JPH06312092A - Futon drying device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a 'futon' mat drying device which can introduce a duct hose into a closet and discharge the air in the closet with the exceedingly simple constitution. CONSTITUTION:A 'futon' mat drying machine is accommodated in the top shelf in the upper part of a closet, and a duct hoses led out from the 'futon' drying machine is inserted between the 'futon' mats in the closet, and dries the 'futon' mats in the closet by the blown-out warm air. A partitioning plate 46 is installed between the closet and the top shelf, and on the partitioning plate 46, an opened port 47 for the penetration of the duct hose and a communication hole 49 for the discharge of the air in the closet into the top shelf are formed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a futon dryer, and more particularly, to a futon dryer equipped with a futon dryer which is housed in a top bag of a closet.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a futon dryer is known which blows warm air between futons to dry the futons. In this type, connect a hose to the hot air outlet of the hot air generator and connect a bag (attachment) to the tip of this hose.
This bag is interposed between two futons that have been spread in advance, and hot air is blown out to dry it.

However, according to the above construction, there is a problem that the two futons must be spread when supplying warm air.

In order to solve this, the indoor unit is housed in the top bag of the closet, the tip of the duct hose connected to the warm air outlet of this indoor unit is guided into the closet, and the futon inside the closet is closed. A futon dryer has been proposed which is inserted between the cover and the dryer to allow the futon to be dried while being housed in the closet.

[0005]

However, in the above configuration, since the indoor unit is housed in the top bag, how to guide the duct hose from the top bag into the closet or how the air in the closet is exposed to the outside. You have to cancel whether or not to escape.

In order to solve this, for example, an opening is provided in the closet ceiling or the like according to each purpose.
There is a problem in that the construction becomes complicated, the number of extra steps increases, and the cost increases.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the above-mentioned conventional techniques, and to introduce the duct hose into the closet and to exhaust the air inside the closet with an extremely simple structure. It is to provide a futon dryer.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention stores a bedding dryer in a top bag of an upper part of a closet, and a duct hose drawn out from this cover dryer is a futon in a closet. In a futon dryer that dries the futon in the closet with hot air blown from it, a partition plate is provided between the closet and the top bag to allow the duct hose to penetrate. And a communication hole for letting the air in the closet escape into the top bag.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that the partition plate is further provided with a shutter capable of opening and closing a communication hole.

[0010]

According to the present invention, one partition plate is provided with an opening for penetrating the duct hose and a communication hole for allowing the air in the closet to escape into the top bag. Since it is only fitted into the ceiling of the closet, the duct hose can be introduced into the closet and the air in the closet can be exhausted very easily.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 23 indicates a controlled room. The conditioned room 23 is provided with a closet 24 and a bag 25, and the bag 25 is provided with the indoor unit 1 of the air conditioner which also functions as a futon dryer. 100 is a sliding door of the closet 24.

The indoor unit 1 is connected to an outdoor unit 2 (FIG. 2) as will be described later, and these constitute a refrigeration cycle. A connecting duct 26 is connected to the indoor unit 1, one end of the connecting duct 26 is connected to a discharge port 27 of the indoor unit 1, and the other end is connected to an outlet 29 of the bag 25.

The main duct 2 is provided inside the connecting duct 26.
8 is provided, and a damper 31 is provided in the middle of the main air duct 28.
Is provided.

The damper 31 is provided with an outlet 29 of the bag 25,
Alternatively, the opening provided in the connection duct 26 (warm air outlet)
It is for closing one of the 32 and opening the other. A flexible bellows hose 45 is connected to the opening 32 of the connecting duct 26, and a cuff 72 is provided at one end of the hose 45.
6 to the opening 47.

When the cuff 72 is connected to the opening 47, the tip portion of the cuff 72 penetrates through the opening 47 and projects into the press-in case 24. Duct hoses (auxiliary air passages) 33 to 35 are connected to the tips, and attachments 36 to 38 are connected to the tips of the duct hoses 33 to 35. These attachments 36 to 38 are folded futons. It is inserted between 39-41.

A flap (air direction changing plate) 30 is provided near the outlet 29 of the connecting duct 26. 20
Reference numeral 0 is a temperature sensor.

FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram of the refrigeration cycle.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes an indoor unit, and the indoor unit 1 accommodates an indoor heat exchanger 3. The indoor heat exchanger 3 includes a heat exchanger 3a in which a refrigerant pipe 4 through which a refrigerant (CFC) flows is incorporated,
The heat exchanger 3b is provided with a hot water pipe 5 through which hot water flows, and the heat exchanger 3a is arranged on the windward side of the heat exchanger 3b.

The air passage is for guiding the air conditioned by the indoor heat exchanger 3 into the conditioned chamber 23, and a blower fan 99 is arranged in the air passage.

When the refrigerant circulates in the refrigerant pipe 4,
By reducing the pressure by the electric expansion valve 6, the refrigerant evaporates in the indoor heat exchanger 3a and cools the air (at this time, a part of the water in the air is condensed and drained). The inside is cooled. Further, when the warm water is circulating in the warm water pipe 5, the indoor heat exchanger 3b heats the air, so that the inside of the conditioned chamber 23 is heated.

When the refrigerant and hot water are circulated in the indoor heat exchanger 3 at the same time, the air that has been once cooled is heated again. Therefore, the cooling capacity and the heating capacity are adjusted to adjust the indoor heat exchange. The temperature of the air after passing through the vessel 3 can be controlled. The air at this time is dehumidified (water content is removed) according to the cooling capacity during cooling.

Reference numeral 2 denotes an outdoor unit. The outdoor unit 2 accommodates a refrigerant compressor 7, an outdoor heat exchanger 8, an accumulator 9 and the like, which are connected by a refrigerant pipe.
The indoor heat exchanger 3 and the electric expansion valve 6 are connected to form a refrigeration cycle (refrigerant circulates in the direction of the solid line arrow).

The cooling capacity of the indoor heat exchanger 3 is the compressor 7
It can be changed by changing the rotation speed of. When a DC motor (or a DC brushless motor) is used as the drive source of the compressor 7, the rotation speed of the compressor 7 can be changed by changing the voltage of the DC power supplied to the compressor. When an induction motor is used as the power source, the rotation speed can be changed by changing the frequency of the AC power supplied to the compressor by using the inverter device.

The electric expansion valve 6 can electrically change the throttle amount of the refrigerant by using a step motor or the like, and the throttle amount is the evaporation temperature of the refrigerant in the indoor heat exchanger 3 within a predetermined range. Adjusted to fit inside. The evaporation temperature is the temperature of the refrigerant pipe at the outlet of the indoor heat exchanger 3.

A muffler 10 is provided to reduce the noise of the refrigerant circulating in the refrigeration cycle.

The outdoor unit 2 includes a heater 11
(For example, burner), heat exchanger 12, pump 13, pusher tank 14, variable flow rate valve 15 (the flow rate of hot water can be changed electrically using a step motor, etc.)
And the like are further stored, and these are connected to the indoor heat exchanger 3 in an annular shape by a hot water pipe 5 to form a hot water circulation circuit.

According to this, the amount of heat radiated in the indoor heat exchanger 3 can be controlled by changing the amount of heating in the heater 11 and the circulating amount of hot water by the variable flow valve 15. Reference numeral 16 is a reserve tank, which stores excess hot water in the hot water circulation circuit, and the portion overflowing from the tank 16 is drained as drain. Reference numeral 17 is a pressurized water injection valve, and 18 is a pressurized water injection device for injecting hot water (water) into the hot water circulation circuit. Reference numerals 19 and 20 denote inter-unit pipes for refrigerant, and 21 and 22 denote inter-unit pipes for hot water, which connect the indoor unit 1 and the outdoor unit 2.

The heating amount (combustion amount) of the heater 11 is a predetermined value (for example, 62) of the temperature of the hot water flowing through the indoor heat exchanger 3.
It is automatically controlled so that the temperature becomes ℃, 52 ℃, etc.).

In the above structure, the damper 3 is used when the inside unit 1 is air-conditioned by using the indoor unit 1.
1 closes the opening 32 (FIG. 1). The damper 31 is opened / closed (or its opening is controlled) by a step motor (or an ordinary electric motor), and when the damper 31 closes the opening 32, the conditioned air is blown into the conditioned chamber 23 through the air outlet 29 of the bag 25. It is blown out and air-conditioned there.

At this time, the wind direction of the air blown into the conditioned chamber 23 is adjusted by the flap 30 described above. That is, the flap 30 described above is driven by a step motor, and when the step motor is rotated by an arbitrary number of revolutions, the wind direction of the conditioned air is changed to an arbitrary direction, and the step motor is rotated by an arbitrary number of revolutions. When turned alternately, the blowing direction of the conditioned air is swung up and down.

On the other hand, when the damper 31 closes the air outlet 29 of the bag 25, the conditioned air is guided to the duct hoses (auxiliary air passages) 33 to 35 through the opening 32.
Futon 3 through the attachments 36-38 at its tip.
Blown between 9 and 41 to dry the futons 39 to 41.

When the opening degree of the damper 31 is controlled to the intermediate position, the conditioned air is guided to both the conditioned chamber 23 and the duct hoses 33 to 35, and the conditioned chamber 23 is conditioned. , The futons 39-41 are dried.

However, this embodiment is characterized by the structure of the partition plate 46.

The partition plate 46 is a ceiling plate 48 of the closet 24.
A part of (FIG. 1) is cut out and fitted into the cutout part. This partition plate 46 is provided with an air communication hole 49 in addition to the opening 47 as shown in FIG. There is.

A filter 81 for removing lint and the like is detachably mounted in the communication hole 49, and a filter 81 is mounted on the filter 81.
The lid member 85 is attached via the two hinges 83. As shown in FIG. 4, the lid member 85 has a plurality of openings 87, and the openings 87 can be closed using a shutter 89.

The shutter 89 is supported between the rail members 91 attached to the lid member 85, slides in the longitudinal direction, and when the opening 93 provided in the shutter 89 and the opening 87 coincide with each other, The top bag 25 and the closet 24 communicate with each other. In addition, 95 is a handle, and this handle 95 is screw 97 on the shutter 89.
When stopped, the handle 95 moves in the opening 97 of the lid member 85.

Further, referring to FIGS. 5a and 5b, the lid member 8
5 has one convex portion 85a, and the convex portion 8a
Two recesses 89a and 89b are formed in the shutter 99 so as to engage with the 5a.

According to this, as shown in FIG. 5a, when the convex portion 85a is engaged with the concave portion 89a, the openings 87 and 93 are closed, and as shown in FIG. 5b, the convex portion 85a is concave portion 89b. The opening 87 and the opening 93 are communicated with each other when engaged with. According to this, when the convex portion 85a is engaged with either of the concave portions 89a and 89b, a so-called click feeling is obtained. It can be confirmed as a feeling.

When hot air is blown into the closet, the temperature of the air becomes high, so that the air needs to be appropriately released to the outside.

According to this embodiment, the state in which the openings 87 and 93 are communicated can be confirmed as a feeling by hand. Therefore, after confirming the communication state, the drying operation is performed. The rise can be prevented.
As a result, warping and bending of the sliding doors can be prevented.

[0042]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, a partition plate is provided between the closet and the top bag, and the partition plate has an opening for penetrating the duct hose.
Since a communication hole for letting the air inside the closet escape to the inside of the bag is provided, it is possible to install a duct hose into the closet and exhaust the air inside the closet by installing one partition plate. Therefore, it is possible to provide a low-cost product because the extra man-hours associated therewith are unnecessary.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of a futon dryer according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a refrigerant circuit diagram of a refrigeration cycle.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a partition plate.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a lid member provided on a partition plate and a shutter for closing an opening of the lid member.

5A and 5B are cross-sectional views when a shutter is slid with respect to a lid member, a is a cross-sectional view when closing each opening, and b is a cross-sectional view when communicating each opening.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Indoor-side unit 23 Controlled room 24 Closet 25 Ceiling bag 33-35 Duct hose (auxiliary air passage) 36-38 Attachment 39-41 Futon 46 Partition plate 47 Opening 49 Communication hole 81 Filter 85 Lid member 87 Opening 89 Shutter 95 Handle 85a convex portion 89a, 89b concave portion 95 handle

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Toshihiko Iwasaka 2-chome, Keihan Hondori, Moriguchi City, Osaka Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A futon dryer is housed in a top bag of the closet, a duct hose derived from the futon dryer is inserted between the futons in the closet, and warm air blown from the duct hose causes the inside of the closet to be closed. In the futon dryer for drying the futon, a partition plate is provided between the closet and the bag, and the partition plate has an opening through which the duct hose penetrates and the air in the closet is released into the bag. A futon dryer, which is provided with a communication hole. 2. The futon dryer according to claim 1, wherein the partition plate is further provided with a shutter capable of opening and closing a communication hole.