JP3567534B2 - Clothes dryer - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
[Industrial applications]
The present invention relates to a clothes dryer capable of vaporizing a drug having at least one of antibacterial, antifungal, deodorant, and insect repellent properties to provide antibacterial, antifungal, deodorant, and insect repellent treatment to clothing. is there.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a clothes dryer is configured to put clothes in a rotating drum, and to roll and agitate the clothes while passing warm air through the clothes to dry clothes wet by washing or the like.
[0003]
In recent years, some of such clothes dryers have sterilizing and miticide functions. This exhibits a sterilizing and acaricidal effect by wet heat drying by maintaining a predetermined temperature or more during constant rate drying in the drying process.
[0004]
On the other hand, clothing that has been adsorbed with a drug having an antibacterial, antifungal, and antimite action is commercially available. This antibacterial treatment clothing has been treated with an antibacterial agent before its purchase, and when washing is repeated, the antibacterial agent is washed away by the mechanical force, and the antibacterial effect is gradually reduced, and in many cases, the washing method It is displayed as hand washing. Further, in the case of a commercially available antibacterial treatment garment, bleaching is prohibited because the bleaching agent decomposes the antibacterial agent even when stain-like stains adhere.
[0005]
Above all, in an antibacterial treatment garment using a natural plant essential oil having antibacterial properties, the natural plant essential oil vaporizes and exerts its antibacterial action, so that the amount of the natural plant essential oil on clothing decreases gradually. As is apparent from this, it is extremely difficult to maintain the initial performance for a long period of time. For this reason, it is very expensive, but the antibacterial agent is microencapsulated, and the microcapsules are gradually broken and vaporized by physical action due to friction or the like when worn.
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Clothes dryers that have the conventional sterilizing and miticidal effect can dry clothes hygienically, but after drying is completed, they will not be contaminated by mites or fungi during the period of storage in a closet or while worn. receive. That is, even if drying can be carried out hygienically, this is a temporary effect that the state cannot be maintained continuously.
[0007]
Further, commercially available antibacterial treatment clothing generally has a durability problem that the antibacterial action gradually decreases when washing and the like are repeated. In order to exert the antibacterial action for a long period of time, a large amount of the drug must be initially adsorbed. Therefore, when the antibacterial treatment clothing is worn, there is a possibility that useful bacteria resident on the skin may be sterilized. In addition, for those using natural plant essential oil as a drug, sophisticated technical means of microencapsulating the natural plant essential oil is used in order to maintain the effect for a certain period of time, resulting in expensive clothing. As a result, as antibacterial clothing, only limited clothing such as hospital clothing for MRSA in hospitals and pajamas provided with antibacterial properties by natural antibacterial agents for atopic dermatitis has been provided. There is no problem.
[0008]
Furthermore, clothing that has been subjected to antibacterial treatment with a natural antibacterial agent for children with atopic dermatitis, etc., requires the purchase of new antibacterial treated clothing as the young children grow up. An antibacterial agent can be sprayed directly on the clothing to spray the antibacterial effect, but an appropriate amount must be adhered from the viewpoint of safety and effect. It is extremely difficult to do so. There is also a danger of inhaling antibacterial agents and applying them to others.
[0009]
In addition, despite the aging society, antibacterial and deodorant treatment was applied to the comfortable and hygienic clothing life against the background of weak skin (dry skin) of elderly people, increase of bedridden elderly people, and nursing homes. Bedding and bedding are expected.
[0010]
The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, and uses a clothes dryer in a general household, so that ordinary users can easily perform antibacterial, antifungal, insect repellent and other treatments desired by ordinary users with a simple operation. The purpose is to ensure operability. That is, it is an object of the present invention to allow a user to easily supply an appropriate amount of medicine to the amount of clothing desired to be treated, and to uniformly and antibacterially treat the clothing.
[0011]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a rotating drum that rolls and agitates clothes, a lid that opens and closes a clothing slot in the rotating drum, and a lid inside surface that is partially covered with a cover. And a carrier detachably mounted on the carrier mounting portion so as to be covered with the cover portion, wherein the carrier has at least one of antibacterial, antifungal, deodorant, and insect repellent. or agents with one property is carried, said carrier mounting portion have a opening at both ends of the cover portion, with the first carrier to the carrier mounting portion is mounted, wherein the Rukoto second carrier from one of the openings of the support mounting portion is inserted into the cover portion side, the first bearing member and the second bearing member is mounted on the carrier mounting portion press, the first bearing member or other opening of the carrier mounting portion While being pushed out, and the first means for solving problems that a second bearing member which is the insertion is adapted to be mounted on the carrier mounting portion.
[0012]
Further, carrier attachment portion of the first problem solving means is directed to the second means for solving problems that have a locking portion for locking the responsible lifting body side positioning.
[0013]
Further, carrier attachment portion of the first problem solving means is directed to the third means for solving problems that has an elastic member which presses and biases the responsible bearing member to the side surface.
[0014]
Also, the carrier mounting portion of the first to third problem solving means is such that the bottom area is approximated to the sum of the surface areas on one side of the first and second carriers. And
[0015]
[Action]
According to the first aspect of the present invention, by using the carrier pre-impregnated with a certain amount of medicine, the medicine amount suitable for the amount of clothing to be treated can be supplied. In addition, as a configuration for mounting the carrier, a carrier mounting portion is provided on the inner surface side of the clothes input port of the clothes dryer, and a cover portion in which both ends of the carrier mounting portion are open is provided. The user can reliably mount the carrier by a simple operation of opening the lid and inserting the carrier from one end of the carrier mounting portion provided on the inner surface of the lid. In addition, even when the antibacterial treatment is repeatedly performed, a new carrier (second carrier) can be replaced with the carrier mounting portion without performing an operation of once pulling out the used carrier (first carrier). by only I to insert into, automatically extruded spent carrying member from the cover portion can be interchanged with a new carrier.
[0016]
Further, the second problem solving means makes it possible to more reliably control the position of the carrier to be inserted. That is, if the user inserts the carrier to the position where the carrier is locked when the carrier is inserted, the carrier is securely locked at the predetermined position, so that the feeling of insertion of the carrier is improved and the carrier is covered during use. It is possible to prevent inconvenience such as displacement from the part or dropping off, and to realize stable heating of the carrier, and as a result, it is possible to ensure stable performance of attaching the drug to clothing.
[0017]
According to the third problem-solving means, the carrier is pressed from the side by an elastic member, so that the carrier is used for a new carrier (second carrier) simultaneously with the used carrier (first carrier). , And a stable insertion feeling can be obtained. In addition, since a pressing force acts on a used carrier that is pushed out by inserting a new carrier, the used carrier can be prevented from dropping from other open portions of the carrier mounting portion at the time of insertion. Can be improved.
[0018]
Further, according to the fourth means for solving the problem, since the bottom area of the carrier mounting portion on the side where the carrier is inserted into the cover portion is substantially equal to the surface area of the carrier, the user can carry the carrier on the carrier mounting portion when inserting the carrier. With only a simple operation of pressing and sliding the body, the carrier mounting portion serves as a guide for the carrier and can smoothly insert the carrier without shifting the carrier in the left-right or front-rear direction.
[0019]
【Example】
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0020]
As shown in the figure, the rotary drum 1 is rotatably supported on the rear surface inside the dryer main body 2, is slidably supported on the front surface by an outer peripheral flange portion of an annular drum front support plate 3, and has a motor 4 and a drum. The belt 5 is driven to rotate. The lid 6 covers a clothes input port provided on the front surface of the dryer main body 2 so as to be freely opened and closed. The heater 7 heats the drying air flowing into the rotating drum 1. The heat exchange type fan 8 is rotatably disposed at the rear of the rotary drum 1 and is rotationally driven by a motor 4 and a fan belt 9. The heat exchange type fan 8 has a function of blowing heated circulating air inside the dryer main body 2. And a heat exchange function between the inside and outside of the dryer main body 2.
[0021]
The fan casing 10 forms a circulation path and a cooling path for the flow of the air discharged from the front and back surfaces of the heat exchange fan 8. The filter 11 is provided on the rear surface of the rotary drum 1 and removes lint and the like. The rear surface of the dryer main body 2 is covered with a back plate 12. The circulation duct 13 forms a ventilation path for guiding the circulation side exhaust of the fan casing 10 to the heater 7, forms a drain port 14 in a part of the circulation duct 13, and is generated by the heat exchange action of the heat exchange fan 8. It discharges condensed water.
[0022]
The carrier 15 is made of a porous material such as pulp material, foamed synthetic resin, or sintered metal, and is provided with at least one of antibacterial, antifungal, deodorant and insect repellent properties such as hinokitiol, peppermint oil and benzalkonium chloride. A suitable amount of a drug having the following formula is carried, and is detachably mounted on a carrier mounting portion 16 provided on the inner surface of the lid 6.
[0023]
As shown in FIG. 2, the carrier mounting portion 16 is provided so as to protrude from the inner surface side of the lid 6 and has a concave portion 17 in order to removably mount the carrier 15. Openings 19 and 20 are formed at both ends. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the carrier mounting portion 16 is provided with a locking portion 21 for locking and positioning the carrier 15 on the side surface, and has two bases 15a, 15b including the concave portion 17 and having a bottom area of two. Is approximated to the sum of the surface areas on one side.
[0024]
As shown in FIG. 4, the cover portion 18 has a large number of through holes 22 facing the rotary drum 1. The heater (heating means) 23 has a built-in PTC element, and is set to a temperature at which the medicine is not deteriorated and other members are not affected by thermal deformation or the like. , And provided so that at least a part thereof overlaps the carrier 15.
[0025]
The operation will be described in the above configuration. First, when this clothing processing is used for the first time, the user forms the carrier 15 impregnated with the medicine in advance from the upper opening 19 of the carrier mounting portion 16 with the heater 23 and the cover 18. Into the gap. The carrier 15 is positioned by the locking portion 21 and is held between the heater 23 and the cover 18. In this state, the clothes are put into the rotary drum 1, the operation of the dryer body is started, and the heater 23 is energized and heated.
[0026]
By heating the heater 23, the carrier 15 that is in surface contact is also heated, and the impregnated drug component is vaporized, passes through the through-hole 22 provided on the surface of the cover 18, and enters the rotary drum 1. Volatile diffusion. At this time, by providing the cover portion 18 with a large number of through holes 22 communicating with the inside of the rotating drum 1, the medicine volatilized and diffused from the carrier 15 can be efficiently diffused and supplied into the rotating drum 1.
[0027]
Here, the temperature at which the carrier 15 is heated by the heater 23 is a temperature required to volatilize and diffuse within a predetermined time (for example, 20 minutes), for example, 160 to 200 ° C, and preferably 180 to 190 ° C. . The volatilized and diffused medicine comes into contact with the tumbled and agitated clothing, and dew forms on the clothing surface due to a temperature difference between the medicine and the clothing. As a result, the drug component can be attached to the clothing.
[0028]
At this time, the carrier 15 is covered with the cover portion 18, and the cover portion 18 serves as a partition for the clothes agitated in the rotating drum 1 and the carrier 15, and comes into direct contact with the clothes in the rotating drum 1. Never. Therefore, the liquid medicine immediately before vaporization does not come into contact with the clothes, and can be attached to the clothes in a state where the medicines are volatilized and diffused evenly. After the treatment, the used carrier (first carrier) 15a is left in the inserted state, and even if the clothes, which is the original function of the dryer, are dried, there is no problem of vaporizing components and there is no problem. Does not occur.
[0029]
Next, when the user inserts a new carrier (second carrier) 15b in order to perform this drug treatment again with the used carrier 15a inserted, the carrier mounting portion 16 is used. Since the bottom area including the concave portion 17 is close to the sum of the surface areas on one side of the first support 15a and the second support 15b, as shown in FIG. In the same manner as described above, it is inserted into the cover 18 from the upper opening 19 of the carrier mounting portion 16.
[0030]
At this time, the first carrier 15a is inserted while being pushed downward. When the second carrier 15b is inserted to a position where the second carrier 15b is sandwiched between the cover 18 and the heater 23, the used first carrier 15a is removed from the lower opening 20 of the carrier mounting portion 16. Can be taken out.
[0031]
According to this embodiment, the user opens the lid 206, only a simple operation of inserting the bearing member 15 from the open mouth of one end of the carrier mounting portion 16 provided on the inner surface, the first time In the case of using and the repeated use, the carrier 15 can be securely attached by the same operation, and the desired clothing can be subjected to the chemical treatment.
[0032]
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
[0033]
As shown in the figure, the carrier mounting portion 26 is provided with a locking member 28 for pressing the first carrier 15a by a spring 27 on the side surface, so that the first carrier 15a is locked and positioned. . Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment.
[0034]
In the above-described configuration, by pressing the first carrier 15a from the side surface with the locking member 28, a constant pressing force works, and a stable insertion feeling can be obtained. In addition, since the pressing force also acts on the used first carrier 15a pushed out by the insertion of the new second carrier 15b, the used first carrier 15a is inserted into the other of the carrier mounting portions 16 at the time of insertion. can be prevented from being dropped from the open mouth of the end, it is possible to further improve the operational feeling.
[0035]
Further, in the locking portion 21 in the first embodiment, the locking force may be changed due to the contact and abrasion with the carrier 15 due to repeated use. A stable operation feeling can be realized. Also, by configuring the new second carrier 15b to be pressed from the side surface by the locking member 28 simultaneously with the first carrier 15a, a constant pressing force acts on the second carrier 15b, A stable insertion feeling can be obtained.
[0036]
In each of the above-described embodiments, the two open portions of the carrier mounting portion 16 have a vertical configuration, but the point is that the cover portion 18 having a gap for holding the carrier 15 is sandwiched. insertion of carrier 15 by the provided open mouth, can be realized extrusion. Therefore, the direction of the open mouth can be obtained the same effect in the lateral direction or other directions.
[0037]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the present invention provides a rotating drum that rolls and stirs clothing, a lid that opens and closes a clothing slot in the rotating drum, and a lid inner surface side that is partially covered with a cover. A carrier mounting part, and a carrier detachably mounted on the carrier mounting part so as to be covered with the cover part, wherein the carrier has at least one of antibacterial, antifungal, deodorant, and insect repellent. are drug carried with the properties, the carrier mounting portion have a opening at both ends of the cover portion, with the first carrier to the carrier mounting portion is mounted, the carrier attachment the Rukoto second carrier from one opening of parts is inserted into the cover portion side, press the first bearing member and the second bearing member is mounted on the carrier mounting portion, the first bearing member is pushed out from the other opening of the carrier mounting portion Together, since the second bearing member is the insertion is adapted to be mounted on the carrier mounting portion, by using the carrier impregnated in advance a certain amount of the drug, suitable for the amount of clothes to be treated The medicine amount can be supplied, the antibacterial treatment can be performed on the clothing evenly and surely, and the user opens the lid and removes the carrier from one end of the carrier mounting portion provided on the inner surface of the lid. The carrier can be securely attached by a simple operation of insertion, and even when the antibacterial treatment is repeatedly performed, the used carrier (first carrier) is not pulled out once without performing an operation of pulling out the carrier. , the new a carrier only but to insert the (second bearing member) to the support member attachment portion, automatically extruded spent carrying member from the cover portion can be interchanged with a new carrier.
[0038]
Further, carrier mounting portion, since having a locking portion for locking the responsible lifting body side registration, the user be inserted to a position where carrier during carrier insertion is engaged, carrier predetermined At the position of, the insertion feeling of the carrier can be improved, and at the time of use, the carrier can be prevented from being displaced from the cover portion, or inconveniences such as falling off, and stable heating of the carrier can be realized. As a result, it is possible to secure a stable performance of adhering the medicine to the clothing.
[0039]
Further, carrier mounting portion, because having an elastic member that presses and biases the responsible bearing member to the side surface, by pressing an elastic member carrier from the side, at the same time spent carrier (first carrier) A constant pressing force acts on the new carrier (second carrier), and a stable insertion feeling can be obtained. In addition, since a pressing force acts on a used carrier that is pushed out by inserting a new carrier, the used carrier can be prevented from dropping from other open portions of the carrier mounting portion at the time of insertion. Can be improved.
[0040]
In addition, since the base area of the carrier mounting portion is set to be close to the sum of the surface areas on one side of the first and second carriers, the user pushes the carrier into the carrier mounting portion when inserting the carrier. With only a simple operation of hitting and sliding, the carrier mounting portion serves as a guide for the carrier and can be smoothly inserted without shifting the carrier in the left-right or front-rear direction.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a clothes dryer according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 (a) is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a carrier mounting part of the clothes dryer. FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway front view of a carrier mounting portion of the clothes dryer. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a carrier mounting portion of the clothes dryer. FIG. 5 is a second embodiment of the present invention. Partially cutaway front view of the carrier mounting part of the clothes dryer of the embodiment.
1 Rotary Drum 6 Lid 15 Carrier 15a First Carrier 15b Second Carrier 16 Carrier Mount 18 Cover 19 Opening 20 Opening

Claims (4)

A rotary drum that rolls and agitates the clothes, a lid that opens and closes the clothes inlet in the rotary drum, a carrier mounting portion provided on the inner surface of the lid so as to be partially covered by the cover, and a bearing member for detachably attached so as to be covered in the body attachment portion by the cover portion, wherein the bearing member antibacterial, antifungal, deodorizing, chemical agent having at least any one of the properties of the insect repellent is carried the carrier mounting portion have a opening at both ends of the cover portion, with the first carrier to the carrier mounting portion is mounted, the from one opening of the carrier mounting portion the Rukoto second bearing member is inserted into the cover portion side, press the first bearing member and the second bearing member is mounted on the carrier mounting portion, the first bearing member said while it is pushed out from the other opening of the carrier mounting portion, the insertion of Clothes dryer second bearing member is configured to be mounted on the carrier mounting portions. Carrier mounting portion, clothes dryer of claim 1 further comprising a locking portion for locking the responsible lifting body side positioning. Carrier mounting portion, clothes dryer of claim 1 further comprising a resilient member which presses and biases the responsible bearing member to the side surface. The clothes dryer according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the support mounting portion has a bottom area approximating the sum of the surface areas on one side of the first and second support.

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