranged in a drying cabinet, and during operation, outside air is sucked from the suction port of the drying cabinet, and finally air deprived of moisture from the clothing is discharged from the exhaust port. I try to discharge outside. For this reason, it is necessary to organically connect the drying means in the air passage communicating from the inlet to the outlet of the drying cabinet, and as a result, the drying means cannot be easily taken out of the machine during maintenance. It was.
In addition, since the air passages are organically combined, there is a structural problem that dust or clothing debris cannot be easily removed even if they accumulate in the air passages.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and a first object of the present invention is to provide a dehumidifying dryer capable of easily taking out the dehumidifying / drying unit outside the apparatus.
It is a second object of the present invention to provide a dehumidifying dryer that can prevent dust or clothing debris from adhering or accumulating in an air passage.

  The present invention forms a lower space portion by a partition plate provided in the lower portion in the outer box, and a dehumidifying and drying unit including a dehumidifying and drying device, a blower device, a drain tank, and a control device is installed in the lower space portion, In the dehumidifying dryer provided with a drying chamber at the upper part of the partition plate, the partition plate is configured to be detachable, or an opening having a door is provided in the lower space portion, the partition plate is removed, or the door is The dehumidifying and drying unit is taken out of the apparatus by opening.

In the dehumidifying dryer according to the present invention, the partition plate is removed or the door of the opening provided in the lower space is opened to take out the dehumidifying and drying unit. It can be taken out easily and maintenance can be made more efficient.
In addition, drainage accumulated in the drain tank can be easily discarded, and installation of drainage pipes etc. is not necessary. It can be greatly enlarged.

[Embodiment 1]
1 is a front sectional view of a dehumidifying dryer according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG.
In both figures, the outer box 1 constituting the outer shell of the dehumidifying dryer is provided with an opening 2 on the front side excluding a housing part (lower space part 31) of a dehumidifying chamber drying unit 10 described later. The heat insulating material 3 is stuck on the inner surface excluding the lower part (lower space part 31). An open / close door 4 is provided in the opening 2 so as to be openable and closable. A display unit 5 and an operation unit 6 are provided on the open / close door 4 or in the vicinity thereof or on the same plane.

  In addition, the lower part in the outer box 1 has a casing 11 with an upper opening, an air inlet 13 and an air outlet 14, and is detachably attached to the opening of the casing 11 by screws or the like. A dehumidifying / drying unit 10 that contains a dehumidifying / drying device 15, a blower 16, a drain tank 17 for storing drain generated by dehumidification, and a control device 18 is provided.

  A guide rail 20 is provided immediately above the dehumidifying and drying unit 10 on both side walls of the outer box 1, and a lower partition plate 21 is slidably mounted on the guide rail 20 in the front-rear direction. The lower partition plate 21 is provided with a suction side opening 22 facing the air suction port 13 of the dehumidifying and drying unit 10, and a blowing side opening 23 facing the air blowing port 14. A filtration device 24 is detachably attached to the opening 23 in order to prevent dust and the like from entering the air passage. It is desirable to use a filter device 24 having a planar shape or a semicircular shape as shown in the drawing so that dust or the like is not easily accumulated and air can be efficiently discharged. In addition, although the case where the one air blowing port 14 and the blowing side opening 23 were each provided in the upper board 12 and the lower partition plate 21 of the dehumidification drying unit 10 was shown, you may provide two or more each.

  An upper partition plate 25 fixed to both side walls and the rear wall of the outer box 1 via the upper space 33 is provided between the top of the outer box 1 and the top plate of the outer box 1. An opening 26 is provided in the upper partition plate 25 to prevent dust, clothing debris, and the like discharged from clothes to be dried from adhering to, accumulating in the air passage, or being sucked into the dehumidifying and drying unit 10. In addition, a filtration device 27 is detachably attached.

Further, on one side (the left side in FIG. 1) in the outer box 1, a lower space communicates with the suction side opening 22 of the lower partition plate 21 between the side plate of the outer box 1 and a side space 34. A horizontal partition plate 28 is provided. The horizontal partition plate 28 is fixed to the rear wall of the outer box 1 and the upper partition plate 25, and the lower end portion is installed close to the lower partition plate 21.
The inside of the outer box 1 is divided into a lower space portion 31, a drying space portion (drying chamber) 32, an upper space portion 33, and a side space portion 34 by the lower partition plate 21, the upper partition plate 25, and the horizontal partition plate 28. However, each of these spaces communicates with each other to form one drying air passage 30.

  Reference numeral 35 denotes a hanger pole provided at the top of the drying chamber 32. Although the figure shows a case where one hanger pole 35 is provided, a plurality of hanger poles 35 may be provided. Reference numeral 36 denotes a sealing material provided on the inner surface of the open / close door 4 in order to prevent the air in the space 30 from leaking to the outside. In addition, you may use the material which gave the moisture-proof measure to the part facing the drying chamber 32 of the outer box 1, the opening / closing door 4, the lower partition plate 21, the upper partition plate 25, and the horizontal partition plate 28.

  In order to dry the clothes 40 using the dehumidifying dryer configured as described above, the door 4 is opened and, for example, a hanger 41 on which the clothes 40 are hung is hung on the hanger pole 35 and stored in the drying chamber 32. Then, the open / close door 4 is closed. Next, the operation unit 6 is operated to energize the dehumidifying / drying device 15 and the blower 16 of the dehumidifying / drying unit 10, and the process proceeds to the drying step. The low-humidity air from the dehumidifying and drying device 15 for drying the clothing 40 is dried by the blower 16 through the air outlet 14 of the dehumidifying and drying unit 10, the outlet side opening 23 of the lower partition plate 21, and the filtering device 24. 32.

The low-humidity air sent to the drying chamber 32 dries the clothes 40 and absorbs moisture, becomes high-humidity air, flows into the upper space 33 through the filtration device 27 and the opening 26 of the upper partition plate 25. To do. Further, the air passes through the side space 34 and returns to the lower space 31 via the suction side opening 22 and the air suction port 13, and is again circulated through the drying air passage 30 as low-humidity air by the dehumidifying and drying device 15. This process is repeated until the etc. 40 is dry. At this time, the moisture separated from the high-humidity air by the dehumidifying / drying device 15 is condensed and then collected in the drain tank 17.
When the clothes 40 are dried, the operation unit 6 is operated to turn off the power to the dehumidifying and drying device 15 and the like, and the door 4 is opened to take out the clothes 40.

  In the present embodiment configured as described above, when maintenance or the like of the dehumidifying / drying unit 10 is performed, the door 4 is opened and the lower partition plate 21 is moved along the guide rails 20 as shown in FIG. Since the dehumidifying and drying unit 10 can be easily taken out from the opening 2 by opening it in the direction (opening 2 side) and removing it, and opening the upper part of the dehumidifying and drying unit 10, the efficiency of maintenance and the like can be improved. Can measure.

  Further, by removing the upper plate 12 of the dehumidifying and drying unit 10 with the lower partition plate 21 removed, the drain tank 17 in which the drain has accumulated can be taken out and the drain can be easily discarded. This also eliminates the need for installation of drain discharge pipes and the like, so that not only the installation cost can be reduced, but also the degree of freedom of installation location of the dehumidifying dryer can be greatly expanded.

  Further, since the filtering devices 24 and 27 are detachably provided in the openings 23 and 26 provided in the lower partition plate 21 and the upper finishing plate 25, entry of dust, clothing debris, and the like into the dry air passage 30 is provided. In addition to being able to prevent, dust and clothing debris that adheres to the filtration devices 24 and 27 and accumulates can be easily removed. In particular, when the filtration device 24 is formed in a semicircular shape, not only is dust and clothing debris attached and deposited, but also the direction of the blown air becomes wide and the clothing 40 can be evenly dried. Efficiency can be further improved.

[Embodiment 2]
FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view (corresponding to the AA cross section of FIG. 1) of the dehumidifying dryer according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. The same parts as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.
In the first embodiment, the dehumidifying and drying unit 10 is taken out of the machine by removing the lower partition plate 21. However, in this embodiment, the lower space portion in which the dehumidifying and drying unit 10 of the outer box 1 is accommodated. An opening 2a is provided on the front surface side of 31, and a unit take-out door 4a that can be opened and closed independently of the opening and closing door 4 is provided in the opening 2a.

  As a result, by opening the unit take-out door 4a, the lower partition plate 21 can be removed and the dehumidifying and drying unit 10 can be pulled forward from the opening 2a without raising the dehumidifying / drying unit 10, thereby improving the efficiency of maintenance and the like. can do. In this case, if a roller (not shown) is provided at the bottom of the housing 11 of the dehumidifying / drying unit 10, the dehumidifying / drying unit 10 can be pulled out more easily. In the above description, the case where the opening 2a is provided on the front surface side of the lower space 31 of the outer box 1 and the unit extraction door 4a is provided in the opening 2a is shown. It may be provided on the side surface or the rear surface, and the unit extraction door 4a may be provided in the opening 2a.

  The drain discharge pipe 37 is pulled out from the drain tank 17 of the dehumidifying / drying unit 10, taken out from the opening 1 a provided in the outer box 1, and the drain in the drain tank 17 is removed from the machine via the drain discharge pipe 37. It is not necessary to take out the drain tank 17 by removing the lower partition plate 21 every time the drain is discharged, or by opening the unit take-out door 4a and pulling out the dehumidifying and drying unit 10. It is.

  The operation of the present embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment except for the means for taking out the dehumidifying and drying unit 10 and the means for discharging the drain. Further, the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained in accordance with the above-described effect.

It is a front sectional view of the dehumidifying dryer according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. It is AA sectional drawing of FIG. FIG. 3 is an operation explanatory diagram of the first embodiment. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the dehumidification dryer which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Outer box, 2, 2a Opening part, 4 Opening / closing door, 4a Unit extraction door, 10 Dehumidification drying unit, 15 Dehumidification drying apparatus, 16 Air blower, 17 Drain tank, 18 Control apparatus, 21 Lower partition plate, 22 Suction side Opening, 23 Outlet opening, 24, 27 Filtration device, 25 Upper partition plate, 28 Horizontal partition plate, 30 Drying air passage, 31 Lower space portion, 32 Drying space portion (drying chamber), 33 Upper space portion, 34 Side space, 37 drain discharge pipe, 40 clothing, etc.

Claims (3)

A lower space portion is formed by a partition plate provided in a lower portion in the outer box, and a dehumidification drying unit including a dehumidification drying device, a blower device, a drain tank, and a control device is installed in the lower space portion, and the upper portion of the partition plate In a dehumidifying dryer provided with a drying chamber
The partition plate is configured to be detachable, or an opening having a door is provided in the lower space, and the dehumidifying / drying unit is taken out by removing the partition plate or opening the door. A dehumidifying dryer characterized by that.   The dehumidifying and drying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the partition plate is provided with a suction-side opening and a blow-off opening, and a filtration device is detachably attached to the blow-off opening. The dehumidifying dryer according to claim 2, wherein the filtration device attached to the blowing side opening of the partition plate is configured so that the air blowing direction is different.

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