JPH0639187A - Spin dryer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide possibility of using a spin dryer even where no water exhaust facility is provided by installing a water tank which stores the exhaust water flowing down from a exhaust water tube, which is furnished inside of the body of spin dryer, in a position downstream of the tube, and structuring the water tank so that it can be separated from the body. CONSTITUTION:A centrifugal cage 7 to accommodate laundry to be dried and rotate, a water receptacle basin 13 to receive water exhausted from the cage 7, and a water exhaust tube 14 through which the water flows down in the basin 13 are installed in the body 1 of a spin dryer. In the downstream of this tube 14, a water tank 20 is provided to store the water flowing out of the tube 14, and is structured so that it can be separated from the body 1 of spin dryer. The water level of the exhaust water stored in the tank 20 is monitored by a level gauge 30 at all times so as to control current feed to a motor M which rotates the centrifugal cage 7. As a result, a grip 20a is drawn to open the front door 22 when the exhaust water becomes full, and the tank 20 is allowed to run on the floor 100 with the aid of caster 21 and thus pulled out of the body 1.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a rotary dehydrator for rotating a wet article such as clothing at a high speed for centrifugal dehydration.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, a rotary dehydrator of this type includes a dehydrating basket capable of storing an object to be dried (mainly clothing) and a rotating basket, and a water receiving container for receiving water droplets discharged from the dehydrating tank. And a drainage tube for letting the water in the receiving basin flow down, and is configured so that the moisture of the material to be dried can be dehydrated by the centrifugal force and discharged from the drainage tube.

In this type of device, the lower end of the drainage tube is communicated with a drainage port on the floor so that the water dewatered from the material to be dried flows down through the drainage tube and is discharged to the outside of the device body. It was like this.

[0004]

In recent years, with the development of various city sports such as fitness clubs, athletic clubs, swimming schools, aerobics schools, and tennis clubs, a rotary dehydrator of this kind has been used for simple sweat removal of sportswear. The number of sports facilities to be installed is increasing rapidly.

However, since the above-mentioned conventional rotary dehydrator has a structure in which dehydrated water flows down from the drainage tube to the floor side, there are various restrictions on the installation conditions. In other words, even if there is a drainage facility that cannot be installed in a place without a drainage facility, the drainage port must be directly connected to the rotary dehydrator, and the installation location is limited. When installed, it had the drawback of not being able to move.

For this reason, changing rooms, locker rooms, etc.
Despite being the most suitable place to put a simple drying device, it was very difficult to install it because there was no drainage system. Also, it was very inconvenient in changing the layout of the room. The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object thereof is to provide a rotary dehydrator that can be installed even in a place without a drainage facility.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention is directed to a dehydrating basket in which an article to be dried is housed and rotatable in an apparatus body, and water discharged from the dehydrating basket is received. In a rotary dewatering device comprising a water receiving basin and a drainage tube for allowing water in the water receiving basin to flow down, a water storage tank for storing the drainage flowing down from the tube is provided on the downstream side of the drainage tube, and The water tank is configured so that it can be separated from the main body so that it can be installed even in a place where there is no drainage facility, and the water tank can be taken out of the main body so that the waste water in the tank can be easily treated. is there.

[0008]

After the object to be dried such as clothes wet with sweat or water is stored in the rotating basket, the rotating basket is rotated at a high speed by a predetermined means. At this time, since the material to be dried in the rotating basket is subjected to a strong centrifugal action, the water content thereof is centrifugally separated through the basket into the receiving basin. Next, the water accumulated in the receiving basin flows down the drain tube from the bottom thereof and is stored in the water storage tank. If this water tank is removed from the main body of the device, the drainage facility located away from the main body can process the centrifugally separated wastewater.

Therefore, it becomes possible to install the rotary dehydrator in a place where no drainage facility is provided, or to move the once installed device appropriately according to the use situation.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will now be described based on an embodiment shown in the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the internal configuration of the device of the present application, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the device body. In the figure, 1
Is a main body of the apparatus, and the main body 1 is composed of a vertically long housing having a height of about 1 m, and an input port 2 for loading and unloading articles at the upper part thereof.
And a cover plate 3 for covering the input port 2 and a push button 4.

The lid plate 3 is constructed so as to be openable and closable by a horizontal support shaft 3a so that the loading port 2 can be exposed when an article (material to be dried) is taken in and out. In addition, a claw piece 5 that rotates in response to opening and closing of the cover plate 3 is provided at the end of the support shaft 3a.
Is provided and controls a motor M described later such that it is inoperable when the lid plate 3 is opened and is operable when the lid plate 3 is closed. That is, the micro switch 6 is provided in the vicinity of the claw piece 5 so as to be connected to each other, and the power feeding path to the motor M can be turned off at the open position of the cover plate 3 and turned on at the closed position. This is to prevent the rotary dehydration mechanism from operating for safety in the open state of the cover plate 3 in which the user's hand may be inside the main body 1.

Further, even when the cover plate 3 is closed and the power supply path of the motor M is on, the motor M does not rotate unless the push button 4 is pressed. This is because even if the cover plate 3 is in the closed state, the device does not operate unless the user consciously presses the push button 4, so that the safety measure is made more reliable. still,
The push button 4 is configured to turn on the power supply path of the motor M when pressed, but to restore the original state by the spring bias when the hand is released and released from the press, and the path is immediately turned off. .

Reference numeral 7 is a rotating cage, and the rotating cage 7 is the charging port 2
It is provided on the lower side and is made of a cylindrical body that can store articles such as clothes thrown in through the slot 2. The rotating basket 7
The lower surface of is supported by a shaft 8 and is configured so that the shaft 8 can be rotated at a high speed by a motor M below. That is, the shaft 8 is connected via the joint J to the drive shaft 9 fixed to the output shaft R of the motor M so as to rotate integrally therewith.

Reference numeral 10 denotes a frame body accommodating the motor M. The frame body 10 is supported by three buffer support members 11 and fixed on a partition plate 12 via a substrate 10a.
The buffer support member 11 is for preventing the vibration of the motor M from being transmitted to the outer frame 1a of the main body 1, and has a coil spring inside. The partition plate 12 is provided at a height of about one-third of the main body 1, and is configured such that the inner upper side thereof is partitioned as a dehydration chamber and the lower side thereof is partitioned as a drainage chamber.

Reference numeral 40 denotes a brake, which comprises a friction plate 41, a solenoid S for driving the friction plate 41 and a spring (not shown), and the shaft 8 and the drive shaft 9
Is provided in the vicinity of the connecting portion. The brake 40 is provided such that its friction plate 41 faces a collar-shaped shoe 42 fixedly mounted on the drive shaft 9, and has a built-in electromagnetic solenoid S.
And the spring, the friction plate 41 can be brought into contact with and separated from the shoe 42 in conjunction with opening and closing of the lid plate 3.

That is, during energization (when the cover plate 3 is closed, the push button 4 is pressed, and the power supply path of the motor M is on), the solenoid S causes the friction plate 41 to resist the contraction force of the coil spring. Is lifted away from the shoe 42, and when not energized (when the cover plate 3 is open or the push button 4 is not pressed), the friction plate 41 is contracted by the contracting force of the coil spring.
Is configured to descend and come into contact with the shoe 42. The brake 40 allows the rotating cage 7 to rotate by releasing the braking only when energized, and the motor M can be braked to automatically stop the rotating cage 7 when de-energized.

Reference numeral 13 is a water receiving basin, and the water receiving basin 13 is for receiving the water centrifugally separated from the rotary cage 7, and is composed of a box surrounding the rotary cage 7. A drainage port 13a is provided at an appropriate position on the bottom surface of the water receiving basin 13, and the water receiving basin 13 is received.
The water inside is allowed to flow down from the drainage tube 14. In addition, a waterproof rubber ring 15 that is slidably contacted with the shaft 8 is provided at a portion where the shaft 8 is inserted through the bottom surface of the water receiving basin 13 so as to prevent water in the water receiving basin 13 from flowing down from the insertion portion. is doing.

The drainage tube 14 is the partition plate 1.
2 is hung and inserted, and the vicinity of the lower end portion 14a thereof is held at a fixed position by a fixing member 16 protruding from the inner wall of the main body. Reference numeral 20 denotes a water storage tank, which is composed of a box having a moving caster 21 on the lower surface thereof, and is provided on the downstream side of the lower end portion 14a of the drainage tube 14 (the lower portion of the main body 1 in this embodiment). Water flowing down from the tube 14 can be stored. Also, the water tank 2
0 is configured separately from the main body 1 and can be inserted into and removed from the main body 1. That is, when the water tank 20 is full, the door plate 22 provided below the front surface of the main body 1
The water tank 20 can be opened by opening the water tank, the water inside can be discharged at a predetermined place, and then the water can be set in the main body 1 again.

Reference numeral 30 is a level meter for detecting the water level in the water storage tank 20, and is provided so as to be positioned at an appropriate position above the water storage tank 20. The level meter 30 includes a warning sensor 30a for detecting a warning water level and a full sensor 3 for detecting a full water level.
0b, and a warning signal and a full signal can be output to the signal output terminal 31 according to the water level in the water tank 20. The output terminal 31 is connected to a control circuit (not shown) through the connecting portion 12a of the partition plate 12, and the control circuit turns on the lamp 33 with a warning signal and turns on the lamp 33 with a full signal. In addition, the power supply to the motor M is forcibly cut off and stopped to prevent overflow due to excess drainage.

In this embodiment, the level meter 30 is attached to the inner wall surface of the water tank 20, and when the water tank 20 is put in and taken out, the engaging portion 12a of the output terminal 31 is removed and then pulled out. However, the output terminal 31 is fixed to the main body side, and the level meter 30
Is configured to be rotatable with respect to the water tank 20, and a level meter 30
The water tank 20 may be pulled out only by avoiding the rotation to a predetermined angle. Or level meter 3
0 may be detachably attached to the water storage tank 20.

In the above embodiment, first, the main body 1 can be installed at any place in a room without drainage facilities. When using, open the lid plate 3 of the main body 1 and insert the opening 2
Then, an article to be dried such as sportswear is put into the rotating basket 7. Next, when the cover plate 3 is closed and the push button 4 is pressed, the motor M is energized, and at the same time, the solenoid S of the brake 40 is actuated to separate the friction plate 41 from the shoe 42, and the output shaft R → the drive shaft. 9 → Joint J → Shaft 8 →
The rotation transmission is performed in the order of the rotating cage 7.

When the rotary cage 7 rotates at high speed, the material to be dried contained in the rotary cage 7 is subjected to centrifugal force, and the water content is centrifugally separated into the water receiving chamber 13 through the mesh of the rotary cage 7. The separated water flows down through the drainage tube 14 from the drainage port 13a at the bottom, and flows down from the tube lower end 14a into the water storage tank 20. When the push button 4 is pressed for several tens of seconds and then released, the brake 40 is activated and the motor M is stopped. Next, the lid plate 3 is opened and the dehydrated material to be dried can be taken out from the charging port 2. At this time, power is supplied to the motor M.
Since it is doubly locked by the non-pressed state of the push button 4 and the opened state of the cover plate 3, there is no risk of the rotating basket 7 turning around when the dried object is taken in and out, which is safe.

On the other hand, the water level of the waste water stored in the water storage tank 20 is constantly monitored by the level meter 30, and the warning sensor 3
The warning water level is detected by 0a, and the full water level is detected by the full sensor 30b. Then, the warning signal turns on the lamp 33, and the full signal turns on the lamp 33 to forcibly cut off the power supply to the motor M. At this point, if the front door 22 is opened and the handle 20a is pulled toward you, the water tank 2
0 runs on the floor 100 by the casters 21 and is easily pulled out from the main body 1. If the water tank 20 that has been pulled out is moved to a predetermined place for drainage treatment and stored in the lower part of the main body, the same spin dehydration treatment as above can be performed again until the next full time.

It is most preferable that the water storage tank 20 is provided on the lower side of the main body 1 because the installation area is the smallest, but the lower end 14a of the drainage tube 14 is communicated with the side surface of the main body 1 so that the water storage tank 20 can be connected to the main body 1. It may be configured to be installed on the side or the rear side.

[0025]

As described above, the rotary dewatering device of the present invention has a dewatering basket in which a substance to be dried can be housed and rotated in the main body of the device, and a water receiving device for receiving water discharged from the dewatering basket. Masu,
In a rotary dehydrator comprising a drainage tube for allowing water in the receiving basin to flow down, a water storage tank for storing waste water flowing down from the tube is provided on the downstream side of the drainage tube, and the water storage tank is Since it can be separated from the main body, it can be installed freely in places such as lockers and changing rooms that do not have drainage facilities.In addition, the water tank can be taken out of the main body and only drainage can be moved to another place. Can be processed.

For this reason, no special work is required for wastewater treatment, and it is possible to dramatically expand the installable area of the rotary dehydrator while reducing the equipment cost. is there.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the inside of the device of the present application.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the overall configuration of the device of the present application.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Main body 2 Input port 3 Lid plate 4 Push button 5 Claw piece 6 Micro switch 7 Rotating cage 8 Shaft 9 Drive shaft 10 Frame 10a Board 11 Buffer support member 12 Partition plate 12a Locking part 13 Water receiving basin 13a Draining port 14 Drainage Tube 14a Drain tube lower end 15 Waterproof rubber ring 16 Fixing member 20 Water tank 20a Handle 21 Caster 22 Door plate 30 Level meter 30a Warning sensor 30b Full sensor 31 Output terminal 33 Lamp 40 Brake 41 Friction plate 42 Collar shoe 100 Floor surface M motor J joint S solenoid R output shaft

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A dewatering basket in which a substance to be dried is housed and rotatable in an apparatus main body, a water receiving basin for receiving water discharged from the dewatering basket, and water in the water receiving basin flows down. In a rotary dehydrator including a drainage tube for allowing the drainage tube to be provided, a water storage tank for storing water flowing down from the tube is provided on the downstream side of the drainage tube, and the water storage tank is configured to be separable from the main body. A rotary dewatering device.