JPH0248279B2 - IRUIKANSOKI - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a drum-rotating clothes dryer, and more particularly to a clothes dryer of this type that can effectively apply a finishing agent to the clothes to be dried in the drum.

Drum-rotating clothes dryers dry clothes by rotating the drum and blowing hot air into them while agitating the clothes to be dried.As the clothes dry, the agitation causes friction between the clothes and friction between the clothes and the drum. Static electricity is generated. The amount of static electricity generated differs depending on the material of the clothing and the combination thereof, but when clothes made of nylon fibers and polyester fibers are put in and dried at the same time, the amount of static electricity generated is particularly significant. give a shock. Therefore, in order to prevent the generation of static electricity and to impart flexibility to clothing, it has been proposed that a finishing agent can be applied within the dryer.

Such a conventional example will be explained with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view showing an example of a drum rotary clothes dryer, in which 1 shows an outer tank, 2 shows a clothes loading lid, 3 shows a drum into which clothes to be dried are placed,
This drum 3 is rotatably provided in the outer tank 1.
When using, put the clothes to be dried in the clothes slot,
When the switch 4 is operated, the drum 3 is rotated by the motor 5 via the V-belt 6 to agitate the clothes to be dried. On the other hand, the motor 5 rotates the fan 8 through the round belt 7, sucking air from the intake port 9, passing through the intake opening 11 of the heater box 10, heating the air by the heater 12, and then drawing air from the drum intake port 13. guided into the drum 3. Here, the moisture in the clothes to be dried is evaporated, lint is removed by a filter 14, and then the air is exhausted from an exhaust port 15 by a fan 8. The drum 3 has a cylindrical shape, and several baffle plates 16 are provided on its inner surface to ensure sufficient agitation of the clothes. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a cloth bag 17 containing a finishing agent is fixed to the surface of the baffle plate 16 with double-sided adhesive tape 18. The finishing agent 19 used here is eluted onto the surface of the finishing agent-containing bag 17 when drying begins and the temperature inside the drum 3 gradually rises to about 45°C. As the drum 3 rotates, the surface of the bag 17 containing the finishing agent comes into contact with the clothing, so that the finishing agent is applied to the clothing, giving the clothing an antistatic effect and flexibility.

However, the conventional method as described above has the following drawbacks because it is configured only by adhesively fixing the finishing agent-containing bag 17 to the baffle plate 16.

(b) Finishing agents are applied to all dried clothes, and it is not easy to distinguish between using and not using finishing agents.

(b) Since the contact area between the bag containing the finishing agent and the clothing is constant, the amount of the finishing agent applied cannot be adjusted.

(c) The adhesive may peel off and the bag containing the finishing agent may come off.

In view of these points, it is an object of the present invention to provide a clothes dryer of this type that eliminates all of the above-mentioned drawbacks by utilizing the internal space of the baffle plate, and allows effective use of finishing agents. The purpose is to

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. The figure shows the baffle plate portion of the clothes dryer of the present invention. The baffle plate 21 is detachably attached to the drum 22 by hooks 23, and has an opening 24.
A bag 25 containing a finishing agent is housed inside. The finishing agent 34 in the bag is the same as described above. The finishing agent bag 25 has a spring plate 2
6 is pushed up to protrude into the opening 24, and its edge 27 is clamped between the opening edge 28 and the spring plate 26. Further, a sliding lid 29 is provided on the opening side of the baffle plate 21, and this sliding lid 29
The baffle plate 21 is configured to be able to slide by clamping a protrusion 30 provided at the top of the baffle plate 21 and a notch 31 provided at the bottom of the baffle plate 21. Also baffle board 2
Several recesses 32 are provided in the protrusion 30 of the sliding lid 29, and a protrusion (not shown) is provided in a part of the sliding groove 33 provided on the sliding lid 29, and the recess 32 and the protrusion fit into each other. Thus, the amount of opening of the opening 24 can be changed in several stages, for example, fully open, half open, and fully closed.

Since the clothes dryer according to the present invention is configured as described above, the sliding lid 29 is operated to open the opening 24.
By changing the opening amount of the finishing agent bag 25
It becomes possible to change the contact area of the finishing agent to the clothes to be dried, and thereby the amount of the finishing agent deposited can be adjusted. Also, when the finishing agent is not needed, it can be fully closed.

As is clear from the above description, according to the present invention,
By simply operating the sliding lid, the amount of finishing agent applied can be easily adjusted and the finishing agent can be used or not used, making it possible to effectively apply the finishing agent to the clothes to be dried. Furthermore, as in the above-mentioned embodiment, the bag containing the finishing agent is clamped and fixed between the spring plate and the edge of the opening, so it does not come off like when conventional double-sided adhesive tape is used. Since the baffle plate is removable from the drum, it has many advantages, such as being able to easily replace the finishing agent and perform maintenance outside the machine.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a conventional example of a clothes dryer.
2 and 3 are a perspective view and a cross-sectional view of the baffle plate portion in FIG. 1, FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the baffle plate portion showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view thereof. . 1... Outer tank, 3, 22... Drum, 16, 21
... Baffle plate, 17, 25 ... Bag containing finishing agent, 1
9, 34... Finishing agent, 24... Opening, 26...
... Spring plate, 29 ... Sliding lid, 30 ... Protrusion, 31 ... Notch, 32 ... Recess.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A baffle plate is provided on the inner surface of the rotating drum to agitate the clothes to be dried, and a cloth bag containing a finishing agent that melts at a certain temperature is attached to the baffle plate. In a drum-rotating clothes dryer for applying a finishing agent to clothes, the baffle plate includes an opening provided in the baffle plate, a lid body that makes the opening amount of the aperture variable, and an internal space of the baffle plate. A fixing member provided in the clothes dryer, wherein the finishing agent-containing bag is fixed in the interior space by the fixing member with a part of its surface protruding into the opening. 2. The clothes dryer according to claim 1, wherein the lid is a sliding lid, and the opening amount of the opening can be adjusted in several stages from fully open to fully closed. 3. The fixing member is a spring plate, and the seam allowance of the bag containing the finishing agent is clamped between the spring plate and the peripheral edge of the opening. The clothes dryer according to item 2. 4. The clothes dryer according to claim 1, 2, or 3, wherein the baffle plate is detachable from the drum.