JPH03188896A - Dehydration drying washing machine with dehumidification function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To smoothly and uniformly guide the high-temperature/high-humidity air discharged from an outer tank to a dehumidifying means by providing flexible cylindrical body on an exhaust passage between the dehumidifying means and the outer tank, and gradually expanding the cylindrical body toward the opening of the dehumidifying means from the opening of the outer tank side. CONSTITUTION:High-temperature air is fed into the inner tank 30 of a dehydration drying washing machine, the clothing in the inner tank 30 is dried, then the high-temperature/high-humidity air is dehumidified, and the dehumidified air is again heated and fed into the inner tank 30. The flexible cylindrical bellows 116 surrounding the outlet port 102 of an outer tank 15 and the suction port 115 of the fan case 111a of a dehumidifying means are expanded toward the opening 116b of the suction port 115 side from the opening 116a of the outlet port 102 side, and the high-temperature/high-humidity air in the bellows 116 is smoothly guided to the outer periphery direction of the fan 113 of the dehumidifying means.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a dehydrating/drying washing machine capable of performing washing, rinsing, dehydrating, and drying operations of laundry.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, the inventors of this application have devised a dehydrating/drying washing machine as described below. This dehydrating/drying washing machine has an outer tank that can contain water inside the case body, and an inner tank that can rotate around a vertical axis inside the outer tank.
The inner tub has a structure in which an inner tub for storing laundry is rotatably arranged around a horizontal axis. and,
The laundry is washed and rinsed by rotating the inner tub around the horizontal axis while supplying water to the outer tub so that the water level reaches the inside of the inner tub containing the laundry. It looks like this.

Further, after draining the water in the outer tub, the support body and the inner tub are rotated at high speed around the vertical axis, thereby dewatering the laundry.

Further, the laundry in the inner tub is dried by supplying warm air from the hot air supply means into the inner tub and rotating the inner tub around a horizontal axis.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the conventional dehydrating/drying washing machine,
The hot, humid air used to dry the laundry is directly discharged to the outside, and as a result, the hot, humid air increases indoor humidity, potentially degrading the living environment.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and allows washing, rinsing, spin-drying, and drying to be carried out sequentially and continuously while the laundry is stored in the inner tub. In particular, during drying, the hot and humid air discharged from the inner tank to the outside is dehumidified, thereby suppressing the deterioration of the indoor environment. To provide a dehydrating/drying washing machine equipped with a dehumidifying function that can smoothly and uniformly guide moisture toward an opening of a dehumidifying means.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve this object, the present invention provides a support rotatable around a vertical axis in an outer tank for storing washing water, and a horizontal An inner tank is provided that is rotatable around an axis or an inclined axis and is capable of accommodating laundry, and a heating means is provided for heating the air introduced into the inner tank, and the air that is introduced into the inner tub is used to dry the laundry. In a dehydrating/drying washing machine equipped with a dehumidifying means that condenses moisture in the humid air used for water droplets, a bendable cylindrical body is provided in the exhaust passage between the dehumidifying means and the outer tub. The cylindrical body was formed so as to gradually expand from the opening on the outer tank side toward the opening of the dehumidifying means.

[Function] In the dehydrating/drying washing machine of the present invention having the above configuration,
When the inner tub is rotated around a horizontal axis or an inclined axis with washing water stored in the outer tub, the laundry stored in the inner tub is washed and rinsed. Further, when the washing water in the outer tub is discharged and the inner tub is rotated together with the support body at high speed around a vertical axis, the laundry is dehydrated.

When the heating means is activated and the inner tub is rotated about a horizontal axis or an inclined axis, the laundry contained in the inner tub is dried. At this time, the hot and humid air discharged from the inner tank flows through the exhaust passage and is guided to the dehumidifying means, where it is converted into water droplets due to dew condensation and dehumidified. And laundry,
Although the outer tank shakes during dehydration and drying, this movement is not transmitted to the dehumidifying means via the exhaust passage.
Further, since the exhaust passage is formed so that the cylindrical body gradually expands from the opening on the outer tank side toward the opening on the dehumidifying means side, the hot and humid air is smoothly guided to the dehumidifying means.

[Example] Hereinafter, an example of a dehydrating/drying washing machine embodying the present invention will be described in detail based on the drawings.

(Related configurations of main body case, outer tub, support body (inner tub), etc.) Main body case 1 is formed into a box shape, and a main body cover 2 having an opening 3 for putting in and taking out laundry is attached to the upper part of the main body case 1. It is worn. The main body opening/closing lid 4 is attached to the opening 3 so as to be rotatable to open and close, and a gasket 6 is attached to the lower surface of the lid 4 to prevent hot air, moisture, etc. from leaking to the outside. A locking member 7 shown in FIG. 4 locks the main body opening/closing lid 4 in the closed position.

[Outer tank for storing washing water] 5 is formed of synthetic resin into a substantially cylindrical shape with a bottom, and is suspended and supported within the main body case 1 via a buffer support device (not shown). An opening 17 facing the opening 3 of the cover 2 is formed. A flexible shield member 18 is interposed between the peripheral edge of the opening 3 of the main body cover 2 and the opening 17 of the outer tank 15, and is always connected to the main body cover 2 and the outer tank regardless of the swinging of the outer tank 15. 15 in an airtight state, and the outer tank 1
Hot air and moisture inside 5 are prevented from entering between the outer tank 15 and the case body 1.

The inner tank 2 forming the support body is made of synthetic resin and the outer tank 1 is made of synthetic resin.
It is formed into a bottomed cylindrical shape almost similar to 5, and an annular balancer 22 is attached to its upper end. The center of the bottom of the inner tank 21 is formed by a support plate 23 made of a reinforcing steel plate, and a hollow soil shaft 24 is fixed to protrude from the lower surface of the support plate 23 . The inner tank 21 is rotatably supported within the outer tank 15 around a vertical axis Z-Z with a hollow soil shaft 24 passing through the bottom of the outer tank 15 via a seal member 25. .

A large number of small holes 27 are provided through the peripheral wall and bottom wall of the inner tank 21 and the support plate 23 at predetermined intervals. Further, the pair of bearing portions 28 are formed in an intermediate portion of the peripheral wall of the inner tank 21 so as to face each other in the front and rear.

(Related structure of the inner tank) The inner tank 30 for storing laundry is made of synthetic resin and is formed into a substantially spherical shape, and short cylindrical shaft parts 31 are integrally formed on the outer surfaces of both sides of the inner tank 30 to protrude. There is. A protective net 32 is attached to both shaft portions 31 to prevent laundry from flying out of the inner tub 30, and an inlet 33 for introducing hot air into the inner tub 30 through one shaft portion 31 is connected to the other shaft portion 31. A discharge port 34 is formed by the shaft portion 31 to discharge hot air inside the inner tank 30 .

By fitting both shaft portions 31 into the bearing portions 28 of the inner tank 21, the inner tank 30 is rotatably supported within the inner tank 21 around a horizontal axis. As will become clear from the description below, during washing and rinsing, the inner tub 30 is rotated around the front-rear horizontal axis XX, and during drying, it is rotated around the left-right horizontal axis Y-Y.

A large number of small holes 35 are formed through the peripheral wall of the inner tank 30 at predetermined intervals. Doorway 36 for loading and unloading laundry
The inner tank 30 is arranged so as to face the opening 17 of the outer tank 15.
It is formed on the peripheral wall of.

A lid body 37 made of synthetic resin having a large number of small holes 38 is connected to the inner tank 3.
It is attached to the entrance/exit 36 of No. 0 so that it can be rotated to open and close. The locking member 42 is rotatably supported by the lid 37, and is supported by the spring 4.
3 is normally biased in the direction of engagement with the opening edge of the entrance/exit port 36, and this engagement locks and holds the lid body 37 in the closed position.

A plurality of protrusions 40 for reversing the laundry are formed at predetermined intervals on the inner surface of the inner tub 30 and the lid 37 so as to extend substantially parallel to the axis of rotation thereof. .

(Configuration of Drive Mechanism etc.) The driven gear 44 is integrally formed on the outer peripheral surface of the inner tank 30.

A motor 51 capable of forward and reverse rotation is attached to the lower surface of the outer tank 15 via a bracket (not shown) or the like, and a drive pulley 53 equipped with a motor cooling fan 52 is fixed to the motor shaft.

The Tamagushi hollow shaft 54 is connected to the hollow earth shaft 24 via its brake drum support case 57 below the earth hollow shaft 24. The soil hollow shaft 24 and the Tamagushi hollow shaft 54 constitute a hollow hollow tank drive shaft 78 that rotates the middle tank 21 . The rotary drive shaft 58 is supported through the inner tank drive shaft 78 through a bearing and a supporting metal so as to be relatively rotatable, and has a cylindrical clutch joint 59 at its lower end and a belt 60 connected to the drive pulley 53. The connected driven pulleys 61 are each fixed.

A drive-side pinion 63 constituting a high reduction ratio no-void gear mechanism is fixed to the upper end of the rotary drive shaft 58. A gear cover 64 made of synthetic resin is disposed on the support plate 23 at the internal part of the inner tank 21. A rotation shaft 66 extending in the transverse direction is rotatably supported within the gear cover 64, and has a hypoid gear 68 at one end that meshes with the pinion 63.
is fixed thereto, and a drive gear 69 that meshes with the wave gear 44 is fixed at the other end.

The spring clutch 71 is provided astride the ball shaft 54 and the clutch joint 59. Clutch lever 107 is supported near spring clutch 71.

When the clutch lever 107 is disengaged from the clutch housing 73, the rotary drive shaft 58 and the inner tank drive shaft 78 are connected via the spring clutch 71, and the clutch lever 107 is engaged with the clutch housing 73. When this occurs, the rotational drive shaft 58 and the inner tank drive shaft 78 are disconnected from each other.

In addition, the spring clutch 71 and the clutch lever 107
The structure and operation are the same as those described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 48-44343, so please refer to that for details.

The brake drum 74 is fixed to the outer periphery of the drum support case 57. The brake body 7 is attached to the brake lever 109.
5 is provided. By joining this brake body 75 to the brake drum 74, the rotation of the inner tank 21 is controlled by the upper and lower hollow shafts 24, 54 and the drum support case 57.
It is also braked.

2. During washing, rinsing, and drying, the spring clutch 71 is disengaged, the brake body 75 is in a braking state, and the rotation of the seed part driving motor 51 is controlled by the drive pulley 53.
, the belt 60, the driven pulley 61, the rotating drive shaft 58, the pinion 63, the hypoid gear 68, the rotating shaft 66, the driving gear 69, and the driven gear 44. It is rotated at low speed around the axis X-X or Y-Y.

Furthermore, during dewatering, the spring clutch 71 is in a continuous state, and the brake body 75 is in a non-braking state.
The rotation of the seed part movement motor 51 is caused by the drive pulley 53 and the belt 6.
The rotation of the clutch joint 59 on the rotary drive shaft 58 is also transmitted to the inner tank drive shaft 78 via the spring clutch 71.

Therefore, the inner tank 21 is rotated at high speed around the vertical axis Z-Z. On the other hand, since the rotary drive shaft 58 is rotated in the same direction at the same speed as the inner tank drive shaft 78, the rotary shaft 66, pinion 63, hypoid gears 638, etc. rotate around the vertical axis Z-Z, and the drive gear 69 and the driven gear 44, the inner 1f! f30 is rotated at high speed around the vertical axis z-Z together with the inner tank 21.

Therefore, the motor 51, the rotational drive shaft 58, the pinion 63,
The inner tank 30 is moved along the horizontal axis x-X by the hypoid gear 68, etc.
, Y-y. Further, the inner tank rotation drive means is configured to be able to be connected to and disengaged from the inner tank rotation drive means, and when it is released from the inner tank rotation drive means, rotation of the inner tank 30 around the horizontal axis is allowed, and the inner tank rotation is When connected to the drive means for
1 and the inner tank 30 integrally at the same speed and in the same direction along the vertical axis Z-
While rotating at high speed around Z, the inner tank 30 relative to the middle tank
A dewatering drive means is configured to perform a dehydrating operation by regulating the relative rotation of the dewatering device.

The water supply port 82 is located above the outer tank opening 17. A water supply valve (not shown) is used during water supply and rinsing.
By the opening operation, water is supplied from the water supply port 82 toward the outer peripheral upper surface of the inner tank 30.

4 A drain port 84 is provided at the bottom of the outer tank 15, and a drain valve 8
5 to a drain hose 86. and,
In this embodiment, the drain valve 85 is connected to the clutch lever 10.
7 and the brake body 75, and when the spring clutch 71 is in the disconnected state and the brake body 75 is in the braking state during washing and drying, the drain valve 85 is closed, and the spring clutch is opened and closed in conjunction with the brake body 75 during washing and drying. 71 is in the connected state and the brake body 75 is in the non-braking state, the drain valve 85 is opened.

The overflow hose 87 is connected between the overflow port (not shown) and the drain hose 86. The water overflow port is provided on the peripheral wall of the outer tank 15 and is configured to set the water level Wn in the outer tank 15.

(Overview of operations excluding drying operation and dehumidification operation) Next, an overview of the operation of the dehydrating/drying washing machine configured as described above will be explained.

First, with the main body opening/closing lid 4 and the inner tub lid 37 open, the laundry is put into the inner tub 30, and then the inner tub lid 37 and the main body opening/closing lid 4 are closed and the start switch 5 (follow the path shown) ), a series of operations are automatically performed in sequence under the control of the control circuit (path shown).

Now, when washing is performed with laundry stored in the inner tub 30, the drain valve 85 is closed and the spring clutch 71 is in a disconnected state, forming a driving means for rotating the inner tub. At the same time, the brake body 75 enters a braking state, and the rotation of the inner tank 21 is regulated. In this state, the water supply valve is opened and water is supplied into the outer tank 15 from the water supply port 82. When the water level in the outer tank 15 reaches the normal water level Wn that reaches the inside of the inner tank 30, the seed part driving motor 51 is rotated, and the inner tank 30 is horizontally moved in the front-rear direction via the inner tank rotation drive means. Upon rotation about axis X-X, the washing operation begins.

During this washing operation, the spherical inner tub 3 containing the laundry
While the laundry is being rolled by the plurality of reversing protrusions 40 as it rotates around the longitudinal horizontal axis X-X of 0,
So-called pound washing is performed.

6. Furthermore, when rinsing is performed after washing the laundry, the inner tub 30 is rotated by the inner tub rotation driving means by the seed section driving motor 51, as in the case of washing. Also, water supply port 8
Water is supplied from 2 toward the outer circumferential upper surface of the inner tank 30, and the rinsing water in the outer tank 15 is supplied to the overflow port and the overflow hose 87.
The water level is maintained at a constant level. Therefore,
Rinsing is performed while the rinsing water is replaced in sequence.

As described above, washing and rinsing are performed by rotating the inner tub 30 around the horizontal axis X-X without using swirling water flow, so there is almost no twisting or tangling of the laundry, and the amount of water is reduced. Less is better. In addition, the inner tank 30
When the machine is rotating on the longitudinal horizontal axis X-X, the orientation of the entrance/exit 36 of the inner tank 30 and the lid body 37 are the same as the orientation of the opening 3 of the main body case 1, and when it is stopped, they match. , easy to put in and take out laundry.

Further, when the laundry is to be dewatered after washing or rinsing, the spring clutch 71 is connected and the dewatering drive means is continuously connected to the inner tub rotation drive means 7, and the brake The body 75 is brought into a non-braking state and the rotation of the inner tank 21 is allowed. In this state, when the seed section driving motor 51 is rotated, the inner tub 21 and the inner tub 30 are integrally rotated at high speed around the vertical axis Z-Z, and the laundry is dehydrated.

Therefore, the rotational axis of the inner tub 30 containing the laundry can be changed from the horizontal axis
This can be done by changing to . At the end of dehydration, the inner tank 21 stops when the entrance/exit 36 of the inner tank 30 and the opening 3 of the main body case 1 coincide.

In addition, between each of the above-mentioned operations, the stop positioning of the intermediate tank 21 or the inner tank 30 is performed by the control circuit (path shown) based on a detection signal from a sensor (not shown).

(Related configuration of dehumidifying device and heating means) As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the inlet 101 and the outlet 102 are located on the left-right horizontal axis Y-Y that intersects horizontally with the longitudinal horizontal axis XX. The odor 8 is provided transparently on the peripheral wall of the outer tank 15. Therefore, the inner tank 30
When both shaft portions 31 are arranged on the left-right horizontal axis Y-Y, the inlet 33 and outlet 34 of the inner tank 30 face the inlet 101 and outlet 102 of the outer tank 15, respectively. Note that the introduction port 101 of the outer tank 15 has a slightly smaller diameter than the introduction port 33 of the inner tank 30. The foam guiding plate 103 is fixed to the left and right inner surfaces of the outer tank 15 so as to extend downward, and is provided thereon so as to face the inlet 101 and the outlet 102, respectively, and has the inlet 33. [Exhaust port 34 and inlet port 10], and a bubble guide port 104 having a larger diameter than the outlet port 102 are provided transparently.
A filter 105 made of a fine mesh material is adjusted in both the bubble introduction ports 104. The upper end and both left and right ends of the foam guiding plate 103 are hermetically fixed to the inner surface of the outer tank 15, and a space is formed between the foam guiding plate 103 and the outer tank 15 with only the lower end open. The lower end open portion thereof is located at the lower end of the outer tank 15. The filter 105 has eyes large enough to prevent the bubbles in the outer tank 15 from exiting to the outside, convert the bubbles into water droplets, and allow air to pass through. In addition, filter 1
The water from the bubbles turned into water droplets on the bubble guide plate 103 is guided.

The fan cases 1lla, 11], b are arranged and fixed on one side of the outer tank 15 in the main case 1, and inside the fan 113 having a wavy portion 112 on the outer periphery is mounted on a horizontal shaft 114, as shown in FIG. It is rotatably supported by. The suction port 115 is formed in the substantially central part of the fan case 111a at a position facing the outlet 102, and the outer tank 15 and the fan case 111a are arranged so as to cover the space between the suction port 115 and the outlet 102. A flexible cylindrical bellows 116 is interposed between the two. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, the bellows 116 is formed such that the opening 116b on the suction port 115 side is larger than the opening 116a on the outlet 102 side. The diameter of the opening 116b is equal to the diameter of the wavy portion 1 of the fan 113.
The diameter of the opening 116a is approximately the same as the diameter of the inner circumferential portion 112a of the fan case 112, and the diameter of the opening 116a is slightly larger than the diameter of the suction port 115 provided through the fan case 111a. It is formed slightly larger than the diameter of the outlet 102. Note that the plate 131 is fixed to the outer peripheral surface of the fan case 111b in order to support one end of the horizontal shaft 114. The hot air supply pipe 120 is connected to the fan case 1 ] 1a
It is connected to the top of the art book. A pulley 121 is formed at the center of the fan 113. On the other hand, motor 1
22 is fixed to the inner surface of the main body case 1, and a pulley 123 is attached to its output shaft.
A belt 124 is hung between the belts 21 and the motor 22 rotates the fan 113. When the fan 113 is rotated, air containing moisture in the outer tank 15 and the inner tank 30 is transferred to the fan 113 through the foam outlet 104, the outlet 102, the bellows 116, the suction port 115, etc. The air is sucked into the center from the inner surface of the fan 113 and sent to the outer circumference of the fan 113 by centrifugal force as the fan 113 rotates, and reaches the inside of the hot air supply pipe 120. On the other hand, in the fan case 1 111b on the outer surface side of the fan 113, air passage holes 118 and 119 are transparently provided at the center and outer peripheral portions thereof, respectively. A handle member (145) is formed so as to face the plurality of air passage holes]]8 in the central part, and is fixed to the opening (150) of the main body case 1 and has a handle for carrying the dehydrating/drying washing machine. The air introduced from the air vent 125 into the main case 1t)ll flows through the plurality of air passage holes 118 into the fan case 111b.
The air is sucked in and released from the air passage hole 19 on the outer circumferential side.

In addition, an opening 117 larger than the air passage hole 119 at the bottom of the fan case 111b is connected to the motor 1 that drives the fan 113.
22, and part of the air sucked into the fan case 111b is released toward the motor 122. Therefore, heat exchange is performed between the inner and outer sides of the fan 113, and if the air on the inner side is high temperature and contains a lot of moisture, that air is cooled and the moisture in the air condenses. The water droplets are turned into water droplets, and the water droplets are blown toward the outer circumferential side of the fan 113 as the fan 113 rotates. Therefore, the outlet 34. An exhaust passage for guiding moisture-containing air used for drying the laundry to the outside of the outer tub 15 is formed by the outlet port] 02, the bellows 1162, and the like. or,
The fan case 1lla, 111b1 fan 113.
A dehumidifying means is configured to condense moisture in the air guided to the exhaust passage by the motor 122 or the like into water droplets.

A plurality of protrusions 126 are provided on the outer periphery of the fan 113.
It is formed concentrically with 3 at the center.

The annular guide member 127 is fixed to the outer peripheral part of the fan case 111a, and a plurality of protrusions 128 are formed thereon, which are located between the protrusions 126 of the fan 113. The distance between the protrusions 126 and 128 is extremely narrow, which prevents the air inside and outside the fan 113 from mixing.

The guide portion 129 is formed on the guide member 127, and receives water droplets extracted from the humid air blown by the rotation of the fan 113, and allows the water droplets to fall downward under their own weight. Drain pipe 13 made of a flexible member and forming a discharge passage
0 is the drain hose 8 from the lower part of the fan case 111a.
6, and the condensed water collected by the guide section 129 is discharged into the drain hose 86.

The warm air supply pipe 120 passes from the fan case 111a through the side and upper part of the main body case 1, and then through the side, and its tip opening is connected to the introduction port 101. The bellows part 141 is formed in a part of the hot air supply pipe 120, and is adapted to absorb vibrations caused by vibrations of the outer tank 15, etc. in this part. The heater 142 as a heating means is connected to the hot air supply pipe 120
It is provided inside the upstream side of the supply pipe 120 and heats the air passing through the supply pipe 120. Therefore, the air dehumidified within the fan case 111a is heated by the heater 142, and is fed to the outer tank 15 side, and the air that is dehumidified within the fan case 111a is heated by the heater 142 and is sent to the outer tank 15 side.
33 into the inner tank 3o, and a part through the opening 101 into the outer tank 15. Then, the warm air that has passed through the inner tank 30 and the outer tank 15 is sent to the fan case 1 from the discharge passage.
11a, where it is dehumidified and returned to the heater 142.
sent to. Therefore, the hot air supply pipe 120 between the heater 142 and the outer tank 15 provides four hot air supply passages, including the inside of the warm air supply pipe 120, the inner WI 30 and the outer tank 15, the discharge passage, the inside of the fan case 111a, etc. The circulation path is constructed by Temperature sensors 143 and 144 are provided in the hot air passage portion of the fan case 111a, and detect heating of the hot air to stop the operation of the heater 42.

[Drying Operation and Dehumidifying Operation] Now, during the drying operation, first, the drain valve 85 is opened and the water in the outer tank 15 is discharged. Then, the drain valve 85 is closed again, and the inner tank 21 is rotated so that the shaft part 31 of the inner tank 30 is located on the left-right horizontal axis I-Y, and the shaft part 31 is connected to the outer tank 15. are opposed to an inlet 101 and an outlet 102, respectively. In this state, the inner tank rotation drive means rotates the inner tank 30 around the horizontal axis Y-Y as the motor 51 rotates, and the motor 1
22 is rotated, the fan 113 of the dehumidifier is rotated,
Further, the heater 142 operates to heat up.

Therefore, air 5 heated by the heater 142 is introduced into the inlet 101, the foam guide port 104, and the inner tank shaft 31 via the hot air supply passage 120 based on intake air and centrifugal force blowing by the rotation of the fan 113. The clothes that are fed into the inner tank 30 from the port 33 and stirred in the inner tank 30 are dried. As the fan 113 rotates, the high-temperature air inside the inner tank 30 and the air containing a large amount of moisture are discharged to the outlet 34 of the inner tank shaft.
The foam is sucked into the fan case 111a through the suction port 115 of the fan case 111a, the suction port 104, the bellows 116, and the suction port 115 of the fan case 111a. At this time, fan 11
．． An air flow is also formed on the outer surface of the fan 113 from the center toward the outer periphery, and this air flow from the outside causes the fan 113 to
The air inside is cooled, and the moisture contained therein is turned into water droplets. Therefore, the air sucked from the inner tank 30 is dehumidified, and the dehumidified air is sent to the heater 142 where it is heated again and passes through the hot air supply pipe 120 from the inlet 101.33 to the inner tank 30. The clothes are then sent inside to dry the clothes again. In addition, the condensed moisture is removed from the fan case 111.
The water is collected at the bottom of the tank and discharged through the drain pipe 130. Note that when the drying operation is completed or interrupted, the rotation of the inner tub 30 is stopped when the inner tub 30 is located on the longitudinal horizontal axis X-X and the entrance/exit 36 coincides with the opening 3 of the main body case 1, and the laundry is removed. can be easily put in and taken out.

As described above, in this spin-drying washing machine, high-temperature air is sent into the inner tank 30, and after drying the clothes in the inner tank 30, the high-temperature and humid air is dehumidified, and the dehumidified air is is heated again and sent into the inner tank 30. At this time, as shown in FIG. 5, the bellows 116 covering the space between the outlet 102 of the outer tank 15 and the suction port 115 of the fan case 111a of the dehumidifying means is connected to the opening 116a on the outlet 102 side. Since the side openings 116b are formed large, the hot and humid air inside the bellows 116 is smoothly introduced toward the outer periphery of the fan 113 of the dehumidifier.

Note that this invention is not limited to the above embodiments,
It is also possible to embody it as follows.

7 (a) In the embodiment described above, the fan 113 serves both the functions of forming circulating airflow and condensing water, but this function should be performed by a separate device. For example, a normal fan is installed upstream of the heater, and piping through which cooling air passes is installed upstream of the fan, and after the hot air is cooled and dehumidified by the piping, it is sent to the heater side by the fan. To do.

(B) In the embodiment described above, the supply of warm air to the inside of the inner tank 30 and the suction of the warm air from inside the inner tank are mainly performed through the shaft of the inner tank 30, but at least one of the supply and the suction is performed. The configuration is such that the process is performed through a small hole 35 in the peripheral wall of the inner #fI 30. In this case, the positions of the inlet 101 and the outlet 102 of the outer tank 15 may be changed.

(c) The rotation of the fan 113 is driven by the motor 5 for driving the inner tank.
1 and omit the motor 122.

(d) The inner tank 30 is supported rotatably around an inclined axis that is inclined with respect to the horizontal axis.

(e) Selection, rinsing motor and dewatering motor 8 and shall be established separately.

(f) The filter 105 is provided on the warm air blowing side of the hot air supply pipe 120, slightly further inside.

[Effects of the Invention] As is clear from the detailed description above, according to the present invention, washing, rinsing, spin-drying, and drying can be sequentially and continuously performed with laundry stored in the inner tub, and In particular, during drying, it is possible to separate moisture from the high temperature and humid air used to dry the laundry and dehumidify it, and the bellows in the exhaust passage can also transmit vibrations from the outer tub etc. to the dehumidifying means. do not have.

Furthermore, since hot and humid air is smoothly introduced within the bellows toward the outer periphery of the fan inside the dehumidifying means, it is possible to reduce energy loss and suppress noise caused by air flow.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

1 to 6 show embodiments embodying the present invention. FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway front view showing the state during washing, rinsing, and dehydration, and FIG. 2 is the same 9. Fig. 3 is a partially cutaway side view showing the dry state, Fig. 4 is a partially cutaway front view, Fig. 5 is a partially enlarged view showing the flow of hot and humid air, and Fig. 6 is a partially broken side view showing the dry state. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a fan of the dehumidifier. In the figure, 1 is the main body case, 15 is the outer tank, 21 is the support body, and 30
is an inner tank, 33 is an inlet, 34, 116 is an exhaust passage, 35
51.58 is a drive means for rotating the inner tank, 78 is a drive means for dewatering, 101 is an opening, 111.113 is a dehumidifying means, 116a is an opening on the outer tank side, 116b is an opening on the dehumidifying means side, 120 142 is a hot air supply passage, and 142 is a heating means.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A washing machine main body case (1) and an outer tank (1) provided inside the washing machine main body case (1) for storing washing water.
5), a support (21) supported rotatably around a vertical axis (Z-Z) in its outer tank (15), and a support (21) rotatably supported around a vertical axis (Z-Z) in its outer tank (15); -Y) or rotatably supported around an inclined axis inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the horizontal axis, and having a large number of small holes (35) transparent in the peripheral wall;
In addition, an inner tank (30) capable of storing laundry, and an inner tank (3)
0) around the horizontal axis (X-X, Y-Y) or the inclined axis to perform a washing, rinsing or drying operation;
The inner tank rotation driving means (51, 58, etc.) is configured to be able to be connected to and released from the inner tank rotation driving means (51, 58, etc.).
etc.), the inner tank (30) can be allowed to rotate around the horizontal axis (X-X, Y-Y) or the inclined axis, and the inner tank rotation drive means (51, 58, etc.) )
When the support body (21) and the inner tank (3
0) at the same speed and in the same direction integrally with the vertical axis (Z-Z)
a dewatering drive means (78, etc.) that performs a dewatering operation by rotating the inner tub (30) at high speed around the washing machine main body case (1) and regulating relative rotation of the inner tub (30) with respect to the support (21); ) for heating air, the heating means (142) and the outer tank (
15), the opening is provided in the peripheral wall of the outer tank (15), and the air heated by the heating means (142) is supplied into the outer tank (15) at least during the drying operation of the inner tank (30). A hot air supply passageway (120 etc.) is formed in the inner tank (30), and a hot air supply passage (120 etc.) is formed in the inner tub (30) to dry the laundry in the inner tub (30). Tank (
15) An inlet (33) that guides the hot air discharged inward into the inner tank (30) and an opening in the peripheral wall of the outer tank (15) to introduce the moist air used for drying the laundry. Exhaust passages (34, 116) for guiding the air outside the outer tank (15)
etc.), and a dehumidifying means (111,
113 etc.), the exhaust passage (116) is a flexible cylindrical body,
A dehydrating/drying laundry with a dehumidifying function, characterized in that the outer tank (15) is formed so as to gradually expand from the opening (116a) toward the opening (116b) of the dehumidifying means (111, 113, etc.). Machine.