JPH0568787A - Drier for mattress and cover - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To dry the whole area of a mattress or cover and shorten the drying time by forming an air mat from an upper mat, which is two-side draughty and equipped with an inlet/outlet for the mattress/cover, and a sheet-form and non-draughty lower mat whose peripheries are coupled with the upper mat and which is equipped with a hose connecting hole. CONSTITUTION:Hot air from a hot air generating device passes through a hose 4 and a connection hole 56 to be supplied to a gap between a lower and an upper mate 52, 51 in tight contact, to inflate the gap, and then is directed upward to penetrate the underside sheet of the upper mat 51 because the lower mat 52 is made of a non-draughty material. The hot air penetrating inflates the inside bounded by the upper and lower sheets of the upper mat 51. The hot air in the air mat 5 blows off upward to penetrate a mattress 6 and a cover 7 and is released to the atmosphere. When the hot air is supplied for a certain period of time, an air layer is formed among down or cotton fibers inside of the mattress and cover 6, 7 to inflate them mildly, dry, and give an appropriate warmth.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a dryer such as a futon, and more particularly to a structure of an air mat for drying a futon by blowing hot air supplied from a main body of the dryer such as the futon. is there.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing the structure of a conventional drying bag of this type, and an apparatus described in JP-A-64-64696 is illustrated. In FIG. 5, 8 is a drying bag, 9 is a ventilation bag, 1
Reference numeral 0 is a hot air inlet provided in a part of the ventilation bag 9. The ventilation bag 9 is semi-permeable, is provided on the inner bottom portion of the drying bag 8, and is formed in an uneven shape by the air pressure from the hot air inlet 10. Also,
11 is an entrance / exit provided in the drying bag 8, 12 is an object to be dried, 1
3 is a lower surface of the ventilation bag 9.

The inlet / outlet port 11 of such a drying bag 8 is opened, the substance to be dried 12 is put therein, and the inlet / outlet port 11 is closed.
When hot air is introduced from the hot air inlet 10, the ventilation bag 9 is inflated by air pressure to form irregularities. Ventilation bag 9 bulging in unevenness
The hot air passes through the surface of the and hits the article to be dried 12. Further, the hot air passes through the material to be dried 12 to evaporate the moisture and then discharged from the drying bag 8. In addition, the hot air coming out from the surface of the ventilation bag 9 diffuses into the drying bag 8 and the dried object 1
Raise the temperature of 2 to contribute to the drying.

[0004]

As described above, the conventional drying bag 8 is semi-permeable and sends the air pressure in the hot air state from the hot air inlet 10 to the ventilation bag 9 provided at the inner bottom portion of the drying bag 8. Thus, the material to be dried 12 in the ventilation bag 9 is dried through the ventilation bag 9 having the projections and depressions. Therefore, the structure of the ventilation bag 9 is complicated and the manufacturing and mounting of the ventilation bag 9 are difficult, and the drying bag 81 forming a double bag is formed.
The selection and adjustment of the ventilation amount of the ventilation bag 9 are extremely troublesome.
If the selection and adjustment of both ventilation amounts are inappropriate, the inner ventilation bag 9 is dented and the material to be dried 12 is not sufficiently dried. For this reason, it is necessary to dry the material to be dried 12 while restricting the ventilation of the ventilation bag 9 to some extent and always maintaining the concavo-convex state. As a result, there is a problem that not only the entire structure is complicated and the manufacturing cost becomes high, but also the air pressure is reduced or the warm air is consumed in the ventilation bag 9, so that the energy utilization efficiency is remarkably lowered.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and a dryer for a futon or the like capable of shortening the drying time while sending warm air to the entire futon to dry the entire surface. The purpose is to realize.

[0006]

According to the present invention, there is provided a main body of a dryer such as a futon having a warm air generator in which the temperature of the warm air is controlled by an operating section, and the warm air supplied from the main body. In a dryer such as a futon equipped with an air mat for blowing out and drying the futon, and a hose for connecting the air mat to the main body, the air mat is provided with an upper mat provided with an inlet / outlet for the material to be dried and a periphery of the upper mat. A dryer such as a futon formed of a sheet-like non-breathable lower mat that is connected and provided with a connection port for a hose. In addition, a dryer such as a futon provided with a band for tightening the bedding on the air mat is configured.

[0007]

[Operation] Spread the air mat on the floor, connect the end of the hose connected to the main body to the connection port of the lower mat, and put the mattress and the comforter on top of each other. When you press the start key on the operation section, the warm air from the main body is supplied to the mat through the hose.
The mat is inflated by the supply of warm air, and two air chambers are formed above and below. Then, the warm air in the upper and lower air chambers in the air mat blows upward, passes through the mattress and the comforter, and is discharged to the atmosphere. The mattress and comforter are blown into the interior of the mattress while the warm air is being released, and the mattress and quilt are inflated, and moisture is removed by heat to be dried. Further, by providing the lower mat with a band for tightening the mattress, the mat can be stored while being installed on the mattress.

[0008]

【Example】

Example 1. FIG. 1 is a configuration explanatory diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a sectional explanatory diagram of an air mat according to the present invention. Explain in a little more detail.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 is a main body of a dryer such as a futon, and 2 is a cord. Although not shown, the main body 1 has a warm air generator installed therein. An operation unit 3 is provided on the front surface of the main body 1. 31 is a liquid crystal display window provided on the operation unit 3, 32 is four display frames equipped with LEDs,
Reference numeral 33 is an operation key. The operation keys 33 include a blower key, a start / stop key, a tick killing key, and the like. 4 is a hose and 5 is an air mat. The structure of the air matte 5 is shown in FIG.

As shown in the figure, the air mat 5 is composed of an air-permeable bag-shaped upper mat 51 and a sheet-shaped lower mat 52 made of a non-ventilating material. The lower mat 52 is formed to have the same shape as the upper mat 51, and is separably connected by a connecting member 53 such as a fastener in the peripheral portion. 54 is a doorway provided on the upper mat 51, 55
Reference numerals and 56 are connection ports formed on the upper mat 51 and the lower mat 52. The entrance / exit 54 is used for putting in / out a material to be dried such as a cushion, and the connection openings 55 and 56 are for connecting the hose 4. Connection port 5 provided on the upper mat 51
No. 5 is a preliminary attached and is normally closed. When the air mat 5 including the upper mat 51 and the lower mat 52 is not blown inside, the upper and lower layer surfaces are in close contact with each other and are held in a flat state to form a thin sheet. 6 is a mattress and 7 is a comforter.

The operation of the present invention having such a configuration will be described below. First, the cord 2 is pulled out, and the main body 1 is connected to the power supply. After the air mat 5 is spread on the floor surface, the hose 4 is connected to the ejection port of the main body 1, and the other end is connected to the connection port 56 of the lower mat 52. The mattress 6 and the comforter 7 are placed on the air mat 5 spread on the floor so that the preparation for drying the mattress is completed.

After the preparation is completed, when the start key of the operation unit 3 is pressed, the warm air generator inside the main body 1 is driven. The hot air generated by the hot air generator passes through the hose 3 and the connection port 56,
It is supplied to the space between the lower mat 52 and the upper mat 51 in close contact with each other. The supply of warm air swells the gap to first form the first air chamber R1. When the first air chamber R1 expands, the lower mat 5
Since 2 is made of a non-ventilating material, warm air passes upward through the lower sheet 51b of the upper mat 51. The warm air passing through the lower sheet 51b swells the inside surrounded by the upper and lower sheets 51a and 51b of the upper mat 51, so that the second
An air chamber R2 is formed. The air mat 5 maintains a state in which two air chambers R1 and R2 are formed above and below, as shown in FIG. 2, depending on the difference between the supply amount and the discharge amount of warm air. Then, the warm air in the air mat 5 blows upward,
It passes through the mattress 6 and the comforter 7 and is released to the atmosphere.
During the discharge, the air flow forms an air layer between the quilt 6 and the comforter 7 between the feathers and the cotton fibers to swell “fluffy”, and the heat removes moisture to dry the quilts 6 and 7 in an appropriate amount. "Warmth" is given. In this way, warm air is supplied from the warm air generator for a certain period of time, and the futon is dried.

When the cushion or pillow is dried, the doorway 54 provided in the upper mat 51 is opened, the cushion or the like is put therein, and the doorway 54 is closed. When hot air is supplied from the hot air generator for a certain period of time, the first
The cushions and pillows in the second air chamber R2 are dried by the hot air blown upward from the air chamber R1. In addition, the upper mat 51 and the lower mat 52 are separated by the connecting member 53 provided in the peripheral portion, the hose 4 is connected to the connection port 55, and the upper mat 51 is inserted between the futons 6 and 7 so that a normal mat is formed. Can be used like a futon dryer.

When the mites are to be killed, the futons 6 and 7 are placed on the air mat 5 as in the case of drying the futons, and then the mites killing key in the operation keys 33 of the operation unit 3 is pressed. By this operation, warm air of 50 ° C. or higher is supplied from the main body 1 for a predetermined time. As a result, in the same operation as described above, warm air is supplied to the air mat 5 and the duvets 6 and 7 placed on top of each other can be dried while the mites are killed.

Example 2. FIG. 3 is a structural explanatory view of another embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 3, reference numerals 61 and 62 denote two bands attached to the air mat 5, which are constituted by elastic elastic bodies such as rubber.

In the second embodiment configured as described above, the mattress 6 is placed on the air mat 5, the two bands 61 and 62 are spread to sandwich the mattress 6, and the air mat 5 and the mattress 6 are tightened. .. Then, the hose 4 is inserted into the connection port 56 of the lower mat 52 and connected to the main body 1, and hot air is supplied from the lower mat 52 side. Then, the air chambers R1 and R2 of the air mat 5, which are fastened together with the mattress 6 by the two bands 61 and 62, swell as shown in FIG. 2 and dry the mattresses 6 and 7 as described above. When the hose 4 is removed after drying for a certain period of time, the air in the air chambers R1 and R2 is released and the air mat 5 shrinks and becomes flat and thin. Then, while the air mat 5 is attached to the mattress 6 with the bands 61 and 62, the air mat 5 is folded in two and stored in a closet or the like as shown in FIG. When drying next time, the futon can be dried immediately by connecting the hose 4.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the mattress 6 and the comforter 7 are stacked on the air mat 5 and dried has been described as an example, but the mattress 6 or the like may be placed in the air mat 5 and dried. .. Further, although the case where the upper mat 51 and the lower mat 52 are configured to be separable has been described as an example, they may be integrated. Further, in the second embodiment, 2
Although the bands 61 and 62 of the book have been illustrated and described, the number of bands is not limited to two and may be increased or decreased as appropriate.

[0018]

According to the present invention, the main body of a dryer such as a bedding having a warm air generator in which the temperature of the warm air is controlled by the operation section, and the bedding by blowing out the warm air supplied from the main body. In a drier such as a futon equipped with an air mat to be dried and a hose connecting the air mat to the main body, the air mat is a double-sided breathable upper mat provided with an inlet / outlet for the material to be dried, and the periphery of the upper mat is connected to the hose. A dryer such as a futon made of a sheet-like non-breathable lower mat provided with a connection port was constructed. In addition, a dryer such as a futon provided with a band for tightening the bedding on the air mat was constructed.

As a result, the material to be dried such as the futon is dried by the warm air blown upward from below through the lower air chamber, so that the entire surface of the futon can be dried quickly. In addition, the lower mat is a sheet-shaped non-venting material, and is not a ventilation bag having unevenness as in the conventional case, and therefore has a very simple structure. Further, since the mattress is provided with a band for tightening the air mat, the air mat can be always installed on the mattress, and it is possible to immediately start drying the mattress without storing the air mat. Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to realize a dryer such as a futon capable of efficiently drying in a short time with a simple configuration.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a structural explanatory view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a structural explanatory view of an air mat according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a structural explanatory view of another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an operation explanatory diagram of the embodiment of FIG.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a structure of a conventional drying bag.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 main body 3 operation part 4 hose 5 air mat 6 mattress 7 comforter 51 upper mat 52 lower mat 53 connecting material 54 doorway 55 connection port 56 connection port 61 band 62 band

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A main body of a dryer such as a futon having a warm air generator in which a temperature of the hot air is controlled by an operation unit, and an air mat for drying the futon by blowing hot air supplied from the main body. And a drier such as a futon provided with a hose connecting the air mat to the main body, wherein the air mat is an upper mat provided with an inlet / outlet of a material to be dried with air permeability on both sides, and the periphery is connected to the upper mat. A dryer for a futon or the like, which is composed of a sheet-like non-breathable lower mat provided with a hose connection port. 2. A dryer for a futon or the like according to claim 1, wherein the air mat is provided with a band for tightening the mattress.