JP3557470B2 - Continuous drying equipment - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a continuous drying apparatus for performing preliminary and main drying of an object to be dried such as laundry, and in particular, automatically transfers an object to be dried from a preliminary dryer to the main dryer and removes the object from the main dryer. The present invention relates to a continuous drying apparatus which can be performed at a time.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art In general, a continuous drying apparatus is known in which an object to be dried such as a laundry immediately after washing with water and dewatering is preliminarily dried and then subjected to main drying. This continuous drying apparatus is provided with a pre-dryer for pre-drying the object to be dried and a main dryer for main drying of the pre-dried object, and heat exhaust of the main dryer is supplied to the pre-dryer. This continuous drying apparatus according to the prior art, which circulates and effectively uses waste heat, transfers a material to be dried from a predryer to a main dryer as described in, for example, Japanese Patent No. 30444218. The method is performed by a belt conveyor, by a large-sized dedicated blower, or by arranging a pre-dryer and a main dryer at an angle, and performing gravity by the inclination.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The continuous drying apparatus according to the prior art described above has a problem in that the apparatus using a belt conveyor has a problem that the apparatus becomes large. It is complicated, and there is a problem that it takes a long time to transport because the dried object is blown by the wind.In the case of arranging the pre-dryer and the main dryer at an angle, the object to be dried is dried due to gravity. There is a possibility that a disadvantage that the drying efficiency is unbalancedly reduced is caused.
[0004]
It is an object of the present invention to eliminate the disadvantages of the prior art, and to continuously transfer articles to be dried from a pre-dryer to a main dryer, and to easily remove the articles from the main dryer. It is to provide a device.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes a pre-dryer for pre-drying an object to be dried, and a main dryer for performing main drying of the object to be dried pre-dried by the pre-dryer. In a continuous drying apparatus for continuously drying articles to be dried by taking them into a predryer, a predryer for taking in a substance to be dried through a door and performing predrying, and a predrying apparatus for predrying by the predryer. A main dryer for drying the dried product to the outside via a take-out door, an intermediate door for spatially separating and opening the preliminary and main dryers, and a preliminary drying of heat exhaust from the main dryer; A circulation path for supplying to the dryer; and a tilt mechanism for integrally supporting the main dryer and the preliminary dryer, and tilting the main dryer with respect to the main dryer so that the preliminary dryer is located at an upper position. With the door closed and the take-out door open, Serial tilting mechanism preliminary dryer by inclining so as to become upper position with respect to the dryer to be taken out to be dried product of the present dryer outside the first feature.
[0006]
Further, in the continuous drying apparatus according to the above aspect, after taking out the object to be dried in the main dryer, maintaining the inclination of both the dryers by the inclination mechanism, closing a take-out door of the main dryer, and The second feature is that the material to be dried in the preliminary dryer is transferred into the main dryer by opening the intermediate door. Further, in the continuous drying device of each of the above features, the main dryer and the preliminary dryer are covered. An inner drum is provided for storing the dried material, and the inner drum is rotated when the material to be dried in the main dryer is taken out and / or when the material to be dried in the preliminary dryer is transferred to the main dryer. This is the third feature.
[0007]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, a continuous drying apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining a schematic configuration of a continuous drying apparatus according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining an operation when taking out an article to be dried after the main drying in the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the operation when transferring the article to be dried from the preliminary dryer to the main dryer.
[0008]
The continuous drying apparatus shown in FIG. 1 is roughly divided into a pre-dryer 2 for pre-drying an article to be dried, such as laundry immediately after washing and dehydration, and a dried article pre-dried by the pre-dryer 2. 9, a main dryer 1 that performs main drying, and tilt mechanisms 11 and 12 that integrally support the two dryers and tilt the main dryer 1 with respect to the preliminary dryer 2 so that the main dryer 1 is at a lower position. Be composed.
[0009]
The main dryer 1 has a take-out door 7 for taking out the dried article 9 after drying, an opening / closing mechanism 6 for driving the door 7 to open and close, and holding the object to be dried by a mesh tube. And a rotating inner drum (shown in cross section by a broken line), an intake fan 3 for sucking and heating outside air, and an exhaust fan 20 for exhausting hot air passing through the inside to the introduction pipe 5. The machine 2 has an intake door 14 for taking in the article 10 to be dried, an opening / closing mechanism (not shown) for driving the door 14 to open and close, and holds and rotates the object to be dried by a mesh tube. It is composed of an inner drum (a cross section is shown by a broken line) and an exhaust fan 4 for exhausting the internal hot air to the outside air. A damper 21 is provided at a part of the exhaust fan 20 for switching the air blowing direction between the introduction pipe 5 and the interior of the dryer.
[0010]
Further, the tilting mechanisms 11 and 12 serve as a fulcrum where a part of the tilting mechanism 11 rotates while supporting the upper part. The tilting mechanism 12 extends in the vertical direction, so that the preliminary dryer 2 is placed above the main dryer 1. Although it is inclined so as to be in a position, it may be constituted by a pair of expansion and contraction mechanisms which individually expand and contract.
[0011]
As shown in FIG. 1, the drying process in which the articles to be dried are put in the pre-dryer 2 and the main dryer 1 by the continuous drying apparatus configured as described above is performed as shown in FIG. The dried articles 10 in a wet state after washing and dehydration are put in, and the articles 9 to be dried after preliminary drying are put in the inner drum of the main dryer 1, and the main dryer 1 is rotated while rotating each inner drum. The suction fan 3 sucks outside air and heats it, thereby supplying hot air of about 150 degrees to the main dryer 1 to perform main drying, and heat exhausted from the main dryer 1 by the exhaust fan 20. By supplying the exhaust gas into the pre-dryer 2 through the introduction pipe 5, the pre-dryer is filled with hot air of about 70 to 90 degrees, and the pre-dryer is operated. That is, the continuous drying apparatus according to the present embodiment is configured to circulate the waste heat from the present dryer 1 to the preliminary dryer and use it as a heat source for preliminary drying of the article to be dried after washing and dewatering. Since the waste heat from the present dryer contains a lot of moisture, the outside air may be mixed with the hot air and sucked into the preliminary dryer 2.
[0012]
Once the predetermined drying by both dryers is completed, the apparatus tilts the apparatus by driving the tilt mechanisms 11 and 12 with the intermediate door 8 closed, as shown in FIG. 2, and further tilts the apparatus. The take-out door 7 is opened by the opening / closing mechanism 6 and the inner drum of the main dryer is rotated, so that the article 9 to be dried in the main dryer 1 is reduced by gravity and the static friction force due to the rotation of the inner drum. Drain to 13.
At this time, the present apparatus operates the damper 21 connected to the exhaust fan 20 so that the exhaust air of the fan 20 generates a blast a inside the dryer, and the blast a assists the removal of the article 9 to be dried to the outside. Alternatively, the tilting mechanisms 11 and 12 may vibrate up and down to reduce the static friction force to assist the discharge.
[0013]
After taking out the dried article to be dried 9 to the outside, the apparatus closes the take-out door 7 and opens the intermediate door 8 while keeping the inclination of the dryer as shown in FIG. Transferring the article to be dried in the inner drum of the predryer 2 to the inner drum of the main dryer 1 by rotating the inner drum of the predryer and reducing the static friction force by the rotation of the inner drum; Can be. At this time, a mechanism similar to the damper 21 is provided in the exhaust fan 4 to assist the transfer by blowing air from the exhaust fan 4, or the tilt mechanisms 11 and 12 vibrate up and down to reduce the static friction force and perform the transfer. You can also help.
As described above, the continuous drying apparatus according to the present embodiment can continuously perform the removal of the article to be dried from the main dryer and the transfer from the preliminary dryer to the main dryer, while both the dryers are inclined.
[0014]
After transferring the article 10 to be dried in the pre-dryer 2 into the main dryer 1, the apparatus is returned to a horizontal position by the tilt mechanisms 11 and 12, and the operator or the automatic A new article 10 to be dried after washing and dehydration is taken in, the door 14 is opened, and the article 10 is put into the predryer 2, and new predrying and main drying can be continuously performed as shown in FIG.
[0015]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, with the intermediate door between the two dryers closed and the take-out door opened, the tilting mechanism tilts the main dryer to the lower position with respect to the preliminary dryer, and By rotating the drum, it is possible to take out the object to be dried in the main dryer to the outside, and after taking out the object to be dried in the dryer, close the takeout door of the main dryer while maintaining the inclination and By opening the intermediate door, the material to be dried in the preliminary dryer can be transferred to the main dryer. That is, the removal from the main dryer and the transfer from the preliminary dryer to the main dryer can be continuously performed.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining a schematic configuration of a continuous drying apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a view for explaining an operation when the article to be dried after the main drying is taken out in the embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the operation when transferring the article to be dried from the preliminary dryer to the main dryer.
[Explanation of symbols]
1: a main dryer, 2: a preliminary dryer, 3: an intake fan, 4: an exhaust fan, 5: an inlet pipe, 6: an opening / closing mechanism, 7: a take-out door, 8: an intermediate door, 9: an article to be dried, 10: Article to be dried, 11: tilt mechanism (main dryer side), 12: tilt mechanism (preliminary dryer side), 13: collection box, 14: intake door, 20: exhaust fan.

Claims (3)

A pre-dryer for pre-drying the object to be dried; and a main dryer for performing main drying of the object to be dried pre-dried by the pre-dryer. A continuous drying apparatus for performing continuous drying,
A pre-dryer that takes in the object to be dried through the intake door and performs pre-drying, and a main dryer that main-drys the object to be pre-dried by the pre-dryer and takes out the object through the take-out door; An intermediate door that spatially separates and opens and closes the preliminary and main dryers, a circulation path that supplies heat exhaust from the main dryer to the preliminary dryer, and the main dryer and the preliminary dryer integrally. And a tilt mechanism for tilting the pre-dryer so as to be in the upper position with respect to the main dryer.
With the intermediate door closed and the take-out door open, the inclining mechanism inclines the pre-dryer so that the pre-dryer is at the upper position with respect to the main dryer, so that the object to be dried in the main dryer is externalized. A continuous drying device characterized by taking out. After taking out the object to be dried in the main dryer, maintaining the inclination of both dryers by the tilt mechanism, closing the take-out door of the main dryer and opening the intermediate door, the object to be dried in the preliminary dryer 2. The continuous drying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the drying apparatus is transferred into the main dryer. The main dryer and the preliminary dryer are provided with an inner drum for storing the object to be dried, and when the object to be dried in the main dryer is taken out, or the object to be dried in the preliminary dryer is transferred to the main dryer. The continuous drying device according to claim 1, wherein the inner drum is rotated when performing the drying.

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