JP5792909B1 - Drying equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a drying apparatus that can be stored compactly and can prevent a decrease in the wind pressure of discharged hot air. A drying apparatus includes a housing having an air inlet and a discharge port, a blower including a motor and a fan housed in the housing, a fan and a discharge port. The heater 611 installed between the fan 92, the air passage 6 formed linearly from the fan 92 to the discharge port 317, the hose 5 that extends outside the housing 3 and has one end attached to the discharge port 317, and the housing 3 The hose housing portion 8 is provided, in which the hose tip member 53 is housed in a state where the hose attachment member 52 of the hose 5 and the hose tip member 53 are adjacent to each other. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a drying apparatus that dries household items such as futons and clothes.

2. Description of the Related Art A drying apparatus that dries a household item such as a futon is known (for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2). Since such a drying apparatus is generally stored in a predetermined storage place when not in use, it is desired that the drying apparatus can be stored compactly.
Moreover, since a drying apparatus blows and drys warm air, for example, to dry objects, such as a futon, it is desired that the wind pressure of the warm air discharged from a drying apparatus is high. In order to increase the wind pressure of the warm air discharged from the drying device, the size of the fan that generates the air flow in the housing of the drying device may be increased. However, when the fan is enlarged, the drying device is also increased in size, which causes a problem that the drying device cannot be stored compactly.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-76695 JP-A-11-33297

  The objective of this invention is providing the drying apparatus which can be stored compactly and can prevent the fall of the wind pressure of the warm air to discharge.

In order to solve the above problems, a drying apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes a housing having an intake port and a discharge port, a blowing unit including a motor and a fan housed in the housing, the fan, and the installed heating means between the discharge opening, wherein a blowing path formed linearly from the fan to the discharge port, before Symbol tubular hose attachment member provided on one end attached to the discharge port, and A cylindrical hose tip member provided at the other end, and a hose extending outside the housing; provided alongside the discharge port in the housing; and in a state adjacent to the hose attachment member in parallel. and having a hose housing portion capable of housing the hose tip.
In order to solve the above problems, a drying apparatus according to another aspect of the present invention includes a housing having an intake port and a discharge port, a blower unit including a motor and a fan housed in the housing, Heating means installed between the fan and the discharge port, an air passage formed linearly from the fan to the discharge port, and a cylindrical hose mounting member provided at one end attached to the discharge port And a cylindrical hose tip member provided at the other end, the hose extending outside the housing, and the other provided in the state where the one end and the other end of the hose are adjacent to each other. A hose housing portion in which an end is housed, and the length of the hose tip member is the same as the sum of the length of the hose attachment member and the depth of the hose housing portion.
In order to solve the above problems, a drying apparatus according to still another aspect of the present invention includes a housing having an intake port and a discharge port, and a blowing unit including a motor and a fan housed in the housing. The heating means installed between the fan and the discharge port, the air passage formed in a straight line from the fan to the discharge port, and provided at one end attached to the discharge port and formed on the side surface A tubular hose mounting member having a discharge port is provided, the hose extending outside the housing and the housing are provided, and the other end is accommodated in a state where the one end and the other end of the hose are adjacent to each other. And a hose accommodating portion.

According to each aspect of the present invention, the air can be stored in a compact manner, and a decrease in the wind pressure of discharged hot air can be prevented.

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the drying apparatus by one Embodiment of this invention. It is an orthographic projection figure which shows the external appearance of the drying apparatus by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the housing | casing with which the drying apparatus by one Embodiment of this invention was equipped. It is a disassembled perspective view of the drying apparatus by one Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 3 is a circuit block diagram of a main circuit board and an operation circuit board provided in the drying device according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is a circuit block diagram of the resistance value measurement circuit provided in the operation circuit board with which the drying apparatus by one Embodiment of this invention was equipped. It is a figure which shows the external appearance of the drying apparatus by one Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is a perspective view of the state which removed the cover part and hose of the housing | casing with which the drying apparatus was equipped. It is a figure which shows the external appearance of the drying apparatus by one Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is a front view of the state which removed the front panel and hose of the housing | casing with which the drying apparatus was equipped. It is an orthographic projection figure of the ventilation part with which the drying apparatus by one Embodiment of this invention was equipped, and the ventilation path. It is an orthographic projection view of the air passage provided in the drying device according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the external appearance of the ventilation path with which the drying apparatus by one Embodiment of this invention was equipped. It is a figure explaining the drying apparatus by one Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is sectional drawing cut | disconnected by the AA line shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the external appearance of the drying apparatus by one Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is a perspective view of the back side of the state which removed the hose attachment member. It is a figure explaining the drying apparatus by one Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is sectional drawing cut | disconnected by the BB line and CC line shown in FIG. It is an orthographic view of the nozzle provided in the drying apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view of the aroma case inserted in the nozzle with which the drying apparatus by one Embodiment of this invention was equipped. It is a figure explaining the flow of the air of the drying apparatus by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining the use condition of the drying apparatus by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the drying apparatus by the modification of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a rear view which shows the external appearance of the drying apparatus by the modification of one Embodiment of this invention. It is the enlarged view to which the vicinity of the hose accommodating part with which the drying apparatus by the modification of one Embodiment of this invention was equipped was expanded.

  Hereinafter, a drying apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The drying device 1 according to the present embodiment is a device that dries daily goods such as futons and clothes.

  First, the overall configuration of the drying apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the drying device 1. Fig.1 (a) is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the drying apparatus 1 seen from the lower right front, and FIG.1 (b) is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the drying apparatus 1 seen from the lower right back. FIG. 2 is an orthographic view showing the appearance of the drying apparatus 1. 2 is a plan view of the drying device 1, and in the middle of FIG. 2, a left side view, a front view, a right side view, and a rear view of the drying device 1 are illustrated in this order from the left. A bottom view of the drying device 1 is shown in the lower part of FIG. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the housing 3 provided in the drying apparatus 1. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the drying device 1. FIG. 5 is a circuit block diagram of the main circuit board 350 and the operation circuit board 323 provided in the drying apparatus 1. In FIG. 5, for easy understanding, the commercial AC power supply 101, the motor 91, the heater 611, the thermostat 614 and the thermal fuse 613 connected to the main circuit board 350, and the thermistor 81 connected to the operation circuit board 323. , 621 are also illustrated. FIG. 6 is a circuit block diagram of a resistance value measurement circuit provided on the operation circuit board 323. In FIG. 6, for easy understanding, the commercial AC power supply 101, the AC / DC converter 75 mounted on the main circuit board 350, and the thermistors 81 and 621 are shown together.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the drying device 1 includes a casing 3 having a rectangular parallelepiped shape as a whole and a hose 5 provided so as to protrude from the upper surface side of the casing 3. The housing 3 has a front panel (an example of a front portion of the housing) 32 disposed on the front side, and a main body portion 31 provided with the hose 5 and disposed on the back side. One end of the hose 5 is attached to a discharge port 317 (described in detail later) formed in the housing 3 so as to extend outside the housing 3.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the main body 31 has a box shape with an opening on the front panel 32 side. The main body 31 has an accommodation space 300 that accommodates various devices (details will be described later) for discharging warm air to an object to be dried. The accommodation space 300 is formed by being surrounded by a first side wall 31a, a bottom surface part 31e, a second side wall 31b, an upper surface part (an example of a side wall in which a discharge port is formed) 31d, and a back surface part 31c. The first side wall 31 a is disposed on the right side surface of the housing 3. The second side wall 31b is disposed on the left side of the housing 3 so as to face the first side wall 31a. The bottom surface portion 31e is disposed on the bottom surface side of the housing 3 and is disposed between the first and second side walls 31a and 31b. The bottom surface portion 31e is orthogonal to the first and second side walls 31a and 31b. 31 d of upper surface parts are arrange | positioned at the plane side (upper surface side) of the housing | casing 3, and are arrange | positioned between the 2nd side wall 31b and the 1st side wall 31a. The back surface portion 31c is disposed on the back surface side of the housing 3 and is disposed orthogonal to the first and second side walls 31a and 31b, the bottom surface portion 31e, and the top surface portion 31d. The back surface portion 31c is formed extending from one side of the long side of each of the first and second side walls 31a and 31b. The back surface portion 31c is adjacent to the first and second side walls 31a and 31b, the top surface portion 31d, and the bottom surface portion 31e.

  The first and second side walls 31a and 31b, the back surface portion 31c and the bottom surface portion 31e have substantially flat outer surfaces. The corners where the first and second side walls 31a and 31b and the back surface portion 31c and the bottom surface portion 31e contact each other are formed in a rounded shape. A hose accommodating portion 8 to be described later is provided at a corner portion of the upper surface portion 31d. For this reason, the upper surface part 31d has a stepped shape in which a part thereof falls to the bottom surface part 31e side. Further, the first side wall 31a has a shape in which the upper surface portion 31d and the back surface portion 31c side are cut out by an amount corresponding to the region where the hose accommodating portion 8 is provided. Similarly, the back surface portion 31c has a shape in which the upper surface portion 31d and the first side wall 31a side are cut out by an area where the hose accommodating portion 8 is provided.

  Returning to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the housing 3 has a lid portion 2 detachably provided on the first side wall 31 a. The lid portion 2 is provided to prevent a power cord (not shown) stored in a cord storage portion 314 (see FIG. 3) described later from jumping out of the housing 3. The lid portion 2 has a thin plate rectangular shape extending from substantially the center of the first side wall 31a to each side adjacent to the back surface portion 31c and the bottom surface portion 31e. The lid 2 is formed with an air inlet 21 composed of a plurality of through holes formed in a rectangular shape. The air inlet 21 is provided for sucking air for generating warm air to be blown to the dry object into the housing space 300 of the housing 3. Further, the lid portion 2 is provided with a knob portion 22 on the front panel 32 side. The knob portion 22 is formed so as to be able to be engaged with a hole portion 315 (see FIG. 3) formed in the first side wall 31a. By pulling the knob portion 22 toward the intake port 21, the locking state between the knob portion 22 and the hole portion 315 is released, and the lid portion 2 is detached from the housing 3. The lid 2 has a notch 23 at a corner where the bottom 31e and the back 31c intersect. When the lid portion 2 is attached to the first side wall 31a, the cutout portion 23 forms an opening together with the back surface portion 31c. This opening serves as a lead-out portion for the power cord. For this reason, when the drying device 1 is used, the power cord drawn out from the cord storage portion 314 is passed through this opening, so that the power cord can be connected to the outside of the drying device 1 even when the lid 2 is attached to the first side wall 31a. Can be pulled out. Thereby, the drying apparatus 1 can operate | move in the state which attached the cover part 2 to the 1st side wall 31a.

  As shown in FIG. 3, in the region of the first side wall 31a covered by the lid 2 (not shown in FIG. 3), the air inlet (an example of the first air inlet) 312 and the cord storage portion 314 are directed outward. An opening 314a is provided. The air inlet 312 is provided for sucking air for generating warm air to be blown to the drying object into the housing space 300 of the housing 3. The intake port 312 is composed of a plurality of through holes formed in a rectangular shape. The air inlet 312 is provided at a position corresponding to the air inlet 21 when the lid 2 is attached to the housing 3. In addition, the plurality of through holes constituting the air inlet 312 overlap with the plurality of through holes constituting the lid portion 2 when the lid portion 2 is attached to the housing 3. Thereby, even if the drying device 1 is operated with the lid 2 attached to the housing 3, the drying device 1 can efficiently suck the outside air into the accommodation space 300.

  An intake port (an example of a second intake port) 313 is provided on the bottom surface portion 31e. The air inlet 313 is composed of a plurality of through holes formed in a rectangular shape. The air inlet 313 is provided for sucking air for generating warm air to be blown to the dry object into the housing space 300 of the housing 3. The bottom surface portion 31e has a plurality of (four in this example) leg portions (an example of convex portions) 33 provided around the air inlet 313. The leg portion 33 is formed to protrude from the bottom surface portion 31 e toward the outside of the housing 3. Since the leg portion 33 is formed so as to protrude toward the outside of the housing 3, when the drying device 1 is placed at a predetermined location, the height of the leg portion 33 is between the bottom surface portion 31e and the predetermined location. A gap of that length can be formed. For this reason, even when the drying device 1 is used with the bottom surface portion 31 e facing a predetermined place, the drying device 1 can accommodate the housing space 300 of the housing 3 through the air inlet 313 from the gap formed by the legs 33. Can inhale air.

  The drying apparatus 1 has an operation switch unit 73 (see FIG. 5) that stops or continues the operation of the own machine (that is, the drying apparatus 1) depending on the installation state of the housing 3. The operation switch unit 73 is provided, for example, on a main circuit board 350 described later. In addition, the drying device 1 includes a sensor (see FIG. 5) that detects the installation state of the drying device 1, for example, on the main circuit board 350. This sensor includes an inclination sensor 13 (see FIG. 5) that detects an inclination angle of the housing 3. The operation switch unit 73 detects the installation state in which the intake port 312 or the intake port 21 faces the mounting surface, and stops the operation of the drying apparatus 1. In addition, the operation switch unit 73 continues the operation of the drying device 1 even when the intake port 313 is in an installation state where the intake port 313 faces the placement surface. When the drying device 1 dries the futon, the placement surface is, for example, the surface of a mattress on which the drying device 1 is placed. When the drying device 1 dries shoes or the like, the placement surface is, for example, a floor surface on which the drying device 1 is placed. The connection relationship between the configuration of the operation switch unit 73 and other configurations of the tilt sensor 13 will be described later.

  Even when the drying apparatus 1 operates in an installation state in which the intake port 313 faces the mounting surface, a gap is formed between the intake port 313 and the mounting surface by the height of the leg portion 33. Therefore, the drying device 1 can suck air into the housing 3 through the gap and the air inlet 313. At this time, air is also taken into the housing 3 from the intake ports 21 and 312. For this reason, the motor 91 (details will be described later) does not operate excessively. Therefore, the operation switch unit 73 maintains the ON state even in this installation state, and continues the operation of the drying apparatus 1.

  When the lid portion 2 is attached to the housing 3, the surface of the lid portion 2 is substantially flush with the surface of the first side wall 31a. In addition, like the leg portion 33, a member protruding outward from the first side wall 31 a is not formed around the air inlet 21. For this reason, when the drying apparatus 1 is in an installation state in which the air inlet 21 faces the mounting surface, there is almost no gap between the air inlet 313 and the mounting surface. Further, in the installation state in which the lid 2 is removed from the housing 3 and the first side wall 31a and the placement surface face each other, the intake port 312 and the placement surface are equivalent to the amount by which the lid 2 is removed. There is a gap between the two. However, this gap is negligible. Moreover, when the mounting surface of the drying apparatus 1 is a soft surface such as a mattress, even if the lid 2 is removed, the air inlet 312 may sink into the soft surface and be blocked. For this reason, the amount of air sucked into the housing 3 from the intake port 313 and the intake port 312 through the gap is not sufficient with respect to the designed intake amount of the drying device 1. As a result, when the drying device 1 operates in the installation state in which the lid 2 is removed from the housing 3 and the air inlet 312 faces the mounting surface, the drying device 1 draws a designed amount of air. There is a possibility that the motor 91 will be over-operated in order to suck air into the housing 3. For this reason, the operation switch unit 73 is turned off in this installation state, stops the operation of the drying device 1, and prevents the motor 91 from over-operation or damage to the drying device 1 due to this over-operation. Yes.

The upper surface portion 31 d is formed with a discharge port 317 through which hot air generated from air sucked into the housing 3 is discharged, and a hose accommodating portion 8 provided side by side with the discharge port 317. The hose accommodating portion 8 is formed by notching corner portions (corner portions of the housing 3) where the upper surface portion 31d, the back surface portion 31c, and the first side wall 31a are adjacent to each other. The hose accommodating portion 8 is a rectangular parallelepiped space. When the hose housing member 8 houses a hose tip member 53 (described later in detail) provided in the hose 5 (see FIG. 1) in the hose housing portion 8, the side surface of the hose tip member 53 is the first side wall 31a and the back surface. It is formed in a size that does not protrude from the plane including the surface of the portion 31c.
An opening 319 for exposing an exposed surface 612a of a heater case 612, which will be described later, is formed below the discharge port 317 and at a part of the back surface portion 31c.

  1 and 2, the front panel 32 is provided across the mutually opposing sides of the first side wall 31a and the second side wall 31b (that is, a part of the opening end of the main body 31). The front panel 32 is disposed to face the back portion 31c provided across the sides of the first side wall 31a and the second side wall 31b that are opposed to each other and that are opposed to the side on which the front panel 32 is straddled. The front panel 32 has a front part 32a disposed to face the main body part 31, and a side wall 32b provided around the end of the front part 32a. The side wall 32 b has a shape that follows the opening shape of the main body 31. The front panel 32 abuts the side wall 32b on the opening of the main body 31 and is fixed to the main body 31 with the opening being closed. Near the center upper side of the front portion 32a of the front panel 32, there is provided an operation panel 321 provided with operation buttons for the user to perform operations such as temperature setting, and an LED display window 322 for confirming the light emission state of the LEDs. It has been.

  The housing 3 has a gripping portion 330 that extends in the same direction as one end of the hose 5 from the front panel 32 side facing the back surface portion 31c. More specifically, the gripping portion 330 is configured by an arch-shaped protrusion provided on the main body 31 and an arch-shaped protrusion provided on the front panel 32. The protruding portion of the main body 31 and the protruding portion of the front panel 32 overlap each other when the main body 31 and the front panel 32 face each other. As a result, an arch-shaped gripping portion 330 is formed from the first side wall 31a side toward the second side wall 31b side. The grip portion 330 is a portion that is disposed on the front side of the region where the hose 5 is provided and is gripped when the user carries the drying device 1. The grip portion 330 is provided so as to extend in the same direction as the direction in which the hose 5 protrudes. The length of the grip portion 330 extending in the same direction as the hose attachment member 52 (details will be described later) from the front panel 32 side is shorter than the length of the hose attachment member 52 in the same direction.

  The hose 5 is provided on the upper surface portion 31 d of the housing 3. One end of the hose 5 is attached to a discharge port 317 (see FIG. 3) provided in the upper surface portion 31 d outside the housing 3. A tubular hose attachment member 52 is provided at one end of the hose 5 attached to the discharge port 317. A bendable tubular bending member 51 is attached to an end portion of the hose attachment member 52 on the side not attached to the discharge port 317. Further, a tubular hose tip member 53 is attached to the end of the bending member 51 on the side where the hose attachment member 52 is not attached. The hose tip member 53 is provided at the other end of the hose 5. Further, the hose tip member 53 has a nozzle 54 at the end on the side where the bending member 51 is not provided. The nozzle 54 is a discharge unit that discharges warm air blown from the housing 3 through the discharge port 317 to the hose 5. Details of the nozzle 54 will be described later. As shown in the rear view in FIG. 2, the length of the hose tip member 53 is substantially the same as the sum of the length of the hose attachment member 52 and the depth of the hose accommodating portion 8. The depth of the hose accommodating portion 8 is a length in a direction from the surface of the upper surface portion 31d where the discharge port 317 is formed toward the bottom surface portion 31e. The drying apparatus 1 can be stored in a storage place in a state where one end (hose attachment member 52) and the other end (hose tip member 53) of the hose 5 are adjacent to each other and the other end is stored in the hose storage portion 8. ing.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a space portion 4 is formed between the hose 5 and the grip portion 330. The first surface S1 facing the front side of the front panel 32 of the grip portion 330 (the surface side on which the operation panel 321 is provided) and the second surface S2 facing the back surface portion 31c of the hose attachment member 52 are parallel to each other. is there. The space 4 is a space between the plane including the first surface S1 and the plane including the second surface S2, which is a region surrounded by the outer edge of the gripping unit 330, as viewed from the front side of the drying apparatus 1.

Next, the overall internal configuration of the drying apparatus 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3 and FIG.
As shown in FIG. 4, a filter 327 is provided on the entire surface of the intake port 312 (see FIG. 3) on the housing space 300 side of the housing 3. A filter 328 is provided on the entire surface of the intake port 313 on the housing space 300 side of the housing 3. By providing the filters 327 and 328 on the entire surfaces of the intake ports 312 and 313, foreign matter can be prevented from entering the housing space 300 during the intake.

  The drying apparatus 1 includes a housing 3 having an intake port 312 and a discharge port 317 (see FIG. 3), and a blower unit (an example of a blower unit) including a motor 91 and a fan 92b housed in a housing space 300 of the housing 3. ) 9. The air blowing unit 9 sucks air from outside through the air inlets 312 and 313 and blows it to the discharge port 317 side. The fan 92b is accommodated in the fan case 92a in a rotatable state. The fan 92 b is housed in the housing space 300 of the housing 3 with the fan case 92 a fixed to the fixing portion 93. The fixing portion 93 is fixed to the main body portion 31 by being screwed to a boss 311c (see FIG. 3) formed to protrude from the back surface portion 31c side of the main body portion 31 toward the front panel 32 side.

  The drying device 1 is housed in the housing space 300 of the housing 3 and is installed between the fan 92b and the discharge port 317, and the air passage 6 formed linearly from the fan 92b to the discharge port 317. And have. The heating unit 61 warms the air blown from the blower unit 9 to generate warm air. The air passage 6 is adapted to distribute the warm air generated by the heating unit 61 to the downstream hose 5 on the air flow generated by the air blowing unit 9. The heating unit 61 is disposed between the blower unit 9 and the discharge port 317. The air passage 6 includes a heating part 61 provided on the air blowing part 9 side and a ventilation path 62 provided on the discharge port 317 side. The heating unit 61 includes a heater case 612, a heater (an example of a heating unit) 611 accommodated in the heater case 612, and a temperature fuse 613 and a thermostat 614 provided in the heater case 612.

  The housing 3 is provided with a partition plate 331 for demarcating the area of the cord storage portion 314 in the storage space 300. The partition plate 331 is formed by bending a thin plate-shaped member so that two surfaces are orthogonal to each other. By arranging the partition plate 331 in the storage space 300, the cord storage portion 314 is defined in the storage space 300 by the partition plate 331, the first side wall 31a (see FIG. 3), and the back surface portion 31c. The partition plate 331 also functions as a fixing plate that fixes the motor 91.

  A main circuit board (an example of a circuit board) 350 is provided in the housing space 300 of the housing 3. As shown in FIG. 5, the main circuit board 350 is connected to the commercial AC power source 101 via a power cord housed in the cord housing portion 314. The main circuit board 350 is supplied with an AC 100V commercial power supply. The main circuit board 350 includes an AC / DC (alternating current / direct current) converter 75 (see FIG. 6) for converting an input alternating current voltage of 100 V into a direct current voltage having a predetermined voltage value, and an operation switch unit 73. Drive circuit, an AC / DC converter 75, a control unit 71 for controlling the drive circuit, and the like. The control unit 71 is composed of, for example, a microcomputer. The main circuit board 350 is fixed to the housing space 300 by being screwed to the main body 31.

  The operation switch unit 73 includes a relay 731 connected to one terminal of the commercial AC power supply 101, and a triac 734, a relay 732, and a relay 733 connected to the relay 731. The triac 734 is connected to the motor 91, the relay 732 is connected to one terminal of a first heater 611a (details will be described later) provided in the heater 611, and the relay 733 is a second heater 611b (detail) provided in the heater 611. Is connected to one of the terminals described later. The other terminals of the first and second heaters 611a and 611b are connected to each other and connected to one terminal of the thermostat 614. The other terminal of the thermostat 614 is connected to one terminal of the thermal fuse 613, and the other terminal of the thermal fuse 613 is connected to the other terminal of the commercial AC power supply 101. The triac 73 and the relays 731, 732, and 733 are controlled to be opened and closed by the control unit 71, and drive the motor 91 and the heater 611.

  Returning to FIG. 4, the operation circuit board 323 and the LED circuit board 340 are provided in the housing space 300 of the housing 3. The operation circuit board 323 includes a control circuit (the microcomputer 11 (see FIG. 5)) for controlling settings such as the temperature and operation time of the heater 611 based on the operation of the operation panel 321. Various circuits provided on the operation circuit board 323 operate using a voltage or current supplied from the main circuit board 350 as a power source. The operation circuit board 323 is provided with a display device, and the display device notifies the time until the end of the operation. The operation circuit board 323 is fixed to the accommodation space 300 by being screwed to the front panel 32.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the operation circuit board 323 includes a microcomputer 11, a manual switch 15, a tilt sensor 13, and a resistor 17 and a resistor 19 that form a resistance value measuring circuit (an example of a resistance value measuring unit). And have. The manual switch 15 is, for example, a tact switch provided on the operation circuit board 323 in association with an operation button provided on the operation panel 321 (see FIG. 1). The manual switch 15 is a switch that is operated by the user of the drying apparatus 1 through the operation buttons when setting the temperature and time. The manual switch 15 is connected to the microcomputer 11 and outputs a signal based on a user's operation to the microcomputer 11. The microcomputer 11 selects conditions such as a set temperature and an operating time for various signals input from the manual switch 15 and outputs the selected information to the control unit 71 of the main circuit board 350. Based on the information input from the microcomputer 11, the control unit 11 controls the operation switch unit 73 to control the operation of the motor 91 and the temperature of the heater 611.

  The inclination sensor 13 is connected to a control unit 71 provided on the main circuit board 350, and outputs a detection signal to the control unit 71. The inclination sensor 13 detects the installation state of the housing 3 and outputs a detection signal to the control unit 71. The control unit 71 determines the installation state of the housing 3 based on the detection signal input from the tilt sensor 13 and controls the operation switch unit 73. Thereby, the operation switch part 73 detects the installation state of the housing | casing 3, and performs the stop and continuation of operation | movement of the drying apparatus 1. FIG.

  The thermistors 81 and 621 (details will be described later) are connected to the microcomputer 11. The microcomputer 11 detects the resistance values of the thermistors 81 and 621. The thermistors 81 and 621 are provided at predetermined locations in the housing 3. When the resistance values of the thermistors 81 and 621 exceed a predetermined value, the microcomputer 11 outputs a predetermined signal for stopping the operation of the heater 611 to the control unit 71. Further, when the resistance value of the thermistors 81, 621 exceeds the predetermined value and falls below another predetermined value that is smaller than the predetermined value, the microcomputer 11 sends a predetermined signal for restarting the operation of the heater 611 to the control unit. 71 is output. When these predetermined signals are input from the microcomputer 11, the control unit 71 controls the relays 732 and 733 to control power supply to the heater 611.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the resistor 17 constituting the resistance value measuring circuit has one terminal connected to a predetermined output terminal of the AC / DC converter 75 and the other terminal connected to one terminal of the microcomputer and the thermistor 81. Has been. The resistor 19 constituting the resistance value measuring circuit has one terminal connected to the other predetermined output terminal of the AC / DC converter 75 and the other terminal connected to one terminal of the microcomputer and the thermistor 621. . The other terminals of the thermistors 81 and 621 are grounded. The resistance value measurement circuit measures the resistance values of the thermistors 81 and 621 at a predetermined time interval after the drying apparatus 1 is turned on, and outputs a signal obtained by converting the measured resistance values to a voltage to the microcomputer 11. It has become. For example, when a voltage of 5 V is applied to one terminal of the resistor 17 and the thermistor 81 is open and an open failure occurs, the voltage at the other terminal of the resistor 17 becomes 5 V. Is supplied with a voltage signal of 5V. When the thermistor 81 is short-circuited and a short circuit occurs, the voltage at the other terminal of the resistor 17 becomes 0V, so that a voltage signal of 0V is input to the microcomputer 11. Similarly, for example, when a voltage of 5V is applied to one terminal of the resistor 19, and the thermistor 621 is in an open state and an open failure occurs, the voltage at the other terminal of the resistor 19 becomes 5V. A voltage signal of 5V is input to the microcomputer 11. When the thermistor 621 is short-circuited and a short-circuit failure occurs, the voltage at the other terminal of the resistor 19 becomes 0V, so that a voltage signal of 0V is input to the microcomputer 11. When the voltage signal of 0V or 5V is input from the resistors 17 and 19, the microcomputer 11 determines that the thermistors 81 and 621 are in a defective state and controls the drying device 1 via the control unit 71 so as not to operate. . More specifically, the microcomputer 11 stops power supply to the heater 611 and stops discharging hot air from the hose 5. Thereby, if the drying apparatus 1 detects abnormal operation | movement, it can stop now automatically. The resistance value measuring circuit is configured to measure the resistance values of the thermistors 81 and 621 when the power cord is inserted, that is, when the power is turned on. For this reason, since the drying apparatus 1 can detect an abnormality immediately before the start of operation, it can prevent abnormal operation.

  Returning to FIG. 4, the LED circuit board 340 includes a plurality (three in this example) of LEDs. The LED circuit board 340 controls the light emission of the LED and notifies the user of the temperature of the air discharged from the hose 5. For example, the LED circuit board 340 includes LEDs that emit red light, LEDs that emit yellow light, and LEDs that emit blue light. The LED circuit board 340 notifies that hot air (hot air) is discharged by emitting red LED, and emits low temperature air (hot air) by emitting yellow LED. That the air is only blown by emitting a blue LED. On the front surface (front panel 32 side) of the LED circuit board 340, a spacer member 324 for providing a predetermined gap between the protective member 326 made of a light transmissive material containing a diffusing material and the front panel 32. And are arranged. By using the protective member 326, light is evenly emitted on the surface. Further, a fixing member 325 is disposed on the back side (the main body 31 side) of the LED circuit board 340. The LED circuit board 340 is fixed to the front panel 32 in the accommodation space 300 by screwing the fixing member 325 to the back side of the front panel 32. The LED circuit board 340 is fixed to the front panel 32 with the LEDs facing the LED display window 322 so that the light emission state of the LEDs mounted on the LED circuit board 340 can be confirmed via the LED display window 322.

  The hose attachment member 52 provided in the hose 5 has a rectangular region 522 whose end on the discharge port 317 side is wider than the opening area of the discharge port 317. The hose attachment member 52 is inserted into the discharge port 317 from the housing space 300 side of the housing 3 and pushed out to the outside so that the rectangular region 522 is hooked on the back surface side of the upper surface portion 31d. Protruding portions 523 extending in a direction orthogonal to the rectangular region 522 are provided at two corners on the back surface portion 31c side of the corners of the rectangular region. The protrusion 523 is provided with a through hole. The hose attachment member 52 is attached to the housing by fixing the protrusion 523 to the main body 31 with screws and nuts (both not shown).

  The bending member 51 has a cylindrical tube portion 512 provided at an end portion on the hose attachment member 52 side, and a cylindrical tube portion 513 provided on an end portion on the hose tip member 53 side. The cylindrical portions 512 and 513 are configured so as not to be bent. The bending member 51 is attached to the hose attachment member 52 by inserting the cylindrical portion 512 into the hose attachment member 52. Further, the bending member 51 is attached to the hose tip member 53 by inserting the tube portion 513 into the hose tip member 53. A filter 56 is attached to the cylindrical portion 512. A connecting member 57 is disposed between the tube portion 513 and the hose tip member 53. The connection member 57 has a pair of opposing sandwiching portions 57a. The cylinder portion 513 is attached to the hose tip member 53 in a state of being sandwiched between the pair of sandwiching portions 57a. The hose tip member 53 and the pair of sandwiching portions 57a are fixed. Since the pair of sandwiching portions 57a only sandwich the tube portion 513, the hose tip member 53 is rotatably attached to the tube portion 513 together with the pair of sandwiching portions 57a.

  As shown in FIG. 3, two claw portions 318 are provided at the opening end of the main body portion 31 in the second side wall 31b. Further, in a region constituting the grip portion 330 of the main body portion 31, a through hole 330a formed in a substantially central portion and a locking portion 330b formed on both sides of the through hole 330a are provided. The front panel 32 includes a locking portion (not shown) that is formed at a position corresponding to the two claw portions 318 when the front panel 32 is superimposed on the main body portion 31 and locks the claw portions 318, and a through hole. Protruding portions 320a that are formed at positions corresponding to the holes 330a and project toward the main body portion 31 side, and claw portions 320b that are formed at positions corresponding to the two locking portions 330b are provided. When the front panel 32 is overlapped with the main body 31 and pushed toward the main body 31, the two claw portions 318 are locked to the locking portions formed on the front panel 32, and the protrusions 320 a are inserted into the through holes 330 a. The two claw portions 320b are inserted and locked to the opposing locking portions 330b.

  Returning to FIG. 4, the front panel 32 has a protruding portion 320 c formed to protrude toward the main body portion 31 in the vicinity of the side wall 32 b on the long side, and a corner portion on the side where the gripping portion 330 is not provided. And three bosses 320d formed to protrude toward the main body 31 in the vicinity of the long side wall 32b. A screw hole formed in a direction parallel to the extending direction of the side wall 32b on the short side is provided in the vicinity of the top of the protruding portion 320c. Through holes 311b (see FIG. 3) are formed at the positions of the first and second side walls 31a and 31b corresponding to the screw holes when the body portion 31 and the front panel 32 are overlapped to lock the claw portion 318 and the like. Has been.

  When the main body 31 and the front panel 32 are overlapped and the claw portion 318 and the like are locked, the tip of the boss 320d comes into contact with the back surface of the main body 31 (the surface facing the front panel 32). A through hole 311a is formed at the position of the main body 31 where the boss 320d abuts. The tip of the boss 320d is threaded in the direction in which the boss 320d extends. For this reason, a screw (not shown) inserted into the through hole 311b is screwed into the screw hole of the protrusion 320c, and a screw (not shown) inserted into the through hole 311a is screwed to the boss 320d. Further, a screw is inserted into a through hole provided in the grip portion 330 and fixed with a nut. Thereby, the front panel 32 is fixed to the main body 31.

  Next, the positional relationship of each member in the housing 3 and the detailed configuration of each member will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4 and FIGS. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a state in which the front panel 32 and the hose 5 provided in the drying apparatus 1 are removed. Fig.7 (a) is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the drying apparatus 1 seen from the left front upper direction, and FIG.7 (b) is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the drying apparatus 1 seen from the lower right front. FIG. 8 is a front view showing a state in which the front panel 32 and the hose 5 provided in the drying apparatus 1 are removed. FIG. 8A shows the drying device 1 with the main circuit board 350 attached, and FIG. 8B shows the drying device 1 with the main circuit board 350 removed.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the motor 91 is disposed on the first side wall 31 a side of the housing 3 in which the air inlet 312 is provided. A fan case 92a that houses the fan 92b (see FIG. 4) is disposed to face the air inlet 312 with the motor 91 interposed therebetween. The fan 92 b is disposed on an extension line connecting the air inlet 312 and the motor 91. The cord storage portion 314 is formed from the opening 314a formed in the first side wall 31a toward the fan case 92a, and is arranged side by side with the motor 91. The cord storage portion 314 is disposed on the back surface portion 31 c side of the housing 3 with respect to the motor 91. As shown in FIG. 7B, the opening 314a of the cord storage portion 314 is arranged side by side with the air inlet 312 on the first side wall 31a. The cord storage portion 314 is disposed on the back surface portion 31c side, and the air inlet 312 is disposed on the front panel 32 (not shown in FIGS. 7 and 8) side. Although details will be described later, the drying device 1 has a predetermined flow path in the housing space 300 of the housing 3 by arranging the second side wall 31b in which no air inlet is formed and the fan case 92a with a gap therebetween. Is generated. As a result, the drying apparatus 1 prevents air from staying in the housing space 300 of the housing 3 and causing a temperature rise in the housing space 300.

  As shown in FIG. 8A, the main circuit board 350 is arranged in a direction in which the motor 91 and the cord storage unit 314 (see FIG. 7) overlap (that is, a direction orthogonal to a plane including the opening end of the main body unit 31). As seen, the motor 91 and the fan case 92a are arranged so as not to overlap. The main circuit board 350 does not overlap the motor 91 and the fan case 92a when viewed from one side in the longitudinal direction of the first and second side walls 31a and 31b in a direction parallel to the first and second side walls 31a and 31b. Are arranged as follows. Here, one side in the longitudinal direction of the first and second side walls 31a and 31b is an end side constituting the opening end of the main body 3 among the end sides of the first and second side walls 31a and 31b. The main circuit board 350 is provided adjacent to and obliquely above the cord storage portion 314. Therefore, the dryer 1 can be connected from the cord storage unit 314 to the main circuit board 350 without routing the power cord into the housing 3.

  As shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B, the ventilation path 62 is provided with a thermistor (an example of a second temperature sensor) 621 for controlling the heating unit 61. The thermistor 621 is disposed downstream of the heater 611 in the air blowing path 6 and immediately after the heater 611. The thermistor 621 is provided to detect whether or not the temperature of the heater 611 is a set value during the operation of the drying device 1.

  As shown in FIG. 8B, a thermistor (an example of a first temperature sensor) 81 is provided inside the housing 3 of the hose accommodating portion 8. The drying apparatus 1 has two thermistors 81 and 621 as temperature sensors. The thermistor 81 is disposed at a position facing the nozzle 54 with the upper surface portion 31d interposed therebetween when the hose 5 is disposed in the hose accommodating portion 8. More specifically, the thermistor 81 is in the housing space 300 of the housing 3 located on the back surface 31c side and below the hose housing portion 8 with respect to the main circuit board 350 (not shown in FIG. 8B). Has been placed. The thermistor 81 is provided to control the heating unit 61. When the drying device 1 is erroneously turned on with the hose tip member 53 disposed in the hose accommodating portion 8, the warm air generated by the heating unit 61 is discharged from the hose tip member 53 to the outside. If it does so, the hose accommodating part 8 will be heated by the warm air discharged from the hose front-end | tip member 53, and temperature will rise. The thermistor 81 detects the temperature around the hose accommodating portion 8 and outputs a detection signal to the main circuit board 350. When the control unit 71 provided on the main circuit board 350 determines that the temperature around the hose housing unit 8 has exceeded a predetermined threshold based on the detection signal input from the thermistor 81 via the microcomputer 11, the operation of the heating unit 61 is performed. To stop. In this way, the drying apparatus 1 can automatically stop upon detecting an abnormal operation.

  The fixing portion 93 has a claw portion 93b that is bent to the motor 91 side so that a part of the fixing portion 93 is cut out and substantially parallel to the back surface portion 31c. A through hole is formed in the claw portion 93b. The fixing portion 93 is disposed on the main body portion 31 in a state where the claw portion 93b is fixed to the boss 311c by screwing the screw inserted into the through hole into the screw hole formed in the boss 311c.

  Next, the air blower 9 and the air passage 6 will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 12 with reference to FIGS. FIG. 9 is an orthographic view of the air blowing section 9 and the air blowing path 6 with the air blowing path 6 attached to the air blowing section 9. In the upper part of FIG. 9, a plan view of the air blowing unit 9 and the air blowing path 6 is illustrated. 9, the left side view, the front view, and the right side view of the blower section 9 and the blower passage 6 are illustrated in this order from the left. In the lower part of FIG. 9, bottom views of the air blower 9 and the air passage 6 are shown. In addition, illustration of the rear view of the ventilation part 9 and the ventilation path 6 is abbreviate | omitted in FIG. FIG. 10 is an orthographic view of the air passage 6. The top view of FIG. 10 shows a plan view of the air passage 6. In the middle of FIG. 10, a front view, a right side view, and a rear view of the air passage 6 are illustrated in this order from the left. The bottom view of FIG. 10 shows a bottom view of the air passage 6. In addition, in FIG. 10, illustration of the left view of the ventilation path 6 is abbreviate | omitted. FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the air blowing path 6. Fig.11 (a) is a perspective view of the ventilation path 6 seen from the upper right back, and FIG.11 (b) is a perspective view of the ventilation path 6 seen from the upper right side. 12 is a cross-sectional view of the drying device 1 cut along the line AA shown in the front view of FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the air blower 9 has a motor 91 and a fan 92b. The motor 91 is fixed to one surface side of the fixing portion 93. The fixing portion 93 has a through hole 93a substantially at the center (see FIG. 4). The motor 91 is fixed to the fixing portion 93 in a state where the rotating shaft 91a (see the left side view in FIG. 9 and FIG. 4) is inserted into the through hole 93a. When the motor 91 is fixed to the fixing portion 93, the rotating shaft 91 a protrudes to the other surface side of the fixing portion 93. The motor 91 is fixed to the fixing portion 93 and is also fixed to the partition plate 331. As shown in the plan view and the bottom view in FIG. 9, a region on the side defined by the partition plate 331 and not attached with the motor 91 is the cord storage portion 314.

  The fan 92 b is disposed on the other surface side of the fixing portion 93 and is fixed to the rotating shaft 91 a of the motor 91. Thereby, the fan 92b can rotate according to rotation of the rotating shaft 91a. The fan 92b is housed rotatably in the fan case 92a. The fan case 92a is formed in a shape along the outer shape of the fan 92b and is formed to extend from a part of the side wall of the fan arrangement portion 911 and the fan arrangement portion 911. And an exhaust portion 912. Further, the fan case 92 a has an opening 913 that opens the fan placement portion 911 on the side opposite to the surface facing the fixing portion 93. The opening 913 serves as a main air intake among the air intakes that intake air into the fan case 92a from the periphery. The fan case 92a is disposed with the opening 913 serving as a main air inlet facing the second side wall 31b (see FIG. 8) where no air inlet is formed.

  The rotating shaft of the fan 92b and the rotating shaft 91a of the motor 91 are disposed so as to be orthogonal to the first side wall 31a (see FIG. 8). The fan 92b is a sirocco fan, for example. The air sucked into the fan case 92a flows at right angles to the rotation axis of the fan 92b, that is, in the centrifugal direction. In the fan case 92a, an air flow is generated in the rotation direction of the fan 92b as the fan 92b rotates. This airflow is generated between the fan 92b and the fan arrangement portion 911 and is generated toward the air blowing path 6 via the exhaust portion 912.

  As shown in the left side view in FIG. 9, the motor 92b and the motor 91 are viewed in a projection view from the direction of the rotation axis of the fan 92b (that is, the rotation axis 91a of the motor 91) in a state where the fan 91b and the motor 91 are fixed to the fixing portion 93 91 is disposed so as to fit within the outer shape of the fan case 92a. Similarly, the cord storage portion 314 is substantially within the outer shape of the fan case 92a in a projection view from the direction of the rotation shaft 91a of the motor 91 of the fan 92b in a state where the fan 92b and the motor 91 are fixed to the fixing portion 93. Arranged to fit. Further, the motor 91 and the cord storage unit 314 are arranged side by side in a projection view from the direction of the rotation shaft 91a in a state where the fan 92b and the motor 91 are fixed to the fixing unit 93. The fan 92b is attached to the motor 91 with the rotation axis of the fan 92b aligned with the rotation axis 91a of the motor 91. The height of the motor 91 is shorter than the diameter of the fan 92b. For this reason, when the fan 92b is attached to the motor 91, a space is created below the motor 91 in a projection view from the direction of the rotation shaft 91a. In this embodiment, this space generated below the motor 91 is used as the cord storage portion 314. Thereby, since the drying apparatus 1 can utilize the accommodation space 300 of the housing | casing 3 without waste, size reduction is achieved.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the air flow path 6 is arrange | positioned adjacent to the exhaust part 912 of the fan case 92a. The air passage 6 is arranged on the downstream side of the fan case 92a. The air blowing path 6 includes a heating unit 61 and a ventilation path 62. The heating unit 61 is provided adjacent to the fan case 92a. The ventilation path 62 is disposed between the heating unit 61 and the discharge port 317 (see FIG. 3) formed in the housing 3. As shown in the plan view of FIG. 9, the cord storage portion 314 is not arranged on the line where the air passage 6 is attached to the exhaust portion 912 of the fan case 92a. The drying device 1 prevents the outer shape of the housing 3 from being elongated in the upward direction by arranging the cord storage portion 314 next to the line where the air passage 6 and the exhaust portion 912 of the fan case 92a are arranged. Miniaturization is achieved.

  Next, the configuration of the air passage 6 will be described more specifically. As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the heating unit 61 includes a cylindrical heater case 612 and a heater 611 disposed in the internal space 61a of the heater case 612 (see FIGS. 11B and 4). doing. An exposed surface 612 a that is a part of the outer surface of the heater case 612 is exposed to an opening 319 (see FIG. 3) formed in the back surface portion 31 c of the housing 3. The exposed surface 612a has a rectangular outer edge, and the opening 319 also has a rectangular outer edge. The exposed surface 612a is formed slightly smaller than the opening 319. For this reason, the exposed surface 612a is arranged with almost no gap between the opening 319 and can be exposed to the outside.

  The heater 611 is disposed adjacent to the fan case 92a in a direction orthogonal to the rotation axis of the fan 92b. The heater 611 is disposed adjacent to the exhaust port of the fan case 92a from which the air taken into the fan case 92a is exhausted. The heater 611 is disposed in the internal space 61 a of the heater case 612. The heater 611 has, for example, a plurality (two in this example) of first and second heaters 611a and 611b (see FIG. 5). The first and second heaters 611a and 611b are composed of PTC (Positive Temperature Coefficient) heaters. The first and second heaters 611a and 611b can operate independently. The first and second heaters 611a and 611b are arranged adjacently and in close contact so as to be orthogonal to the blowing direction of the air flowing through the internal space 61a of the heater case 612. The drying apparatus 1 controls the temperature of the air discharged from the hose 5 by changing the number of first and second heaters 611a and 611b that supply current. For example, when the temperature of the air is set to a high temperature, current is supplied to both the first and second heaters 611a and 611b, and when the temperature of the air is set to a low temperature, the first and second heaters 611a. , 611b is supplied with current. Further, the drying device 1 does not supply current to any of the first and second heaters 611a and 611b when only blowing air that is discharged from the hose 5 as it is without increasing the temperature of the intake air. The heater 611 is controlled by the control unit 71 provided on the main circuit board 350. The operation circuit board 323 (see FIG. 4) outputs information based on the set temperature set by the user using the operation panel 321 (see FIG. 4) to the main circuit board 350. The control unit 71 (see FIG. 5) provided on the main circuit board 350 determines a heater to be driven among the first and second heaters 611a and 611b based on information input from the operation circuit board 323, and the hose. The heater 611 is driven so that the temperature of the air discharged from 5 becomes a set value.

  The internal space 61a of the heater case 612 serves as a flow path for blowing the air exhausted from the fan case 92a to the ventilation path 62 on the downstream side. The heater 611 has a plurality of narrow gaps. The air blown from the fan case 9 enters the internal space 61a, flows through a plurality of narrow gaps provided in the heater 611, and is warmed by at least one of the first and second heaters 611a and 611b. Then, it passes through the heater 611 and enters the internal space 62a of the ventilation path 62.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 11B, the heating unit 61 includes a thermal fuse 613 and a thermostat 614 provided in the heater case 612 on one side surface orthogonal to the exposed surface 612a. The thermostat 614 has bimetal and is mechanically turned on / off. In addition to the temperature control by the thermistors 81 and 621, the drying device 1 is also controlled by a thermostat 614 and a temperature fuse 613. The thermostat 614 is turned off when the temperature of the heating unit 61 becomes equal to or higher than a predetermined value on the high temperature side. Since the thermostat 614 is connected in series to the heater 611 (see FIG. 5), the supply of current from the main circuit board 350 to the heater 611 is cut off when the thermostat 614 is turned off. As a result, the drying device 1 prevents the heating unit 61 from overheating. Further, the thermostat 614 is turned on when the temperature of the heating unit 61 becomes equal to or lower than a predetermined value on the low temperature side, and the supply of current from the main circuit board 350 to the heater 611 is resumed. Thereby, the drying apparatus 1 prevents that the temperature of the warm air discharged from the hose 5 falls more than necessary.

  The thermal fuse 613 is blown, for example, when the temperature of the heating unit 61 becomes a predetermined value or more. Since the thermal fuse 613 is connected in series to the heater 611 (see FIG. 5), the current supply from the main circuit board 350 to the heater 611 is cut off when blown. The thermal fuse 613 remains blown even if the temperature of the heating unit 61 becomes lower than a predetermined value after being blown. For this reason, the temperature at which the thermal fuse 613 is blown is set to be higher than a predetermined value for temperature comparison in the thermostat 614 and the thermistors 81 and 621. The thermal fuse 613 serves as a final protection means for preventing the heating unit 61 from overheating.

  As shown in FIG.10 and FIG.11, the ventilation path 62 into which the warm air produced | generated by the heating part 61 flows has a cylindrical shape. The internal space 62 a of the ventilation path 62 communicates with the internal space 61 a of the heating unit 61. As described above, the thermistor 621 is provided in the internal space 62 a of the ventilation path 62 so as to detect the temperature of the hot air blown from the heating unit 61. The downstream opening end of the ventilation path 62 is formed in a shape substantially the same as the shape of the discharge port 317 and can be inserted into the discharge port 317.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the upstream end of the heating unit 61 is connected to the fan case 92 a, the upstream end of the ventilation path 62 is connected to the downstream end of the heating unit 61, and attached to the discharge port 317. The downstream end of the ventilation path 62 is connected to the end of the hose attachment member 52 of the hose 5. The exhaust part 912, the heating part 61, the ventilation path 62, and the hose attachment member 52 of the fan case 92a are arranged in a straight line. By extending the bending member 51 along this straight line, it is arranged on a straight line from the exhaust part 912 of the fan case 92a to the discharge port of the nozzle 54 (see FIG. 2). Thereby, the air blown from the fan 92b and discharged from the discharge port 317 can flow out from the nozzle 54 without colliding with the inner wall surface of the hose 5 or the like. For this reason, the drying apparatus 1 can prevent the loss of the wind pressure of the air discharged from the discharge port 317. By connecting the fan case 92a, the heating part 61, the ventilation path 62, and the hose attachment member 52, the internal space 92c of the fan case 92a, the internal space 61a of the heating part 61, and the internal space 62a of the ventilation path 62 are Communicate. Thereby, the air blown from the fan case 92a can be circulated inside the hose 5 as warm air.

  Next, the configuration of the hose 5 will be described more specifically with reference to FIGS. 13 to 16 with reference to FIGS. FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the drying device 1 with the hose attachment member 52 removed, as viewed from the back side. FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view of the drying device 1 cut along a BB line and a CC line shown in the front view of FIG. 14A is a cross-sectional view of the drying device 1 cut along the line BB, and FIG. 14B is a cross-sectional view of the drying device 1 cut along the line CC. FIG. 15 is an orthographic view of the nozzle 54 with the aroma case 55 inserted. In the upper part of FIG. 15, a plan view of the nozzle 54 is shown. In the middle part of FIG. 15, a front view, a right side view and a rear view of the nozzle 54 are shown in this order from the left, and in the lower part of FIG. A bottom view of the nozzle 54 is shown. In FIG. 15, the left side view of the nozzle 54 is not shown. In FIG. 15, the hot air discharge side is the front surface of the nozzle 54. FIG. 16 is a perspective view of the aroma case 55 inserted into the nozzle 54. FIG. 16A shows a state where the aroma case 55 is inserted into the nozzle 54, and FIG. 16B shows a state where the aroma case 55 is developed.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the filter 56 attached to the hose 5 is disposed in a cylindrical portion 512 provided at the end of the bending member 51 on the hose attachment member 52 side. The filter 56 is disposed on the upstream side of the cylindrical portion 512, that is, on the inflow side of warm air. The filter 56 is provided between the air passage 6 and the other end of the hose 5 (on the hose tip member 53 side). As shown in FIGS. 13 and 14A, the filter 56 is formed in a mesh shape in which a plurality of elongated members are crossed.

  As shown to Fig.14 (a), the hose attachment member 52 and the hose front-end | tip member 53 are formed in the cylinder shape. The bending member 51 is also formed in a cylindrical shape. The internal space 52a of the hose attachment member 52, the internal space 51a of the bending member 51, and the internal space 53a of the hose tip member 53 are in communication. For this reason, the warm air flowing into the hose attachment member 52 from the discharge port 317 flows through the internal space 52a of the hose attachment member 52, the internal space 51a of the bending member 51, and the internal space 53a of the hose attachment member 52, and the hose tip member. It is discharged from a nozzle 54 provided at the end of 53. Further, the hose attachment member 52 has a side surface on the hose accommodating portion 8 side and a discharge port 521 provided on the side surface facing this side surface. The discharge port 521 includes a plurality of rectangular through holes (see FIGS. 1 and 2). The drying device 1 discharges a part of the warm air flowing into the hose attachment member 52 from the discharge port 317 from the discharge port 521, thereby blowing the warm air on the object to be dried arranged near the hose attachment member 52 and drying it. The object can be dried.

  As shown in FIG. 14B, the hose 5 includes a magnet 531 provided on the hose tip member 53 and the inside of the housing 3 that faces the magnet 531 when the hose tip member 53 is housed in the hose housing portion 8. And a ferromagnet 326 provided at the position. The drying device 1 can maintain a state in which the hose tip member 53 is housed in the hose housing portion 8 with a simple configuration of the magnet 531 and the ferromagnetic body 326. The drying device 1 is provided at a position inside the housing 3 facing the ferromagnetic material when the hose tip member 53 and the hose tip member 53 are accommodated in the hose accommodating portion 8. May be provided. An insertion portion 543 of the nozzle 54 described later is provided at a position that divides the cross section of the hose 5 into two equal parts when viewed from the discharge side. More specifically, the insertion portion 543 is provided at a position that bisects the cross section of the hose tip member 53 that is a part of the hose 5 when viewed from the discharge side.

  As shown in FIG. 15, the nozzle 54 provided on the hose tip member 53 is provided with an opening 541 into which an aroma case 55 for storing either a fragrance or a deodorant is inserted, and an insertion provided with the opening 541. Part 543. The nozzle 54 has an opening 541 and an insertion part 543 on the discharge side of the warm air blown from the discharge port 317 (see FIG. 3). Since the nozzle 54 is provided with the opening 541 and the insertion portion 543 facing the discharge side, the aroma case 55 can be attached and detached without removing the nozzle 54 from the hose tip member 53. The nozzle 54 has a mounting portion 544 formed in a shape that follows the opening shape of the hose tip member 53 when viewed from the front (that is, viewed from the hot air discharge side). The nozzle 54 is attached to the discharge-side end portion of the hose tip member 53 by an attachment portion 544.

  The opening 541 opens so that the aroma case 55 can be inserted from the discharge side. The opening 541 has a shape in which the width at the center of the nozzle 54 is the narrowest and wide at both ends when viewed from the front. The insertion portion 543 is provided from the opening 541 toward the attachment portion 544 side. The insertion portion 543 includes a central portion where the width of the opening 541 is the narrowest, and is provided in a circular region having a diameter approximately the same as the width of the aroma case 55. The insertion portion 543 includes a first clamping member 543a provided at substantially the center of the opening 541, and a pair of second clamping members 543b arranged to face each other with the first clamping member 543a interposed therebetween. The first clamping member 543a has a U-shape formed to extend toward the attachment portion 544 side. The 2nd clamping member 543b is provided on the substantially circumference | surroundings of the area | region of the circle | round | yen in which the insertion part 543 was provided. The 2nd clamping member 543b is comprised by the U-shaped member extended toward the attaching part 544 side, and the rectangular parallelepiped-shaped member adjacent to this U-shaped member. The rectangular parallelepiped member extends toward the mounting portion 544 side, has a width that is substantially the same as the gap of the U-shaped member, and is disposed adjacent to the gap. The second sandwiching member 543b is formed with a groove portion surrounded on three sides by a U-shaped member and a rectangular parallelepiped member.

  The gap between the U-shaped members of the first and second clamping members 543 a and 543 b is formed to be shorter than the thickness of the aroma case 55. The lengths of the first and second clamping members 543 a and 543 b are longer than the length of the aroma case 55. Further, the first and second clamping members 543a and 543b are made of resin and have elastic force. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 15, when the aroma case 55 is inserted into the insertion portion 543, the central portion in the longitudinal direction of the aroma case 55 is sandwiched between the first clamping members 543a, and both ends of the aroma case 55 in the longitudinal direction The portion is inserted into the groove portion of the second clamping member 543b. In this way, the aroma case 55 is held between the first and second holding members 543a and 543b and is held in the insertion portion 543 unless an external force of a certain level or more is applied. Further, the insertion portion 543 can hold the aroma case 55 against the wind pressure of the air exhausted from the hose 5.

  The nozzle 54 includes a notch 542 provided at the outer peripheral edge of the nozzle 54 facing at both ends of the insertion portion 543. The notch 542 constitutes both ends of the opening 541. The shape of the notch 542 gradually increases toward the insertion direction of the aroma case 55 and then decreases. That is, as shown in the right side view in FIG. 15, the notch 542 has an arc shape. The notch 542 is used when the aroma case 55 is attached or detached. For example, when the aroma case 55 is attached to the nozzle 54, when the user inserts the aroma case 55 into the insertion portion 543 with both ends of the aroma case 55 being gripped, the user's finger is placed in the cutout portion 542. Therefore, the aroma case 55 can be smoothly inserted into the insertion portion 543. As shown in the right side view in FIG. 15, a part of the end portion of the aroma case 55 is exposed to the notch 542. For this reason, for example, when taking out the aroma case 55 from the nozzle 54, the user inserts the finger into the notch 542 and holds the aroma case 55 in a region about 1/3 of the side surface extending in the insertion direction of the aroma case 55. Can be picked. As a result, the user can apply a force stronger than the force applied to the aroma case 55 from the insertion portion 543 to the aroma case 55 from both ends, so that the aroma case 55 can be easily taken out from the nozzle 54. it can.

  As shown in FIG. 16A, the aroma case 55 has a thin plate shape. The aroma case 55 has a first box portion 551 and a second box portion 552 arranged to face the first box portion 551. The aroma case 55 has a bent portion 553 on one of the short sides. The first and second box portions 551 and 552 are formed to be unfoldable by a bent portion 553. As shown in FIG. 16B, the aroma case 55 can be in a state in which the first box portion 551 and the second box portion 554 are opened with the bent portion 553 as a rotation axis. The 1st box part 551 and the 2nd box part 554 have a box shape which makes the opening end the side which mutually opposes. For this reason, when the first box part 551 and the second box part 554 are closed, a space is formed between the first box part 551 and the second box part 554. The aroma case 55 is configured to hold a volatile component-containing member (for example, a sheet soaked with a fragrance or a deodorant) in this space. A plurality of through holes 554 are formed on the surfaces of the first box portion 551 and the second box portion 554. For this reason, the volatile component of the volatile component-containing member held in the aroma case 55 is released to the outside through the through hole 554. The drying device 1 places the volatile component released from the aroma case 55 on the hot object blown from the hose 5 and sprays it on the object to be dried. For example, when the volatile component is a fragrance or deodorant component, the drying device 1 can add the scent of the fragrance to the object to be dried or deodorize the object to be dried.

  Next, the operation and usage of the drying apparatus 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 17 and 18 with reference to FIGS. FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating the air flow during the operation of the drying device 1. In addition, although the drying apparatus 1 is used in the state which extended the bending member 51 of the hose 5 at the time of operation | movement, the state (the accommodation state of the drying apparatus 1) in which the bending member 51 was bent is illustrated in FIG. FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating an example of the usage state of the drying device 1. FIG. 18A is a perspective view of an example of the usage state of the drying device 1, and FIG. 18B is a state where the example of the usage state of the drying device 1 is viewed from the second side wall 31 b side of the drying device 1. FIG.

  When the user operates the operation panel 321 to turn on the drying apparatus 1, the main circuit board 350 drives the motor 91. As a result, the motor 91 operates and the fan 92b rotates, so that air is sucked into the housing space 300 of the housing 3 from the outside through the air inlet 21, the air inlet 312 and the air inlet 313. As described above, the opening 913 that is the main intake port of the fan case 92a is not the first side wall 31a in which the intake port 21 and the intake port 312 are formed, or the bottom surface portion 31e in which the intake port 313 is formed, but the second portion. It arrange | positions facing the side wall 31b. The fan case 92a is disposed with a gap between it and the second side wall 31b. Therefore, a gap 310 is formed between the fan case 92a and the second side wall 31b. A through hole such as an air inlet is not formed in the second side wall 31b, and the only through hole 311b (see FIG. 7) formed in the second side wall 31b is blocked by a screw (not shown). Yes. For this reason, it can be considered that the second side wall 31b is not formed with a through hole that communicates the outside of the housing 3 with the accommodation space 300. Therefore, the air that has entered the housing space 300 of the housing 3 from the air inlet 21, the air inlet 312, and the air inlet 313 cannot enter the fan case 92 a from the opening 913 unless it passes through the gap 310. . The gap 310 is a space narrower than the space where the main circuit board 350, the air passage 6 and the like are disposed. For this reason, the air sucked into the accommodation space 300 flows into the gap 310 in a state where the flow velocity is increased from the space in which the air blowing path 6 is disposed. Thereby, compared with the intake force into the fan case 92a only by the rotation of the fan 92b, the intake force into the fan case 92a in this embodiment is a flow velocity due to the flow into the gap 310 in addition to the rotation of the fan 92b. Therefore, the air that has entered the housing space 300 can be more efficiently sucked into the fan case 92a.

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 17, the air that has entered the housing space 300 of the housing 3 from the air inlets 21 and 312 flows into the housing space 300 in the order of the main circuit board 350, the heating unit 61, and the fan 92 b. A flow path P1 is formed. In other words, the drying apparatus 1 has a ventilation path in which air that has entered the housing space 300 of the housing 3 through the air inlets 21 and 312 flows in the order of the main circuit board 350, the heating unit 61, the gap 310, and the fan 92b. It has. The drying device 1 includes a gap 310 in the ventilation path. Further, in the housing space 300 of the housing 3, a flow path P <b> 2 in which air that has entered the housing space 300 of the housing 3 from the air inlets 21 and 312 flows directly from the motor 91 side to the fan case 92 a is formed. Is done. Further, air that has entered the housing space 300 of the housing 3 from the air inlet 313 flows into the gap portion 310 from the side surface of the fan case 92a toward the second side wall 31b and flows into the fan 92b into the housing space 300 of the housing 3. A flow path P3 is also formed. Although illustration is omitted, in the housing space 300 of the housing 3, the air that has entered the housing space 300 of the housing 3 from the air inlet 313 flows in the order of the main circuit board 350, the heating unit 61, and the fan 92 b. A path and a flow path in which air that has entered the housing space 300 of the housing 3 from the intake port 313 flows directly from the motor 91 side to the fan 92b are also formed. Since the drying apparatus 1 has the gap portion 310, a flow path is formed so that the air half-rotates in the accommodation space 300 when viewed from the opening end side of the main body portion 31, and the air in the accommodation space 300 is forcibly forced. Stirring can prevent air retention.

  As described above, the drying apparatus 1 has the fan case 92a disposed close to the second side wall 31b in a state where the opening 913 which is a main intake port faces the second side wall 31b having no through hole. Yes. Thereby, the drying apparatus 1 can generate the flow path P <b> 1 in the housing space 300 of the housing 3, and prevent air from staying in the housing space 300. Although the temperature of the air in the vicinity of the heating unit 61 rises, the flow path P1 is formed including the space on the heating unit 61, so that the air in the vicinity of the heating unit 61 is sucked into the fan 92b again. For this reason, since the high-temperature air near the heating unit 61 does not flow to the main circuit board 350 side, the temperature rise of the main circuit board 350 is prevented. Furthermore, since the flow path P1 is formed to include a space on the main circuit board 350, the main circuit board 350 is cooled by the air flowing through the flow path P1, and temperature rise is prevented.

  The air that has entered the fan case 92 a from the flow paths P 1, P 2, P 3, etc. enters the hose 5 through the flow path P 4 that flows in the order of the fan case 92 a, the blower path 6, and the hose 5. Since the flow path P4 includes the heating unit 61, the air entering the hose 5 is warm air having a temperature according to the set value. This warm air is discharged to the outside of the drying apparatus 1 from a nozzle 54 (not shown in FIG. 17) provided at the end of the hose tip member 53. When the aroma case 55 is inserted in the nozzle 54, the warm air discharged from the nozzle 54 includes a fragrance or a deodorant provided in the aroma case 55. The drying apparatus 1 automatically stops after discharging warm air to the drying object for the drying time set by the user operating the operation panel 321.

  As shown in FIG. 18, for example, when drying a futon, the drying device 1 is placed on the mattress with the back surface 31 c facing the mattress 500 serving as a placement surface. As shown in FIG. 18B, the hose 5 is deployed on the mattress 500 with the bending member 51 extended. Since the outer shape of the hose tip member 53 is not a columnar shape but a prismatic shape, it is difficult to move in a state where the hose 5 is deployed. The comforter 501 is laid on the mattress in a state of being sandwiched between the grip portion 330 and the space portion 4 formed between the hose 5. The length of the grip portion 330 in the same direction as the extending direction of the hose attachment member 52 is shorter than the length of the hose attachment member 52 in the same direction. For this reason, the drying apparatus 1 is easy to insert the comforter 501 into the space portion 4. Moreover, since the space part 4 becomes a standard of the arrangement position of the comforter 501, the user can set the comforter 501 in the drying apparatus 1 with the operation panel 321 and the LED display window 322 exposed. As a result, the user can easily set the temperature with the operation panel 321, or can check the operation state of the drying apparatus 1 with the LED display window 322.

  In the drying apparatus 1, the rotation shaft of the fan 92 b, that is, the rotation shaft 91 a of the motor 91 is arranged in parallel to the surface on which the front panel 32 and the back surface portion 31 c spread, so Instead, it can be formed on the first side wall 31a or the bottom surface portion 31e. For this reason, the drying apparatus 1 can suck air smoothly because the intake ports 312 and 313 are not blocked even when the back surface portion 31c is placed facing the placement surface such as the mattress 500.

  When the operation of the drying apparatus 1 is started in the state shown in FIG. 18, warm air is discharged between the comforter 500 and the comforter 501 from the nozzle 54 provided at the discharge side end of the hose 5, and the comforter 500 and the comforter 501. Drying is started. The warm air discharged from the nozzle 54 lifts the comforter 501 slightly. As a result, a space in which hot air discharged from the nozzle 54 stays is formed between the mattress 500 and the comforter 501. The mattress 500 and the comforter 501 are dried by the warm air staying in this space. Since the drying apparatus 1 improves the intake port rate of the fan 92b by devising the arrangement place of the fan case 92a, the output of the hot air discharged from the nozzle 54 is improved.

  An exposed surface 612a (see FIG. 1) of the heater case 612 is exposed on the back surface portion 31c. The exposed surface 612a is in contact with the mattress 500. The temperature of the heater case 612 increases with the operation of the heater 611, and the temperature of the exposed surface 612a that constitutes a part of the heater case 612 also increases. Therefore, the drying device 1 can transfer heat from the exposed surface 612 a to the mattress 500 during the operation of the drying device 1 to dry a certain area of the mattress 500 located in the vicinity of the drying device 1.

  In the vicinity of the drying device 1, a gap is formed between the mattress 500 and the comforter 501 by the height of the hose attachment member 52. Incidentally, a discharge port 521 opened toward the gap is formed on the side surface of the hose attachment member 52. For this reason, the warm air exhausted from the housing 3 is discharged from the discharge port 521 in addition to the nozzle 54. The warm air discharged from the discharge port 521 dries the mattress 500 and the comforter 501 near the hose attachment member 52. Moreover, this warm air is discharged toward the direction where the short side of the comforter 501 extends. Therefore, the warm air is discharged toward the gap formed by the height of the hose attachment member 52 between the mattress 500 and the comforter 501, and the warm air from the outside of the mattress 500 and the comforter 501 and from the nozzle 54. Thus, it functions as an air shower that prevents the space formed between the mattress 500 and the comforter 501 from communicating with each other. Thereby, the drying apparatus 1 can prevent air from flowing in and out between the mattress 500 and the comforter 501 and the outside, and can prevent the temperature between the mattress 500 and the comforter 501 from decreasing during drying. .

  Thus, the drying apparatus 1 can discharge high-power hot air from the nozzle 54 between the mattress 500 and the comforter 501, and a certain area of the mattress 500 located in the vicinity of the drying apparatus 1 is exposed to the heat of the exposed surface 612 a. Depending on the warm air discharged from the discharge port 521 formed in the hose attachment member 52, the mattress 500 and the comforter 501 in the vicinity of the hose attachment member 52 are dried and between the comforter 500 and the comforter 501. Air inflow and outflow from the outside can be prevented. Thereby, the drying apparatus 1 can efficiently dry the mattress 500 and the comforter 501 which are the objects to be dried without using an air mat used in a conventional futon dryer.

  When the drying object is, for example, shoes or clothes, the nozzle 54 is set toward the drying object with the drying device 1 standing on the legs 33, and the drying object is dried by blowing hot air directly. Let

  As described above, the drying apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment includes the cord storage portion 314 that is formed from the opening 314a formed in the first side wall 31a toward the fan case 92a and is arranged alongside the motor 91. ing. The cord storage portion 314 is provided in an empty area generated by pivotally supporting the fan 92b stored in the fan case 92a on the motor 91. For this reason, according to this embodiment, since the storage space 300 of the housing | casing 3 is utilized effectively, size reduction of the drying apparatus 1 can be achieved.

  The drying device 1 has a gap 310 formed between the second side wall 31b that does not have a through hole such as an air inlet and the fan case 92a. In addition, the fan case 92a is arranged with the opening 913 serving as a main intake port facing the second side wall 31b. As a result, in the housing space 300 of the housing 3, the air flow P1 flows in the order of the main circuit board 350, the heating unit 61, and the fan 92b from the air that has entered the housing space 300 of the housing 3 through the air inlets 21 and 312. Is formed. Thereby, the drying apparatus 1 can prevent air from staying in the accommodation space 300. Further, since the heat generated in the heating unit 61 is sent to the fan case 92a by the air flowing through the flow path P1, the main circuit board 350 disposed on the upstream side of the heating unit 61 in the flow path P1 includes the heating unit 61. It becomes difficult to transmit the heat generated in. The main circuit board 350 is air-cooled by the air flowing through the flow path P1. Thereby, the drying apparatus 1 can prevent the temperature of the main circuit board 350 from rising.

  The drying apparatus 1 has a hose accommodating portion 8 on the back side of the housing 3 and next to the discharge port 317 to which one end of the hose 5 is attached. The drying apparatus 1 utilizes the bendability of the bending member 51 of the hose 5 and accommodates the hose tip member 53 on the other end side in the hose accommodating portion 8, thereby providing the hose attachment member 52 and the hose tip member 53 provided at one end. Can be accommodated in a state where they are next to each other. Thereby, size reduction at the time of accommodation of drying device 1 can be attained. Further, the hose tip member 53 can be housed in the hose housing portion 8 simply by attaching the magnet provided in the hose tip member 53 to the ferromagnetic material provided in the housing 3 in the vicinity of the hose housing portion 8. Thus, with a simple configuration in which the magnet 531 and the ferromagnetic material 326 are attached to each other by the magnetic force of the magnet 531, the drying device 1 can be changed from the use state to the storage state, and the operation at the time of storage can be simplified. Moreover, the drying apparatus 1 does not have a complicated structure that deforms the housing for storage. Thereby, according to this embodiment, weight reduction of the drying apparatus 1 can be achieved.

  The drying apparatus 1 measures the resistance value of the temperature sensor when the power cord is inserted, and the drying apparatus 1 is not operated when the resistance value measured by the resistance value measurement circuit exceeds a predetermined threshold value. And a control unit for controlling. Thereby, since the drying apparatus 1 can detect the abnormality (for example, failure of the temperature sensor) just before the start of the operation, the abnormal operation can be prevented.

  The drying apparatus 1 has a configuration in which the exposed surface 612a of the heater case 612 is exposed on the back surface portion 31c. The temperature of the exposed surface 612a rises during the operation of the drying device 1. For this reason, the drying apparatus 1 dries the drying object arrange | positioned in the housing | casing 3 vicinity arrange | positioned relatively far from the nozzle 54 of the hose 5 which warm air discharges using the temperature of the exposed surface 612a. be able to.

  The drying apparatus 1 includes a nozzle 54 that is provided on the hose tip member 53 and includes an opening 541 into which the aroma case 55 is inserted and an insertion part 543 that includes the opening 541. The nozzle 54 is provided with the opening 541 and the insertion portion 543 facing the discharge side. Thereby, according to this embodiment, since the aroma case 55 can be attached / detached without removing the nozzle 54 from the hose tip member 53, the attaching / detaching operation of the aroma case 55 becomes simple and easy.

  The drying apparatus 1 includes a grip portion 330 that extends from the upper surface portion 31d in the same direction as the extending direction of the hose attachment member 52, and a space portion 4 that is formed between the grip portion 330 and the hose attachment member 52. ing. The space 4 is an arrangement place of a comforter that is an example of an object to be dried, and serves as an indication of the position of the comforter. Thereby, the drying apparatus 1 can prevent a user from operating in the state where the user puts the comforter on the housing 3 by mistake.

  The drying device 1 includes an inclination sensor 13 that detects the installation state of the housing 3 and an operation switch unit 73 that stops or continues the operation of the drying device 1 depending on the installation state of the housing 3. For this reason, for example, the drying apparatus 1 can stop the operation when the air inlet 312 faces the mounting surface, and can continue the operation when the air inlet 313 faces the mounting surface. Thereby, the drying apparatus 1 stops the operation when the apparatus (for example, the motor 91) accommodated in the casing 3 may be over-operated to prevent the apparatus in the casing 3 from being damaged. it can.

  Next, a drying apparatus 1 according to a modification of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. The drying device 1 according to this modification is characterized in that the shape of the hose accommodating portion is different from the drying device 1 according to the above embodiment. Hereinafter, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the component which show | plays the same function and effect | action as the drying apparatus 1 by the said embodiment, and description is abbreviate | omitted. FIG. 19 is a perspective view of the drying device 1 according to this modification as viewed from above the left rear surface. FIG. 20 is a rear view of the drying device 1 according to this modification. FIG. 21 is an enlarged view showing the vicinity of the hose accommodating portion 80 provided in the drying device 1 according to this modification within a frame α.

  As shown in FIGS. 19 to 21, the drying device 1 according to this modification is formed on the upper surface 80 d of the hose accommodating portion 80 where the tip of the hose tip member 53 (an example of the other end of the hose) of the hose 5 faces. A protrusion 801 is provided. The protrusion 801 is formed to protrude from the upper surface 80d. The protrusion 801 has a shape that extends in parallel to the side surface 80 a of the hose housing 80 from the back surface 80 d of the hose housing 80. The upper surface 80d is a surface parallel to the surface where the discharge port 317 of the upper surface portion 31d is formed, the back surface 80c is a surface parallel to the surface where the opening 612a of the back surface portion 31c is formed, and the side surface 80a is The surface is parallel to the first side wall 31a.

  The protrusion 801 has a shape that gradually decreases in height from the side facing the side surface 80a toward the first side surface 32a. The projecting portion 801 is formed at a position where the nozzle 54 can be sandwiched together with the side surface 80a when the hose 5 is housed in the hose housing portion 80. More specifically, when the hose 5 is housed in the hose housing portion 80, the side surface 80 a comes into contact with the side surface of the mounting portion 544 of the nozzle 54, and the protrusion portion 801 is located on the outer side surface of the opening portion 541 of the nozzle 54. Contact. The part where the protruding part 801 contacts the nozzle 54 is the highest part of the protruding part 801. The protrusion 801 can sandwich the nozzle 54 together with the side surface 80a. At this time, the hose tip member 53 has a magnet 531 (not shown in FIGS. 19 to 21) stuck to a ferromagnetic body 326 (not shown in FIGS. 19 to 21) provided in the housing space 300 of the housing 3. It becomes a state. Thereby, the hose accommodating part 80 can hold | maintain the hose front-end | tip member 53 more stably.

  The protrusion 801 is not limited to the shape shown in FIGS. The protrusion 801 may have any shape that can contact the tip of the hose 5 disposed in the space of the hose housing 80. For example, the protrusion 801 may have a rectangular parallelepiped shape. The protrusion 801 may have an arc shape that curves toward the first side wall 31a. Further, the protruding portion 801 has a shape that follows the tip shape of the nozzle 54 facing the upper surface 80d and can be inserted into the nozzle 54. Further, the protruding portion 801 may have a height that allows contact with the hose tip member 53. In addition to the protrusion 801, the hose accommodating part 80 may further include a protrusion that faces the back surface 80c and extends from the side surface 80a toward the first side wall 31a. This protrusion is formed at a position where it can contact the nozzle 54 and sandwich the nozzle 54 together with the back surface 80c. The shape of the protrusion may be the same as or different from the protrusion 801. The shape of the protrusion can be the above-described various shapes related to the protrusion 801.

  The technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the illustrated and described exemplary embodiments, and includes all embodiments that provide an effect equivalent to the intended purpose of the present invention. Further, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the combinations of features of the invention defined by the claims, but is defined by any desired combination of specific features among all the disclosed features. sell.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Drying device 2 Cover part 3 Housing | casing 4 Space part 5 Hose 6 Air supply path 8,80 Hose accommodating part 9 Air blower part 11 Microcomputer 13 Inclination sensor 15 Manual switch 17,19 Resistance 21,312 Air inlet 22 Knob part 23,542 Off Notch portion 31 Main body portion 31a First side wall 31b Second side wall 31c Back surface portion 31d Upper surface portion 31e Bottom surface portion 32 Front panel 32a Front surface portion 32b Side wall 33 Leg portion 51 Bending members 51a, 52a, 53a, 61a, 62a, 92c Internal space 52 Hose attachment member 53 Hose tip member 53a Internal space 54 Nozzle 55 Aroma case 56, 327, 328 Filter 57 Connection member 55a Clamping part 61 Heating part 62 Ventilation path 71 Control part 73 Operation switch part 75 AC / DC converter 80a Side face 80c Rear face 80d Upper surface 81, 621 Thermistor 91 Motor 91a Rotation Shaft 92a Fan case 92b Fan 93 Fixing part 93a, 311a, 311b, 330a, 554 Through hole 93b, 318, 320b Claw part 101 Commercial AC power supply 300 Housing space 310 Gap part 311c, 320d Boss 312, 313 Air inlet 314 Cord storage part 314a, 319, 541, 913 Opening 315 Hole 317 Discharge port 320a, 320c, 523 Protrusion 321 Operation panel 322 LED display window 323 Operation circuit board 324 Spacer member 325 Fixing member 326 Protection member 326 Ferromagnetic material 330 Holding part 330b Locking portion 331 Partition plate 340 LED circuit board 350 Main circuit board 500 Quilt 501 Comforter 512, 513 Tubular part 521 Discharge port 522 Rectangular region 531 Magnet 543 Insertion part 543a, 543b Holding member 544 Attachment part 551, 5 2 Box portion 553 Bending portion 611 Heater 612 Heater case 612a Exposed surface 613 Thermal fuse 614 Thermostat 731, 732, 733 Relay 735 Triac 801 Protruding portion 911 Fan arrangement portion 912 Exhaust portion P1, P2, P3, P4 Flow path S1 First surface S2 second side

Claims (10)

A housing having an inlet and an outlet;
A blowing means including a motor and a fan housed in the housing;
Heating means installed between the fan and the outlet;
An air passage formed in a straight line from the fan to the discharge port ;
Before Symbol discharge ports shaped cylinder provided at one end for attachment of a hose attachment member, and comprises a tubular hose tip member provided at the other end, the hose extending to the outside of the housing,
A hose accommodating portion that is provided alongside the discharge port in the housing, and that can accommodate the hose tip member in a state adjacent to the hose attachment member ;
Having a drying device. A housing having an inlet and an outlet;
A blowing means including a motor and a fan housed in the housing;
Heating means installed between the fan and the outlet;
An air passage formed in a straight line from the fan to the discharge port;
A cylindrical hose mounting member provided at one end attached to the discharge port, and a cylindrical hose tip member provided at the other end, and a hose extending outside the housing;
A hose accommodating portion that is provided in the housing and in which the other end is accommodated in a state where the one end and the other end of the hose are adjacent to each other;
The length of the hose front end member is the same as the sum of the length of the hose attachment member and the depth of the hose accommodating portion .   A housing having an inlet and an outlet;
  A blowing means including a motor and a fan housed in the housing;
  Heating means installed between the fan and the outlet;
  An air passage formed in a straight line from the fan to the discharge port;
  A hose mounting member having a cylindrical hose mounting member provided at one end attached to the discharge port and having a discharge port formed on a side surface, and extending to the outside of the housing;
  A hose accommodating portion that is provided in the housing and in which the other end is accommodated in a state where the one end and the other end of the hose are adjacent to each other;
  Having a drying device. The drying device according to claim 3 , wherein the hose includes a cylindrical hose tip member provided at the other end. The length of the hose tip member, drying apparatus according to claim 1 or 4 wherein the same length as the sum of the depth lengths and the hose receiving portion of the hose attachment member. A magnet provided on the hose tip member;
The drying apparatus according to claim 1, 2, 4, or 5 , further comprising a ferromagnetic body provided at a position facing the magnet inside the housing. A ferromagnetic material provided on the hose end member;
The drying apparatus according to claim 1, 2, 4, or 5 , further comprising a magnet provided at a position facing the ferromagnetic body inside the housing. The drying device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the hose accommodating portion is formed by cutting out a corner portion of the casing. The drying device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, further comprising a filter between the air passage and the other end of the hose. Drying apparatus according to any one of claims 1, further comprising a protrusion tip of the other end of the hose is formed on a surface of said hose accommodating portion opposite to 9.

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