JPH01146587A - Clothing dryer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To finish clothes with favorite fragrance when finishing drying by providing an outer peripheral wall part provided with plural perforated holes in one body on the outer side coaxially with the boss of a filter part to form a separated room, inserting an aromatic in the separated room and holding it. CONSTITUTION: An outer peripheral wall part 14 is provided nearly coaxially to a center fitting boss 11 of a filter part 7 for the part 7 and plural hole parts 15 are formed for flowing of air at this part 14 to form the separated room 17 with the part 14 and a lid 16 which can be freely attachably and detachably opened/closed and successively connected with the both 11. At the time of setting the viscous or solid-state aromatic 19 in the room 17, fragrance is circulated with drying air (a), thereby it is possible to use the clothes finished with a favorite fragrance at the time of finishing drying.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a clothes dryer for drying clothes and the like.

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional clothes dryer will be described with reference to FIG. 1, which is a longitudinal cross-section of the clothes dryer of the present invention.

While rotating the drum containing the clothes, turn on the heater! It is configured to supply hot air (dry air) heated by the drum 1 into the drum 1 and exhaust it through an exhaust path. A filter device 6' was removably attached to cover the hot air outlet of the drum 1 so as to collect lint coming from clothes.

The configuration of a conventional filter device t' is shown in FIG.

In the figure, 7 is a filter, t is a filter cover,
RI is the mesh part, IO is the filter outer frame, /l is the central mounting boss, 12 is the ventilation part, 13 is the boss part, II is the bearing part,
shows.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in the conventional configuration of the filter device t',
Although the clothes are dried, the fragrance is not added to the clothes to improve the comfort and feel of the clothes when they are used.

Means for Solving the Problems The present invention provides an outer frame, a drum rotatably provided within the outer frame, a blower for circulating air within the drum, a heating means for heating the air flowing into the drum, and a filter device consisting of a cover attached to a drum rotating shaft provided on the rear surface of the drum, a filter unit, and a heat exchange type blower, and an outer periphery having a plurality of holes concentrically and integrally bored outside the boss of the filter unit. A wall is provided to form a compartment.
The air freshener is configured to insert and hold a fragrance in the compartment.

Operation According to the present invention, with this configuration, the filter device in which the fragrance is stored is located in the circulation path of the drying air, so that the drying air can always pass through the fragrance storage part during the drying operation.

Therefore, when the clothes are finished drying, it is possible to add a fragrance suitable to the user's preference.

Embodiment FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of an embodiment of the clothes dryer of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded sectional view of the filter device parts, and FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the filter in which the same air freshener is set. shows.

The configuration of the clothes dryer of the present invention will be explained.

In Figure 1, C is a drum rotatably supported within the outer frame, and 3 is a heat exchange type blower that not only blows drying air A and cooling air B, but also exchanges heat between the two air types. .

≠ is the motor, evening is the heater, and O is the filter device installed behind the drum to collect lint etc. scattered from the clothes to be dried. The drying air a circulates within a circulation path including the drum 2, the side of the heat exchange blower 3 facing the drum, and the heater.

On the other hand, the cooling air is blown through a cooling air path that takes in air from outside the outer frame 1, passes through the outside facing side of the heat exchange type blower 3, and exhausts it to the outer frame/outside.

The filter device B has a filter section 7 as shown in Fig. 2.
and a filter cover r, the filter part 7 has a mesh part for collecting lint, etc.
is integrally formed between the filter outer frame IO and the cylindrical central mounting boss //. A substantially lattice-shaped ventilation part /2 is formed on the surface of the filter cover ♂ which covers the filter part 7 with a space therebetween, and a boss part /3 is formed on the central back surface.
has been extended.

The outer periphery is fitted to the central mounting boss ll of the filter part 7,
The structure is such that the filter section 7 is held between the filter cover.

Further, the filter part 7'' is provided with an outer peripheral wall part /≠ approximately concentric with its central mounting boss /l, and a plurality of holes /j are formed in this outer peripheral wall part /≠ for air circulation. has been
A compartment /7 is formed by the outer peripheral wall l≠ and a lid 16 that is connected to the central mounting boss // and can be detachably opened and closed.

In addition, the boss part 3 of the filter cover g is fitted to the bearing part l♂ fixed to the rear of the drum 2, and the filter 4 filter device 6 is fitted.
is attached to the drum λ.

As shown in Fig. 3, if a viscous or solid aromatic agent is set in the compartment 17, the incense will be circulated in the drying air a, so that when the drying is finished, the scent will be the one you like. It becomes possible to use the finished clothing.

Effects of the Invention With the above-described configuration, the present invention allows the user to freely select an air freshener with a scent that suits his/her preference and set it in the compartment. You can create your favorite fragrance.

For example, as shown in the embodiments, since the fragrance can be set in the removable filter device, it becomes possible to perform operations such as replacing the fragrance very easily. Furthermore, since the filter device rotates together with the drum, the fragrance in the compartment is constantly stirred and cooled, so that each side of the fragrance comes into contact with the drying air, resulting in the effect of being able to supply a constant fragrance.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional view of an embodiment of the clothes dryer of the present invention, Fig. 2 is an exploded sectional view of the filter device parts, Fig. 3 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the filter in which the air freshener is set, and Fig. 4 The figure shows an exploded cross-sectional view of parts of a conventional filter device. /: Outer frame, 2 drums, 3: Heat exchange type blower,
j: Heater, B: Filter device, 7: Filter, ♂: Cover, R: Mesh part, 10: Filter outer frame, ll: Pos, /2: Ventilation part, /3: Boss part, /≠: Dato peripheral wall part , /! : Hole /6: Lid 1/7:
Compartment, /♂: Bearing part, /R: Air freshener. Patent applicant: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Patent attorney Abe First hand drawing 2 and 3

Claims (1)

[Claims] an outer frame, a drum rotatably provided within the outer frame, a blower that circulates air within the drum, a heating means that heats the air flowing into the drum, and a drum rotation shaft provided on the rear surface of the drum. It consists of a filter device consisting of a cover and a filter part, and a heat exchange type blower, and an outer circumferential wall part having a plurality of holes formed concentrically and integrally on the outside of the boss of the filter part is provided to constitute a compartment; A clothes dryer configured to insert and hold an air freshener in a compartment.