JPH06254298A - Lint collector of clothing dryer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent tint from entering though the circumference of a tint collector to save labor for cleaning by providing an airtight rib mounted on a filter guard to eliminate a gap between the lint collector and a mounting bracket. CONSTITUTION:An airtight seal rib 8-1-1 is attached around the whole circumference of a filter guard 8-1 so that a lint collector 8 comes in close contact with a mounting bracket 2-1 of a garment dryer main body when the lint collector 8 is mounted on the mounting bracket 2-1. The airtight seal rib 8-1 is flexible and has a packing material 8-1-2 on a face on the mounting bracket 2-1 side.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a clothes dryer, and more particularly, to a structure of a yarn waste collecting device, which relates to improvement of the collecting performance of the yarn waste collecting device and improvement of operability in maintenance such as cleaning.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIG. 5, a conventional thread waste collecting device 8a for a clothes dryer has a mounting base 2a-
When installed in No. 1, a gap may be formed between the outer periphery of the filter guard 8a-1 and the mounting base 2a-1, and thread waste may enter the gap due to the flow of wind. Usually, the lint is the first filter 8a-2 and the second filter 8a-3 for collecting fine lint that blows through it.
However, the thread waste that has entered from the outer periphery of the filter guard 8a-1 is not collected by the first filter 8a-2, and the outer periphery of the second filter 8a-3 and the mounting base. It was attached to 2a-1, and the processing of the yarn waste was very troublesome. Further, when the second filter 8a-3 is made of a non-woven fabric such as a plastic fiber or the like, it may lose its rigidity and deform if it is repeatedly washed with water after being used for a long time. -2
Then, the airtightness maintained by the second filter 8a-3 is lost, and the first filter 8a-2 and the second filter 8 are lost.
The yarn waste will be directly attached to the mounting base net filter 2a-1-1 configured on the mounting base 2a-1 without being collected by the a-3. Mounting table net filter 2a-1-1
Is a safety structure that prevents the thread waste from leaking out of the drum 2a when the thread waste collecting device 8a is operated without being installed. It is fixed to the drum 2a integrally with 2a-1 by screwing or the like. Therefore, the mounting base net filter 2
If the thread waste adheres to the a-1-1, cleaning the thread waste is very troublesome.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION As described above, the object of the present invention is to prevent the intrusion of yarn waste from the outer periphery of the yarn waste collector of this type of clothes dryer in the related art, thereby reducing the time and effort for maintenance such as cleaning. An object of the present invention is to provide a yarn waste collecting device for a clothes dryer, which is easy to use and has reduced performance.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, when the yarn waste collecting device is installed on the attachment stand of the clothes dryer main body, an airtight seal rib that is in close contact with the attachment stand is provided on the entire outer circumference of the filter guard. To configure. At this time, more reliable airtightness can be maintained by providing the airtight seal rib with flexibility or forming a cushioning packing material on the surface of the mounting base.

[0005]

The air-tight sealing ribs and packing material formed on the outer periphery of the filter guard eliminates a gap between the outer periphery of the yarn dust collecting device and the mounting base of the clothes dryer main body, and the air passage does not exist.

[0006]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows the structure of a clothes dryer which employs a yarn waste collecting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Inside the outer frame 1, a drum 2 for storing and rotating clothes is installed. The drum 2 is rotated by a motor 4 attached to the outer frame 1 via a drum driving pulley 4-1 and a drum belt 5. The air inside the drum 2 is circulated behind the drum 2, and on the opposite side, the outside air of the main body is sucked and exhausted by the opening of the back cover 1-1, and heat is exchanged between the front and back, so-called heat exchange type The fan 6 is housed inside the fan casing 9 and the casing cover 9-1. Here, the fan 6 is rotatably supported by a fan shaft 10-1 attached to a fan / drum support plate 10 so as to be rotated by a motor 4 via a fan belt 11. Similarly, the drum 2 is also rotatably supported by a drum shaft 10-2 attached to the fan / drum support plate 10 and a drum support plate 1-2 attached to the outer frame 1. Reference numeral 3 is a door that is opened and closed when putting clothes in and out of the drum 2, and is attached to the outer frame body 1 so as to be openable and closable.

A heating element 7 for supplying warm air is installed on the drum support 1-2 side of the drum 2, and is connected to a fan casing 9 by an intermediate duct 12 and a front duct 13. Reference numeral 15 is a control device that controls the operation of the motor 4, the heating element 7 and the like, and is attached to the panel base 14 attached to the outer frame 1.

On the fan 6 side of the drum 2, a yarn waste collecting device 8 for collecting the yarn waste generated by the clothes contained in the drum 2 is fixed to the drum 2 and is attached to the mounting base filter net 2-.
It is mounted on a mount 2-1 having 1-1 and is detachably installed. Here, the details of the yarn waste collecting device 8 are shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1, a first filter 8-2 configured by a polyester net or the like for collecting thread waste, and a non-woven fabric such as a plastic fiber for collecting fine thread waste blown through the first filter And the like, and a filter guard 8-1 that covers the first filter 8-2 and the second filter 8-3 so that clothes do not come into direct contact therewith. Has been done. Second filter 8-3 and mount net filter 2-
In 1-1, the airtightness is maintained by the mounting base sealing ribs 2-1-2, and the thread waste does not go directly to the mounting base net filter 2-1-1. The operation is performed with the yarn waste collecting device 8 attached to the mounting base 2-1. Airtightness is maintained by being closely attached to the base 2-1 all around.

When the operation is started, the air in the drum 2 is sucked by the fan 6, passes through the yarn waste collecting device 8 from the drum 2, passes through the fan casing 9, the intermediate duct 12, and the front duct 13 and is heated by the heating element 7. It is warmed and circulates again into the drum 2. This circulating air exchanges heat with the outside air outside the main body on the front and back of the fan 6, condenses the moisture contained in the circulating air into water and discharges it outside the main body. The lint generated from the clothes during the drying operation does not enter from the outer periphery of the lint collecting device 8, and the first filter 8-2 and the second filter 8-
Collected in 3. Therefore, the maintenance of the yarn waste collecting device 8 is completed by cleaning the first filter 8-2 and the second filter 8-3.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, an airtight seal rib 8 is provided.
If the packing material having cushioning properties is formed on the surface of the airtight seal rib 8-1-1 on the side of the mounting base 2-1 as shown in FIG. Can be held.

[0013]

According to the present invention, it is possible to greatly reduce the maintenance work such as cleaning of the lint collecting device, and to provide the lint collecting device for a clothes dryer which has good performance and is easy to use. It is possible.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a clothes dryer that employs a yarn waste collecting device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a yarn waste collecting device, a mounting base, and a drum according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a yarn waste collecting device, a mounting base, and a drum according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a yarn waste collecting device, a mounting base, and a drum according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view of a conventional thread waste collecting device, a mounting base, and a drum.

[Explanation of symbols]

2 ... Drum, 2-1 ... Mounting base, 2-1-1 ... Mounting base net filter, 2-1-2 ... Mounting base sealing rib, 8 ... Yarn waste collecting device, 8-1 ... Filter guard, 8-1 -1 ... airtight seal rib, 8-1-2 ... packing material, 8-2 ... first filter, 8-3 ... second filter.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A clothes dryer for drying clothes by supplying warm air to a rotating drum in which clothes are stored, and is generated from clothes installed via a mount in front of a warm air outlet of the drum. In the yarn waste collecting device for collecting the yarn waste, the yarn waste collecting device includes a filter for collecting the yarn waste and a filter guard for covering the filter to prevent the collected yarn waste from adhering to the clothing again. A yarn waste collecting device for a clothes dryer, characterized in that, when the waste collecting device is attached to the mounting base, the airtight sealing rib provided on the outer periphery of the filter guard is in close contact with the mounting base. 2. The yarn dust collecting device of a clothes dryer according to claim 1, wherein the airtight sealing rib of the filter guard has flexibility. 3. The yarn waste collecting device for a clothes dryer according to claim 1, wherein a packing material having a cushioning property is formed on a surface of the airtight sealing rib of the filter guard on the mounting base side.