JP2005304985A - Clothes dryer - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a clothes dryer constituted so that a heat pump device and an air duct are compactly stored in a free space in a case. <P>SOLUTION: In the case 1 with a door 7, where clothes are put-in/taken-out, arranged on the front surface, a water tub (drying chamber) 3 is supported by inclination so as to allow its rear surface to be lower than its front surface, and a heat absorber 30 and a heat radiator 32 are arranged nearly in parallel inside the heat exchange air duct 31, which is provided in the lower part of the rear surface of the water tub 3, so that the surfaces having the largest area are opposite to each other and the alignment direction is directed to the front and rear direction of the case 1. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a clothes drying apparatus for drying clothes and a clothes drying apparatus having a washing function.

  A conventional drum-type washing and drying machine has a configuration as shown in FIG. Hereinafter, the configuration will be described. As shown in the drawing, a cylindrical water tank 3 elastically supported by a plurality of suspensions 2 is provided inside the housing 1 so that vibrations during washing and dehydration are absorbed by the suspension 2. Inside the water tank 3, a cylindrical, horizontal axis type rotating tank 5 that accommodates an object 4 to be washed or dried (hereinafter referred to as clothing) is rotatably arranged, and a rotating shaft 6 a is rotated by a drive motor 6. To rotate.

  A plurality of baffles (not shown) for stirring clothes are provided on the inner wall of the rotating tub 5, and a plurality of small holes 5 a are provided on the peripheral wall of the rotating tub 5. On the front surface of the housing 1, there are provided an opening 1a through which clothes 4 are taken in and out and a door 7 for opening and closing the opening 1a. Similar openings 3 a and 5 b are also provided on the front side of the water tank 3 and the rotating tank 5, and the opening 3 a of the water tank 3 is water-tightly connected to the opening 1 a of the housing 1 by a bellows 8. The bottom of the aquarium 3 has a drain port 9 for discharging washing water, and is connected to a drain hose 11 via a drain valve 10, and its tip is led out of the machine.

  The blower 12 blows and supplies the warm air heated by the heater 13 from the air supply port 14 into the rotary tank 5. The circulation duct 15 performs dehumidification of the damp drying air that has passed through the rotary tank 5 and the water tank 3, and has one end connected to the exhaust port 16 at the bottom of the water tank 3 and the other end connected to the blower 12. . The water supply valve 17 controls water supply from a water supply hose 18 connected to a tap or the like of a water supply.

  In the above configuration, when the washing operation is performed, the door 7 is opened, the clothes 4 and the detergent are put into the rotating tub 5, and the operation is started. First, when the water supply valve 17 opens the water supply port on the washing water side and a predetermined amount of water is supplied into the water tank 3 and the rotary tank 5, the drive motor 6 is activated and the rotary tank 5 is rotationally driven to perform a washing operation. . After a predetermined time, the drive motor 6 is stopped, the drain valve 10 is opened, and dirty water is drained from the rotary tank 5 and the water tank 3 and drained to a drainage place outside the machine via the drain hose 11. Next, water is supplied to the water tank 3 and the rotary tank 5 in the same manner as described above, and a rinsing operation is performed. When the rinsing is completed, the drain valve 10 is opened and drained, and then the rotating tub 5 is rotationally driven by the drive motor 6 at a high speed, whereby the clothes 4 are dehydrated.

  When the washing operation is completed as described above, the drying operation is started. In the drying process, while the rotating tub 5 is driven to rotate at a low speed by the drive motor 6 and the clothes 4 are stirred, the air blown in the direction of the arrow 19 by the blower 12 is heated by the heater 13 to become warm air, and the air supply port 14 into the rotary tank 5. This hot air takes away moisture from the garment 4, then passes through the water tank 3 through the small hole 5 a of the rotating tub 5 and reaches the circulation duct 15 through the exhaust port 16.

  At this time, the water supply valve 17 opens the water supply port on the cooling water side, and cooling water is poured into the circulation duct 15. When the warm air containing moisture from the clothing 4 deprives moisture and passes through the circulation duct 15, the cooling water cools it to cause moisture condensation, and the moist warm air is dehumidified and again as shown by the arrow. Return to the blower 12. This cooling water and dew condensation water is drained out of the machine via the drain valve 10. By circulating hot air through the circulation path of the blower 12, the heater 13, the air supply port 14, the rotary tank 5, the water tank 3, the exhaust port 16, and the circulation duct 15, the clothes 4 in the rotary tank 5 can be dried. it can.

  In the above-described conventional configuration, the heat used for drying the garment 4 is all discarded to the outside by the cooling water of the circulation duct 15 or the heat radiation from the housing 1, and is not reused.

Therefore, a compressor that compresses the refrigerant, a radiator that dissipates the heat of the compressed refrigerant, throttle means for reducing the pressure of the high-pressure refrigerant, and the reduced-pressure and low-pressure refrigerant generate heat from the surroundings. It has been proposed to provide a clothes dryer with a heat pump device in which a refrigerant is circulated through a pipe line so that the refrigerant circulates (see, for example, Patent Document 1). According to this configuration, it has been found that the amount of heat released to the outside can be recovered and the clothes can be effectively dried using energy.
JP 7-178289 A

  However, the clothes dryer and the washing dryer provided with the heat pump device are, as described above, the heat pump device in which the compressor, the radiator, the squeezing means, and the heat absorber are connected by a pipe line such as a copper tube, the heat absorber, and the heat radiation. In order to make it possible to mount it, it is necessary to make an empty space in the housing effective. These components must be accommodated in a compact manner.

  This invention solves the said conventional subject, and aims at accommodating a heat pump apparatus and an air path structure compactly in the empty space in a housing | casing.

  In order to solve the above-described conventional problems, the clothes drying apparatus of the present invention includes a heat pump device and heat exchange air that guides the drying air blown by the blowing means to the drying chamber after flowing the drying air from the heat absorber to the radiator. And the heat absorber and the heat sink are accommodated facing each other in a heat exchange air passage provided in a lower back portion of the drying chamber, and the arrangement direction thereof is substantially parallel so as to be the front-rear direction of the casing. Are arranged.

  As a result, the heat pump device and the air passage configuration can be compactly accommodated in the lower back portion of the drying chamber, which is an empty space in the housing.

  The clothes drying apparatus of the present invention can accommodate the heat pump device and the air path configuration in a compact space in the housing.

  The first invention includes a housing provided with a door for putting clothes in and out on the front surface, a drying chamber supported by being inclined in a direction in which the back surface is lowered from the front surface in the housing, heat of the compressor and the compressed refrigerant. A heat pump device connected by a pipe line so that the refrigerant circulates through a plate-like radiator that radiates heat, a throttle means that depressurizes the pressure of the high-pressure refrigerant, and a plate-like heat absorber that takes the heat from the surroundings of the depressurized refrigerant; And a heat exchange air passage that guides the drying air blown by the blowing means from the heat absorber to the radiator and then to the drying chamber, and the heat absorber and the radiator are provided at the lower back of the drying chamber. The heat exchange air passages are housed in opposition to each other, and are arranged substantially in parallel so that the arrangement direction thereof is the front-rear direction of the housing. The heat absorber and the heat radiator constituting the heat pump device are provided in the housing. Make it compact in the longitudinal direction of the body Can, and it is possible to simplify the structure of the heat exchange air duct can be accommodated compactly these components to the bottom rear of the drying chamber as a free space in the housing.

  In the second invention, in particular, the heat absorber and the heat radiator of the first invention are arranged so that the alignment direction is substantially the same as the inclined direction of the drying chamber back surface. The heat absorber and the heat radiator can be arranged using the empty space more effectively.

  The third invention is particularly configured such that the portion from the heat absorber to the radiator of the heat exchange air passage of the second invention is substantially in the same direction as the inclination direction of the back of the drying chamber. A heat exchanging air passage can be formed by using the empty space at the lower back of the room more effectively.

  In the fourth invention, in particular, the heat absorber and radiator of the third invention are arranged perpendicular to the heat exchange air passage, and the drying air is allowed to flow perpendicularly to the heat absorber and radiator. Therefore, heat exchange efficiency can be improved.

  In the fifth invention, in particular, the compressor according to any one of the first to fourth inventions is arranged side by side with the heat exchange air passage in the left-right direction of the housing, and the heat pump device and the heat exchange air passage are provided in the housing. It can be stored compactly in the lower part of the back of the drying chamber, which is an empty space in the body, and the components such as the heat pump device and heat exchange air path can be combined into one unit, which can be attached and detached from the back of the housing. Thus, assembly of the manufacturing process, parts replacement at the time of service, and the like can be easily performed.

  In the sixth invention, in particular, the air blowing means according to any one of the first to fifth inventions is arranged side by side with the heat exchange air passage in the left-right direction of the housing, and the heat pump device, the heat exchange air passage, and the air blowing are arranged. The unit can be compactly accommodated in the lower part of the back of the drying chamber, which is an empty space in the housing, and the components necessary for operating the heat pump device can be made into one unit. In addition, since it is possible to operate separately, quality control of a single unit in the manufacturing process becomes possible. In addition, the unit can be attached and detached from the rear surface of the housing, and assembly of the manufacturing process, parts replacement at the time of service, and the like can be easily performed.

  In the seventh invention, in particular, the air blowing means of any one of the first to sixth inventions is provided above the housing, and since the air blowing means can be arranged in a space different from the heat pump device, There is no need to accommodate the blowing means in the empty space at the lower back of the drying chamber, and a sufficient space for arranging the heat pump device and the heat exchange air passage can be secured.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Components having the same configurations as those of the conventional example are denoted by the same reference numerals and detailed description thereof is omitted. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

(Embodiment 1)
1 is a cross-sectional view of a washing / drying machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a rear view thereof, FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 2, and FIG. It is a system conceptual diagram which shows the structure of the heat pump apparatus of embodiment, and the flow of the air for drying.

  As shown in the figure, a cylindrical water tank 3 elastically supported by a plurality of suspensions 2 is provided inside the housing 1, and vibrations during washing and dehydration are absorbed by the suspension 2. The water tank 3 becomes a washing room in the washing process, and becomes a drying room in the drying process. A cylindrical rotating tub 5 that accommodates the clothes 4 is rotatably provided inside the water tub 3 and is driven to rotate by a drive motor 6. Here, in the housing 1, the water tank 3 and the rotating tank 5 are provided so that the back surface is lowered from the front surface, and the rotation axis direction of the rotating tank 5 is inclined downward by 20 to 30 degrees from the horizontal direction. Yes.

  On the front surface of the housing 1, there are provided an opening 1a through which clothes 4 are taken in and out and a door 7 for opening and closing the opening 1a. Similar openings 3 a and 5 b are also provided on the front side of the water tank 3 and the rotating tank 5, and the opening 3 a of the water tank 3 is water-tightly connected to the opening 1 a of the housing 1 by a bellows 8. The bottom of the water tank 3 has a drain port 9 for discharging washing water and is connected to a drain valve 10.

  The blower 12 constituting the blower means is provided at the lower back of the housing 1 as shown in FIG. The blower 12 communicates with an air supply duct 20 provided on the outer surface of the water tank 3, and blows drying air that has entered from the air supply duct inlet 21 of the air supply duct 20 in the direction of the arrow c to rotate from the air supply opening 14 to the rotating tank. 5 is supplied. Further, an exhaust duct 22 communicating with the exhaust port 16 provided above the water tank 3 is provided on the outer surface of the water tank 3, and the air that has passed through the rotary tank 5 and the water tank 3 and has exited the exhaust port 16 is indicated by an arrow. As shown in d, the exhaust duct is led out from the exhaust duct inlet 24 to the exhaust duct outlet 23.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the water tank 3 is supported in the casing 1 so as to be inclined in the direction in which the back surface is lowered from the front surface. A large free space composed of the gap between the two is secured. In the lower part of the back surface of the water tank 3, a heat absorber 30 and a heat radiator 32 composed of a plate-shaped heat exchanger constituting the heat pump device are arranged substantially in parallel so that the surfaces having the largest areas face each other. The arrangement direction is substantially the same as the front-rear direction of the housing 1 and the inclination direction of the back surface of the water tank 3.

  The heat exchange air passage 31 is for guiding the air blown by the blower 12 from the heat absorber 30 to the radiator 32 in the respective thickness directions and then leading to the water tank 3. It has been. A portion from the heat absorber 30 to the radiator 32 of the heat exchange air passage 31 is configured to be substantially in the same direction as the inclined direction of the back surface of the water tank 3, and the heat absorber 30 and the radiator 32 are heat exchange air. It is arranged perpendicular to the path 31.

  By arranging the heat absorber 30, the radiator 32, and the heat exchange air passage 31 as described above, the heat absorber 30 and the radiator 32 can be compactly arranged in the front-rear direction of the housing. The heat exchange air passage 31 leading to the radiator 32 can have a simple configuration in which air flows linearly in the direction of the arrow a. For this reason, the heat absorber 30, the heat radiator 32, and the heat exchange air path 31 can be accommodated compactly in the lower back part of the water tank 3 used as the empty space in the housing | casing 1. FIG.

  Further, the arrangement direction of the heat absorber 30 and the radiator 32 and the portion of the heat exchange air passage 31 from the heat absorber 30 to the radiator 32 are provided so as to be substantially in the same direction as the inclined direction of the back surface of the water tank 3. Therefore, the heat absorber, the heat radiator, and the heat exchange air passage can be configured by effectively using the lower back of the water tank 3. In addition, since air can flow perpendicularly to the heat absorber 30 and the radiator 32 in the heat exchange air passage 31, the heat exchange can be performed efficiently.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a compressor 41 constituting a heat pump device is arranged at the lower back of the water tank 3 along with the heat exchange air passage 31 in the left-right direction with respect to the housing 1. The compressor container 45 is a case that houses the compressor 41. The heat exchange air passage 31 and the compressor container 45 are integrally formed, and the heat sink 30, the radiator 32, the compressor 41, the throttle means 42, and the pipe line 43 are accommodated in the heat exchange air passage 31 and the compressor container 45. It is composed.

  The heat pump unit 46 is detachably attached from the back surface of the housing 1, and the blower 12 described above is attached to the side surface of the housing 1 side by side with the heat exchange air passage 31 and the compressor 41 in the left-right direction. Yes. A suction port of the blower 12 is opened in the compressor container 45. As shown in FIG. 3, there is a partition wall 47 between the heat exchange air passage 31 and the compressor container 45, but the air that has flowed through the heat absorber 30 and the radiator 32 through a hole 49 provided in the partition wall 47. Is configured to pass through the compressor container 45 as indicated by an arrow b and reach the suction port of the blower 12.

  By arranging the compressor 41 and the blower 12 as described above, the heat pump device and the blower 12 can be compactly accommodated in the lower part of the back surface of the water tank 3 serving as an empty space in the housing 1. In addition, since the heat pump unit 46 can be assembled in a separate line from the main body of the washing and drying machine in the manufacturing process, the production efficiency is improved and the heat pump unit can be installed in the case even if the heat pump device breaks down. By taking it out from the back of 1, the parts can be easily repaired or replaced.

  Moreover, since the air blower 12 is attached to the heat pump unit, the heat pump device can be operated separately from the washing / drying machine main body, and the quality control of the heat pump device can be easily performed in the manufacturing process.

  As shown by an arrow 40 in FIG. 4, the drying air blown by the blower 12 passes through the air supply duct 20 and enters the water tank 3 and the rotary tank 5 through the air supply port 14, and the clothes 4 in the rotary tank 5 are removed. After passing through, exits from the exhaust port 16, passes through the exhaust duct 22, passes through the heat absorber 30 and the radiator 32 in the heat exchange air passage 31, passes through the compressor container 45, returns to the blower 12, and circulates It is supposed to be.

  The blower 12 and the air supply duct inlet 21 communicate with each other via an air supply hose 33 made of a bellows-like stretchable flexible material, and the exhaust port 16 and the exhaust duct inlet 24 similarly have a bellows-like extension / contraction. Communication is made through an exhaust hose 34 made of a flexible material to prevent the vibration of the water tank 3 from being transmitted to the heat pump unit 46. Further, a lint filter 35 made of a synthetic fiber net or the like is detachably provided as a filter means for removing foreign substances in the air in the middle of the exhaust duct 22. Further, a drain water container 36 for storing dehumidified water from the heat absorber 30 is provided at the lower part of the heat exchange air passage 31, and the water stored in the drain water container 36 is discharged from the discharge port (not shown) to the outside of the machine body. Is discharged.

  In addition, the heat pump device includes a compressor 41, a radiator 32 that radiates heat of the compressed refrigerant, a throttle means 42 that includes a throttle valve, a capillary tube, and the like for reducing the pressure of the high-pressure refrigerant, and a reduced pressure. The refrigerant that has become low pressure is connected to the heat absorber 30 that takes heat from the surroundings by a pipe 43 so that the refrigerant circulates, and the refrigerant flows and circulates in the direction of the arrow 44 in FIG. 4 to realize a heat pump cycle. To do.

  The control means 48 controls the washing, dehydration and drying processes by driving the drive motor 6, the drain valve 10, the blower 12, the compressor 41, and the like.

  Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described. In the washing process, water is supplied until the water level reaches a predetermined water level in the water tank 3 with the drain valve 10 closed, and the clothes 4 and the rotary tank 5 containing the washing water are rotated by the drive motor 6 to wash the clothes 4. Do.

  In the rinsing process after washing, water is supplied into the water tank 3 as in the washing process, and the clothes 4 are rinsed by rotating the rotating tub 5. In the dehydration step, the drain valve 10 is opened to drain water to the outside of the machine, and then the rotating tub 5 containing the clothing 4 is rotated at high speed by the drive motor 6 to dehydrate.

  In the drying process, when the compressor 41 of the heat pump device is operated, the refrigerant is compressed, and the pressure circulates through the radiator 32, the throttle means 42, and the heat absorber 30. In the radiator 32, heat is released by the compression of the refrigerant, and in the heat absorber 30, the heat is absorbed by the refrigerant that has been depressurized by the throttle means 42 to become a low pressure. At this time, the blower 12 is activated, and warm air heated by the heat radiation of the radiator 32 passes through the air supply duct 20 and is blown into the water tank 3 and the rotary tank 5 from the air supply port 14. The rotating tub 5 is rotationally driven by a drive motor 6 and the clothes 4 are stirred up and down.

  The warm air blown into the rotating tub 5 deprives moisture when passing through the gap between the clothes 4, passes through the exhaust duct 22 through the exhaust port 16 of the water tub 3 and passes through the lint filter 35 in a wet state. Foreign matter such as lint is removed and the heat exchange air passage 31 is reached. When the wet warm air passes through the heat absorber 30, sensible heat and latent heat are taken away and dehumidified, and separated into dry air and dehumidified water. This dry air is heated again by the radiator 32 and becomes hot air, passes through the compressor container 45 and circulates to the blower 12. The dehumidified water dewed by the heat absorber 30 is stored in the drain water container 36 and discharged out of the apparatus through the discharge port. By repeating the above operation, the clothing 4 is dried.

  By using the heat pump device in this way, the heat absorbed by the heat absorber 30 can be recovered by the refrigerant and radiated again by the heat radiator 32 to give the garment 4 more heat than the energy input to the compressor 41. Therefore, it becomes possible to shorten the drying time and realize energy saving.

  As described above, the heat exchange air passage 31 configured to allow the drying air to flow from the heat absorber 30 to the heat radiator 32 is provided at the lower back portion of the water tank 3 inclined in the direction in which the back surface is lowered from the front surface. Since the heat absorber 30 and the heat radiator 32 are arranged substantially in parallel in the exchange air passage 31 so that the surfaces having the largest areas face each other and the arrangement direction thereof is the front-rear direction of the housing 1, the heat pump device is provided. Since the heat absorber 30 and the heat radiator 32 to be configured can be made compact in the front-rear direction of the casing 1 and the configuration of the heat exchange air passage 31 can be simplified, an empty space in the casing 1 is obtained. These components can be accommodated compactly in the lower back of the water tank 3.

  Further, since the heat absorber 30 and the radiator 32 are arranged so that the direction of alignment is substantially the same as the direction of inclination of the rear surface of the water tank 3, the empty space at the lower back of the water tank 3 can be used more effectively. 30 and a radiator 32 can be arranged.

  In addition, since the portion from the heat absorber 30 to the radiator 32 of the heat exchange air passage 31 is configured to be substantially in the same direction as the inclined direction of the back surface of the water tank 3, the empty space at the lower back of the water tank 3 is further reduced. It is possible to form the heat exchange air passage 31 effectively.

  Further, since the heat absorber 30 and the radiator 32 are arranged perpendicular to the heat exchange air passage 31, the drying air can be made to flow perpendicularly to the heat absorber 30 and the radiator 32, so that the heat exchange efficiency. Can be improved.

  In addition, since the compressor 41 is arranged side by side with the heat exchange air passage 31 in the left-right direction with respect to the housing 1, the heat pump device and the heat exchange air passage 31 are arranged in the lower part of the rear surface of the water tank 3 that becomes an empty space in the housing 1. Can be housed compactly, and the heat pump device and the heat exchange air passage 31 can be configured as a single heat pump unit 46, which can be detached from the rear surface of the housing 1, and can be assembled in the manufacturing process. In addition, parts can be easily replaced during service.

  Moreover, since the air blower 12 is arranged side by side with the heat exchange air passage 31 and the compressor 41 in the left-right direction with respect to the housing 1, the heat pump device, the heat exchange air passage 31, and the air blowing means 12 are arranged in an empty space in the housing 1. Can be housed compactly in the lower part of the back of the aquarium 3, and the components necessary for operating the heat pump device can be made into a single unit, which can be operated separately from the main body of the washing / drying machine. In the manufacturing process, it is possible to control the quality of a single unit. Further, the unit can be attached and detached from the rear surface of the housing 1, and assembly of the manufacturing process, parts replacement at the time of service, and the like can be easily performed.

  In the present embodiment, the heat pump device is installed in a washing and drying machine that can automatically perform from washing to drying, but the same effect can be obtained even in a configuration in which a heat pump device is installed in a clothes dryer only for drying. Is obtained.

  In this embodiment, a discharge port is provided as a means for discharging the dehumidified water in the drain water container 36. However, a drain pump may be provided to discharge water.

(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 5 shows a cross-sectional view of a washing and drying machine according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The same components as those of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  The blower 12 is provided in the middle of the exhaust duct 22 above the housing 1, and the circulation path of the air blown by the blower 12 is the same as the circulation path of the first embodiment.

  According to this structure, since the air blower 12 can be arrange | positioned in the upper space of the housing | casing 1 separated from the heat pump apparatus, it becomes unnecessary to accommodate the air blower 12 in the empty space of the back lower surface of the water tank 3, and a heat pump apparatus and A sufficient space for arranging the heat exchange air passage 31 can be secured.

  In the present embodiment, the heat pump device is installed in a washing and drying machine that can automatically perform from washing to drying, but the same effect can be obtained even in a configuration in which a heat pump device is installed in a clothes dryer only for drying. Is obtained.

  As described above, the clothes drying apparatus according to the present invention can accommodate the heat pump device and the air path configuration in a compact manner in the lower part of the back of the drying chamber that is an empty space in the housing, and the clothes drying apparatus provided with the heat pump device. Useful as.

Sectional drawing of the washing-drying machine of Embodiment 1 of this invention Rear view of the washer / dryer Cross section of the main part of the washing and drying machine System concept of the washer / dryer Sectional drawing of the washing-drying machine of Embodiment 2 of this invention Cross-sectional view of a conventional washing and drying machine

Explanation of symbols

1 Housing 3 Water tank (drying room)
7 Door 12 Blower (Blower)
30 Heat Absorber 31 Heat Exchange Air Path 32 Radiator 41 Compressor 42 Throttle Means 43 Pipe Line

Claims (7)

A housing with a door on the front for putting in and out clothes, a drying chamber supported by tilting in the direction in which the back is lowered from the front in the housing, and a plate-like heat dissipation that dissipates heat from the compressor and compressed refrigerant The air is blown by a blower and a heat pump device connected by a pipe line so that the refrigerant circulates through a throttle means for reducing the pressure of the condenser and the high-pressure refrigerant and a plate-shaped heat absorber where the reduced refrigerant takes heat from the surroundings. A heat exchange air passage that guides the drying air to the drying chamber after flowing from the heat absorber to the radiator, and the heat absorber and the radiator are disposed in the heat exchange air passage provided at the lower back of the drying chamber. A clothes drying apparatus which is disposed so as to be opposed to each other and arranged substantially in parallel so that the arrangement direction thereof is the front-rear direction of the casing. The clothes drying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the heat absorber and the heat radiator are arranged so that an arrangement direction thereof is substantially the same as an inclination direction of a back surface of the drying chamber. The clothes drying apparatus according to claim 2, wherein a portion from the heat absorber to the radiator of the heat exchange air passage is configured to be substantially in the same direction as the inclination direction of the back surface of the drying chamber. The clothes drying apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the heat absorber and the heat radiator are arranged perpendicular to the heat exchange air passage. The clothes drying apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the compressor is disposed side by side with the heat exchange air path in the left-right direction of the housing. The clothes drying apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the air blowing means is arranged side by side with the heat exchange air path in the left-right direction of the housing. The clothes drying apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the air blowing means is provided above the housing.

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