JP2011130945A - Futon drying apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a futon drying apparatus for fulfilling a function to dry a futon without special attention while a hose is connected with a drying bag for a preparation of a futon drying operation. <P>SOLUTION: A futon drying apparatus includes a tubular hose outlet 10 communicating with and connecting to a drying mat 9 with an end opening of a hose 2. At the hose outlet 10, when an outlet opening at an distal end is sealed with the drying mat 9 interposed therebetween, a part for preventing sealing a hose is provided for releasing a hot air to the outside of the hose 2. Then, although the outlet opening at the distal end is sealed with a mattress 11 or the like interposed therebetween, the hot air is released to the outside of the hose 2 and ventilated to the drying mat 9, by the part for preventing sealing of the hose outlet 10. Thereby, the apparatus fulfills a function to dry a futon or the like. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a futon drying apparatus that supplies hot air to a drying mat to dry the futon.

  Conventionally, this type of futon drying apparatus, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, for example, blows hot air generated from a dryer main body to a drying mat connected with a hose, and dries the futon with the drying mat. It was.

  The futon drying device described in Patent Document 1 is provided with a blowing means and a heating means inside, a dryer main body provided with a ventilation path for passing warm air, and one end connected to the hot air outlet of the dryer main body And a hose connecting the drying bag to the other end, pulling out the hose from the top side of the dryer body and connecting it to the hot air intake provided in the drying bag. It was sandwiched between a quilt and a quilt and was operated to blow warm air into a dry bag.

JP 2006-34879 A

  In such a conventional futon dryer, the hose is pulled out from the top side of the dryer body, so the area occupied by the dryer body when the dryer body is placed on a tatami mat or bed with a futon. The dryer body can be placed very close to the futon, and the hose can be led to the drying bag without being bent suddenly.

  However, the hose is pulled out from the top side of the dryer body, and is guided from the top to the bottom, and the hot air inlet of the drying bag is spread over the tatami mats and the quilt laid on the bed. It is easy to orient the hose tip opening in the direction facing the mattress, and it is good to pay attention so that the hose tip opening faces the inside of the drying bag. When the hose and the drying bag are placed without paying, the tip opening is in contact with the quilt and is covered with the quilt through the drying bag. The ventilation path in the main body of the machine is filled, and a safety device provided near the heating means may be activated to stop energization of the heating means. Then, only the ventilation that flows through a small gap in the closed state flows into the drying bag, and since this ventilation is not heated, the function as a futon drying device is not performed at all.

  Therefore, the present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and futon drying fulfills the function of drying the futon without paying special attention when placing and connecting the hose and the drying bag in preparation for the futon drying operation. An object is to provide an apparatus.

  In order to achieve this object, the futon drying apparatus of the present invention includes a drying apparatus main body, a cylinder in which one end opening is connected to the main body outlet, and a drying mat is connected to the other end opening. A hose provided with a gas-like hose outlet, and the hot air blown to the outside of the hose is blown out of the hose outlet when the blowout opening at the tip end is blocked by the drying mat. The hose sealing prevention part to discharge is provided.

  According to the present invention, even if the outlet opening at the tip of the hose outlet is blocked by a mattress through a drying mat, hot air is discharged outside the hose by the hose outlet prevention seal and dried. The mat is blown and can function to dry futons and the like without the safety device operating.

The front view which shows the futon drying apparatus of Embodiment 1 of this invention Side view of the futon dryer Drying operation state diagram of the futon dryer Side view showing the hose outlet of the futon dryer Front view of the hose outlet

  The futon drying device according to claim 1 of the present invention includes a main body case having a main body inlet and a main body outlet, heating means provided in the main body case, and the heating means from the main body inlet through the heating means. A drying apparatus main body having a blowing means for blowing warm air to the main body outlet, one end opening is connected to the main body outlet, and a bag-like drying mat is connected to the other end opening. A hose provided with a cylindrical hose outlet, and the hot air blown from the hose outlet is directed to the outside of the hose when the blowout opening at the tip end is blocked by the drying mat. Hose sealing prevention part that discharges to the hose, even if the hose is led in a state where the hose outlet faces the bedding and the outlet opening is blocked, Outside the hose without staying inside Is ventilated on issued dry mat, it may serve futon drying, an effect that.

  Moreover, the futon drying apparatus according to claim 2 is the futon drying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the hose outlet is provided in a cylindrical portion having the outlet opening at a tip thereof and an air passage inward from the outlet opening. A plurality of side openings formed in the vicinity of the tip of the tube portion as a hose sealing prevention portion, and the outlet opening at the tip of the tube portion constituting the hose outlet is closed. Even if it comes off, warm air is discharged outside the hose from the vicinity of the tip of the tube, that is, from the plurality of side openings formed in the cylindrical portion, and the hose is highly sealed.

  The futon drying device according to claim 3 is the futon drying device according to claim 2, wherein the side opening that is the hose sealing prevention portion is formed over the entire circumference of the tube portion. When the blowout opening is closed, the warm air is discharged from the side opening formed over the entire circumference, improving the ventilation to the drying mat and partially closing the side opening by the drying mat. Even so, the warm air is discharged from the other side openings, and the hose sealing ability is further enhanced.

  Moreover, the futon drying apparatus of Claim 4 is the futon drying apparatus of Claim 2 or 3, Comprising: Each opening area of these side part opening is substantially the same, The blowing opening of the front-end | tip is the same. When closed, the warm air is uniformly discharged from the plurality of side openings formed over the entire circumference, so that the air permeability to the drying mat is further improved.

  Moreover, the futon drying apparatus of Claim 5 is a futon drying apparatus in any one of Claims 2-4. WHEREIN: The front end surface of the said grating | lattice part is a front end side rather than the rear-end edge of the side part opening of the said cylinder part. Even if the drying mat enters the cylinder part from the blowout opening and closes the side opening from the inside, the tip of the grating part prevents further intrusion of the drying mat, and the grating part A side opening will be ensured behind the front end surface.

  Moreover, the futon drying device according to claim 6 is the futon drying device according to claim 5, wherein the lattice portion includes a plurality of concentric cylindrical lattices and a flat connecting lattice connecting the cylindrical lattices. The outer peripheral side tip of the connection grid is connected to the partition between the side openings adjacent to each other, and the cylindrical grid prevents the dry mat from entering the interior and A communication air passage to the side opening of the cylindrical portion is formed between the drying mat and the outermost cylindrical lattice and two adjacent connection lattices.

  Moreover, the futon drying device according to claim 7 is the futon drying device according to claim 6, wherein the connecting grid is formed radially from a central portion of the blowout opening, and the inside of the cylindrical portion of the drying mat. At the time of entering, the warm air is favorably passed from the cylindrical lattice to the side opening of the cylindrical portion.

  Moreover, the futon drying device according to claim 8 is the futon drying device according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the lattice opening formed on the outer peripheral side among the lattice openings formed in the lattice portion is located inside thereof. The width of the radial opening is larger than the grid opening, and the area of the grid opening located on the outer peripheral side is larger than the inside, so that the amount of hot air released outside the hose when entering the inside of the cylinder part of the drying mat Can be increased.

  Moreover, the futon drying apparatus according to claim 9 is the futon drying apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the material of the hose outlet is polypropylene, and the temperature is increased from the outlet opening of the hose outlet. It is possible to cope with an increase in the temperature of the hot air at the time of closing the blowout opening in which the amount of the hot air is decreased and the temperature of the hot air is increased compared to the normal arrangement state where the air is blown out.

  The futon drying device according to claim 10 is the futon drying device according to claim 9, wherein the hose is made of the same material as the hose outlet, and the hose connected to the hose connection port is made of polypropylene. By doing so, it is possible to maintain the quality of the hose whose temperature rises when the blowout opening is closed.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

(Embodiment 1)
The futon drying apparatus includes a drying apparatus main body 1 and a hose 2 for guiding the warm air blown out from the drying apparatus main body 1 to the outside. The drying apparatus main body 1 has an opening on the top side as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. In the main body case 3 provided with a lid 3a for opening and closing the opening, a blower 4 as a blowing means and a heater 5 as a heating means for heating the discharge air from the blower 4 to warm air are provided, The main body suction port 6 communicated with the suction port 4a of the blower 4 and the main body blowout port 7 for blowing out the warm air blown by the blower 4 and the heater 5, and the main body suction port 6 and the main body blowout port 7 were communicated. The ventilation path 8 is formed. And the main body blower outlet 7 is formed in the direction which blows out upwards in the main body case 3. As shown in FIG.

  On the other hand, the hose 2 is formed in a bellows-like shape so as to be extendable and contractible. One end opening is connected to the main body outlet 7 and the other end opening has a bag-like drying mat 9 shown in FIG. A cylindrical hose outlet 10 connected to the hot air inlet 9a is provided. The drying mat 9 swells when hot air is blown in a state of being sandwiched between the mattress 11 and the quilt 12, and dries the futon.

  Further, the hose 2 can be stored in a storage part (not shown) formed in the upper part of the main body case 3 when the operation of the drying apparatus main body 1 is stopped, and at the time of storage, the top side opening of the main body case 3 is opened by the lid 3a. Is closed.

  In addition to the drying mat 9 for drying the futon, a clothes drying cover (not shown) for drying clothes, an attachment outlet (not shown) for drying shoes, and the like can be connected to the hose 2. it can.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the hose outlet 10 includes a cylindrical portion 14 having a rear opening connected to the hose 2 and having a blowing opening 13 at the tip, and a ventilation path in the cylindrical portion 14 inward of the blowing opening 13. , And a lattice portion 15 (see also FIG. 5) provided in a direction crossing the ventilation. The hose outlet 10 is made of polypropylene having high heat resistance together with the hose 2.

  The cylindrical portion 14 and the lattice portion 15 of the hose outlet 10 will be described in more detail. As shown in FIG. A plurality of side openings 16 communicating with the inside and the outside of 14 are formed. The side openings 16 are formed at a uniform interval and the same opening area over the entire circumference of the cylindrical portion 14.

  On the other hand, the lattice portion 15 includes a plurality of cylindrical lattices 17 formed concentrically and a plate-like connection lattice 18 that is formed radially from the center side of the blowout opening 13 and connects the plurality of cylindrical lattices 17. The outer peripheral end of the connection grid 18 is connected to a partition 20 between adjacent side openings 16.

  Of the plurality of lattice openings formed by being surrounded by the cylindrical lattice 17 and the connecting lattice 18, the lattice opening 19a located on the outer peripheral side has a width in the radial direction from the lattice openings 19b and 19c located on the inside thereof. In other words, the opening area of the lattice opening 19a is larger than the opening areas of the lattice openings 19b and 19c, and the lattice opening 19a located on the outer peripheral side is outside the hose via the side opening 16 of the cylindrical portion 14. A grid portion 15 is provided so as to communicate with.

  Furthermore, the position of the front end surface 21 that is the front end portion in the ventilation direction of the plurality of cylindrical lattices 17 and the connection lattice 18 is closer to the front end than the position of the rear end edge 22 of the side opening 16.

  Next, a futon drying operation by the futon drying apparatus configured as described above will be described.

  First, a drying mat is spread on the mattress 11, and the hose 2 connected to the main body outlet 7 of the drying apparatus main body 1 is connected to the warm air inlet 9a by the hose outlet 10. Then, the hanging quilt 12 is hung on the lay futon 11 and the drying mat 9 is sandwiched between the quilt 12 and the quilt 11, and the fan 4 and the heater 5 are energized to start the operation.

  Here, when the connection work between the hose 2 and the hot air inlet 9a of the drying mat 9 before the above operation is described, the hose 2 accommodated in the main body case 3 is pulled out upward by opening the lid 3a. Then, the hose outlet is connected to the hot air inlet 9a located below.

  Accordingly, the hose outlet 10 tends to be placed in a downward direction, and unless the particular attention is paid to direct the hose outlet 10 in the horizontal direction, the tip outlet opening 13 as shown in FIG. In some cases, the mattress 11 is placed in a state of being covered with the mattress 11 through the dry mat 9.

  However, since the side opening 16 is formed in the cylindrical portion 14 at the hose outlet 10, the warm air blown through the hose 2 is discharged from the side opening 16 to the outside of the hose 2, and the drying mat 9 It will be ventilated inside. That is, the side opening 16 serves as a hose sealing prevention portion when the blowout opening 13 is closed.

  And since the side part opening 16 is formed by the uniform opening area and the same opening area over the perimeter of the cylinder part 14, the ventilation property to the dry mat 9 discharge | released from the side part opening 16 is favorable. It becomes.

  Next, the effect | action which the hose sealing prevention effect of the side part opening 16 by the effect | action of the grating | lattice part 15 increases increases is demonstrated.

  The lattice portion 15 has a function of preventing the dry mat 9 from entering the cylindrical portion 14 from the blowout opening 13 and closing the ventilation path, but the dry mat 9 further closes the side opening 16 from the inside. Even if it becomes a state, there is a side opening 16 that is not blocked behind the front end surface of the lattice portion 15 that prevents further internal penetration of the drying mat 9, so that it acts as a hose sealing prevention portion. Can do. Further, a communication air passage to the side opening 16 is formed between the invading drying mat 9 and the lattice opening 19a on the outer peripheral side, and the function of releasing warm air to the outside of the hose 2 when the drying mat 9 intrudes is maintained. is doing.

  Further, the amount of warm air released in this state is such that the lattice opening 19a forming the communication air passage has a larger opening area than the inner lattice opening 19b and the lattice opening 19c, and the connecting lattice 18 is formed radially. As a result, the flow rate to be discharged increases and the flow becomes smooth.

  By the way, when the blowout opening 13 of the hose blowout opening 10 is closed or when the front end side partial blockage of the side opening 16 by the drying mat 9 is added to the blockage, the normal state without these blockages is obtained. Since the amount of air flow is reduced compared to the operation, the temperature of the hot air rises to such an extent that it does not cause a problem in terms of safety and quality. .

  As described above, according to the futon drying apparatus of the first embodiment, when the futon drying operation is performed without paying special attention to the direction of the hose outlet 10, the outlet opening 13 of the hose outlet 10 is provided. Even when the floor is covered with the futon 11, the warm air is passed through the drying mat 9, and although it differs slightly from the predetermined operation time, the futon drying function can be achieved.

  In the subsequent operation, if the hose outlet 10 is placed in a state where the outlet 13 is not blocked, the normal operation is performed regardless of whether the outlet 13 is operated.

  The futon drying apparatus according to the present invention connects the hose and the drying mat and puts them on the futon, even if no special care is taken, the hot air is not cut off to the drying mat. Futon drying by is surely performed, and it is useful as a futon drying device with excellent usability.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Drying device main body 2 Hose 3 Main body case 4 Blower 5 Heater 6 Main body inlet 7 Main body outlet 9 Drying mat 10 Hose outlet 13 Outlet 14 Cylinder part 15 Grid part 16 Side part opening 17 Cylindrical grid 18 Connection grid 19a Grid opening 19b Lattice opening 19c Lattice opening 20 Partition 21 Front end surface 22 Rear edge

Claims (10)

A main body case having a main body inlet and a main body outlet, a heating means provided in the main body case, and a blowing means for blowing warm air from the main body inlet to the main body outlet through the heating means. A drying apparatus main body provided with one end opening connected to the main body outlet, and a hose provided with a cylindrical hose outlet for connecting a bag-shaped drying mat to the other end opening. The hose outlet is provided with a hose sealing prevention part that discharges warm air that is blown out to the outside of the hose when the blowout opening at the front end is blocked by the drying mat. Futon drying equipment. The hose outlet comprises a cylindrical part having the outlet opening at the tip, and a lattice part provided in a ventilation path inward from the outlet opening, and a plurality of side parts formed in the vicinity of the tip part of the cylinder part The futon drying device according to claim 1, wherein the opening is a hose sealing prevention portion. The futon drying apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the side opening that is the hose sealing prevention part is formed over the entire circumference of the cylindrical part. The futon drying apparatus according to claim 2 or 3, wherein each of the plurality of side openings has substantially the same opening area. The futon drying device according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein a front end surface of the lattice portion is located on a front end side from a rear end edge of the side opening of the cylindrical portion. The lattice portion includes a plurality of concentric cylindrical lattices and a plate-like connection lattice that connects the cylindrical lattices, and the outer peripheral side tip of the connection lattice is a partition between adjacent side openings. The futon drying apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the futon drying apparatus is connected to the hood. The futon dryer according to claim 6, wherein the connecting grid is formed radially from a central portion of the blowout opening. The futon drying according to claim 6 or 7, wherein a lattice opening located on an outer peripheral side of the lattice openings formed in the lattice portion has a larger radial width than a lattice opening located inside the lattice opening. apparatus. The futon drying device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the material of the hose outlet is polypropylene. The futon drying device according to claim 9, wherein the hose is made of the same material as the hose outlet.

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