JP2010069091A - Drying machine and washing/drying machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a washing/drying machine capable of executing the drying operation to reduce power consumption without discharging humid air to the interior. <P>SOLUTION: Power distribution to a heater is stopped during drying operation and air in the space between an outer tub and a casing is blown into a blowing pathway from the upper surface of the outer tub, and the whole or part of air discharged from a rotary drum is discharged from a drain hose to a drain. Water is fed via the drain hose while securing the pressure of the drain hose at the end of the drying operation or after termination of the drying operation. Since the drying operation is possible without discharging humid air to the interior, the power consumption can be reduced without deteriorating the environment in the interior. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a dryer or a washing dryer provided with means for drying clothes.

  Drying clothes using a dryer or a washing and drying machine that can perform washing to drying continuously creates high-temperature and low-humidity air with a blower fan and heat source, and blows it into the washing tub to raise the temperature of the clothes. This is done by evaporating moisture from the clothing and discharging the evaporated moisture out of the machine. There are patent documents 1-3 as a prior art regarding this.

  There are two methods for removing the evaporated water: an exhaust system that discharges it directly to the outside of the washing and drying machine (always supplying fresh air) and a dehumidification system that cools the evaporated water to condense and removes the water (circulates the same air). . Air-cooling or water-cooling dehumidification is performed in the first half of the drying process in order to shorten time and reduce the amount of water used and power consumption. In the second half, the surrounding dry outside air is supplied, and the warm air after being blown onto the laundry is exhausted as it is. There is a method to do.

JP 2008-104715 A JP 2008-110135 A Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 3-128094

However, with the conventional technology that exhausts the warm air after being blown onto the laundry as it is, it is possible to reduce the time and reduce the amount of water used and power consumption. The air is exhausted as it is, and the indoor environment is deteriorated.

  Then, an object of this invention is to provide the washing-drying machine or dryer which can perform the drying operation which reduces power consumption, without exhausting the said humid air indoors.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes an outer tub whose inside becomes a drying chamber at the time of drying, a rotating drum or an inner tub which is rotatably arranged in the outer tub and stores laundry, and the rotating drum or A motor for driving the inner tub, a casing for supporting the rotating drum or the inner tub, an air passage for blowing warm air to the rotating drum or the inner tub, a drying device having a heating means and an air blowing means, the outer A drainage hose for discharging water discharged from the tank, and in a washing / drying machine in which air circulates in the order of the blowing means, the heating means, the outer tub, and the blowing means during drying, during a drying operation, Means is provided for exhausting all or part of the air discharged from the rotating drum or the inner tank via the drain hose.

  According to the present invention, during the drying operation, all or part of the air discharged from the rotating drum or the inner tank is discarded from the drainage hose to the drainage port, so that the drying operation can be performed without exhausting the humid air indoors. Therefore, power consumption can be reduced without deteriorating the indoor environment.

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

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a washing / drying machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention. On the upper part of the base 1, an outer frame 2 composed of a steel plate and a resin molded product is placed. The front side of the outer frame 2 is provided with a door 3 for loading and unloading the laundry 30, a front cover 22 and a back cover 23 on the back.

  FIG. 2 relates to the first embodiment of the present invention, and shows a cross-sectional view of the washing / drying machine in the middle of the drying process. FIG. 3 relates to the first embodiment of the present invention, and shows a cross-sectional view of the washing / drying machine in the latter half of the drying process. FIG. 4 (a) relates to the first embodiment of the present invention, and shows operating states of the heater, cooling water valve, and intake valve in the drying process. An outer tub 20 is provided inside the outer frame 2. The outer tub 20 is supported by a plurality of lower suspensions 21. The rotating drum 29 inside the outer tub 20 has the laundry 30 put in with the door 3 opened, and the outer periphery of the opening of the rotating drum 29 reduces vibration due to unbalance of the laundry 30 during dehydration. A fluid balancer 31 is provided. A plurality of lifters 33 for lifting the laundry 30 are provided inside the rotary drum 29. The rotating drum 29 is directly connected to a drum driving motor 36 via a main shaft 35 connected to a rotating drum metal flange 34. A rubber packing 38 made of an elastic body is attached to the opening of the outer tub 20. The packing 38 serves to maintain the watertightness between the outer tub 20 and the door 3. This prevents water leakage during washing, rinsing and dehydration. The rotating drum 29 has a large number of small holes (not shown) for centrifugal dehydration and ventilation on the side wall. A drain port 37 opened in the bottom wall of the outer tub 20 is connected to the drain hose 9 via the drain valve 8.

  A drying device 6 including a dehumidifying duct 5 for drying the laundry 30 in the rotary drum 29, a fan 61 as a blowing means, and a heater 62 as a heating means is fixed to the outer frame 2 apart from the outer tub 20 (not shown). ing. The dehumidifying duct 5 and the ventilation port 32 are connected substantially horizontally by a flexible bellows 4, and the outlet of the heater 62 and the blowout nozzle 11 are located between the uppermost surface and the center of the outer tub 20 and from the center of the outer tub 20 to the front. A flexible bellows 7 is connected to the outer tank 20 at a position so as to absorb vibration of the outer tank 20. Temperature sensors (not shown) are provided at the drain port 37 and the intake and discharge ports of the fan 61.

  In the drum type washing and drying machine configured as described above, in the washing process, the laundry is put into the rotating drum 29, the water is supplied with the drain valve 8 closed, and the washing water is stored in the outer tub 20, and the rotating drum 29 is rotated to wash the laundry 30. Further, in the dehydration step, the drain valve 8 is opened to drain the washing water in the outer tub 20, and the rotary drum 29 is rotated to perform centrifugal dehydration. Then, in the middle stage from the first half of the drying process, the rotary drum 29 is rotated while the drain valve 8 is opened, and the fan 61 is operated to suck out the air in the outer tub 20 from the air vent 32 and pass through the water-cooled dehumidifying duct 5. After passing and dehumidifying with water cooling, the air is heated by the heater 62 to generate circulating air 12 that is blown from the blow nozzle 11 toward the laundry 30 in the rotary drum 29. The dehumidification of the circulating air 12 that has taken moisture from the laundry 30 in the rotary drum 29 is performed by opening the cooling water valve (not shown) and flowing out from the cooling water supply pipe 51 to the wall surface in the water-cooled dehumidifying duct 5. 52 is caused to flow down and contact with the circulating air 12. The cooling water 52 that has flowed to the wall surface in the water-cooled dehumidifying duct 5 passes through the drain port 37 and is discharged by the drain hose 9.

  In the latter half of the drying process, the heater 62 is turned off and the cooling water 52 is stopped as shown in FIGS. The external air 16 sucked from the gap at the bottom of the base 1 by opening the intake valve 13 is heated while receiving the exhaust heat of the outer tub 20, the motor 36, and the fan 61 while flowing through the side surface of the outer tub 20, and is dried. The air is sucked into the fan 61 together with the high-temperature housing internal air 15 accumulated in the space between the upper surface of the outer tub 20 and the outer frame 2 until the middle. The sucked interior air 14 is blown to the laundry 30 to take moisture from the laundry 30, gets wet, passes through the drain hose 9 from the drain port 37, breaks the water seal of the drain trap 10, and enters the drain port 39. Discharged. In the case of a general drain trap, since the water seal height is about 50 to 80 mm, the pressure on the drain hose 9 side is required to be about 1000 Pa or more to break the water seal. Moreover, in order to suppress the odor from the drain outlet 39, it is necessary to ensure a high pressure (pressure higher than a predetermined pressure) even after the water seal is broken. 61 is controlled.

  Here, the connecting portion between the drainage hose 9 and the drainage port 39 is hermetically sealed with a sealing material 39a as shown in FIG. 5A, and the exhaust from the drainage hose 9 is configured not to leak into the room. Further, other types of connection methods for the drain trap are shown in FIGS. FIG. 5B shows a method of connecting via the adapter 39 b when the inner diameter of the drain port 39 is smaller than the outer diameter of the drain hose 9. FIG. 5C shows a general drain trap 10 structure attached to a waterproof pan. In the case of this drain trap 10, since a hole 10a through which water from the waterproof pan flows is opened, a lid 39c is attached to keep the drain hose 9 and the drain trap 10 sealed.

  After the drying, as shown in FIG. 6, the cooling water 52 is flowed by reducing the rotational speed of the fan 61 to a pressure level that does not break the water seal while keeping the pressure on the drainage hose 9 side higher than the pressure on the drainage port 39 side. The water sealing of the drain trap 10 is restored and the drying process is completed.

  In this way, after the drying is completed, water is supplied to the drainage port 39 via the drainage hose while maintaining the pressure on the drainage hose 9 side at a predetermined level or more, so that the odor from the drainage port 39 is suppressed and the drain trap 10 The water seal can be restored.

  The drain trap can be recovered at the end of the drying operation (for exhaust of the drain hose) or after the drying operation is completed as long as the pressure on the drain hose 9 side is kept high.

  FIG. 7 is a block diagram of the control device 138 of the washer / dryer. A microcomputer 150 is connected to the operation button input circuit 151, the water level sensor 134, and the temperature sensor 152 connected to each switch 112, 113, 113a, and various information signals in the user's button operation, washing process, and drying process. Receive. The output from the microcomputer 150 is connected to a drive circuit 154 and connected to a water supply electromagnetic valve 116, a drain valve 8, a motor 36, a fan 61, a heater 62, an intake valve 13, a cooling water valve 19, and the like. Controls rotation and energization. Further, it is connected to a 7-segment light emitting diode display 114, a light emitting diode 156, and a buzzer 157 for notifying the user of the operating state of the washing machine.

  The microcomputer 150 is activated when the power switch 139 is pressed and the power is turned on, and executes a basic control processing program for washing and drying as shown in FIG.

Step S101
Check the status of the washer / dryer and make initial settings.

Step S102
The display 114 of the operation panel 106 is turned on, and a washing / drying course is set according to an instruction input from the operation button switch 113. When no instruction is input, the standard washing / drying course or the previous washing / drying course is automatically set. For example, when an instruction is input to the operation button switch 113a, a high finishing course for drying is set.

Step S103
The process branches after monitoring the instruction input from the start switch 112 of the operation panel 106.

Step S104
Perform the laundry. Laundry is performed in the order of washing, intermediate dehydration, rinsing, and final dehydration. Since this is the same as a normal drum-type washing and drying machine, a detailed description thereof is omitted.

Step S105
The process branches after confirming whether the washing / drying course is set. When only the washing course is set, the driving is ended.

Step S106
The initial temperatures of the drain port 37 and the fan intake port at the lower part of the outer tub 20 are measured.

Step S107
When a washing / drying course is set, hot air dehydration is performed. In the hot air dehydration, the fan 61 is operated at a low speed, the heater 62 is energized, and hot air is blown into the rotary drum 29 to raise the temperature of the clothes. At the same time, the rotating drum 29 is rotated at high speed to effectively dehydrate moisture from the warmed clothes (the viscosity of the water decreases as the temperature rises, so that it can be efficiently dehydrated). In the present embodiment, the rotation speed of the fan 61 is set to about 11000 rotations per minute. This is to prevent the allowable current value (15 A) from being exceeded.

Step S108
Dry operation 1 is executed. The fan 61 is rotated at a low speed, the heater 62 is energized, the forward and reverse rotation of the rotating drum 29 is repeated, and hot warm air is blown on the clothes while changing the position of the clothes in the rotating drum 29. The temperature of the entire clothing rises and moisture evaporates from the clothing.

Step S109
The process branches after confirming whether the elapsed time from the start of drying has reached the specified time.

Step S110
The cooling water valve 19 is opened and the cooling water 52 is poured to perform water cooling and dehumidification.

Step S111
An intermediate temperature between the drain port 37 and the fan intake port at the lower part of the outer tub 20 is measured.

Step S112
The process branches after confirming whether the elapsed time from the start of drying has reached the specified time.

Step S113
The process branches after confirming whether the difference between the intermediate temperature and the initial temperature has reached the specified temperature.

Step S114
When the specified time has elapsed from the start of drying, or when the difference between the intermediate temperature and the initial temperature is greater than the specified temperature, the dryness of the laundry (= the weight of the dry cloth / the weight of the compress) is 0.90- 0.95 is determined, the heater 62 is turned off, the intake valve 13 is opened, the cooling water valve 19 is closed, the fan 61 is rotated at a high speed, and the moisture of the laundry 30 is discharged from the drain hose 9 to the drain port 39. .

Step S115
The end temperatures of the drain port 37 and the fan intake port at the lower part of the outer tub 20 are measured.

Step S116
The process branches after confirming whether the elapsed time from the start of exhausting has reached the specified time.

Step S117
The process branches after confirming whether the difference between the intermediate temperature and the end temperature has reached the specified temperature.

Step S118
When the specified time has elapsed since the start of exhausting, or when the difference between the intermediate temperature and the end temperature is greater than the specified temperature, the dryness of the laundry (= dry cloth mass / compress weight) is 1.0 or more. It is judged that the drying is completed, and the cooling of the fan 61 is reduced to a pressure level that does not break the water seal while keeping the pressure on the drain hose 9 side higher than the pressure on the drain port 39 side, and the cooling water valve 19 is opened for cooling. The water 52 is poured to recover the water seal of the drain trap 10.

Step S119
The process branches after confirming whether or not the elapsed time after opening the cooling water valve 19 has reached a specified time.

Step S120
The process branches after confirming whether or not the pressure of the water level sensor 134 has reached a specified pressure.

Step S121
When the specified time has elapsed since the cooling water valve 19 was opened, or when the pressure of the water level sensor 134 has become larger than the specified pressure, it is determined that the water sealing of the drain trap 10 has been recovered, and the fan 61 is stopped. The motor 36 is stopped, the intake valve 13 is closed, the cooling water valve 19 is closed, and the drying process is completed.

  The washing and drying machine configured as described above stores the laundry 30, the rotating drum 29, the outer tub 20, the housing internal air 15 stored in the space of the outer frame 2, and the like by the middle of the drying process. The remaining heat drying using the hot heat and the dry external air 16 can reduce the power consumption of the heater 62 in the latter half of the drying process.

  Here, under the conditions of clothing 6 kg, heater input 600 W, air flow rate 1.5 m 3 / min, cooling water volume 0.3 to 0.5 L / min, preheat drying in which the heater is turned off and external air is blown in the second half of drying is About 10 to 20% of the entire power consumption in the drying process can be reduced as compared with the case where no residual heat drying is performed.

  Furthermore, when the housing internal air 14 sucked into the fan 61 is warmed by exhaust heat from the outer tub 20, the motor 36, the fan 61, etc., the power consumption of the drying process is compared with the case where the external air 16 is directly sucked About 5% of the total amount can be reduced.

  Further, even if the external air 16 is sucked, the water content of the laundry 30 is discharged from the drainage hose 9 to the drainage port 39, so that power consumption can be reduced without deteriorating the indoor environment. Furthermore, since the water sealing of the drain trap 10 is recovered while maintaining the internal pressure on the drain hose 9 side at the end of drying, the odor from the drain port 39 does not leak into the room and deteriorate the environment.

  In the first embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 4A, a cooling water valve is opened in the middle of the drying process to perform water cooling dehumidification. However, as shown in FIG. 4B, the drying process is performed. When the cooling water valve is opened only in the latter half of the middle board, or when cooling water is not used in the drying process as shown in FIG. 4C, the temperature of the circulating air 12 rises and the temperature of the laundry 30 rises. The heat capacity used at the time of residual heat drying increases, and the power consumption of the drying process can be further reduced. When cooling water is not used, the inner wall surface of the dehumidifying duct or the outer tub 20 becomes a dehumidifying part by air cooling.

  4 (a), (b), and (c) in the first embodiment of the present invention, the intake valve is opened only in the second half of the drying process, and water from the laundry 30 is discharged from the drain hose 9. As shown in FIG. 4 (d), the intake valve is opened once or several times in the middle of the drying process, and the water from the laundry 30 is discharged from the drain hose 9 so that the temperature of the laundry 30 does not drop. As a result, the saturated water vapor is discharged into the outer tub 20 and the water discharged in the latter half of the drying process is reduced, so that the power consumption of the drying process can be further reduced.

  Another embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 9 relates to a second embodiment of the present invention, and shows a cross-sectional view of a washing and drying machine in the latter half of the drying process. A duplicate description of the configuration common to the first embodiment is omitted.

  The difference from the first embodiment is that an overflow pipe 17 for discharging abnormal water is provided on the door 3 side of the outer tub 20, the drainage hose 9 is thickened, and moisture from the laundry 30 is drained from the drain outlet 37. At the same time, it is also discharged from the overflow pipe 17. As a result, the ventilation resistance on the discharge side is reduced and the discharge air volume is increased, whereby the discharge time is shortened and the power consumption of the drying process can be further reduced.

  Another embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 10 relates to a third embodiment of the present invention, and shows a cross-sectional view of a washing and drying machine in the latter half of the drying process. The overlapping description of the configuration common to the first and second embodiments is omitted.

  The difference from the second embodiment is that the suction port of the intake valve 13 provided on the upstream side of the fan 61 is directed to the outer frame 2 side. Thereby, the air heated by the exhaust heat of the outer tub 20, the motor 36, the fan 61, etc. and accumulated in the uppermost portion can be sucked efficiently, so that the power consumption in the drying process can be further reduced.

  Another embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 11 relates to a fourth embodiment of the present invention, and shows a cross-sectional view of a washing and drying machine in the latter half of the drying process. A duplicate description of the configuration common to the first to third embodiments is omitted.

  The difference from the second embodiment is that an exhaust hose 18 is provided on the back side of the outer tub 20 and the moisture from the laundry 30 is exhausted from the exhaust hose 18 to the outside of the room. Thereby, it is not necessary to break the water seal of the drain trap 10, and cooling water for recovering the water seal can be reduced.

  Another embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 12 relates to the fifth embodiment of the present invention, and is a sectional view showing the internal structure by cutting a part of the case of the washing and drying machine in the latter half of the drying process, and FIG. 13 shows the back cover of the washing and drying machine. It is a rear view which removes and shows an internal structure.

  On the upper part of the base 1, an outer frame 2 composed of a steel plate and a resin molded product is placed. The front side of the outer frame 2 is provided with a door 3 for loading and unloading the laundry 30, a front cover 22 and a back cover 23 on the back. An outer tub 20 is provided inside the outer frame 2. The outer tub 20 is supported by a plurality of lower suspensions 21. The rotating drum 29 inside the outer tub 20 has the laundry 30 put in with the door 3 opened, and the outer periphery of the opening of the rotating drum 29 reduces vibration due to unbalance of the laundry 30 during dehydration. A fluid balancer 31 is provided. A plurality of lifters 33 for lifting the laundry 30 are provided inside the rotary drum 29. The rotating drum 29 is directly connected to a drum driving motor 36 via a main shaft 35 connected to a rotating drum metal flange 34. A rubber packing 38 made of an elastic body is attached to the opening of the outer tub 20. The packing 38 serves to maintain the watertightness between the outer tub 20 and the door 3. This prevents water leakage during washing, rinsing and dehydration. The rotating drum 29 has a large number of small holes (not shown) for centrifugal dehydration and ventilation on the side wall. A drain port 37 opened in the bottom wall of the outer tub 20 is connected to the drain hose 9 via the drain valve 8.

  The cycle of the heat pump 50 including a condenser that is a heat source of hot air used when drying the laundry 30 and an evaporator that dehumidifies the humid air is arranged at the lower rear portion of the rotary drum 29 as shown in FIG. It is mainly composed of a machine 54, a condenser 55, an expansion mechanism 57, and an evaporator 58, and the flow of the refrigerant is as follows. The high-temperature and high-pressure gas compressed by the compressor 54 is heat-exchanged with air by the condenser 55 to generate hot air. Thereafter, the refrigerant decompressed by the expansion mechanism 57 is evaporated by the evaporator 58, and the low-pressure gas is returned to the compressor 54. Here, when the refrigerant evaporates in the evaporator 58, the circulating air 53 is cooled and dehumidified and reheated in the condenser 55.

  The flow of air during normal drying operation is as follows. When the blower 67 is operated and the compressor 54 of the heat pump is operated, the condenser 55 generates heat, and high-speed hot air is blown into the rotating drum 29 from the outlet port 40a through the through-hole on the back surface of the rotating drum 29 (arrow). 41) When the wet laundry 30 is hit, the laundry 30 is warmed and water is evaporated from the laundry 30. The air that has become hot and humid enters the filter duct 27 through the air inlet 42. The lint is removed through the mesh filters 59a and 59b provided in the filter duct 27 and enters the evaporator 58. The hot and humid air is cooled and dehumidified by coming into contact with the low-temperature evaporator 58, becomes dry low-temperature air, is heated again by the high-temperature condenser 55, and is sucked into the blower 67. Then, it circulates through the air duct 40 so as to be blown into the rotary drum 29.

  In the latter half of the drying process, the compressor 54 of the heat pump 50 is stopped. The external air 16 sucked from the gap at the bottom of the base 1 by opening the intake valve 13 is heated while receiving exhaust heat from the outer tank 20, the motor 36 and the compressor 54 while flowing through the side surface of the outer tank 20. The air is sucked into the filter duct 27 together with the high-temperature housing internal air 15 accumulated in the space between the upper surface of the outer tub 20 and the outer frame 2 until the middle of drying. The sucked interior air 14 passes through the heat pump 50 and is blown from the outlet 40a to the laundry 30 to take moisture from the laundry 30 and wets it, passes through the drain hose 9 from the drain port 37, and passes through the water in the drain trap 10. The seal is broken and discharged to the drain port 39. In the case of a general drain trap, since the water seal height is about 50 to 80 mm, the pressure on the drain hose 9 side is required to be about 1000 Pa or more to break the water seal.

  After completion of the drying process, the pressure on the drainage hose 9 side is kept higher than the pressure on the drainage port 39 side, and the rotation speed of the blower 67 is lowered to a pressure level that does not break the water seal, and water is supplied from the water supply solenoid valve 68 through the water supply hose 69. Then, the water sealing of the drain trap 10 is recovered and the drying is completed.

  The drum-type washing and drying machine configured as described above includes the laundry 30, the rotary drum 29, the outer tub 20, the housing inner air 15 stored in the space of the outer frame 2, and the like until the middle of the drying process. By the residual heat drying using the stored heat and the dry external air 16, the power consumption of the compressor 54 in the latter half of the drying process can be reduced.

  A sixth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 14, FIG. 15, FIG. 16, and FIG.

  In the sixth embodiment, the dry filter device 300 is provided with an intake means.

  The dry filter device 300 includes a main body case 301, a dry filter case 302 that is detachably attached to the main body case 301, and a circulation flow inlet 303 and a discharge outlet 304 provided in the main body case 301.

  The dry filter case 302 has a dry filter handle 360 and a filter for removing lint. The circulating flow that flows into the main body case 301 from the circulating flow inlet passes through the drying filter case 302 and is discharged from the circulating flow outlet 304. When the circulating flow passes through the filter of the dry filter case 302, the lint contained in the circulating flow is removed.

  The main body case 301 has an upper main body case portion 310 and a lower main body case portion 311 that are vertically aligned.

  The intake valve 312 of the intake means, the valve driving motor 313 that drives the intake valve 312, and the intake port 314 are provided in the lower main body case portion 311 of the main body case 301 shown in FIG.

  The intake valve 312 includes a flat base member 315 and support shafts 316 and 317 provided at both ends of the base member 315. The support shaft 316 is a protruding shaft, and the support shaft 317 is a recess shaft. One support shaft 316 of the base member 315 is supported by the bearing portion 318 of the lower main body case portion 311, and the other support shaft 317 is supported by the intermediate bearing portion 319.

  The valve drive motor 313 has a motor cover 330. The valve cover motor 313 is dust-proof by the motor cover 330. The valve driving motor 313 uses a stepping motor.

The rotary shaft 331 of the valve driving motor 313 is fitted and coupled to the intermediate bearing portion 319.
The intermediate bearing portion 319 is rotatably supported by a support portion 332 of the intermediate bearing portion provided in the lower main body case portion 311. The hermetic seal ring 333 is interposed between the intermediate bearing portion 319 and the support portion 332, and prevents a high-temperature circulating flow from flowing to the valve drive motor 313.

  The intake valve 312 is connected to the valve drive motor 313 via the intermediate bearing portion 319 and is driven by the rotation of the valve drive motor 313. Since the valve driving motor 313 is a stepping motor, the rotation angle of the intake valve 312 is accurately maintained.

  The intake valve 312 includes a flat base member 315 made of metal (stainless steel) and a mold resin portion (glass fiber-containing resin) 334 that covers the base member 315. Since the intake valve 312 is made of a metal (stainless steel) base member 315, the intake valve 312 is excellent in heat resistance against a high-temperature circulation flow.

  Since the support shafts 316 and 317 of the intake valve 312 are integrally formed of the same material as the resin portion of the mold, it is easier to make than the metal support shaft. Also, the spindle and the resin part of the mold. Because it is made of resin containing glass fiber, it is strong and has excellent heat resistance.

  The base member 315 of the intake valve 312 has an airtight lip 335. The airtight lip 335 will be described later.

  As shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the air inlet 314 is provided in the lower main body case portion 311 and is positioned between the inlet 303 and the drying filter case 302. The intake valve 312 that opens and closes the intake port 314 rotates within a range of 90 degrees. Since a stepping motor is used as the valve driving motor 313, the intake valve 312 is accurately rotated within a range of 90 degrees.

  The rotation stop portions 340 and 341 are provided with an upper main body case portion 310 and a lower main body case portion 311. The intake valve 312 that has opened the intake port 314 is received by the rotation stop portions 340 and 341 and the vertical state is maintained.

  The intake means including the intake port 314, the intake valve 312 and the valve drive motor 313 is provided in the drying filter device 300. Therefore, the intake means is provided where the circulating flow flows, so that a dedicated space can be secured, the intake valve 312 and the valve drive. There is no need to provide a separate arrangement and support mechanism for the motor 313, and the configuration is simple.

  Further, since the dry filter device 300 is disposed in the vicinity of the uppermost part in the outer frame 2 where the air inside the housing gathers, the heated air inside the housing is satisfactorily sucked into the intake port 314.

  Further, the intake port 314 is provided in the lower main body case portion 311 and operates to open so that the intake valve 312 is lowered below the lower main body case portion 311. Since the intake valve 312 is not configured to open so as to rise above the upper main body case 310, it is not necessary to widen the gap between the dry filter device 300 and the outer frame 2, and the outer frame 2 can be kept compact.

  In addition, since the intake valve 312 is configured to open and close by support shafts 316 and 317 provided at both ends of the base member 315 that passes through substantially the middle of the flat base member, the intake port 314 can be enlarged and the intake valve can be enlarged. The protrusion that the intake valve 312 is lowered downward when the 312 is opened can be suppressed to about half.

  The airtight lip 335 uses rubber including silicon rubber having flexibility, airtightness, and heat resistance. The lip 335 is provided at the peripheral edge or intermediate portion of the intake valve 312. When the intake valve 312 is closed, the lip 335 at the peripheral edge abuts on the upper surface / lower surface of the peripheral edge of the intake port 314 to maintain airtightness. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the air inside the housing from flowing into the dry filter device 300 in a normal drying operation.

  Further, when the intake valve 312 is opened, the intermediate lip 335 abuts against the rotation stop portion 341 and maintains airtightness. Thereby, the flow from the inflow port 303 of the main body case 301 is blocked in the residual heat drying operation.

  With such a seal by the airtight lip 335, the airtightness against the strong suction force of the fan 61 is enhanced to prevent leakage.

  The housing recess 350 is provided in the lower main body case portion 311 of the main body case as shown in FIGS. 15 and 16. The housing recess 350 is lowered from the inner surface of the lower body case 311 by the thickness of the intake valve 312. For this reason, when the intake valve 312 is closed as shown in FIG. 15, the inner surface of the main body case and the intake valve 312 are flush with each other, and the flow of the circulating flow through the main body case is not hindered.

  In addition, the intake valve 312 has a stepped portion 351 that goes down to the downstream side when closed as shown in FIG. For this reason, when the downstream portion of the intake valve 312 is closed as shown in FIG. 15, the inner surface of the main body case and the intake valve 312 are flush with each other, and the flow of the circulating flow through the main body case is not hindered.

  Further, the step portion 351 can be easily provided by changing the shape of the resin portion 334 because the intake valve 312 includes the metal base member 315 and the resin portion 334 of the mold that covers the base member 315. .

  As described above, the intake valve 312 opens the intake port 314 through which external air flows into the air passage by rotation, and blocks the circulation flow of the air passage from the dehumidifying part (dehumidifying duct 5) toward the air blowing means (fan). The state (FIG. 15) and the state (FIG. 16) for releasing the state of closing the inlet 14 and blocking the circulation flow of the air passage (FIG. 16) go back and forth, but the intake valve 312 is kept at about 45 degrees, A drying operation using both residual heat and heater heating so as to weaken energization is also possible.

  Also, the opening / closing operation of the intake valve can be slid instead of rotating.

1 is a perspective view of a washing / drying machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention. Sectional drawing of the washing-drying machine which concerns on 1st Example of this invention and is in the middle of a drying process is shown. Sectional drawing of the washing-drying machine which concerns on 1st Example of this invention and is a drying process latter half is shown. FIG. 6 shows the operating state of the heater, cooling water valve, and intake valve in the drying process according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The drain hose and the drain trap according to the first embodiment of the present invention also show a sectional view of the connection structure. Sectional drawing of the washing-drying machine which concerns on 1st Example of this invention after completion | finish of drying is shown. The block diagram of the control apparatus of a washing / drying machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention is shown. The flowchart of the control processing program of a washing-drying machine which concerns on 1st Example of this invention is shown. Sectional drawing of the washing-drying machine which concerns on 2nd Example of this invention and is a drying process latter half is shown. Sectional drawing of the washing-drying machine which concerns on the 3rd Example of this invention and is a drying process latter half is shown. Sectional drawing of the washing-drying machine which concerns on the 4th Example of this invention and is a drying process latter half is shown. Sectional drawing of the washing-drying machine which concerns on 5th Example of this invention and is a drying process latter half is shown. The rear view which shows the internal structure by removing the back cover of the washing / drying machine according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention is shown. FIG. 10 is a plan view of a single unit of a dry filter device provided with an air intake means, as viewed from above, according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the state which the intake valve closed the inlet port in the AA cross section of FIG. It is a figure which shows the state which the intake valve opened the inlet port in the AA cross section of FIG. It is a figure which shows the state which the intake valve opened the inlet port in the BB cross section of FIG.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Base 2 ... Outer frame 3 ... Door 4, 7 ... Bellows 5 ... Dehumidification duct 6 ... Drying device 8 ... Drain valve 9 ... Drain hose 10 ... Drain trap 10a ... Hole 11 ... Blowing nozzle 12 ... Circulating air 13 ... Intake valve 14, 15 ... Housing internal air 16 ... External air 17 ... Overflow pipe 18 ... Exhaust hose 20 ... Outer tub 21 ... Suspension 22 ... Front cover 23 ... Back cover 27 ... Filter duct 29 ... Rotating drum 30 ... Laundry 31 ... Fluid Balancer 32 ... Ventilation port 33 ... Lifter 34 ... Flange 35 ... Main shaft 36 ... Drum drive motors 37, 39 ... Drain port 38 ... Packing 39a ... Sealing material 39b ... Adapter 39c ... Lid 40 ... Air duct 40a ... Air outlet 42 ... Intake air Port 50 ... Heat pump 51 ... Cooling water supply pipe 52 ... Cooling water 53 ... Circulating air 54 ... Compressor 55 ... Condenser 57 ... Expansion mechanism 5 Evaporator 59 ... Filter 61 ... Fan 62 ... Heater 67 ... Blower 68, 116 ... Water supply solenoid valve 69 ... Water supply hose 300 ... Drying filter device 301 ... Main body case 302 ... Drying filter case 303 ... Circulating flow inlet 304 ... Discharge Outlet 360 ... Dry filter handle 310 ... Upper main body case portion 311 ... Lower main body case portion 312 ... Intake means intake valve 313 ... Valve drive motor 314 ... Intake port 315 ... Flat plate base members 316, 317 ... support shaft 318 ... Bearing part 319 ... Intermediate bearing part 330 ... Motor cover 331 ... Rotating shaft 332 ... Intermediate bearing part support part 333 ... Airtight seal ring 334 ... Mold resin part (resin containing glass fiber)
335... Airtight lips 340 and 341... Rotation stop portion 350... Storage recess 351.

Claims (22)

An outer tub whose inside becomes a drying chamber at the time of drying, a rotating drum or an inner tub that is rotatably arranged in the outer tub, stores laundry, a motor that drives the rotating drum or the inner tub, and the rotating drum Or a housing that supports the inner tub, a blowing passage for blowing warm air to the rotating drum or the inner tub, a drying device having a heating means and a blowing means, and a drain hose that discharges water discharged from the outer tub In a washing and drying machine in which air circulates in the order of the air blowing means, the heating means, the outer tub, and the air blowing means during drying,
A washing and drying machine comprising means for exhausting all or part of the air discharged from the rotating drum or the inner tank through the drainage hose during the drying operation. An outer tub whose inside becomes a drying chamber at the time of drying, a rotating drum or an inner tub that is rotatably arranged in the outer tub, stores laundry, a motor that drives the rotating drum or the inner tub, and the rotating drum Or a housing that supports the inner tub, a blowing passage for blowing warm air to the rotating drum or the inner tub, a drying device having a heating means and a blowing means, and a drain hose that discharges water discharged from the outer tub In a washing and drying machine in which air circulates in the order of the air blowing means, the heating means, the outer tub, and the air blowing means during drying,
During the drying operation, there is provided means for discharging all or part of the air discharged from the rotating drum or the inner tank via the drain hose while maintaining the pressure of the drain hose at a predetermined level or more. Washing and drying machine. An outer tub whose inside becomes a drying chamber at the time of drying, a rotating drum or an inner tub that is rotatably arranged in the outer tub, stores laundry, a motor that drives the rotating drum or the inner tub, and the rotating drum Alternatively, a housing that supports the inner tub, a blowing path for blowing warm air to the rotating drum or the inner tub, a heating unit and a blowing unit, a drying device including a dehumidifying unit, and water discharged from the washing tub In the washing and drying machine comprising a drainage hose to be discharged, and when drying, air circulates in the order of the blower, the heating means, the outer tub, the dehumidifying part, and the blower means.
During the drying operation, the heating means is stopped, air in the space with the housing is sucked into the air passage from the upper surface of the outer tub, and all or part of the air discharged from the rotating drum or the inner tub is drained. A washing / drying machine characterized in that a means for exhausting air through a hose is provided. In claim 1, 2 or 3,
A washing / drying machine comprising means for supplying water via the drainage hose while maintaining the pressure of the drainage hose at a predetermined level or higher after the end of the drying operation. An outer tub whose inside becomes a drying chamber at the time of drying, a rotating drum or an inner tub that is rotatably arranged in the outer tub, stores laundry, a motor that drives the rotating drum or the inner tub, and the rotating drum Alternatively, a housing that supports the inner tub, a blowing path for blowing warm air to the rotating drum or the inner tub, a heating unit and a blowing unit, a drying device including a dehumidifying unit, and discharging water from the laundry A washing / drying machine comprising a drainage hose, wherein air is circulated in the order of the blowing means, the heating means, the outer tub, the dehumidifying part, and the blower during drying,
A washing / drying machine comprising means for exhausting all or part of the air discharged from the rotating drum or the inner tub from the drain hose to the drain outlet during the drying operation. An outer tub whose inside becomes a drying chamber at the time of drying, a rotating drum or an inner tub that is rotatably arranged in the outer tub, stores laundry, a motor that drives the rotating drum or the inner tub, and the rotating drum Alternatively, a housing that supports the inner tub, a blowing path for blowing warm air to the rotating drum or the inner tub, a heating unit and a blowing unit, a drying device including a dehumidifying unit, and a drainage that discharges water from the laundry In a washing and drying machine comprising a hose and circulating air in the order of the air blowing means, the heating means, the outer tub, the dehumidifying part, and the air blowing means when drying,
During the drying operation, the heating means is stopped, air in the space with the housing is sucked into the air passage from the upper surface of the outer tub, and all or part of the air discharged from the rotating drum or the inner tub is drained. A washer / dryer characterized in that means for exhausting air from the hose to the drain outlet is provided. In claim 5 or 6,
The drain port is provided with a drain trap, raises the internal pressure on the drain hose side, breaks the water seal of the drain trap, and exhausts all or part of the air from the drain hose to the drain port. Washing and drying machine. In any one of claims 5 to 7,
Washing characterized by supplying water from the drain hose to the drain trap while maintaining the pressure of the drain hose higher than the pressure in the drain port after the end or end of the drying operation, and recovering the water sealing of the drain trap Dryer.   The washing and drying machine according to any one of claims 5 to 8, wherein an air intake means is provided in an air blowing path upstream of the air blowing means. In any one of claims 5 to 9,
The air intake means provided in the air supply path upstream of the air supply means is provided with an intake port on the side facing the outer tub or the rotating drum, and an intake valve is provided on the intake port. Dryer. An outer tub serving as a drying chamber, a rotating drum or inner tub that is rotatably disposed in the outer tub, and stores clothes, a motor that drives the rotating drum or inner tub, and the rotating drum or inner tub An air passage for blowing warm air to the rotating drum or the inner tank, a drying device having a heating means and an air blowing means, and a drain hose for discharging water discharged from the outer tank. In the dryer in which air circulates in the order of the air blowing means, the heating means, the outer tub, and the air blowing means during drying,
A dryer provided with means for exhausting all or part of the air discharged from the rotating drum or inner tank through the drainage hose during the drying operation. The washing and drying machine according to claim 9,
The washing and drying machine, wherein the intake means includes an intake valve and a valve driving motor for driving the intake valve. The washing / drying machine according to claim 12,
The washing / drying machine, wherein the valve driving motor is a stepping motor. The washing / drying machine according to claim 12,
The intake valve is configured to open an intake port through which external air flows into the air passage by rotation and shuts off the circulation flow of the air passage from the dehumidifying portion toward the air blowing means, closes the intake port, and A washing / drying machine characterized by moving back and forth through a state of breaking the state of blocking the circulation flow of the air passage. The washing / drying machine according to claim 12,
A drying filter device for removing lint from the circulating flow in the air passage;
A washing / drying machine comprising the drying filter device provided with the air intake means. The washing and drying machine according to claim 15,
The dry filter device has a main body case, a dry filter case that is detachably attached to the main body case, and an inlet and a discharge port for the circulation flow provided in the main body case,
The main body case includes the intake port through which external air flows, the intake valve that opens and closes the intake port, and the valve driving motor that rotates the intake valve. . The washing and drying machine according to claim 15,
The dry filter device has a main body case, a dry filter case that is detachably attached to the main body case, and an inlet and a discharge port for the circulation flow provided in the main body case,
The main body case has an upper main body case portion and a lower main body case portion that are combined vertically.
The washing / drying machine according to claim 1, wherein the intake port opened and closed by the intake valve is provided in the lower main body case portion. The washing and drying machine according to claim 15,
The intake valve includes a flat base member made of metal and a resin portion of a mold that covers the base member. The washing and drying machine according to claim 16,
The intake valve has a flat base member and support shafts provided at both ends of the base member,
One of the support shafts is connected to a rotation shaft of a valve driving motor, and the other support shaft is rotatably supported by a main body case. The washing and drying machine according to claim 19,
The main body case has a storage recess in which the flat base member is accommodated so as to be flush with the inner surface of the main body case when the intake valve closes the intake port. The washing and drying machine according to claim 18,
The washing and drying machine, wherein the intake valve has an airtight lip that is joined to a main body case with the intake port closed. The washing and drying machine according to claim 14,
A rotation stop portion that stops the intake valve in a state in which an intake port through which external air flows into the air passage is opened by rotation of the air intake valve and the circulation flow of the air passage toward the air blowing unit from the dehumidifying portion is interrupted; A washing and drying machine comprising:

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