JP2012063047A - Drying device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a drying device which can efficiently dry a dried object.SOLUTION: The drying device 1 includes a drying basket 2 which can receive the dried object inside thereof, a drying chamber 4 for drying the dried object received in the drying basket 2, a moving device 5 for successively moving the drying basket 2 from a supply part 17 for supplying the dried object to the drying basket 2 to a discharge part 18 for discharging the dried object from the drying chamber 4 and the drying basket 2, a first rotating device 6 for rotating the drying basket 2 in the drying chamber 4, a second rotating device 8 for rotating the drying basket 2 in the discharge part 18, a recovery device 7 disposed below the discharge part 18 and receiving the dried object falling from the rotated drying basket 2, and a conveying device 11 for conveying the drying basket 2 from which the dried object is discharged at the discharge part 18, to the supply part 17. The drying chamber 4 includes a plurality of drying processing parts 55A-55F.

Description

The present invention relates to a drying apparatus, and more specifically, in an automatic dyeing system for dyeing clothes by accommodating clothes or the like in a pot and circulating a plurality of pots through each processing step constituting one cycle of dyeing. The present invention relates to a drying apparatus for sequentially drying dyed clothing collected from a pot.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, pot-type dyeing machines are known in which clothing is stored in a pot in which a dye solution is stored, and the clothing is dyed by rotating the pot. For example, as shown in FIG. 18, Patent Document 1 includes a staining container 100 that stores an object to be dyed and a dyeing liquid, and a rotation shaft 101 that rotates the staining container 100, and is a driving unit fixed to the rotation shaft 101. There is disclosed a dyeing machine in which a plurality of units 103 configured to transmit a rotational force to a rotating shaft 101 via a pulley 102 are arranged.

  In each unit 103, the opening of the staining container 100 is closed by the upper lid 104, and the upper lid 104 is attached to the rotation shaft 101 via the attachment member 105. Stained. After the dyeing is completed, the dyeing container 100 is removed, the upper lid 104 is opened, and the dyed clothing can be taken out.

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  However, in the above-described conventional dyeing machine, each process such as a post-processing step after the dyeing is finished, a process of taking out clothes from the dyeing vessel 100, a step of collecting the dye solution, and a washing step of the dyeing vessel 100 are performed at different stations. Therefore, since it is necessary to perform all of them manually, there is a problem that performing such operations on each of the plurality of units 103 is complicated and takes a long time. In manufacturing sites that require multi-item, low-volume production, it is required to manufacture products of different fabric types, sizes, or colors in a short time in anticipation of low demand.

  Therefore, the applicant of the present application is to prepare a plurality of pots containing clothes, prepare a dye solution, supply a dye solution to the pot, a dyeing process, a post-processing step after dyeing, and take out the clothes from the pot.・ We have proposed an automatic dyeing system that dyes clothing by cycling through each dyeing process, such as a dye recovery process and a pot washing process. Application 2010-112609). In this automatic dyeing system, a series of processing steps necessary for dyeing are automatically executed to dye clothing, so that various dyeing can be performed quickly and efficiently without requiring complicated work. It is possible.

  However, in the automatic dyeing system having the above-described configuration, if the clothes after dyeing taken out of the pot are collected manually and dried at any time, the work requires a lot of labor and time. It is efficient.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to provide a drying apparatus that can efficiently dry an object to be dried.

  The object of the present invention is to provide an input port for an object to be dried and a removable lid that closes the input port, and includes a drying basket that can accommodate an object to be dried inside, and an object stored in the drying basket. A drying chamber for drying dry matter, a drying basket, a supply unit that supplies the drying basket with the material to be dried, the drying chamber located downstream of the supply unit, and a downstream side of the drying chamber A moving means for sequentially moving to a discharge section for discharging the object to be dried from the drying basket; a first rotating means for rotating the drying basket in the drying chamber; and the drying in the discharge section. This is achieved by a drying device including second rotating means for rotating a basket and recovery means for receiving a material to be dried falling from the rotating drying basket provided below the discharge unit.

  In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the drying chamber includes a plurality of drying processing units, and each drying processing unit is grouped into two or more groups, and between each group is insulated. It is characterized by being thermally blocked by the layer.

  In a further preferred embodiment of the present invention, among the plurality of drying processing units, the drying processing unit located on the most downstream side has a drying temperature of another drying processing unit located upstream of the drying processing unit. It is characterized by being set to a temperature lower than that.

  In a further preferred embodiment of the present invention, the apparatus further comprises transport means for transporting the drying basket from which the material to be dried is discharged in the discharge section to the supply section.

  In a further preferred embodiment of the present invention, an input tray having an opening in the upper part and capable of storing a plurality of objects to be dried, a support body that supports the input tray so as to be movable up and down, and the support of the input tray Tilting means for tilting with respect to the body, and by tilting the input tray so that the opening portion is directed toward the drying basket in the supply unit, to-be-dried stored in the input tray It is characterized in that an object is put into the drying basket.

  In a further preferred embodiment of the present invention, the drying basket is provided with a convex portion extending in the longitudinal direction on the inner peripheral surface thereof.

  According to the drying apparatus of the present invention, the object to be dried can be efficiently dried.

1 is a perspective view showing an overall configuration of a drying apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a side view of the drying apparatus shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance structure of the basket for drying. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance structure of the drying basket which removed the cover body. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance structure of a charging device. It is the perspective view which expanded the principal part of FIG. It is a top view which shows schematic structure in a drying chamber. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating operation | movement of a drying apparatus. It is a perspective view which shows the state after the action | operation of the drying apparatus shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the state after the action | operation of the drying apparatus shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the state after the action | operation of the drying apparatus shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the state after the action | operation of the drying apparatus shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the state after the action | operation of the drying apparatus shown in FIG. It is a side view which shows schematic structure of a moving apparatus. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating operation | movement of an auxiliary movement apparatus. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating operation | movement of an auxiliary movement apparatus. It is a principal part enlarged view which shows other embodiment of the drying basket shown in FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows a part of conventional dyeing machine.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an overall configuration of a drying apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a side view of FIG.

  The drying apparatus 1 in the illustrated example is housed in a plurality of drying baskets 2 that can store clothes as objects to be dried therein, a charging apparatus 3 that puts clothes in the drying basket 2, and a drying basket 2. A drying chamber 4 for drying clothes, a moving device 5 for moving the drying basket 2 in and out of the drying chamber 4 and moving the drying basket 2 in the drying chamber 4, and a drying basket 2 in the drying chamber 4. A first rotating device 6 for rotating the clothes, a collecting device 7 for collecting the dried clothes from the drying basket 2, and a first rotating apparatus for rotating the drying basket 2 to drop the clothes from the drying basket 2 to the collecting apparatus 7. The two rotating devices 8 are provided in the frame 10. In this embodiment, clothing is illustrated as an object to be dried. However, the drying device according to the present invention can dry fabrics and other various items.

  As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the drying basket 2 includes a hollow basket body 20 and a lid body 21 that can accommodate clothing therein. The car body 20 includes a body portion 22 and disk-shaped rotating drums 23 provided at both ends of the body portion 22, and an input port 24 for inputting clothing is provided on the side surface of the body portion 22. . The trunk portion 22 is configured by bending a metal mesh 22 </ b> A such as stainless steel having a large number of meshes, and has a substantially circular cross-sectional shape. Both ends of the mesh 22A in the length direction are respectively attached to connecting members 25 and 25 that connect the two rotating drums 23, and both ends in the width direction of the mesh 22A are substantially circular provided on each rotating drum 23. Are attached to the attachment members 26, 26, respectively. Thereby, the mesh 22 </ b> A is fixed to each rotary drum 23.

  Each rotating drum 23 is made of a thin metal plate, and its outer peripheral edge is made of a material having heat resistance, flexibility, elasticity, such as rubber, silicon resin, elastomer, fluorine resin, etc., for preventing slippage. (Not shown).

  The lid 21 is configured by attaching a metal mesh 21A to arcuate fixing members 21B, 21B and connecting members 21C, 21C, 21C that connect both fixing members 21B. The lid body 21 is formed to have a size capable of closing the charging port 24 of the car body 20, and the end faces of the connecting members 21 </ b> C at both ends of the lid body 21 are the end faces of the connecting members 25 of the car body 20. They are abutted with each other, and the lid 24 closes the inlet 24 of the car body 20. As a result, a closed housing space 27 for housing the clothing is formed in the car body 20.

  In the present embodiment, the trunk portion 22 and the lid body 21 of the car body 20 are configured by metal meshes 22A and 21A. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and many small holes for drying are formed over the entire surface. Alternatively, a soft metal plate such as stainless steel may be bent into a cylindrical shape.

  The lid body 21 is provided with a fixing means 9 for fixing the lid body 21 to the car body 20. The fixing means 9 includes a pair of left and right pins 90, 90, opening / closing members 91, 91 attached to the base ends of the pins 90, and a pair of left and right springs (not shown). Each pin 90 is slidably supported along the axial direction on bearings 92 and 93 attached to the lid body 21 (the central coupling member 21C). Each pin 90 is provided with a flange portion 94 at a position between the bearings 92 and 93, and the spring is disposed between the flange portion 94 and one of the bearings 92. The tips of the pins 90 can be inserted into through holes 95 and 95 formed in the rotary drums 23 of the car body 20.

  The lid body 21 is fixed to the car body 20 by the tips of the pins 90 being inserted and engaged with the through holes 95, 95 of the car body 20 (see FIG. 3). On the other hand, each opening / closing member 91 is gripped by an opening / closing operation of each holding member 97 using a chuck mechanism 96 (shown in FIG. 11) having a pair of holding members 97, 97 that can be engaged with each opening / closing member 91. When the pins 90 are displaced inward against the spring force of the springs, the pins 90 are displaced inward, and the tips of the pins 90 come out of the through holes 95 and 95 of the car body 20 and engage. Comes off. Thereby, the lid 21 can be removed from the car body 20 (see FIG. 4). Thus, the lid 21 is detachable from the car body 20 by the action of the fixing means 9.

  The chuck mechanism 96 is configured to be vertically movable by a cylinder device 98 such as an air cylinder, and is supported by a chuck driving device (not shown) so as to be movable in the left-right direction. The chuck driving device, cylinder device 98 and chuck mechanism 96 are controlled to be driven and stopped by a control device (not shown).

  On the inner peripheral surface of the drying basket 2, there are a plurality of longitudinally long projections 28 extending in the height direction of the drying basket 2 at two equiangular positions (in this embodiment, two in the basket body 20, One (not shown) is provided on the lid 21. Although details will be described later, when the clothes are dried by rotating the drying basket 2 containing the clothes while being laid down, each of the convex portions 28 scrapes the clothes contained in the car body 20. By stirring, the clothes can be dried uniformly, and the clothes can be efficiently dried.

  In the present embodiment, the plurality of convex portions 28 are provided at equal intervals on the inner peripheral surface of the drying basket 2, but are not necessarily provided at equal intervals. Further, only one convex portion 28 may be provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the input device 3 includes an input tray 30, a support 31 that supports the input tray 30 so as to move up and down, a drive device 32 that moves the support 31 up and down, and an input tray 30. And a tilting device 33 that tilts the support 31 with respect to the support 31.

  The input tray 30 is provided with a rear wall portion 30B and both side wall portions 30C, 30C on the periphery of a bottom plate 30A that supports clothing, and the front portion and the upper portion of the input tray 30 are open. The lower end of the rear wall portion 30B and each side wall portion 30C protrudes downward from the bottom plate 30A, and the front portion of each side wall portion 3C is a protruding portion that protrudes greatly below the bottom plate 30A. A shaft 51 is rotatably provided at each protrusion. The input tray 30 is provided with a plurality of clothing items in which the clothing subjected to the dyeing process and the post-treatment in the previous step is dehydrated by a dehydrator (not shown) and then sequentially supplied from the upper opening. Stored.

  The support 31 includes a pair of left and right side plates 31A and 31A, and each side plate 31A is connected by connecting rods 50A and 50B, respectively. A substantially U-shaped guide member 34 is attached to each side plate 31A. On the other hand, the input tray 3 is provided with slide members 35, 35 that are supported by the respective guide members 34 so as to be reciprocally slidable at both ends of the shaft 51 protruding from the protruding portions of the respective side wall portions 30C. The input tray 30 is arranged to be slidable forward with respect to the support 31. Support members 36 and 36 having an L-shaped cross section are attached to each slide member 35, and the lower ends of both side wall portions 30 </ b> C of the input tray 30 come into contact with the upper surface of each support member 36, whereby the input tray 30. Is supported by the support 31 in a state of having an opening upward.

  The support 31 is supported by a drive device 32 using a motor 37 as a drive source so that the support 31 can move up and down. As a result, the input tray 30 moves up and down while being supported by the support 31. . The drive device 32 includes a motor 37, drive pulleys 38A and 38B, driven pulleys 39A and 39B, and belts 40A and 40B spanned between the drive pulleys 38A and 38B and the driven pulleys 39A and 39B, respectively. .

  The motor 37 is disposed in the frame body 10, and a drive pulley 38 </ b> A is attached to a rotation shaft (not shown) of the motor 37. A rotation shaft 41 is attached to the drive pulley 38A. A drive pulley 38B is attached to the tip of the rotation shaft 41, and the drive pulley 38B rotates integrally with the drive pulley 38A. The rotating shaft 41 is rotatably supported by bearings 43 and 43 provided on the mounting plate 42. The attachment plate 42 is attached to the frame body 10 via sleeves 44 and 44 that insert and support guide rods 48 and 48 described later. The driven pulleys 39 </ b> A and 39 </ b> B are rotatably supported on a support shaft 45 provided on the frame body 10 below the support body 31.

  The belts 40A and 40B are partially connected to the side plates 31C of the support 31 via connecting members 46 and 46, and when the drive pulleys 38A and 38B rotate integrally by the rotation of the motor 37, the belt 40A. , 40B is driven upward or downward, so that the support 31 moves upward or downward. A pair of guide sleeves 47 and 47 are attached to each side plate 31C of the support 31 at the upper and lower positions. These guide sleeves 47 are inserted into two vertically extending guide rods 48 and 48 attached to the frame body 10 so as to freely move up and down, whereby the support 31 is guided by each guide rod 48 ( Moves up and down almost straight in the guided state.

  The tilting device 33 includes a tilting cylinder 49 such as an air cylinder as a drive source. The tilting cylinder 49 is rotatably connected at its base end to the connecting rod 50B and the tip of the rod 49a to the shaft 51. Guide rails 52 and 52 are respectively attached to the protruding portions of the side wall portions 30 </ b> C at the lower end positions, and the guide rails 52 are connected by a connecting shaft 53. Each guide rail 52 is formed with a long hole 52a extending in the longitudinal direction at the rear portion, and a connecting rod 50A is slidably inserted into the long hole 52a. The connecting rod 50A is located on one end side of each elongated hole 52a during normal times.

  When the rod 49a of the tilting cylinder 49 is extended, each of the slide members 35 slides along each of the guide members 34, so that the input tray 30 moves forward from the support 31. When the connecting tray 50A is positioned on the other end side of the long hole 52a of each guide rail 52 by the advancement of the input tray 30, the input tray 30 is inclined by the rotation of each guide rail 52, and the stored clothing Falls from the front opening and is put into the drying basket 2 in the supply unit 17 disposed below (see FIG. 9).

  The driving device 32 and the tilting device 33 are controlled to be driven and stopped by a control device (not shown).

  As shown in FIGS. 7 to 13, the drying chamber 4 is for drying clothes stored in the drying basket 2 by flowing hot air inside. The drying chamber 4 is box-shaped in appearance, and the peripheral wall 54 is made of a heat insulating material so that the hot air inside does not diffuse outside.

  The inside of the drying chamber 4 is divided into a plurality (six in the illustrated example) of drying processing units 55A to 55F (see FIG. 7). The drying basket 2 can be moved between the drying processing units 55A to 55F by the operation of the moving device 5 described later, and the drying basket 2 sequentially moves the drying processing units 55A to 55F. Clothing is dried for each drying processing section. In the present embodiment, three drying processing units 55 </ b> A to 55 </ b> C and 55 </ b> D to 55 </ b> F are arranged in parallel on the right half side and the left half side in the drying chamber 4. A supply unit 17 that supplies clothing to the drying basket 2 is adjacent to the drying processing unit 55 </ b> A serving as the entrance of the drying chamber 4. Further, a discharge unit 18 that discharges the clothes from the drying basket 2 is adjacent to the drying processing unit 55 </ b> F serving as an outlet of the drying chamber 4. The supply unit 17 and the discharge unit 18 enter and exit the drying chamber 4 by the operation of the moving device 5 described later.

  Each of the drying processing units 55A to 55F is provided with a hot air introduction port 56 at the bottom position. A hot air supply device (not shown) is connected to each hot air introduction port 56, and hot air at a predetermined temperature (about 90 ° C. in the present embodiment) is passed through the hot air introduction port 56 into each of the drying processing units 55 </ b> A to 55 </ b> F. It has been introduced. The hot air in the drying chamber 4 is discharged out of the drying chamber 4 from a hot air outlet port (not shown) provided on the ceiling of the drying chamber 4, for example. In addition, you may comprise so that a hot air may be circulated by collect | recovering the hot air discharged | emitted from this drying chamber 4, sending it into a hot air supply apparatus again, and supplying it to a drying chamber.

  In the drying apparatus 1 according to the present invention, the drying processing units 55A to 55F are grouped into at least two groups. In the present embodiment, three drying processing units 55 </ b> A to 55 </ b> C in the right half in the drying chamber 4 adjacent to the supply unit 17, and one drying processing unit on the near side of the left half in the drying chamber 4 adjacent to the discharge unit 18. 55F and two drying processing units 55D and 55E on the far side of the left half in the drying chamber 4 are grouped into three groups.

  Between the drying processing unit 55A and the drying processing unit 55F, and between the drying processing unit 55B and the drying processing unit 55E are respectively closed by a heat insulating material 57 in order to obtain a heat insulating effect. Heat transfer is suppressed. Further, between the supply unit 17 and the drying processing unit 55A, between the drying processing unit 55C and the drying processing unit 55D, between the drying processing unit 55E and the drying processing unit 55F, and between the drying processing unit 55F and the discharge unit 18. Are provided with shutters 58 supported by cylinder devices 86 to 89 such as air cylinders (shown in FIGS. 1 and 2) so as to be movable up and down. Each shutter 58 is formed of a heat insulating material or covered with a heat insulating material, thereby suppressing the movement of heat. In addition, by raising the shutter 58 by the operation of each cylinder device 86 to 89, the drying basket 2 can be dried inside or outside the drying chamber 4 or inside the drying chamber 4 by the operation of the moving device 5 described later. It is possible to move between processing units. The cylinder devices 86 to 89 are controlled to be driven and stopped by a control device (not shown).

  As above-mentioned, between each group in the drying chamber 4 is interrupted | blocked thermally by the heat insulation layer, and the movement of the heat between each group is suppressed. As a result, in the group located in the uppermost stream where the clothing immediately after dehydration is thrown in, the humidity increases due to the moisture contained in the clothing, so that the drying temperature is lower than 90 ° C, while in the group located next Since the moisture contained in the clothing is reduced, the humidity is not increased and the drying temperature is maintained at a high temperature close to 90 ° C. As a result, the clothes can be completely dried without leaving moisture.

  For example, by providing a heater near the hot air inlet 56 of each of the drying processing units 55A to 55F and controlling the output of the heater, the temperature of the hot air introduced into each of the drying processing units 55A to 55F is set for each group. It is also possible to change by.

  In the present embodiment, hot air of about 90 ° C. is introduced from each hot air introduction port 56 of the drying processing units 55A to 55E, while no hot air is introduced from the hot air introduction port 56 of the drying processing unit 55F. In the processing unit 55F, the clothes are dried while rotating at room temperature. Thereby, clothing can be cooled down. If the clothing is recovered in a state of having heat immediately after being dried with high-temperature hot air, wrinkles and the like may occur in the clothing. In order to avoid the occurrence of such wrinkles, in this embodiment, after drying with hot hot air, the clothing is dried at room temperature and cooled down. In order to improve the effect of cooling down, air at normal temperature may be actively introduced into the drying processing unit 55F by a blower.

  In the drying chamber 4, a pair of left and right support shafts 59, 59 extending horizontally and in parallel are provided so as to cross each drying processing unit. In the present embodiment, a pair of support shafts 59, 59 are provided on the right half side and the left half side of the drying chamber 4. Each support shaft 59 is rotatably supported by a bearing 60 attached to the frame body 10.

  Two rollers 61 and 61 are attached to each support shaft 59 for each drying processing unit. In this embodiment, six rollers 61 are attached to one support shaft 59. Each roller 61 is made of a material having heat resistance, flexibility, and elasticity such as rubber, silicon resin, elastomer, fluorine resin, and the like, and between each of the two rollers 61 and 61 provided for each drying processing unit. The distance is set to be approximately equal to the distance between the rotating drums 23 of the drying basket 2. The drying basket 2 is held in the drying chamber 4 by placing each rotating drum 23 on four rollers 61 corresponding to the pair of support shafts 59, 59. Further, the drying basket 2 is rotationally driven by the friction between the rollers 61 and the rotary drums 23 when the rollers 61 rotate in one direction by the operation of the first rotating device 6 described later.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 to 13 (particularly FIG. 13), the first rotating device 6 includes a motor 68 serving as a driving source and a driving pulley 69 (not shown) connected to a rotating shaft (not shown) of the motor 68. 1 and FIG. 12), a driven pulley 73 attached to one of the pair of support shafts 59, 59, and a belt 74 spanned between the drive pulley 69 and the driven pulley 73. It consists of and. The drive pulley 69 is attached to the other support shaft 59 of the pair of support shafts 59, 59. The drive pulley 69 rotates with the rotation of the motor 68 to rotate the other support shaft 59 and the belt 74. Then, the rotation is transmitted to the driven pulley 73, and the one support shaft 59 is synchronously rotated. As a result, the drying basket 2 held on each roller 61 of each support shaft 59 rotates.

  In the present embodiment, the first rotating device 6 is provided on each of the right half side and the left half side of the drying chamber 4. The first rotation device 6 is controlled to be driven and stopped by a control device (not shown).

  As shown in FIGS. 7, 14, and 8 to 13 (particularly FIG. 13), the moving device 5 is horizontally and parallelly extended in the drying chamber 4 so as to traverse each drying processing section. The pair of support bars 62, 62, the first and second drive devices 63, 64 that support the pair of support bars 62 so as to be movable up and down, and the pair of support bars 62 are connected to the drying chamber 4 and the supply unit 17 (or discharge). And a third driving device 65 that reciprocates with the unit 18). In the present embodiment, the moving device 5 is provided on each of the right half side and the left half side of the drying chamber 4.

  The pair of support bars 62 are disposed between a pair of support shafts 59 provided in the drying chamber 4 and are disposed below the support shafts 59 in normal times. Each support rod 62 has one end connected by a connecting plate 66 and the other end connected by a connecting rod 67. The first drive device 63 includes a cylinder device such as an air cylinder, and is provided on one end side of each support bar 62. A flat plate member 63a provided at the tip of the rod of the air cylinder is connected to the connecting plate 66 via a hinge portion 63b, and the connecting plate 66 (one end side of each support rod 62) moves up and down by the expansion and contraction of the rod. It is like that.

  The second driving device 64 includes a cylinder device such as an air cylinder, and is disposed inside the drying chamber 4. A shaft 64b is horizontally supported on a flat plate member 64a provided at the tip of the rod of the air cylinder, and a holding member 64c having a U-shaped cross section for mounting each support rod 62 is attached to both ends of the shaft 64b. Yes. Each holding member 64c moves up and down by the expansion and contraction of the rod, so that the other end side of each support bar 62 also moves up and down.

  By driving the first and second driving devices 63 and 64 synchronously, the support rods 62 move up and down and are movable above the support shafts 59. By moving each support bar 62 upward and holding the drying basket 2 on each support bar 62, the drying basket 2 can be lifted from above each roller 61 of each support shaft 59.

  The third driving device 65 includes a cylinder device 65a such as an air cylinder, a plate 65b attached to the tip of the rod, and a pair of left and right slider rods 65c and 65c extending horizontally and in parallel. The slider rods 65c are fitted and inserted at both ends of the plate 65b, and are supported by the slider rods 65c. The plate 65b maintains a parallel state with respect to the rods with high accuracy. A first driving device 63 is attached to the plate 65b, and each support bar 62 is reciprocated as the plate 65c reciprocates.

  In the moving device 5 configured as described above, the first and second driving devices 63 and 64 are operated to support the drying basket 2 by the support rods 62 and lift them from the rollers 61 of the support shafts 59. Then, by operating the third driving device 65 to reciprocate the support rods 62, the drying basket 2 moves between the drying processing units 55A to 55C and 55D to 55F, and the drying processing unit 55A. And the supply unit 17 (or the drying processing unit 55F and the discharge unit 18) can be moved. The first to third driving devices 63 to 65 are controlled to be driven and stopped by a control device (not shown).

  Further, in the drying chamber 4, an auxiliary moving device 75 for moving the drying basket 2 in the drying processing unit 55C to the drying processing unit 55D is provided. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 to 13 (particularly FIG. 9), the auxiliary moving device 75 is provided in both the drying processing unit 55C and the drying processing unit 55D, and both ends are provided in the frame body 10. A rotating shaft 76 rotatably supported by the bearing, a pair of left and right swinging members 78 having one end connected to the rotating shaft 76 and having a support roller 77 at the other end, and swingable to the frame 10 And a cylinder device 79 such as an attached air cylinder. One end of a lever 85 is fixed to the rotary shaft 76, and the tip of a rod 79 a of the cylinder device 79 is attached to the other end of the lever 85 so as to be swingable.

  Next, the operation of the auxiliary movement device 75 having the above configuration will be described with reference to FIG. Between the drying processing unit 55C and the drying processing unit 55D, an inclined surface portion 19 having the intermediate position as a top is provided. When the rod 79a contracts from the state shown in FIG. 15A, each swinging member 78 swings forward, and as shown in FIG. 15B, the auxiliary moving device 75 of the drying processing section 55C. As shown in FIG. 15C, the support rollers 77 are brought into contact with the side surface of the drying basket 2, and the drying basket 2 is directed on the inclined surface portion 19 from the drying processing section 55C to the drying processing section 55D. Extrude.

  When the drying basket 2 reaches the top position of the inclined surface portion 19, each support roller 77 of the auxiliary moving device 75 of the drying processing section 55D comes into contact with the side surface of the drying basket 2, as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 15E, the drying basket 2 moves on the inclined surface portion 19 toward the drying processing unit 55D while being supported by the support rollers 77 of the auxiliary moving device 75 of the drying processing unit 55D. Thereafter, when the rotating drums 23 of the drying basket 2 are placed on the four rollers 61 of the support shafts 59, 59, the movement of the drying basket 2 from the drying processing section 55C to the drying processing section 55D is completed. To do.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 to 13 (particularly FIG. 11), the supply unit 17 or the discharge unit 18 is provided with a transport device 11 that can hold the drying basket 2. In the transport device 11, two rollers 13 and 13 are fixed to a pair of left and right support shafts 12 and 12 that extend horizontally and in parallel, respectively. Each support shaft 12 is supported in a cantilever state, and one end thereof is rotatably supported by a U-shaped movable member 14 via a bearing. Each roller 13 is formed of a material having heat resistance, flexibility, and elasticity such as rubber, silicone resin, elastomer, fluororesin, and the distance between the rollers 13 is set to each rotating drum of the drying basket 2. 23 is set to be approximately equal to the distance between the two. The drying basket 2 is held in the supply unit 17 or the discharge unit 18 by placing each rotary drum 23 on the four rollers 13 of the pair of support shafts 12. Further, the drying basket 2 is rotationally driven by friction between each roller 13 and each rotary drum 23 as each roller 13 rotates in one direction by the operation of a second rotating device 8 described later.

  Although not shown in FIGS. 8 to 13, the movable member 14 is vertically provided with a pair of strip-like arms 15 that are integral with the movable member 14 (see FIG. 2). . On the other hand, a single horizontal bar member 16 extending from the supply unit 17 to the discharge unit 18 is disposed above the movable member 14 (see FIG. 2). The movable member 14 is suspended from above by a rod member 16 being inserted through a shaft stop hole formed at the upper end of each arm 15 via a bearing. The bar member 16 is attached to the frame body 10.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 to 13 (particularly FIG. 11), the second rotating device 8 includes a motor 80 (see FIG. 2) serving as a driving source, and a driving pulley (not shown) provided on the rotating shaft of the motor 80. 1), a first pulley 81 attached to one support shaft 12, a first belt 82 (see FIG. 2) spanned between the drive pulley and the first pulley 81, and Second pulleys 83 and 83 attached to the support shaft 12 and a second belt 84 (see FIG. 2) wound around the second pulleys 83 and 83 are provided. Although not shown in FIGS. 8 to 13, the motor 80 is mounted on the movable member 14.

  In the second rotating device 8, the rotation of the motor 80 is transmitted to the first pulley 81 by the first belt 82 to rotate the one support shaft 12, and this rotation is transmitted to the second pulley 83 and the second pulley 8. By transmitting to the other support shaft 12 via the belt 84, both the support shafts 12 are rotated synchronously. As the support shafts 12 rotate, the rollers 13 rotate so that the drying basket 2 held on the rollers 13 rotates. When the inlet 24 of the drying basket 2 reaches the top position, a position sensor (not shown) detects this, whereby the second rotating device 8 stops operating, and the drying basket 2 rotates. Is configured to stop. Driving and stopping of the second rotating device 8 are controlled by a control device (not shown).

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a recovery device 7 that receives clothing falling from the charging port 24 of the rotated drying basket 2 is provided at a position below the discharge unit 18. The collection device 7 includes a box-shaped receiver 70 having an opening in the upper part capable of storing clothing, a transport conveyor 71 that transports the receiver 70, and a receiver storage unit that stores empty receivers 70 in a stacked state. 72. The conveyor 71 is composed of, for example, a roller conveyor, is provided on the floor surface, and is driven by a conveyor driving device (not shown). For example, when a predetermined number of clothes are stored in the receiver 70 below the discharge unit 18, the transport conveyor 71 is driven to transport the receiver 70, and a new empty space is received from the receiver storage unit 72. It is preferable that the receiver 70 be transported to a position below the discharge unit 18. The conveyor drive device is controlled to be driven and stopped by a control device (not shown).

  The transport device 11 can reciprocate between the supply unit 17 and the discharge unit 18 along the bar member 16 by a transport driving device (not shown). The drying basket 2 from which the clothes are discharged by the discharge unit 18 is held on the transfer device 11 and is transported to the supply unit 17 by the operation of the transport driving device. The supply unit 17, the drying chamber 4, and the discharge unit 18 are automatically circulated. When the drying basket 2 is transported from the discharge unit 18 to the supply unit 17, the input port 24 is located at the top and is kept facing upward. Therefore, it is not necessary to rotate the drying basket 2 in order to feed the clothes by 3. The conveyance drive device is controlled to be driven and stopped by a control device (not shown).

  The operation of each component of the drying device 1 is performed by a control device (not shown).

  Next, the operation of the drying apparatus 1 having the above configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. The drying apparatus 1 is configured to prepare a plurality of pots containing clothes, prepare a dye solution, supply a dye solution to the pot, dye a dye treatment process, a post-treatment process after dyeing, and take out the clothes from the pot. -It is suitably applied to an automatic dyeing system in which clothing is dyed by circulating each treatment process constituting one dyeing cycle, such as a dye liquor recovery process and a pot washing process. Each processing step is connected by a belt conveyor or the like, and a plurality of pots are automatically conveyed to each processing step sequentially. On the input tray 30 of the input device 3 of the drying device 1, after the dyeing is finished, the clothes taken out from the pot in the recovery processing step are successively supplied through the dehydration processing step.

  When a predetermined number of clothes are supplied to the input tray 30 of the input device 3, the input tray 30 is moved upward together with the support 31 by the operation of the driving device 32, and then the input tray 30 is moved by the operation of the tilting device 33. By tilting forward with respect to the support 31, the clothes of the input tray 30 are input from the input port 24 into the drying basket 2 in the supply unit 17 (see FIG. 9). Next, the input tray 30 is returned to the original position, and the input port 24 of the drying basket 2 is closed by the lid 21 by the operation of the chuck mechanism 96 (see FIG. 10).

  Next, by the operation of the third driving device 65 of the moving device 5, the pair of support rods 62 are moved forward and positioned below the drying basket 2 in the supply unit 17 (downward position of the transport device 11). . Then, by the operation of the first and second driving devices 63 and 64, the pair of support bars 62 are moved upward, and the drying basket 2 is supported by the support bars 62, and each roller 13 of each support shaft 12 is supported. Lift from (conveyor 11). In this state, the operation of the third driving device 65 causes the pair of support rods 62 to move backward to introduce the drying basket 2 in the supply unit 17 into the drying chamber 4. At this time, the cylinder device 86 is operated to close the shutter 58. Then, by operating the first and second driving devices 63 and 64, the pair of support rods 62 is moved downward to place the drying basket 2 on each roller 61 of each support shaft 59, and It holds in the drying chamber 4 (refer FIG. 11). At this time, the drying basket 2 in the drying processing units 55A and 55B is moved to the drying processing units 55B and 55C, respectively.

  Next, hot air at a predetermined temperature is introduced into the drying processing units 55A to 55F in the drying chamber 4 from each hot air introducing port 56 (in this embodiment, hot air is not introduced into the drying processing unit 55F), The clothes accommodated in each drying basket 2 are dried by rotating the drying baskets 2 in the drying processing units 55A to 55E for a predetermined time by the operation of the first rotating device 6.

  After the predetermined time has elapsed, the operation of the first rotating device 6 is stopped. Then, after the transport device 11 is moved to the discharge unit 18, the pair of support bars 62 are moved upward by the operation of the first and second drive devices 63 and 64 of the moving device 5, so that the drying basket 2 Are supported by the support rods 62 and lifted from the rollers 61 of the support shafts 59. In this state, the third drive device 65 is operated to move the pair of support rods 62 forward and The drying basket 2 in the drying processing unit 55F is positioned on the transport device 11. At this time, the cylinder device 89 is operated to open the shutter 58. Then, the drying basket 2 is placed on each roller 13 of each support shaft 12 by moving the pair of support bars 62 downward by the operation of the first and second driving devices 63 and 64 (see FIG. 12). The pair of support rods 62 are moved backward by the operation of the third drive device 65.

  When the drying basket 2 is placed on the transport device 11 of the discharge unit 18, the lid 23 is removed from the drying basket 2 by the operation of the chuck mechanism 96 (see FIG. 13). At this time, if the lid 23 of the drying basket 2 is not located at the top, the operation of the second rotating device 8 rotates the drying basket 2 so that the lid 23 is located at the top. Then, by rotating the drying basket 2 once by the operation of the second rotating device 8, the clothing is dropped into the receiver 70 of the collecting device 7 from the charging port 24 to collect the clothing. At the same time, the operation of the auxiliary moving device 75 moves the drying basket 2 in the drying processing unit 55C to the drying processing unit 55D (see FIG. 13).

  Then, the empty drying basket 2 from which the clothing has been collected is transported again to the supply unit 17 by the transport device 11, and the clothing is supplied to the inside by the input device 3. Thus, according to the drying apparatus of the present invention, the plurality of drying baskets 2 are accommodated in the drying basket 2 by sequentially moving the drying processing units 55A to 55F in the drying chamber 4 in a predetermined cycle. The clothing is dried. Therefore, since it is possible to automatically and efficiently dry clothes that are successively supplied to the input tray 30 of the input device 3, work efficiency can be improved.

  As mentioned above, although one Embodiment of this invention was explained in full detail, the specific aspect of this invention is not limited to the said embodiment. For example, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 18A, the outer peripheral edge of the rotating drum 23 of the drying basket 2 is covered with heat-resistant rubber 99A and the like, and each roller of the support shafts 12 and 59 is provided. By forming the rollers 13 and 61 with heat-resistant rubber or the like, the drying basket 2 is rotated by the rotation of the rollers 13 and 61 by the friction between the rotating drum 23 and the rollers 13 and 61.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. 18B, a belt-shaped stainless steel plate 99B is welded to the outer peripheral edge of the rotating drum 23 of the drying basket 2 over the circumference, and the stainless steel plate 99B is attached to each roller 13, The drying basket 2 may be rotated by following the rotation of each of the rollers 13 and 61 by contacting the surface with the surface 61 by friction between them. In this case, each of the rollers 13 and 61 is preferably formed of a heat-resistant resin. According to this embodiment, the durability of the outer peripheral edge of the rotating drum 23 of the drying basket 2 can be improved.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, although each drying process part 55A-55F is provided in 2 rows in the drying chamber 4, you may provide each drying process part 55A-55F so that it may rank in a line. As described above, even when the drying processing units 55A to 55F are arranged in a vertical line in the drying chamber 4, the drying basket 2 from which the clothes are discharged by the discharge unit 18 by the transfer unit is supplied by the transfer unit. 17 is preferably configured to be conveyed. At this time, as in the above-described embodiment, the drying basket 2 may be transported from the discharge unit 18 to the supply unit 17 while maintaining the state where the charging port 24 is positioned at the top. Then, the drying basket 2 is transported without maintaining the position of the charging port 24, and the drying basket 2 is rotated by the rotating means in the transport destination supply unit 17 until the charging port 24 reaches the top position. You may do it.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Drying device 2 Drying basket 3 Input device 4 Drying chamber 5 Moving device 6 1st rotation device 7 Collection | recovery device 8 2nd rotation device 11 Conveyance device 17 Supply part 18 Discharge part 21 Cover body 24 Input port 28 Convex part 30 Input tray 31 Support body 32 Drive device 33 Tilt device 55A-55F Drying processing section

Claims (6)

A drying container that can be filled with clothes and a removable lid that closes the charging opening,
A drying chamber for drying an object to be dried contained in the drying basket;
The drying basket is dried from the drying basket located on the downstream side of the drying chamber and the drying chamber located on the downstream side of the feeding unit from the supply unit that supplies the drying basket to the drying basket. Moving means for sequentially moving to a discharge part for discharging the object,
First rotating means for rotating the drying basket in the drying chamber;
Second rotating means for rotating the drying basket in the discharge section;
A drying apparatus comprising: a recovery unit that is provided below the discharge unit and receives an object to be dried that falls from the rotated drying basket.   The drying chamber includes a plurality of drying processing units, and each drying processing unit is grouped into two or more groups, and between each group is thermally blocked by a heat insulating layer. The drying apparatus according to claim 1.   Among the plurality of drying processing units, the drying processing unit located at the most downstream side has its drying temperature set to a temperature lower than the drying temperature of the other drying processing unit located upstream from the drying processing unit. The drying apparatus according to claim 2.   The drying apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising transport means for transporting the drying basket from which the material to be dried is discharged by the discharge unit to the supply unit. An input tray having an opening in the upper part and capable of storing a plurality of objects to be dried, a support body that supports the input tray so as to move up and down, and a tilting means that tilts the input tray with respect to the support body. In addition,
The material to be dried stored in the input tray is input to the drying basket by tilting the input tray so that the opening is directed toward the drying basket in the supply unit. The drying apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4.   The drying apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a convex portion extending in a longitudinal direction is provided on an inner peripheral surface of the drying basket.

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