JP3111050U - Indoor clothes dryer - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is an indoor clothes drier that is capable of drying laundry clothes efficiently and evenly using an existing indoor air conditioner and having excellent drying efficiency.
An indoor air conditioner (1) and a clothes stand (2) with a cover (17) in which a hot air receiving port (19) can be arranged in the vicinity of the lower part of the outlet (1a) are provided. A large number of hanger beams 8 that can be installed in two positions, a horizontal position and an upward position, and a top end attachment of each column. 11 and has a U-shaped upper frame member 12 that can take three postures of a horizontal posture, a downward posture, and an upward inclined posture, and is suspended from the upper frame member 12. A hot air receiving port 19 is formed inward by the cover 17.
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Description

  The present invention relates to an indoor clothes dryer that can efficiently dry clothes such as laundry by using air blown from an indoor air conditioner.

  On days when the laundry cannot be dried outdoors, such as rainy days, the laundry is dried using a commercially available laundry stand or a dedicated drum dryer. However, it takes time to dry even if it is left on the indoor clothes stand. In addition, the drum dryer has a problem that the clothes tend to shrink and the dough is easily damaged. In addition, not only on rainy days but also in the winter, drying is slow even in the outdoors, and there are many cases where it is dried again indoors.

  Assuming that clothes are dried using warm air from the indoor air conditioner, clothes are hung on a clothesline in the bathroom, and the clothes are dried by applying warm air from the bathroom dryer. A thing (patent document 1) which attached a clothes-drying bar to an indoor unit of an air conditioner via an attachment, and hangs laundry on this and dried it is known (patent document 2).

JP 2003-181196 A JP 2002-301299 A

  However, in either case, the hot air from the indoor air conditioner is only directly applied to the laundry, and there is a drawback that the laundry is unevenly dried or takes time to dry. It takes extra time to completely dry the uneven clothes.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides an indoor clothes dryer that can efficiently and uniformly dry laundry by using an existing indoor air conditioner and is excellent in drying efficiency. For the purpose.

  It is another object of the present invention to provide an indoor clothes dryer that can be made compact in size according to the amount of clothes to be dried.

  It is another object of the present invention to provide an indoor clothes dryer that is convenient for storing and moving a clothes stand in a compact manner.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an indoor clothes dryer according to claim 1 of the present invention has an indoor air conditioner attached to an indoor wall or ceiling, and a hot air receiving port disposed in the vicinity below the outlet. A clothes stand with a cover that can be attached to the clothes stand, and the clothes stand can be rotated via a pair of legs, a vertically-extendable support column, and an intermediate attachment of each support column. Attached, a large number of hanger beams that can take two postures, a horizontal posture and an upward posture, and a pivotable attachment through the upper end attachment of each support column, a horizontal posture, a downward posture, and an upward inclined posture A U-shaped upper frame member that can take a posture, and a hot air receiving port inward of the upper frame member by a cover that is detachably suspended from the upper frame member and covers the entire side peripheral surface Form It is characterized in.

  A hot air receiving port of a clothes-drying stand with a cover is arranged near the lower part of the air-conditioning unit's outlet, and most of the hot air blown from the indoor air conditioner is introduced into the hot-air receiving port. Pass through the interior space. Hot air is discharged from the lower end opening of the cover. Meanwhile, warm air is supplied to the inside of the cover, the temperature rises, and the cover is kept at a high temperature. Laundry garments hung on a large number of hanger beams keep the inside of the cover at a high temperature and the wind passes through them, so they dry uniformly and in a short time.

  The cover may be a flexible cloth fabric or a vinyl fabric. The cover also serves as a blindfold for the laundry clothes inside. By making the cover detachable, it is possible to remove the cover on a sunny day and move to the outside or a veranda to hang laundry clothes.

  By folding the upper frame member downward and the hanger beam upward, the clothes-drying stand can be made compact, and movement and storage can be simplified.

  The indoor clothing dryer according to claim 2 of the present invention is characterized in that an inner frame member integral with the upper frame member is disposed inside the upper frame member.

  Clothes such as socks and handkerchiefs or shoes after washing can be placed on the inner frame member and dried.

  The indoor clothes dryer according to claim 3 of the present invention has an intermediate horizontal bar arranged symmetrically on the opposite side of a number of hanger beams, and a support arm of the intermediate horizontal bar is rotatably attached via the intermediate attachment. Similarly, a U-shaped second upper frame member is symmetrically arranged on the opposite side of the upper frame member, and is rotatably attached via an upper end attachment. The support arm of the intermediate horizontal bar and the second upper frame Each member is characterized in that it can take a horizontal posture and a downward posture.

  When both the intermediate horizontal bar and the second upper frame member are in the horizontal posture, more laundry clothes can be dried. On the other hand, by folding both the intermediate horizontal bar and the second upper frame member downward, the clothes-drying stand becomes compact, and movement and storage become easy.

  The indoor clothing dryer according to claim 4 of the present invention is characterized in that the leg portion is extendable in the longitudinal direction.

  By shrinking the legs in the longitudinal direction, the clothes stand can be made more compact when stored.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the warm air receiving port of the clothes stand with a cover is arranged in the vicinity of the outlet of the indoor air conditioner, so that the laundry clothes on the clothes stand can be efficiently and evenly dried in a short time. The effect which can be made is produced.

  In addition, the clothes drying stand can be made compact so that it can be easily moved and stored, and a convenient indoor clothes dryer can be provided.

The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 1, the indoor clothes dryer of the present invention is basically composed of an indoor air conditioner 1 attached near the ceiling of a wall in a room and a clothes stand 2 with a cover.

  The clothes-drying stand 2 has a pair of legs 4 with casters 3, and a column 5 that can be extended and contracted vertically from each leg 4.

  The support column 5 is composed of an outer cylinder part 5a attached to the upper end attachment part of the leg part 4 and an inner cylinder part 5b inserted inside the outer cylinder part 5a, and can be expanded and contracted by loosening the annular fastening member 5c. The fastening member 5c is fastened and fixed. The leg portion 4 is configured such that the auxiliary leg portion 4b can be taken in and out of the inner housing portion from one end opening of the leg portion main body 4a, and is extendable in the front-rear direction.

  An intermediate horizontal member 7 is attached between the columns 5 and 5 via intermediate attachments 6 and 6. On the front surface of the intermediate horizontal member 7, base ends of a large number of hanger beams 8, 8... That can take a horizontal posture and an upward posture are pivotally supported via a shaft pin 8a. . An elastic hook 8b for holding clothing is attached to the tip of the hanger beam 8.

  On the opposite side of the hanger beams 8, 8..., A towel hanger portion 9 made up of a plurality of horizontal bars 9 a is arranged. It is attached so that rotation is possible. The support arm 9b can be held in a horizontal posture and a downward posture by two engaging means (not shown) formed on the outer surface of the support arm 9b and the inner surface of the intermediate attachment 6. Not only towels but also washing clothes can be placed on the towel hanger unit 9.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, an upper end horizontal member 12 is attached between the upper ends of the columns 5 and 5 via upper end attachments 11 and 11. A U-shaped upper frame member 12 facing forward is pivotally supported on the inner surfaces of the upper end attachments 11 and 11 via a shaft pin 11a. The upper frame member 12 includes a front frame 12a and side frames 12b on both sides. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a protrusion (not shown) provided on the outer surface of the base side of each side frame 12b By engaging with the three concave grooves 13a provided on the inner surface of the attachment 11, two postures of a horizontal posture, a downward posture, and an upward inclined posture can be taken. The upward inclined posture has an angle that is substantially perpendicular to the blowing direction A from the outlet 1 a of the indoor air conditioner 1.

  A U-shaped inner frame member 14 that is integral with the upper frame member 12 is disposed inside the upper frame member 12. The inner frame member 14 includes a front frame 14a and side frames 14b on both sides, and includes a plurality of horizontal bars 14c parallel to the front frame 14a between the side frames 14b.

  On the opposite side of the upper frame member 12, a U-shaped second upper frame member 15 facing rearward is disposed symmetrically. The second upper frame member 15 is also pivotally supported on the inner side of the upper end attachments 11 and 11 via a shaft pin 11a. The second upper frame member 15 includes a front frame 15a and side frames 15b on both sides, and as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a projection 13b provided on the outer surface on the root side of each side frame 15b has an upper end attachment 11. By engaging with the two concave grooves 13c, 13c provided on the inner surface, a horizontal posture and a downward posture can be taken.

  A U-shaped inner frame member 16 that is integral with the second upper frame member 15 is disposed inside the second upper frame member 15. The inner frame member 16 includes a front frame 16a and a side frame 16b, and includes a plurality of horizontal bars 16c parallel to the front frame 16a between the side frames 16b.

  From the upper frame member 12 and the second upper frame member 15, a cover 17 that covers the entire laundry that is dried inside is suspended by a hanging tool 18. The cover 17 covers the entire side peripheral surfaces of the upper frame member 12 and the second upper frame member 15, thereby forming a hot air receiving port 19 inside the upper frame member 12 and the second upper frame member 15. The cover 17 has a length close to the legs 4 and forms a gap with the floor surface. The cover 17 is made of a synthetic resin sheet such as polypropylene and can be opened and closed by a fastener 17a.

  Next, a method of using the indoor clothes dryer configured as described above will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the clothes drying stand 2 is moved directly below the indoor air conditioner 1. The height from the hot air receiving port 19 to the blowout port 1a of the indoor air conditioner 1 is adjusted by loosening the fastening member 5c and expanding and contracting the inner cylinder part 5b of the support column 5. The indoor air conditioner 1 is actuated, the direction of the wind is adjusted, and hot air from the outlet 1 a is introduced into the hot air receiving port 19. The wind introduced into the hot air receiving port 19 passes through the internal space surrounded by the cover 17 from the top to the bottom while drying the laundry clothes hung on the hanger beam 8 or the like while opening the lower end opening of the cover 17. From the outside.

  The internal space surrounded by the cover 17 rises in temperature and reaches, for example, 40 degrees or more. Hot air circulates around the laundry garment to promote its drying. Unlike a rotary drum dryer, there is no shrinkage of clothes or pain in the fabric, and it can be dried softly. The indoor air conditioner 1 can be operated by setting a timer only for the time required for drying. After drying, it can be used as a clothing stand as it is.

  As shown in FIG. 9, when the upper frame member 12 is rotated upward and fixed in an inclined posture substantially orthogonal to the direction in which the hot air is blown from the indoor air conditioner 1, more hot air is put into the cover 17. It can be taken in and can accelerate the drying of the laundry.

  When the amount of laundry is small, as shown in FIG. 10, the rear second upper frame member 15 and the towel hanger 9 are folded downward, and the auxiliary leg portion 4b of the leg portion 4 is contracted, so that the clothes stand 2 Can be made compact in size only in the front half. Thereby, it is possible to effectively cope with a small amount of laundry and a small room.

  The indoor clothes dryer of the present invention can be widely used in ordinary households.

The perspective view which shows the indoor clothing dryer of this invention, Side view of the indoor clothes dryer, A plan view of a clothes stand of the indoor clothes dryer, The principal part perspective view which shows the latching structure of an upper end attachment and an upper frame member, The figure which shows the inner surface of the upper frame member side of an upper end attachment, The figure which shows the inner surface by the side of the 2nd upper frame member of an upper end attachment, The figure which shows the latching structure of an upper frame member, A perspective view of an indoor clothing dryer showing a state in which the upper frame member is inclined upward, The side view of the indoor clothing dryer shown in FIG. It is a side view of the indoor clothing dryer of the state made compact.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Indoor air conditioner 1a Outlet 2 Drying stand 3 Caster 4 Leg part 4a Leg main body 4b Auxiliary leg part 5 Support | pillar 5a Outer cylinder part 5b Inner cylinder part 5c Tightening member 6 Intermediate attachment 7 Intermediate horizontal member 8 Hanger beam 8a, 10 shaft Pin 8b Elastic hook 9 Towel hanger part 9a Horizontal bar 9b Support arm 11 Upper end attachment 11a Shaft pin 12 Upper frame member 12a, 15a, 14a, 16a Front frame 12b, 14b, 16a Side frame 13a, 13b Groove 13c Protrusion 14, 16 Inner frame member 15 Second upper frame member 17 Cover 17a Fastener 18 Lifting device 19 Hot air receiving port

Claims (4)

  An indoor air conditioner mounted on an indoor wall or ceiling, and a clothes-drying stand with a cover capable of arranging a hot-air receiving port in the vicinity of the lower part of the air outlet. And a plurality of hanger beams that can be vertically extended and retracted from there, and are rotatably attached via intermediate attachments of each column, and can take two postures of a horizontal posture and an upward posture And a U-shaped upper frame member that is rotatably attached via the upper end attachment of each support column and can take three postures of a horizontal posture, a downward posture, and an upward inclined posture, An indoor clothes dryer, wherein a hot air receiving port is formed inside the upper frame member by a cover that is detachably suspended from the upper frame member and covers the entire side peripheral surface.   2. The indoor clothing dryer according to claim 1, wherein an inner frame member integral with the upper frame member is disposed inside the upper frame member.   An intermediate horizontal bar is symmetrically arranged on the opposite side of the many hanger beams, and a support arm of the intermediate horizontal bar is rotatably attached via the intermediate attachment, and a second U-shaped second side is also provided on the opposite side of the upper frame member. The upper frame member is arranged symmetrically and is rotatably attached via an upper end attachment, and both the support arm of the intermediate horizontal bar and the second upper frame member can take a horizontal posture and a downward posture. The indoor clothes dryer according to claim 1, wherein the indoor clothes dryer is configured to be able to perform the operation.   The indoor clothing dryer according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the legs are extendable in the longitudinal direction.

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