JP6207918B2 - Drum type washer / dryer - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a washing and drying machine provided with a means for performing laundry from washing to drying.

  Drying clothes with a washing dryer creates high-temperature and low-humidity air with a blower fan and a heat source, blowing it into the washing tub, raising the temperature of the clothes, evaporating moisture from the clothes, and evaporating the evaporated moisture. This is done by discharging outside the machine.

  In a so-called vertical washing and drying machine in which the rotation axis is in the vertical direction, for example, as in Patent Document 1 below, drying is performed by blowing hot air downward from the nozzle provided on the inner lid (the upper surface of the outer tub). A method has been proposed. However, in a vertical washer / dryer, even if the pulsator (rotary blade) at the bottom of the tub is rotated, it is actually difficult to roll up the laundry. Wrinkles are difficult to grow.

  Therefore, in Patent Document 2 below, a drum-type washing / drying machine is configured by spraying high-speed wind on the falling laundry while repeating the movement of the laundry being lifted by centrifugal force and falling by gravity as the drum rotates. It has been shown to stretch wrinkles.

JP-A-9-774 JP 2011-136238 A

  According to the drum-type washing and drying machine as in Patent Document 2, the drying finish is greatly improved. However, since the blow nozzle is formed in a limited space between the outer tub and the door, the air passage Resistance is likely to occur, and there are limitations to further reduce power consumption.

  Then, an object of this invention is to provide the drum type washing-drying machine which can reduce power consumption, reducing a wrinkle.

The present invention includes an outer tub that stores water therein, a rotating drum that is rotatably disposed in the outer tub, and that stores laundry, a motor that drives the rotating drum, and a housing that supports the rotating drum. And a door for closing the inlet for taking in and out the laundry, and a blowing means for blowing air into the rotating drum, and when the drying, the rotating drum is rotated, and the laundry is lifted and dropped by gravity In the drum-type washing / drying machine in which wind is applied to the falling laundry while repeating the movement, the first air path that guides the wind from the blowing means to the door side, and the inside of the door A second air passage that guides the wind from the first air passage into the rotary drum; the second air passage includes a blow-out portion that blows air into the rotary drum; It has established an inclined portion so outlet is lower A vent lid is provided in the vicinity of the blowing portion of the second air passage, and a support tool for supporting the vent cover is provided in the second air passage, and the support tool is provided in the second air passage. Fixed with a stopper .

  According to the drum type washing and drying machine of the present invention, by effectively using the internal space of the door and providing an air passage with a low resistance without difficulty, the amount of air blown into the drum is increased and the drying efficiency is improved. Becomes easy. As a result, it is possible to provide a drum-type washing and drying machine that can reduce power consumption while reducing wrinkles.

1 is a perspective view of a washing / drying machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention. Sectional drawing of the washing-drying machine at the time of circulation of the first half of the drying process according to the first embodiment of the present invention is shown. It is a perspective view which concerns on 1st Example of this invention and shows the internal structure of a door inside air path periphery from a fan exit. Sectional drawing of the washing-drying machine at the time of the ventilation exhaust_gas | exhaustion of the latter half of a drying process which concerns on 1st Example of this invention is shown. The operation pattern of the drying process according to the first embodiment of the present invention is shown. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a washing / drying machine using a heat pump as viewed from the front cover side according to a modification of the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a washing / drying machine using a heat pump as viewed from the back cover side according to a modification of the first embodiment of the present invention. The block diagram of the control apparatus of a washing / drying machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention is shown. The flowchart of the control processing program of a washing / drying machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention is shown. FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a washing / drying machine according to a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a washing / drying machine according to a third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a sectional view of a washing / drying machine according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a sectional view of a washing / drying machine according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a sectional view of a washing / drying machine according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

  Hereinafter, examples will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a drum-type washing / drying machine according to the first embodiment. On the upper part of the base 1, an outer frame 2 composed of a steel plate and a resin molded product is placed. The front side of the outer frame 2 is provided with a door 3 for loading and unloading the laundry 30, a front cover 22 and a back cover 23 on the back.

  FIG. 2 shows the flow of air during the circulation drying process. The air pressurized by the fan 49 is heated by the heater 50 provided at the outlet of the fan 49 and then blown into the rotary drum 29 to be dried. Moisture is evaporated from the laundry 30, and the steam containing air is allowed to exchange heat with the outer tub 20 and the air duct 40 while passing through the outer tub 20 and the air duct 40, thereby condensing a part of the steam. Let it dehumidify. FIG. 3 shows the internal structure around the fan outlet duct 56 (first air passage) leading from the outlet of the fan 49 to the door internal air passage 55 (second air passage) with a part of the housing cut away. FIG. The air pressurized by the fan 49 and further heated by the heater 50 is blown out from the fan outlet duct 56 through the door internal air passage 55 into the rotary drum 29 from the blowout portion 53.

  The door 3 has a shape that protrudes toward the rotating drum 29, and has an opening 54 that connects one end (upstream side) to a duct provided at the outlet of the fan 49, and the other end (downstream side) in the internal space. 29 is provided with an in-door air passage 55 serving as a blowing portion 53 directed inward. The fan outlet duct 56 is fixed to a support member 58 that supports a hinge 57 of the door 3. In the fan outlet duct 56, a bellows hose portion 59 is provided between the fan 49 and the support member 58. The downstream side of the bellows hose portion 59 of the fan outlet duct 56 basically has the same vibration form as the door 3 and the hinge 57 via the support member 58. However, since the fan 49 receives vibrations from the fan motor and vibrations from the outer tub 20 and the air duct 40, the fan 49 has a vibration mode different from that of the support member 58. In the present embodiment, by adopting the configuration as described above, the bellows hose portion 59 can absorb vibrations from two different vibration modes, and stable operation is possible. Further, since the packing 38 is provided on the fan outlet duct 56 side corresponding to the contact portion with the opening 54 of the door 3, there is no fear that the circulating air leaks.

  For this reason, as a result of the operation of closing the inlet with the door 3 provided with a passage therethrough, the opening 54 of the door internal air passage 55 is connected to the fan outlet duct 54 on the downstream side of the fan 49, An air passage is formed from 49 through the door 3 to guide air into the rotary drum 29. Also, in this embodiment, in order to put in and out the laundry, first, the door of the main body is opened, and further, the inner lid needs to be opened. Because it can be done, it is easy to operate.

  First, a schematic structure and a washing process of the drum type washer / dryer in the present embodiment will be briefly described. Inside the outer frame 2 is provided an outer tub 20 that stores water therein. The outer tub 20 is supported by a plurality of lower suspensions 21. A rotating drum 29 that is rotatably arranged inside the outer tub 20 has a laundry 30 that is put in with the door 3 opened. On the outer periphery of the opening of the rotating drum 29, the laundry 30 during dehydration is provided. A fluid balancer 31 for reducing vibration due to unbalance is provided. A plurality of lifters 33 extending in the axial direction are provided inside the side wall of the rotary drum 29. For this reason, when the rotating drum 29 rotates during washing or drying, the laundry 30 is lifted along the side wall by the lifter 33 and centrifugal force, and repeats the movement of dropping by gravity. The rotation center axis of the rotary drum 20 is inclined so that the horizontal or opening side is higher.

  The rotating drum 29 is directly connected to a drum driving motor 36 via a main shaft 35 connected to a metal flange 34. A rubber bellows 4 made of an elastic body is attached to the opening of the outer tub 20. The bellows 4 serves to maintain the watertightness between the outer tub 20 and the door 3. This prevents water leakage during washing, rinsing and dehydration. The rotating drum 29 has a large number of through holes (not shown) for centrifugal dehydration and ventilation on the side wall. A drain hole 37 opened in the bottom wall of the outer tub 20 is connected to the drain hose 9 via the drain valve 8. The overflow hose 17 is attached to the blower duct 40 on the rear surface of the drum, and is joined with the hose from the drainage port 37 before the drainage valve 8. That is, when the drain valve 8 is opened, the drain hose 9 is communicated.

  A drying device 6 including a fan outlet duct 56 that guides air flow to the laundry 30 in the rotating drum 29, a fan 49 that is an air blowing means, and a heater 50 is fixed to the outer frame 2 apart from the outer tub 20 (not shown). Yes. The drainage hole 37 is provided with a drainage temperature thermistor 27, and the fan 49 is provided with a temperature sensor (not shown) at the suction port and the discharge port. The drum-type washing / drying machine configured as described above rotates in the washing process by putting the laundry 30 into the rotary drum 29, supplying water with the drain valve 8 closed, and storing the washing water in the outer tub 20. The drum 29 is rotated to wash the laundry 30. In the case of a drum-type washing / drying machine, as the rotary drum 29 rotates, the laundry 30 lifts the laundry 30 to the vicinity of the top of the drum by the lifter 33, and then drops onto the bottom of the rotary drum 29 due to gravity. Since the overflow hose 17 is connected to the air duct 40, the washing water may flow to the position of the overflow hose 17 of the air duct 40 in some cases. Moreover, in order to wash away the lint in the air duct 40 during the washing process, water may be poured into the air duct 40 from a water injection tool (not shown) provided on the air duct 40. Since the bellows hose 52 and the outer tub side mounting portion 18 that connect the rear surface portion of the outer tub 20 and the lower portion of the air duct 40 are inclined downward from the air duct 40 toward the rear surface portion of the outer tub 20, At the end of washing and rinsing, the water is quickly drained from the outer tub 20 through the drain port 39 to the outside of the machine.

  In the dehydration step, the drain valve 8 is opened to drain the washing water in the outer tub 20, and then the rotary drum 29 is rotated to perform centrifugal dehydration. Even if a part of the dewatered water is wound up to the air duct 40 side, the bellows hose 52 and the outer tub side mounting portion 18 are inclined downward, so that they can be quickly returned to the outer tub side. Also, the door air passage 55 is provided with an inclination such that the blowout portion 53 side becomes lower than the front cover 22 side in accordance with the inclination of the rotary drum 29 toward the back side. As a result, even if washing water enters the door internal air passage 55 side, it can be quickly returned to the rotating drum 29 side.

  When the rotational speed of the rotating drum 29 is increased by increasing the dehydration rotational speed, vibration is transmitted to the outer tub 20 and the outer tub 20 itself vibrates slightly. Since the air duct 40 is fixed to the housing, the bellows hose 52 is interlocked to absorb part of the vibration. Further, as the rotating drum 29 rotates at high speed, vibration is also transmitted to the door 3 side. However, vibration transmission to the fan 49 can be absorbed and prevented by the bellows hose portion 59 of the fan outlet duct 56.

  In the first half of the drying process, as shown in FIG. 2, air heated by adiabatic compression by the fan 49 is blown into the rotary drum 29 through the blowing unit 53 to exchange heat with the laundry 30 and from the laundry 30. Evaporate moisture. The air containing the evaporated water and having become highly humid is led to the suction port of the fan 49 through the blower duct 40, and after being pressurized again, it is blown into the rotary drum 29. The intake valve 13 forms a part of the wall surface of the air duct 40 and is in a fully closed state in which the inside and the outside of the air duct 40 are isolated. When the humid air passes through the outer tub 20 and the air duct 40, the outer tub 20 and the air duct 40 also exchange heat. 20 and the wall surface of the air duct 40 are condensed. Moisture condensed in the air duct 40 eventually accumulates in the bellows hose 52 from the lower part of the air duct, but since it is inclined downward from the air duct 40 toward the back surface of the outer tank 20, the condensed water is also removed from the outer tank. 20 to the vicinity of the drain 39. If the amount of condensation is increased to shorten the drying time, a cooling water sprinkling unit (not shown) is provided in the upper part of the air duct 40 and water is forced into the air duct 40 to force the air to the dew point or lower. It can be cooled and dehumidified (in combination with water-cooled dehumidification method).

  In the latter half of the drying process, the intake valve 13 and the drain valve 8 are opened. FIG. 4 shows the air flow in the drum type laundry dryer in the latter half of the drying process. The intake valve 13 on the suction side of the fan 49 is opened so as to be bent inside the air duct 40 (in the air passage). In the present embodiment, the opening degree θ is substantially half open (0 <θ <θT) with respect to the fully open state θT that is open so as to block the air passage of the air duct 40 (ignoring the leakage level). Air inside the casing outside the air duct 40 is sucked from the intake valve 13, mixed with part of the circulating air, and blown into the rotating drum 29. The air pushed out from the rotary drum 29 passes through the drainage hose 9 from the drainage hole 37 and is discharged to the drainage port 39. In the case of a general drain trap, the water seal height is about 50 to 80 mm. Therefore, at the beginning of this step, the intake valve 13 is fully opened and the pressure in the drum is raised to break the water seal. Since the pressure on the drainage hose 9 side is required to be about 1000 Pa or more in order to break the water seal, it is preferable that the pressure is increased by appropriately increasing the rotational speed of the fan 49. As drying progresses, condensed water is generated and collected in the drain trap 10. For this reason, the operation of breaking the water seal is performed at regular intervals.

  The exhaust from the rotary drum 29 is exhausted through the connection hose from the drain hole 37 to the drain valve 8 and the overflow hose 17. On the other hand, since the intake air mainly taken into the housing from the bottom of the housing passes through the periphery of the rotary drum driving motor 36 and the fan motor 51 to the intake valve 13 at the top of the housing, Then, the air is taken into the air duct 40 from the intake valve 13. For this reason, normally, the heater 50 provided at the outlet of the fan 49 does not need to be energized. The exhaust tank that exhausts from the drain valve 8 through the overflow hose 17 from the rotary drum 29 includes the outer tank side mounting portion 18 and the bellows hose 52 on the rear surface of the outer tank 20. On the other hand, it becomes an upward slope, and the inflow angle of the exhaust into the air blowing duct 40 becomes an obtuse angle larger than 90 degrees, and the air path loss of the exhaust path can be reduced.

  FIG. 5 shows the setting pattern of the input of the heater 50, the rotation speed of the fan 49, the open / close state of the intake valve 13 in the present embodiment, the outlet air (blow air) of the fan 49 fed into the rotary drum 29, and the fan inlet. The temperature change of air and drum exit air is typically shown. In the first half of the drying process, air is circulated between the rotating drum 29 and the air duct 40 by the fan 49. For this reason, the fan inlet air and the drum outlet air are reduced by several degrees C. due to heat dissipation loss when passing through the blower duct 40, but are approximately at the same temperature level. In this step, the temperature of the circulating air rises due to heating by the heater 50 provided at the outlet of the fan 49. At the same time, the circulating air exchanges heat with the laundry 30 in the rotating drum 29 and contains moisture evaporated by a part of the heat, thereby becoming high humidity. The air having become highly humid is returned to the suction of the fan 49 from the rotary drum 29 through the outer tub 20 and then through the blower duct 40. At this time, when it becomes below a dew point by cooling by the outer tank 20 or the air duct 40, it condenses on the inner wall of the outer tank 20 and the air duct 40, and is dehumidified. Thereby, the temperature of the outer tub 20 and the air duct 40 gradually increases with the circulating air, and heat can also be stored in the circulation system.

  In the second half of the drying process, the intake valve 13 on the suction side of the fan 49 is opened to suck the air in the housing outside the air duct 40 and mix it with a part of the circulating air, and then into the rotating drum 29 by the fan 49. Blow. That is, in this process, since the air in the housing warmed by the exhaust heat of the fan motor 51 and the rotary drum driving motor 36 is taken into the circulating air, the air having a temperature higher than the outside air is used without using the heater 50. 29. At this time, the same amount of circulating air as the taken-in air is exhausted outside the machine via the overflow hose 17.

  After completion of drying, the rotation speed of the fan 49 is lowered to a pressure level that does not break the water seal while keeping the pressure on the drain hose 9 side higher than the pressure on the drain port 39 side, and the water supply solenoid valve 28 (not shown) is opened. Then, water is poured to recover the water seal of the drain trap 10 and the drying process is completed.

  In this way, after the drying is completed, the drain trap 10 is provided while suppressing the odor from the drain port 39 by supplying water to the drain port 39 through the drain hose 9 while maintaining the pressure on the drain hose 9 side at a predetermined level or more. The water seal can be restored. The drain trap 10 may be recovered at the end of the drying step (for exhausting the drain hose) or after the end of the drying step as long as the pressure on the drain hose 9 side is kept high.

  FIG. 6 is a block diagram of the control device 41 of the washing / drying machine. A microcomputer 26 is connected to the operation button input circuit 25, the water level sensor 44, and the temperature sensor 45 connected to each switch 24, 24a, 24b, and various information signals in the user's button operation, washing process, and drying process. Receive. The output from the microcomputer 26 is connected to the drive circuit 5, and is supplied to the water supply electromagnetic valve 28, the drain valve 8, the drum drive motor 36, the fan motor 51, the heater 50 as the heating means of this embodiment, the intake valve 13, and the like. Connected to control opening / closing, rotation, and energization. Further, it is connected to a 7-segment light-emitting diode display 7, a light-emitting diode 15, and a buzzer 19 for informing the user of the operating state of the washing / drying machine. The microcomputer 26 is activated when the power switch 47 is pressed and the power is turned on, and executes a basic control processing program for washing and drying as shown in FIG.

Step S101
Check the status of the washer / dryer and make initial settings.

Step S102
The display 7 of the operation panel 48 is turned on, and a washing / drying course is set according to an instruction input from the operation button switch 24b. When no instruction is input, the standard washing / drying course or the previous washing / drying course is automatically set. For example, when an instruction is input to the operation button switch 24a, a high finishing course for drying is set.

Step S103
The process branches after monitoring the instruction input from the start switch 11 of the operation panel 48.

Step S104
The load level is automatically measured by the sensing operation, the detergent input amount indicator is displayed, and the washing operation is executed. At this time, the drying operation can be changed even after the load level is confirmed. Laundry is performed in the order of washing, intermediate dehydration, rinsing, and final dehydration. Since this is the same as a normal drum-type washing and drying machine, a detailed description thereof is omitted.

Step S105
The process branches after confirming whether the washing / drying course is set. When only the washing course is set, the driving is ended.

Step S106
When a washing / drying course is set, high-speed dehydration is performed. In the high-speed dehydration, the fan 49 is operated at medium and low speeds, and the air whose temperature has been increased by the pressure increase is blown into the rotary drum 29 to warm the clothes. At the same time, the rotating drum 29 is rotated stepwise to a high speed, and water is effectively dehydrated from the warmed clothes (the viscosity of the water decreases as the temperature rises so that water can be efficiently dehydrated).

  Water that has flowed into the air duct 40 from washing to dehydration can be quickly removed from the drainage hole 37 to the outside through the bellows hose 52 and the outer tub side mounting portion 18 that are inclined downward toward the rear surface of the outer tub 20. Heat loss during drying can be reduced. In addition, since the air passage 55 in the door is also inclined so that the blowing portion 53 side is lowered, even if washing water enters the door air passage 55, it can be quickly returned to the rotating drum 29 side. Therefore, an increase in air path loss and an increase in heat loss during drying can be avoided.

  After the completion of the dehydration, an operation to loosen the tangled laundry 30 is performed. Specifically, the rotating drum 29 is rotated left and right at a low speed (for example, 20 to 50 rotations per minute) to remove the entanglement.

Step S107
Perform the first half of the drying process. The fan 49 repeats high-speed rotation and forward / reverse rotation of the rotary drum 29, and changes the position of the laundry 30 in the rotary drum 29, while increasing the temperature by the pressure increase by the fan 49 and the heating by the heater 50. Air is blown through the fan outlet duct 56 and the door internal air passage 55 in this order, and blown from the blowing portion 53 to the laundry 30 in the rotary drum 29. The intake valve 13 is closed, and all the drum outlet air is returned to the suction side of the fan 49 through the air duct 40. At this time, the condensed water dehumidified from the high-humidity air in the blower duct 40 is quickly drained through the bellows hose 52 and the outer tank side mounting part 18 which are inclined downward from the bottom of the blower duct 40 toward the rear surface of the outer tank 20. Since it can remove to 37 vicinity, it can avoid that condensed water becomes a heat loss with respect to warm air. Further, when a quick drying course for drying in a short time or a firm drying course for drying thick laundry with a relatively high temperature wind is washed, a cooling water sprinkling unit (not shown) provided inside the air duct 40 is used. ), And water is sprinkled into the air duct 40 to cool the circulating air below the dew point and forcibly dehumidify it.

  In addition, since the start of the fan 49 is accompanied by an input of the heater 50 which is a heating means in the normal drying operation, the rotation speed increase rate is adjusted as necessary by current control or the like.

Step S108
The process branches after confirming whether the elapsed time from the start of drying has reached the specified time. The specified time is set for each of the quick drying course, normal course, and firm drying course. Hereinafter, description of the setting of the prescribed time for each course is omitted.

Step S109
When a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of drying, the fan 49 is lowered to a low speed and the intake valve 13 is fully opened (the air duct on the air duct side is fully closed).

Step S110
The fan 49 is returned to high speed rotation, the pressure in the rotary drum 29 is increased, and the water seal of the drain trap 10 is broken.

Step S111
The intake valve 13 is returned to the half open position, the fan 49 is rotated again at a high speed, and the latter half of the drying process is executed. In step S102, it is confirmed whether or not a drying course that does not use the heater 50 is selected. If a course that uses the heater 50 is selected, the heater 50 is energized.

Step S112
The drainage temperature thermistor 27 measures the outer tank lower drainage port temperature T1a and the outside air temperature thermistor 42 measures the outside air temperature T2a (setting of the initial temperature).

Step S113
The process branches after confirming whether the elapsed time from the start of drying has reached the specified time.

Step S114
The outer tank lower drain outlet temperature T1b and the outside air temperature T2b for the end determination are measured.

Step S115
The process branches after confirming whether the elapsed time from the start of exhausting has reached the specified time.

Step S116
The difference between the intermediate temperature and the end determination temperature of each of the outer tank lower drain outlet temperature and the outside air temperature is obtained (ΔT1 = T1a−T1b, ΔT2 = T2a−T2b), and the temperature difference (ΔT1−ΔT2) is equal to or higher than the specified temperature. Check if it is, and branch the process.

Step S117
When the specified time has elapsed since the start of exhausting, or when the difference between the intermediate temperature and the end temperature is greater than the specified temperature, the dryness of the laundry (= dry cloth mass / compress weight) is 1.0 or more. It is judged that the drying is finished, and the rotation speed of the fan 49 is lowered to a pressure level that does not break the water seal while keeping the pressure on the drain hose 9 side higher than the pressure on the drain port 39 side, and the water supply solenoid valve 28 is opened and cooled. Water is poured to recover the water seal of the drain trap 10. At this time, when the course using the heater 50 is selected, the heater 50 which is the heating means of the present embodiment is simultaneously turned off.

Step S118
The process branches after confirming whether or not the elapsed time from opening the water supply electromagnetic valve 28 has reached a specified time.

Step S119
The process branches after confirming whether the pressure of the water level sensor 44 has reached the specified pressure.

Step S120
When a specified time has elapsed since opening the water supply electromagnetic valve 28, or when the pressure of the water level sensor 44 becomes higher than the specified pressure, it is determined that the water sealing of the drain trap 10 has been recovered, and the fan 49 is stopped. The drum driving motor 36 is stopped, the intake valve 13 is closed, the water supply electromagnetic valve 28 is closed, and the drying process is completed.

The drum type washing / drying machine configured as described above has a door internal air passage 55 that effectively uses the space inside the door 3 in the air passage until the air from the outlet of the fan 49 is blown onto the laundry 30 in the rotary drum 29. Is provided. When trying to blow air from between the outer tub and the door as in the past, the air passage had to be narrowed, and it was difficult to achieve a large air volume, but in this example, a large air volume was achieved with low loss. Air can be blown onto the laundry 30. If the input of the fan 49 can be reduced by 0.5% by reducing the air path resistance from the fan outlet to the blower outlet, the power consumption can be reduced by about 0.5%. Further, if the drying efficiency can be improved by about 1% by blowing a large amount of air onto the laundry 30, the drying time can be reduced by about 1% and the power consumption can be reduced by about 1%. In the present embodiment, the effect of the air passage 55 in the door, which is low loss, comes out from the air volume of 1.0 m ³ / min or more.

  At this time, since the wind directly hits the laundry 30 falling as the rotating drum 29 rotates, the wrinkles of the laundry 30 are stretched by the force of the wind. In particular, if a high-speed wind of 50 m / s or more is blown, the effect of extending wrinkles becomes even more remarkable. In the case of a system in which a large amount of air is blown from the drum drive motor side, the drum bottom plate including the fastening portion with the motor acts as a barrier, and noise increases easily when the wind speed is increased. The method is preferred.

  Further, when the intake valve 13 is opened and the air in the housing is taken into the suction of the fan 49, external air is taken into the housing accordingly. The taken-in air is warmed by exhaust heat from the outer tub 20, the drum driving motor 36, the fan 49, and the like in the housing. About 7% of the total power consumption of the drying process can be reduced as compared with the case of directly sucking external air. Moreover, even if external air is sucked in, the moisture in the laundry 30 is discharged from the drain hose 9 to the drain outlet 39, so that the indoor environment is not deteriorated. The outer tub side mounting portion 18 of the bellows hose 52 that connects the rear surface portion of the outer tub 20 and the lower portion of the air duct 40 has an upward inclination from the outer tub 20 toward the air duct 40 with respect to the washing / drying machine installation surface. . Furthermore, the attachment part position of the ventilation duct 40 bottom part is made higher than the attachment part position of the outer tank 20 back surface part, and it is set as the structure which also inclined the bellows hose 52, The ventilation of the residual water from washing to dehydration It is possible to reduce heat loss due to removal from the path, and further air path loss during the exhaust process.

  In the present embodiment, the intake valve 13 is half-opened in the latter half of drying in Step S111. However, when the intake valve 13 is fully opened, the air passage in the air duct 40 is almost completely closed as described above (the leakage level is ignored). Therefore, the total air volume pushed out from the rotary drum 29 passes through the drainage hose 9 via the drainage hole 37 or the overflow hose 17 and is discharged to the drainage port 39. Therefore, since most of the blown air is replaced with the ambient outside air, the temperature level of the blown air is lowered, but the humidity level is also lowered. For this reason, it is preferable to adjust the opening degree of the intake valve 13 according to the load capacity and the cloth quality. Even if it is fully opened, the basic operation and the effect of this embodiment are not affected at all.

  In this embodiment, the heater 50 is used as the heating means. However, if the temperature rise of the air accompanying the pressure increase by the fan 49 can be obtained to a level sufficient for drying, the input level of the heater 50 should be reduced. Can be turned off, and even if turned off, there is no problem. Further, not limited to the heater 50, any other heating means such as a heat pump or a thermoelectric element may be used.

  8 and 9 show a modification of the first embodiment in which the heat pump 60 is used as a warm air heating source and a dehumidifying source. FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a layout of the evaporator 61 and the condenser 62 of the heat pump 60 by cutting a part of the front cover 22. FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a compressor 63 of the heat pump 60 by cutting a part of the back cover 23. In the present embodiment, in order to reduce the air path resistance from the fan 49 to the blowing portion 53 of the door 3 as much as possible and reduce the heat dissipation loss as much as possible, the evaporator 61 that dehumidifies the drum outlet air, and the dehumidifier in the evaporator 61 The condenser 62 that heats the air again with the heat absorbed by the cooling medium (not shown) and the compression heat when the cooling medium is compressed by the compressor 63 is provided above the rotating drum 29. On the other hand, since the compressor 63 is the heaviest component among the components of the heat pump 60, the configuration provided in the lower part on the back side of the outer tub 20 from the viewpoint of securing the installation stability of the washing dryer and the space in the housing. It is said. Further, by adopting such a configuration, it is not necessary to absorb the vibration of the compressor 63 by the bellows hose portion 59 of the fan outlet duct 56, and wear of the bellows hose portion 59 can be prevented. In addition, by placing the compressor 63 having the highest temperature in the heat pump 60 in the lower part of the housing, the air in the housing warmed by the exhaust heat of the compressor 63 causes natural convection in the housing. It can be warmed well, and the heat retention of the outer tub 20 can be improved.

  The flow of circulating air for drying the laundry 30 in the present embodiment is as follows. The air that has passed through the evaporator 61 of the heat pump 60 and then the condenser 62 is sent to the suction of the fan 49. The fan outlet air is blown onto the laundry 30 in the rotary drum 29 through the door internal air passage 55. The drum outlet air containing much moisture evaporated from the laundry 30 is returned to the evaporator 61 of the heat pump 60 through the air duct 40. In the heat pump 60, the heat exchange amount in the condenser 62 is larger than the heat exchange amount in the evaporator 61 by the amount equivalent to the compression work in the compressor 63. For this reason, as in this embodiment, when the circulating air is cooled and dehumidified by the evaporator 61 and then heated by the condenser 62, the amount of heat exchange in the condenser 62 is large, so the temperature level of the circulating air is Continue to rise. In order to stabilize the temperature level of the circulating air, it is necessary to release heat corresponding to the compression work to the outside. In this embodiment, a part of the drum outlet air is exhausted from the washing / drying machine through the exhaust duct 64 provided in the blower duct 40. Along with this, air of the same amount as the exhausted air is supplemented from the intake port 65 provided between the evaporator 61 and the condenser 62. Since the intake port 65 is provided in the upper part of the housing and in the vicinity of the fan motor 51, the high-humidity air at the drum outlet is exhausted, and the outside tank 20, the drum drive motor 36, the fan 49, etc. The air warmed by heat can be taken in. In other words, only the humidity of the circulating air can be discharged outside the apparatus without lowering the temperature level of the circulating air. From the above, the compressor input can be reduced by using exhaust heat for the same blown air temperature, and the evaporation rate from the laundry 30 can be increased by lowering the humidity of the blown air. Therefore, drying time can be shortened.

  FIG. 10 relates to the second embodiment, and shows a sectional view of the entire washing and drying machine. In this embodiment, an electrode 66 for detecting foaming of the detergent is provided in the air passage 55 in the door, and a cleaning nozzle 67 capable of washing the fan outlet duct 56 to the door internal air passage 55 is provided in the fan outlet duct 56. It has a configuration. When the amount of detergent is mistakenly added to the amount of the laundry 30 or when the washing water is soft water, foaming is improved and foaming is likely to occur. In the present embodiment, the end (blowout portion 53) of the door internal air passage 55 whose cross-sectional area is increased in order to reduce the air passage resistance has a basic structure opened to the inner space of the rotary drum 29, and thus foamed foam. Is easy to enter the air passage 55 in the door. In a normal washing operation from washing to dehydration, if bubbles remain in the air passage 55 in the door, the bubbles may fall into the rotating drum 29 when the laundry 30 is taken out. In the washing / drying operation, if bubbles remain in the door internal air passage 55 at the start of drying, the bubbles fall on the laundry 30 when the air is blown during drying. In this embodiment, when foam enters the door internal air passage 55 during washing, the space between the foam detection electrodes 66 is filled with foam, and an energized state is established. After the energization is detected, water can be sprinkled from the cleaning nozzle 67 to perform the bubble erasing operation, and the bubbles in the air passage 55 in the door can be erased. In this embodiment, the two cleaning nozzles 67 are provided so that the upper inner wall and the lower inner wall of the air passage 55 in the door can be washed, but it is preferable that the number is suitable for the shape of the air passage. Even if it changes, the basic operation does not change.

  FIG. 11 relates to the third embodiment, and shows a sectional view of the entire washing and drying machine. In the present embodiment, a removable ventilation lid 68 is provided in the vicinity of the blowing portion 53 of the door internal air passage 55. In the drawing, the vicinity of the vent lid 68 is shown as an A portion, and is enlarged. In the present embodiment, since the blow-out portion 53 of the door internal air passage 55 whose cross-sectional area is increased in order to reduce the air passage resistance has a basic configuration opened to the space inside the rotary drum 29, the washing or washing / drying operation is performed. The relatively small laundry 30 such as socks tends to enter the drum internal air passage 55. According to the present embodiment, the air from the fan 49 can be ventilated, but the laundry 30 trying to enter the door internal air passage 55 from the rotating drum 29 side can be blocked. By setting it as such a structure, since the laundry 30 filling to the air path 55 in the door at the time of a driving | running can be avoided, the stable drying driving | operation can be performed. Further, when the door is opened, the opening 54 which is the upper end of the door internal air passage 55 is opened, so that there is a possibility that foreign matter may be put in by mistake. At this time, if there is a vent cover 68, foreign matter cannot be easily taken out from the lower end (blowout portion 53) of the air passage 55 in the door, but the vent cover 68 is not attached to the support 77 as in this embodiment. In this way, it is possible to avoid the problem that foreign matter cannot be taken out by fixing it with a stopper 78 such as a nut so that it can be removed (see details in section A).

  FIG. 12 relates to the fourth embodiment, and shows a sectional view of the entire washing and drying machine. In this embodiment, an openable / closable lid 69 is provided in the fan outlet duct 56. Further, in the drawing, the periphery of the opening / closing lid 69 is shown as an enlarged B part. The opening / closing lid 69 is provided in the vicinity of the portion fixed by the support member 58, and the opening / closing operation is as follows. A magnet 70 a that is slidable in the axial direction of the fan outlet duct 56 is provided in contact with the upper part of the fan outlet duct 56. The magnet 70a is provided with a spring 71a so that a repulsive force acts in the direction of the door 3 when compressed from the door 3 side to the fan 49 side. In the fan outlet duct 56, there is provided an opening / closing lid 69 that has a rotation support portion 72 on the upper inner wall and jumps to the door 3 side with the rotation support portion 72 as a rotation fulcrum. Further, the opening / closing lid 69 is provided with a magnet 70b at a location where it comes into contact with the inner wall of the fan outlet duct 56 when it jumps up. A stopper 73 is provided on the lower inner wall of the fan outlet duct 56 so as not to jump up on the fan 49 side which is the opposite side. A spring 71b is attached to the rotation support portion 72 so that a spring force acts in a direction in which the opening / closing lid 69 is pressed against the stopper 73. In the state where the door 3 is closed (see the time when the door is closed in the B section), the protrusion 74 attached to the door 3 pushes the magnet 70a toward the fan 49. The position of the magnet 70a at this time substantially coincides with the position of the magnet 70b when the opening / closing lid 69 jumps up to the upper inner wall of the fan outlet duct 56. That is, when the fan 49 is rotated in this state and blown into the fan outlet duct 56, the opening / closing lid 69 is overcome and springed up, and the opening / closing lid 69 is located above the fan outlet duct 56 by the attractive force between the magnets 70a and 70b. It is held on the inner wall. When the door 3 is opened (refer to the time when the door is opened in the B part details), the magnet 70a pushed by the projection 74 is released from the projection 74, and thus moves to the door 3 side by the spring force of the spring 71a. To do. The attractive force of the magnet 70a is weakened, and the opening / closing lid 69 is lowered to the lower part of the fan outlet duct 56 by the spring force of the spring 71b. With this configuration, the fan outlet duct 56 can be ventilated during operation with the door 3 closed, and the fan outlet duct 56 is connected to the open / close lid 69 when the door 3 is opened when operation is stopped. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the risk of erroneously inserting foreign matter into the fan outlet duct 56 or the fan 49 on the washing / drying machine main body side.

  FIG. 13 relates to the fifth embodiment and shows a cross-sectional view of the entire washing / drying machine. In the present embodiment, the heat shield sheet 75 is pasted on the surface of the inner wall surface of the door 3 excluding the surface where the blowing portion 53 is provided. The air heated by the heater 50 in the drying process is blown from the blowing portion 53 to the laundry 30 in the rotary drum 29 through the door internal air passage 55. The air temperature at this time is 50 ° C. to 70 ° C. for normal drying, and 80 ° C. to 90 ° C. for a firm drying course for strong drying. Since the door internal air passage 55 is provided inside the door 3, the temperature inside the door 3 and the door 3 itself is higher than that of the outside air. If the door 3 is made of a combination of permeable plastic or tempered glass so that the state of the laundry 30 in the rotary drum 29 can be visually recognized, it involves a heat dissipation loss due to radiation. Since the heat dissipation loss from the door 3 can be prevented by using the configuration as in the present embodiment, the power consumption corresponding to the loss can be reduced. Further, if the door 3 has a sealed structure and the inside of the door 3 is depressurized, the increase in the temperature of the door 3 can be suppressed by weakening the natural convection of the internal air of the door 3, thereby further preventing heat loss from the door 3. it can.

  FIG. 14 relates to the sixth embodiment, and shows a cross-sectional view of the entire washing / drying machine. In this embodiment, the thermistors 76a and 76b are provided in the door internal air passage 55 and the fan outlet duct 56, respectively, and the difference between the temperature conversion values of the signals detected from the thermistors 76a and 76b is calculated. When the value is equal to or greater than the threshold value, a display for notifying the operation panel 48 of an abnormality and an operation algorithm for stopping the drying operation are provided. The basic control operation is as follows. Before starting the drying operation, the fan 49 is driven to read the signals from the thermistors 76a and 76b and calculate the difference between the temperature conversion values. If the fan outlet duct 56 or the air passage 55 in the door becomes difficult for the wind to pass due to foreign matter clogging or the like, the value of the temperature converted value in a certain measurement time is large. If this calculated value is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value, it is determined that this is the case. Thereafter, a display for notifying the operation panel 48 of the abnormality and an operation for stopping the drying operation are entered. By providing such a configuration and algorithm, it is possible to detect a difficult-to-ventilated state due to erroneous insertion of foreign matter and the like, and it is possible to improve safety by preventing overheating due to continuing operation. When driving the fan 49, a heating source such as the heater 50 may be used in order to make the difference in temperature converted value remarkable.

3 Door 4 Bellows 5 Drive circuit 6 Drying device 8 Drain valve 9 Drain hose 10 Drain trap 12 Circulating air 13 Intake valve 14 Inside air 17 Overflow hose 18 Outer tank side mounting part 20 Outer tank 21 Suspension 22 Front cover 23 Back cover 27 Drain temperature thermistor 29 Rotating drum 30 Laundry 31 Fluid balancer 32 Drum fixture 33 Lifter 34 Metal flange 35 Spindle 36 Drum drive motor 37 Drain hole 38 Packing 39 Drain outlet 40 Air duct 42 Outside temperature thermistor 43 Base 49 Fan
50 Heater 51 Fan Motor 52 Bellows Hose 53 Blowout Portion 54 Opening Portion 55 Inside Door Airway 56 Fan Outlet Duct 58 Support Member 59 Bellows Hose Portion

Claims (7)

An outer tub for storing water therein, a rotating drum that is rotatably disposed in the outer tub and that houses laundry, a motor that drives the rotating drum, a housing that supports the rotating drum, and the washing A door that closes the inlet for taking in and out the article, and a blowing means for blowing air into the rotating drum, and when the drying is performed, the rotating drum is rotated, and the laundry is repeatedly lifted and dropped by gravity However, in the drum-type washing and drying machine in which wind is applied to the falling laundry, a first air passage that guides air from the blower means to the door side, and the first wind that is formed inside the door. A second air passage for guiding the wind from the passage into the rotary drum; the second air passage has a blow-out portion that blows the air into the rotary drum; and the blow-out portion has a low outlet. has established an inclined portion so that the second A ventilation lid is provided in the vicinity of the blowing portion of the air passage, and a support member that supports the ventilation lid is provided in the second air passage, and the support member is a stopper in the second air passage. A drum-type washing and drying machine characterized by being fixed . In claim 1,
A drum-type washing and drying machine, wherein a vibration absorbing portion is provided in the middle of the first air passage. In claim 1,
A drum-type washing / drying machine comprising: means for detecting foaming in the second air passage; and means for eliminating foam in the first air passage. In claim 1,
A drum-type washing and drying machine, wherein a vent lid is provided downstream of the second air passage. In claim 1,
A drum-type washing and drying machine, wherein an opening / closing lid is provided downstream of the first air passage. In claim 1,
A drum-type washing and drying machine, wherein a heat shielding material is provided on an inner wall surface of the second air passage. In claim 1,
A drum-type washing and drying machine, wherein means for detecting a difficulty in ventilation is provided in the second air passage.