JP2592410Y2 - Clothes dryer - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a dehumidifying type clothes dryer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a clothes dryer of this type, a drum 2 is provided in an outer box 1 as shown in FIG. A fan casing 4 accommodating a fan 3 also serving as a container is provided, and a duct 5 is further connected to the fan casing 4.

In this configuration, the clothes to be dried (not shown) accommodated in the drum 2 by rotating the drum 2 via the belt 7 and simultaneously rotating the fan 3 via the belt 8 by the motor 6. At the same time, as shown by the arrow in the figure, the air in the drum 2 is sucked into the fan casing 4, and the air outside the machine is sucked into the fan casing 4, and the air is separated by the fan 3. The air in the drum 2 is dehumidified by heat exchange, and the dehumidified air is heated by the heater 9 through the duct 5 and circulated back into the drum 2, thereby gradually removing moisture from the clothes to be dried and drying. It is made to let. In this case, the water generated by dehumidifying the air in the drum 2 is:
The air is guided from the fan casing 4 into the duct 5, and discharged from the drain port 10 formed in the middle of the duct 5 to the outside through the drain port 11 at the bottom of the outer box 1.

[0004] A cushion 12 is placed below the connecting portion of the duct 5 to the fan casing 4, thereby supporting the connecting portion of the duct 5 and suppressing the movement of the duct 5 at the time of connecting them. Connection work can be easily performed, and the lowering of the connection portion of the duct 5 to the fan casing 4 due to its own weight is suppressed.
Especially, the lower part is closely contacted to prevent water leakage.

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned configuration, the cushion 12 must be disposed one by one below the connecting portion of the duct 5 during assembly, which is troublesome.
In addition, there is a problem that the arranged cushion 12 is sometimes displaced and disappears, preventing water leakage from being prevented.

[0006] The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and the object thereof is therefore to be able to assemble without the hassle of arranging a cushion one by one below the connecting portion of the duct, and furthermore, to assemble the cushion. It is an object of the present invention to provide a clothes dryer which can prevent water leakage for a long time without any risk of missing of essential parts, and can more surely fix a connecting portion of a duct.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the clothes dryer of the present invention has a drying chamber in an outer box and introduces air in the drying chamber to dehumidify. And a duct connected to the dehumidifier for guiding the dehumidified air into the drying chamber, wherein a flange portion is provided in the duct at a connection portion of the duct to the dehumidifier. , The outer edge of this flange to the bottom of the outer box
Is brought into contact with the inner surface comprising and wherein the fixing the connection portion of the duct.

[0008] In this case, it provided the flange portion is extended in two directions duct, it is more preferable to fix the connection portion of the duct is brought into contact with each outer edge of the flange portion to the two sides of the corner portions of the outer box .

[0009]

According to the above means, the connection portion of the duct is fixed by the flange portion of the duct , and does not require the trouble of arranging a cushion of another component. Also, duct
Flange of Noso are ducts and homologues, nor missing from the arrangement location.

[0010] Then, the flange portion provided by extending in two directions to duct, so that the outer edge of the flange portion is brought into contact with the two sides of the corner portions of the outer box to secure the connection of the duct In this case, since the connecting portion of the duct is fixed at the two corners of the outer box, more secure fixing can be achieved.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. First, FIG. 1 shows an outer box 21 of the entire clothes dryer, and a dry clothes entrance 22 is formed substantially at the center of the front part of the outer box 21 and a door 23 for opening and closing the entrance 22 is pivotally provided. ing.

A drum 24 constituting a drying chamber is accommodated in the outer box 21. The accommodated drum 24 has a large-diameter opening 25 formed on the front surface thereof and a front opening of the outer box 21. A drum support 26 is provided so as to be rotatable, and a shaft 27 provided at the center of the rear surface portion is similarly rotatably supported by a support plate 28 provided at a rear portion of the outer box 21.

A motor 29 is provided in an upper portion of the outer box 21 outside the drum 24, and the motor 29
0, the drum 24 is rotated.

A large number of small holes are formed in the rear part of the drum 24 to form an air outlet 31. A fan casing 32 is communicated with the air outlet 31 at the rear outside the drum 24.
The fan casing 32 is provided with a fan 33 also serving as a double-winged heat exchanger so as to partition the inside of the fan casing 32 back and forth, and the fan 33 is rotated by the motor 29 via a belt 34 so as to blow air. Dehumidifier 3 that also serves
5.

A connection port 36 is formed in the lower part of the front part of the fan casing 32 of the dehumidifier 35.
The connection port 36 is fitted and connected to one end of the duct 37. As shown in FIG. 2, a flange 38 is provided at the one end of the duct 37 so as to extend in two directions below and on one side (right side in FIG. 2). The outer edge of the outer box 38 is brought into contact with two surfaces of a bottom surface 21a and a side surface 21b at the lower right corner in FIG.
One end of the duct 37 is fixed, and the connection port 36 of the fan casing 32 is connected to one end of the duct 37 in this state.

The other end of the duct 37 is connected to a heater 39.
Is connected to the heater duct 40 provided therein, and the heater duct 4
Numeral 0 communicates with an inlet 41 formed by drilling a number of small holes in the lower part of the drum support 26. Also, duct 37
A drain port 42 is formed in the middle of the outer box 21 and faces a drain port 43 formed in the bottom of the outer box 21.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described. When the drying operation is started, the motor 29 is energized and the heater 39 is energized. Then, the motor 29 is driven by the belt 3
0, the drum 24 is rotated, and at the same time, the fan 33 is rotated via the belt 34. Therefore, the clothes to be dried (not shown) accommodated in the drum 24 are stirred by the rotation of the drum 24, while the air in the drum 24 is
The rotation of 3 causes the air to be sucked into the front part of the fan casing 32 from the air outlet 31 and discharged into the duct 37.
At the same time, air outside the machine is sucked into the rear part of the fan casing 32 from the outside air inlet 45 at the center of the outer case back plate 44, and is discharged from the outside air return port 46 below the outer case back plate 44 to the outside of the machine. Due to these, in the fan casing 32, the heat inside the drum 24 and the air outside the machine are heat-exchanged with the fan 33 as a boundary, and the air inside the drum 24 is dehumidified. Therefore, dehumidified air passes through the duct 37, and the air passing through the duct 37 contacts the heater 39 which is generating heat in the heater duct 40, is hot-airized, and is supplied back into the drum 24 from the air inlet 41. Being circulated.

Thus, the clothes to be dried in the drum 24 are gradually dehumidified and dried, and in this case, the water generated by dehumidifying the air in the drum 24 is supplied to the fan casing 32. The air is guided into the duct 37 from the inside, and discharged from the drain port 42 of the duct 37 to the outside through the drain port 43 at the bottom of the outer box 21.

On the other hand, at the time of assembling, one end of the duct 37 connected to the dehumidifying device 35 is formed by bringing the outer edge of the flange 38 provided on the same into contact with the inner surface including the bottom surface 21a of the outer box 21. The duct 37 is fixed and its movement is suppressed, so that the connection port 36 of the dehumidifier 35 is connected to one end of the duct 37.
Can be easily connected. Also, its flange 3
8 is fixed to one end of the duct 37 by bringing the outer edge of the duct 8 into contact with the inner surface of the outer box 21 including the bottom surface 21a.
7 is pressed relatively downward from below, so that the duct 37
Of one end of the duct due to its own weight,
Close the lower part of one end to the lower part of the connection port 36 of the dehumidifier 35
It is possible to prevent water leakage therefrom.

According to the flange portion 38, it is not necessary to take care of disposing a cushion of another component below one end of the duct 37 as in the conventional case, and further, unlike the conventional cushion. Since there is no danger of missing parts, water leakage can be prevented for a long time.

In addition, in particular, in the above configuration, a flange 38 is provided at one end of the duct 37 so as to extend in two directions, and each outer edge of the flange 38 is provided at two corners of the outer box 21. Since one end of the duct 37 is fixed by abutting, the one end of the duct 37 can be more securely fixed, and the connection work can be easily performed and the effect of preventing water leakage can be more reliably obtained. it can.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above and shown in the drawings. In particular, the drying chamber is not moved like the drum 24 but is kept stationary. The drying clothes may be suspended inside a hanger or the like, and the dehumidifying device may be a dedicated dehumidifying device that does not double as a blowing device. Can be changed as appropriate.

[0023]

[Effect of the Invention] The clothes dryer of the present invention is as described above, and has the following effects.

In the clothes dryer of the first aspect, a drying chamber is provided in the outer box, and a dehumidifier for introducing and dehumidifying air in the drying chamber, and a dehumidified air connected to the dehumidifier is provided. A duct provided in a drying chamber, the duct being located at a connection portion of the duct to the dehumidifier.
A flange portion is provided on the duct, and the outer edge of the flange portion is brought into contact with the inner surface including the bottom surface of the outer box to fix the connection portion of the duct, so that a cushion is disposed below the connection portion of the duct. It is possible to assemble without such troubles, and furthermore, there is no fear of missing parts such as cushions, and water leakage can be reliably prevented for a long time.

In the clothes dryer according to the second aspect, further,
It provided the flange portion is extended in two directions to duct, by the respective outer edge of the flange portion is brought into contact with two surfaces of the corner portions of the outer box so as to secure the connection of the duct, the duct Can be more reliably fixed, and the connection work can be facilitated and the effect of preventing water leakage can be more reliably obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional side view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a semi-longitudinal rear view with an outer case back plate removed;

FIG. 3 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 1 showing a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

21 is an outer box, 21a is the inner bottom surface of the outer box, 21b is the inner side surface of the outer box, 24 is a drum (drying chamber), 35 is a dehumidifier, 37
Indicates a duct, and 38 indicates a flange portion.

Claims (2)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A dehumidifier for providing a drying chamber in an outer box, introducing air in the drying chamber to dehumidify the air, and a duct connected to the dehumidifier for guiding the dehumidified air into the drying chamber. in things, the flange portion is provided in the duct located in the connection portion of the duct with respect to the dehumidifier, that fixing the connection portion of the duct is brought into contact with the outer edge of the flange portion on the inner surface including a bottom surface of the outer box Characterized clothes dryer. 2. A connection portion of a duct is fixed by providing a flange portion extending in two directions on a duct, and making each outer edge of the flange portion abut on two surfaces of a corner portion of an outer box. The clothes dryer according to claim 1, wherein