JPH05146590A - Bedding device with drying function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve convenience of use and make a drying time optimum by starting drying automatically at the optimum time for drying start calculated from the setting of a heating time and a drying finish time, a room temperature and humidity in the case of a bedding device with a drying function. CONSTITUTION:There are provided a drying start time calculating means which calculates a drying start time by means of signals from a drying finish time setting means 15, a heating time setting means 11, an ambient temperature detecting means 13 and a humidity detecting means 14 when bedding on a main body is dried by means of hot air by heating means 4 and a ventilating means 3. And, a drying start time is set by calculating a time necessary for drying from the setting of the drying finish time setting means 15, the heating time setting of the heating time setting means 11, an ambient temperature and humidity, and a drying time is made optimum by starting drying automatically from that time.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bedding apparatus having a drying function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A bedding apparatus having a drying function constructed by a conventional technique will be described with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 5, reference numeral 1 denotes a main body of the bedding apparatus with a drying function, which has a large number of hot air blowout holes 1a on its surface, and is connected with a controller 5 for controlling the bedding apparatus with a drying function. .. 2 is an air passage in the bedding device, 3 is this air passage 2
The air blowing means 4 for sending the air to the heating means 4 is a heating means for heating the air sent from the air blowing means 3. Reference numeral 16 is bedding to be dried. The controller 5 controls the blower means 3 and the heating means 4 as shown in FIG. That is, 6 is an output control means for controlling the energization of the heating means 4 and the blowing means 3, and 7
Is a heating capacity switching means for switching the capacity of the heating means 4, 8 is a blowing capacity switching means for switching the capacity of the blowing means 3, 9 is a heating temperature setting means for setting the temperature of the heating means 4, and 10 is the blowing means. 3 is an air flow rate setting means for setting the air flow rate, 11 is a heating time setting means for setting the energization time of the heating means, and 12 is a drying condition setting means for setting conditions such as drying time and temperature.

The drying condition setting means 12 is connected to each of the heating time setting means 11, the heating temperature setting means 9, and the air flow rate setting means 10, and is further connected to the output control means 6. The output control means 6 is connected to the heating capacity switching means 7 and the blowing capacity switching means 8, and is further connected to the heating means 4 and the blowing means 3.

Next, the operation will be briefly described. Normal,
When the bedding 16 on the main body is dried, a person judges the material, the amount, the ambient temperature, the humidity, etc. of the bedding 16 to be dried, and the drying condition setting means 12 determines whether the amount of air to be blown or the amount of wind to be heated. Set the drying conditions such as heating temperature and heating time. The drying conditions set in the drying condition setting means 12 are converted into heating time setting by the heating time setting means 11, setting of heating temperature by the heating temperature setting means 9, and conversion of air flow rate by the air flow rate setting means 10. .. Then, the output control means 6 controls the energization of the heating means 4 and the blowing means 3 so that the warm air heated by the blowing means 3 and the heating means 4 is sent to the blowing passage 2 of the main body 1 of the bedding apparatus with a drying function. Then, the bedclothes 16 placed on the bedding 16 are dried by being blown out from the many hot air blowout holes 1a.

When the time converted by the heating time setting means 11 has elapsed, the output control means 6 stops the energization of both the heating means 4 and the air blowing means 3 and finishes the drying.

[0007]

However, the conventional structure as described above has the following problems. When trying to dry, the user has to perform the operation to start drying every day, and moreover, it is necessary to determine the time required for drying depending on the temperature, humidity, etc. of the day and set the drying start time. It was annoying and inconvenient. If the setting is not appropriate, the drying time is short and the drying is not sufficient even at the time you want to finish drying, or the drying time is too long and excess drying occurs, which contradicts energy saving and goes to sleep. Sometimes there is a problem that the bedding is not cooled and it is hot and difficult to sleep.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems.
At the set drying end time, the drying has finished sufficiently,
The user does not have to set the start of drying daily, and
It is an object of the present invention to provide a bedding apparatus with a drying function that is energy-saving without excessive drying, has an appropriate bedding temperature at bedtime, and is comfortable to sleep and has a convenient drying function.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has a main body which is laid under the bedding and has an air flow passage formed therein, and an ambient temperature detecting device provided in the main body for detecting an ambient temperature. Means, and air blowing means for sending air to the air passage,
A heating unit installed on the side of the air outlet of the air blowing unit and a controller, wherein the controller is a heating temperature setting unit for setting the control temperature of the heating unit, and an air blowing amount for setting the air blowing amount of the air blowing unit. Setting means, heating time setting means for setting the heating time of the heating means, drying end time setting means,
A drying start time calculating means for calculating the start time of drying is provided by the time set in the heating time setting means, the end time set in the drying end time setting means, and a signal from the ambient temperature detecting means. It is provided with a function of starting energization of the heating means and the blowing means at time.

[0010]

According to the present invention, the drying end time setting means sets the drying end time so that the drying start time calculating means calculates the time required for drying from the heating time setting and end setting times and the ambient temperature. Then, the drying start time for starting the drying earlier than the drying end time is set. Then, at that start time, the heating means and the blowing means are energized to start drying.

[0011]

【Example】

(Embodiment 1) Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described.
In FIG. 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a main body of the bedding apparatus with a drying function, which has a large number of hot air ejection holes 1a on its surface, and a controller 5 is connected to the main body 1. 2 is an air passage in the main body 1, 3
Is a blowing means for sending wind to the air passage 2, and 4 is the air passage 2
It is a heating means for heating the air sent to the. Reference numeral 13 is an ambient temperature detecting means for detecting the ambient temperature. 16 is the bedding that is about to dry. The controller 5 is as shown in FIG. That is, 6 is an output control means for controlling energization of the heating means 4 and the blowing means 3, 7 is a heating capacity switching means for switching the capacity of the heating means 4, and 8 is a blowing capacity switching means for switching the capacity of the blowing means 3. , 9 are the heating means 4
Heating temperature setting means for setting the heating temperature of 10, heating air amount setting means for setting the air blowing amount of the air blowing means 3, 11 heating time setting means for setting the energization time of the heating means 4,
Reference numeral 12 is a drying condition setting means. Reference numeral 13 is an ambient temperature detecting means. Reference numeral 15 is a drying end time setting means, and 17 is a drying start time calculating means for calculating a drying start time from the signal of the drying end time setting means 15 and the signal of the ambient temperature detecting means 13. Then, the drying start time calculation means 17 inputs the output to the output control means 6 at the drying start time. On the other hand, the output control means 6 outputs the energization signal to the next stage when the signals from the heating time setting means 11, the heating temperature setting means 9, and the air flow rate setting means 10 are input, and when the signal for starting the drying is further input. Is.

The operation of the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The user determines the material (Western futon, etc.) and amount (thickness, thinness) of the bedding 16 to be dried, and the drying condition setting means 12 presses, for example, the strong button among the strong and medium buttons (step 1). .. Then, the heating time setting means 11 which has received this strong signal converts the signal to a longer time, the heating temperature setting means 9 converts it to a higher temperature, and the air flow rate setting means 10 converts it to a higher value, respectively. Input to the output control means 6.

On the other hand, when the user sets the time with the drying end time setting means 15 in consideration of the time of the bedding 16 to be used, the time signal, the ambient temperature detecting means 13 at this time, and the heating time setting means 11 are set. The drying start time calculating means 17 to which the signal is input calculates the drying start time from the drying time converted in (step 2). When the drying start time comes, the heating means 4 and the blowing means 3 are energized (step 3). The warm air heated by the heating means 4 is sent to the main body 1 of the bedding device with a drying function and dries the bedding 16 on it.

When the time converted by the heating time setting means 11 has elapsed, the output control means 6 stops the energization of both the heating means 4 and the blowing means 3 to end the drying (step 4).

Particularly, in this embodiment, when the drying end time is set, the drying is started earlier than the drying end time by the time required for the drying. However, the time required for drying is often influenced by the room temperature, and a long drying time is required when the room temperature is low. In this embodiment, when the room temperature is detected and the room temperature is low, the drying start time calculation means 17 corrects the drying time to be longer and the drying start time to be earlier, so that the drying start time is sufficiently dried. be able to. The drying time may be short when the room temperature is high. In this case, since the drying time is shortened and the drying start time is delayed, sufficient drying can be performed when the drying end time is reached, and excess drying that is more than necessary is eliminated.

(Second Embodiment) Next, the operation of the second embodiment of the present invention will be described.

The drying configuration and control are the same as in the first embodiment, and the difference from the first embodiment is that the humidity detecting means 14 in FIG. 3 is added to FIG. The time required for drying is often affected not only by room temperature but also by humidity, and a long drying time is required when room temperature is low and humidity is high. In this embodiment, the drying start time calculating means 17a detects the room temperature and the humidity, and when the room temperature is low and the humidity is high, the drying start time is corrected by lengthening the drying time so that the drying start time is accelerated. Sufficient drying can be performed. When the room temperature is high and the humidity is low, the drying time may be short. In this case, since the drying time is shortened and the drying start time is delayed, sufficient drying can be performed when the drying end time is reached, and excess drying that is more than necessary is eliminated.

[0018]

As described above, according to the bedding apparatus with a drying function of the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

(1) By setting the drying end time, the drying start time is calculated and the drying start time is set to automatically start the drying. Therefore, for example, it is necessary to dry from the time when the user goes to bed. The annoyance of having to set the drying start time by subtracting the time can be eliminated, and the required drying time can be set appropriately according to the ambient temperature, and the efficiency can be improved.

(2) If the ambient temperature is higher than the set temperature, it is possible to advance the drying start time so that the bedding will have an appropriate temperature after drying. Therefore, when the room temperature is high, it is difficult to cool the bedding after drying. It is possible to solve the problem that it is difficult to sleep because the bedding remains hot. Furthermore, if the ambient temperature is below the set temperature, it is possible to finish the drying as close to the drying end time as possible, so it is possible to prevent the bedding from immediately cooling when the room temperature is low after drying, and to prevent the bedding from drying at bedtime. Sleeps warmly and comfortably with residual heat.

(3) Further, since the room temperature and humidity are also detected to calculate the time required for drying, when the temperature is low, the humidity is high and the drying time is long, the drying start time is automatically advanced. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the problem that the drying time is constant and the drying is not completed even at the drying end time.

If the temperature is high, the humidity is low, and the drying time is short, the drying start time is automatically delayed, and excess drying is performed when the drying time is constant and the drying end time is reached. The points can be prevented.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a first embodiment of a bedding dryer according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the device

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a second embodiment of the bedding dryer.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a first embodiment of the same device.

FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of a conventional bedding dryer.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a conventional bedding dryer.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Main body 2 Blower path 3 Blower means 4 Heating means 5 Controller 6 Output control means 9 Heating temperature setting means 10 Blower amount setting means 11 Heating time setting means 12 Drying condition setting means 13 Ambient temperature detecting means 14 Humidity detecting means 15 Drying completion Time setting means 16 Bedding 17, 17a Drying start time calculating means

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A main body, which is laid under the bedding and has a blower path formed therein for drying the bedding with warm air, an ambient temperature detecting means provided in the main body for detecting an ambient temperature, and a wind blown on the blower path. An air blowing unit, a heating unit installed on the side of the air blowing port of the blowing unit, and a controller, and the controller is a heating temperature setting unit that sets a control temperature of the heating unit, and an air blowing amount of the blowing unit. The air flow rate setting means for setting, the heating time setting means for setting the heating time of the heating means, the drying end time setting means, the time set in the heating time setting means and the drying end time setting means A bedding apparatus with a drying function, which is provided with a drying start time calculating means for calculating a drying start time based on the determined end time and a signal from the ambient temperature detecting means, and starts energizing the heating means and the blowing means at the start time. .. 2. A humidity detecting means for detecting the humidity of the bedding on the main body and a drying start time calculating means, wherein the drying start time calculating means sets the time set in the heating time setting means and the drying end time. 2. The start time of drying is calculated based on the end time set in the means and signals from the ambient temperature detecting means and the humidity detecting means, and the controller starts energizing the heating means and the blowing means at the start time. The bedding device with the drying function described.