JPH07100296A - Clothes drier - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the drying efficiency by providing a hanger in a drying chamber so that the inside of the drying chamber can be used widely, and also, making a gap of clothes, etc., hung by each hanger appropriate. CONSTITUTION:This clothes drier 10 is provided with a hot air generating device 12 for generating hot air, and a drying chamber 13 for leading the hot air generated by the hot air generating device 12 and containing and drying clothes, etc. Also, plural hangers 23 for hanging the clothes, etc., are provided in the drying chamber 13, so that an arrangement interval of each hanger can be changed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a clothes dryer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a clothes dryer, it has been used as a practical dryer.
098 or JP 58-9597.

The one described in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 58-136098 is
In a clothes dryer having a warm air generator that generates warm air and a drying chamber that introduces the warm air generated by the warm air generator to store and dry clothes and the like, for hanging clothes and the like. A plurality of hangers are provided in the drying chamber, and the hangers can be folded from the horizontal state to the vertical state.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 58-9597 discloses a hot air generator for generating warm air and a drying chamber for introducing and drying warm air generated by the hot air generator to store and dry clothes and the like. In a clothes dryer having a hot air blower, the hot air blower has a hot air outlet for introducing the hot air generated by the hot air generator into the drying chamber, and an exhaust port for discharging the air in the drying room to the outside. A warm air rectifying means is provided to uniformly blow hot air blown out from the outlet upward from the lower part of the drying chamber to make the temperature distribution in the drying chamber uniform.

[0005]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention]
The related art described in -136098 has the following problems. The one with a hanger in the drying chamber is more space-efficient (widely usable) in the drying chamber than the one with a commercially available hanger hanging on the hanging equipment in the drying chamber, but the arrangement interval of multiple hangers provided in the drying chamber is fixed. Has been converted. Therefore, when the clothes hanging on each hanger have various thicknesses, the clothes adjacent to each other may overlap with each other or the gaps between the clothes adjacent to each other may be too wide, resulting in uneven drying of the clothes and partial drying. Hateful.

A hanger provided in the drying chamber is more space-efficient (widely usable) in the drying chamber than a commercially available hanger is hung on a hanging device in the drying chamber, but is only folded in the drying chamber. It is hard to put on. For this reason, it is not possible to easily provide an appropriate clothes hanging state that optimizes the gap between adjacent clothes, and as a result, uneven drying occurs on the clothes and it is difficult to partially dry them.

Further, the conventional technique disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 58-9597 has the following problems. Even if the hot air rectifying means of the hot air outlet provided in the lower part of the drying chamber blows the hot air evenly upward from the lower part of the drying chamber,
Since the exhaust port is provided at the side portion of the drying chamber, the flow of warm air from the warm air outlet in the drying chamber to the exhaust port rises unevenly in the drying chamber. Therefore, the warm air does not hit the clothes effectively and the drying efficiency is poor.

An object of the present invention is to provide a hanger in the drying chamber so that the drying chamber can be widely used, while optimizing the gap between clothes and the like suspended on each hanger to improve the drying efficiency.

Further, according to the present invention, a hanger is provided in the drying chamber so that the inside of the drying chamber can be widely used, and at the same time, clothes can be easily hung on the hanger so that a proper hanging condition of the clothes can be given to the inside of the drying chamber to improve the drying efficiency. The purpose is to improve.

Another object of the present invention is to equalize the flow of warm air in the drying chamber and improve the drying efficiency.

[0011]

The present invention according to claim 1 introduces a warm air generating device for generating warm air and a warm air generated by the warm air generating device for storing and drying clothes. In a clothes dryer having a chamber, a plurality of hangers for hanging clothes are slidably supported by a support rod provided in the drying chamber, and each hanger is arranged by sliding along the support rod. The interval can be changed.

The present invention according to claim 2 has a warm air generator for generating warm air, and a drying chamber for introducing and drying the warm air generated by the warm air generator to store and dry clothes. In this clothes dryer, a hanger support is erected on the guide rails extending in the front and rear of the drying chamber so that it can run, and a hanger for hanging clothes is provided on this hanger support, and the hanger support is used as a guide rail. By running along, the hanger can be pulled out from the door opening of the drying chamber to the front of the drying chamber.

The present invention according to claim 3 has a warm air generator for generating warm air, and a drying chamber for introducing and drying the warm air generated by the warm air generator to store and dry clothes. The clothes dryer has a warm air outlet for introducing the warm air generated by the warm air generator into the drying chamber and an exhaust outlet for discharging the air in the drying chamber to the outside. The mouth and the mouth are arranged on opposite sides of the drying chamber.

[0014]

According to the present invention as set forth in claim 1, the following effects are obtained. Since the hanger is installed in the drying chamber, the space efficiency of the drying chamber is better and the drying chamber can be widely used compared to the case where a commercially available hanger is hung on the hangings in the drying chamber. Further, the arrangement interval of the hangers can be changed to an appropriate gap according to the thickness of the clothes or the like, so that the clothes are not overlapped with each other and the gap is not too large, and the warm air can be uniformly applied to the clothes.
Therefore, it is possible to efficiently dry in a short time without causing unevenness in drying.

According to the present invention described in claim 2, the following effects are obtained. Since the hanger is installed in the drying chamber, the space efficiency of the drying chamber is better and the drying chamber can be widely used compared to the case where a commercially available hanger is hung on the hangings in the drying chamber. Furthermore, since the hanger can be pulled out from the door opening of the drying chamber to the front of the drying chamber, clothes can be hung on the hanger pulled out to the front of the drying chamber, making it easy to hang clothes and facilitating proper hanging of clothes. Can be given. Therefore, it is possible to efficiently dry in a short time without causing unevenness in drying.

According to the present invention described in claim 3, there is the following action. Since the hot air outlet and the exhaust outlet are arranged on opposite sides of the drying chamber, the flow of warm air from the hot air outlet to the exhaust outlet in the drying chamber should be uniform and uniform in the drying chamber. You can Therefore, the warm air effectively hits the clothes and does not cause unevenness in drying, and the clothes can be efficiently dried in a short time.

[0017]

1 is a schematic view showing a first embodiment, FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing a hanger pulled out state, FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing a second embodiment, and FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing a third embodiment. , FIG. 5 is the fourth
6 is a schematic view showing an embodiment, FIG. 6 is a schematic view showing a fifth embodiment,
FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing the sixth embodiment, FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing the seventh embodiment, and FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing the eighth embodiment.

(First Embodiment) (FIGS. 1 and 2) The clothes dryer 10 includes a warm air generator 1 under a drying box 11.
2 and a drying chamber 13 on the upper part.

The warm air generator 12 has a blower 14 and a heating element 15, and generates warm air. The drying chamber 13 introduces the warm air generated by the warm air generator 12 to store and dry clothes and the like. An opening / closing door 16 is provided on the front surface of the drying chamber 13.

Guide rails 17 extending in the front-rear direction are fixed to the inner surfaces of the upper portions of both sides of the drying chamber 13, and both guide rails 17,
Each of 17 has a hanger support 18 on the front and rear wheels 1.
It is erected so that it can travel via 9A and 19B. Each hanger support 18 includes a front wheel 19A and a guide rail 17A.
Is rotatably mounted on the upper surface of the vehicle and the rear wheel 19B is rotatably mounted on the lower surface of the guide rail 17 so that the vehicle can travel. The hanger support base 18 is provided with a support rod 21 near the rear portion and a rotation stopping rod 22 near the front portion,
A plurality of hangers 23 are slidably supported on the support rod 21, and the hanger 23 is horizontally supported by being placed on the detent rod 22 so that the lower surface of each hanger 23 is stored.

That is, in the clothes dryer 10, the hangers 23 for hanging clothes and the like are provided in the drying chamber 13, and the hangers 23 are slid along the support rods 21 to change their arrangement intervals. It is possible.

Further, in the clothes dryer 10, the hanger support 18 is made to travel along the guide rails 17 so that all the hangers 23 are moved to the door opening 1 of the drying box 11.
It can be pulled out from 1A to the front (Fig. 2).

The clothes dryer 10 has a tray 24 at the bottom of the drying box 11. The tray 24 is provided with a flange portion 24A standing upright around the tray 24, and water that falls from clothes hung on the hanger 23 can be collected. The accumulated water evaporates over time and disappears. Further, the tray 24 has a part of the inner surface surrounded by the flange portion 24A and the inclined roof-like convex portion 24B.
At the same time, the hot air outlet 24C is opened at the lower upper end of the roof-like convex portion 24B. The clothes dryer 10 has the warm air outlet 12A of the warm air generating device 12 arranged below the roof-shaped convex portion 24B.

That is, in the clothes dryer 10, the warm air generated by the warm air generator 12 is heated by the warm air outlet 12A,
Air is introduced into the drying chamber 13 from 24C, and the air in the drying chamber 13 is discharged to the outside through an exhaust port (not shown).

Further, the clothes dryer 10 is provided with an operation plate 25 on the lower front surface of the drying box 11, and the switch of the operation plate 25 selects the drying time and the drying temperature to operate the warm air generator 12. Start, this operation is stopped manually with a switch,
Alternatively, it is automatically stopped after the set time measured by the timer has elapsed.

Next, the operation of the clothes dryer 10 will be described. (1) Open the door 16 of the drying box 11, pull out the hanger 23 from the door opening 11A, and hang clothes on each hanger 23. At this time, the hangers 23 are slid along the support rods 21 to optimize their arrangement intervals. After that, the hanger 23 is pushed into the drying chamber 13 through the door opening 11A and stored, and the door 16 is closed.

(2) The operation of the hot air generator 12 is started by the switch of the operation plate 25, the outside air taken in by the blower 14 is heated by the heating element 15, and the hot air is blown into the drying chamber 13 from the hot air outlets 12A, 24C. To introduce. As a result, the warm air mainly passes through the gap between the clothes and the like that are hung on the hanger 23 and hits those clothes.

(3) Water from clothes falls on the tray 24 and collects. The accumulated water is evaporated over time.

(4) After the elapse of a certain drying time, the warm air generator 12 is stopped manually or automatically.

The operation of this embodiment will be described below. Since the hanger 23 is provided in the drying chamber 13, the space efficiency of the drying chamber 13 is good and the inside of the drying chamber 13 can be widely used as compared with the case where a commercially available hanger is hung on a hanging tool in the drying chamber 13. Furthermore, since the arrangement interval of the hangers 23 can be changed to an appropriate gap according to the thickness of the clothes or the like, overlapping of adjacent clothes and excessive gaps can be eliminated, and warm air can be uniformly applied to the clothes. Therefore, it is possible to efficiently dry in a short time without causing unevenness in drying.

Since the hanger 23 is provided in the drying chamber 13, the space efficiency of the drying chamber 13 is good and the inside of the drying chamber 13 can be widely used as compared with the case where a commercially available hanger is hung on a hanging tool in the drying chamber 13. . Further, the hanger 23 is placed in the drying chamber 13
Since it can be pulled out from the door opening 11A to the front of the drying chamber 13, clothes can be hung on the hanger 23 pulled out to the front of the drying chamber 13 so that the clothes can be easily hung and a proper hanging condition can be easily given. . Therefore, it is possible to efficiently dry in a short time without causing unevenness in drying.

(Second Embodiment) (FIG. 3) The second embodiment differs from the first embodiment in the structure for supporting the hanger 23 on the hanger support 18. This second
In the embodiment, a support rod 31 is provided near the front part of the hanger support 18 and a rotation stop rod 32 is provided near the rear part, and a plurality of hangers 23 are slidably supported on the support rod 31 to prevent rotation. Each hanger 23 can be horizontally supported by engaging the rod 32 so that the upper surface of each hanger 23 is stored.

Therefore, according to the second embodiment, there is the same operation as described above in the first embodiment.

(Third Embodiment) (FIG. 4) The third embodiment differs from the second embodiment in that the hanger 23 can be folded from the horizontal state to the vertical state with respect to the hanger support 18. . In the third embodiment, the hole axially supported by the support rod 31 of the hanger 23 is an elongated hole 31A, and the rear end portion of the hanger 23 engaged with the detent rod 32 has an engagement step portion 32A. Provided. As a result, each hanger 23 lowers the rear end of the hanger 23 slightly to disengage the engagement step 32A from the engagement with the anti-rotation rod 32, and moves the hanger 23 forward in the range of the long hole 31A in this state. The hanger 23 can be switched from a horizontal state to a vertical state by rotating the hanger 23 at the same time.

Therefore, according to the third embodiment, in addition to having the same effect as that described above in the first embodiment, the clothes hanger which cannot be hung when the clothes to be stored and dried in the drying chamber 13 is small. By tilting 23 in a vertical state, the warm air passage gap between adjacent clothes can be widened to allow hot air to pass more easily, and the drying efficiency can be further improved.

(Fourth Embodiment) (FIG. 5) The fourth embodiment differs from the first embodiment in that each hanger 23 is fixed to the hanger support 18 so as not to slide. In the fourth embodiment, the connecting bar 41 is integrally formed between the hanger support bases 18 movably installed on the guide rails 17 fixed to the inner surfaces of both upper sides of the drying chamber 13. In the longitudinal direction of the connecting bar 41, and the respective hangers 23 are integrally connected to each other at a plurality of positions with a certain gap therebetween.

Therefore, according to the fourth embodiment, the same operation as described above in the first embodiment is obtained.

(Fifth Embodiment) (FIG. 6) The fifth embodiment differs from the first embodiment in the traveling structure of the hanger support 18. In the fifth embodiment, guide rails 51 having a C-shaped cross section extending in the front-rear direction are fixed to the inner surfaces of both upper sides of the drying chamber 13, and both guide rails 51, 51 are provided.
Wheels 52A before and after the hanger support 18,
52B is inserted so that it can run.

Therefore, according to the fifth embodiment, the same operation as described above in the first embodiment is obtained.

(Sixth Embodiment) (FIG. 7) The sixth embodiment differs from the first embodiment and the like in that a uniform flow structure of warm air in the drying chamber 13 is added (a hanger support structure). Although not shown, any of the first to fifth embodiments can be adopted).

In the sixth embodiment, the warm air generator 12
Has a hot air outlet 61 for introducing the hot air generated in the drying chamber 13 and an exhaust port 62 for discharging the air in the drying chamber 13 to the outside, and the hot air outlet 61 and the exhaust port 62 are provided. It is arranged on both front and rear sides of the drying chamber 13 which face each other.

The hot air outlet 61 is arranged at the rear portion (back surface) of the drying chamber 13 and is provided with a plurality of air flow straightening plates having a certain gap in the vertical direction so that the hot air is blown up and down in the drying chamber 13. It is possible to blow out uniformly in any direction. The exhaust port 62 is arranged in the door 16 on the front surface of the drying chamber 13, and is provided with a plurality of exhaust rectifying plates 62A that are vertically spaced at regular intervals.

Therefore, according to the sixth embodiment, in addition to having the same operation as described above in the first embodiment, the hot air outlet 61 and the exhaust outlet 62 are provided on both sides of the drying chamber 13 facing each other. Since it is arranged in the drying chamber 1, the flow of warm air flowing from the hot air outlet 61 in the drying chamber 13 toward the exhaust port 62 is changed.
Within 3, it is possible to make it even and uniform. Therefore, the warm air effectively hits the clothes and does not cause unevenness in drying, and the clothes can be efficiently dried in a short time.

(Seventh Embodiment) (FIG. 8) The seventh embodiment is different from the first embodiment and the like in that a uniform flow structure of warm air in the drying chamber 13 is added (a hanger support structure). Although not shown, any of the first to fifth embodiments can be adopted).

In the seventh embodiment, the warm air generator 12
Has a warm air outlet 71 for introducing the warm air generated in the drying chamber 13 and an exhaust port 72 for discharging the air in the drying chamber 13 to the outside, and the warm air outlet 71 and the exhaust port 72 are provided. It is arranged on the upper and lower sides opposite to each other in the drying chamber 13.

The hot air outlet 71 is disposed in the lower part of the drying chamber 13 and is provided with a plurality of air flow straightening plates 71A which are arranged at regular intervals in the front-rear direction so that the warm air is evenly distributed in the front-rear direction of the drying chamber 13. It is possible to blow out. The exhaust port 72 is arranged at the upper part of the drying chamber 13.

Therefore, according to the seventh embodiment, in addition to having the same operation as described above in the first embodiment, the hot air outlet 71 and the exhaust outlet 72 are provided on both sides of the drying chamber 13 facing each other. Since it is arranged in the drying chamber 1, the flow of warm air flowing from the hot air outlet 71 in the drying chamber 13 to the exhaust port 72 is changed.
Within 3, it is possible to make it even and uniform. Therefore, the warm air effectively hits the clothes and does not cause unevenness in drying, and the clothes can be efficiently dried in a short time.

(Eighth Embodiment) (FIG. 9) The eighth embodiment differs from the first embodiment and the like in that a uniform flow structure of warm air in the drying chamber 13 is added (a hanger support structure). Although not shown, any of the first to fifth embodiments can be adopted).

In the eighth embodiment, the hot air generator 12
It has a hot air outlet 81 for introducing the hot air generated in the drying chamber 13 and an exhaust port 82 for discharging the air in the drying chamber 13 to the outside. The hot air blowout port 81 and the exhaust port 82 are arranged on both upper and lower sides of the drying chamber 13 facing each other. In addition, a blow-off straightening plate 81A capable of uniformly blowing hot air blown out from the hot-air blowing port 81 to the drying chamber 13 and an exhaust straightening plate 82A provided on the upstream side of the exhaust port 82 are provided in the drying chamber 13. They are arranged on both the upper and lower sides facing each other.

That is, the hot air outlet 81 is arranged in the lower portion of the drying chamber 13 and is provided with a plurality of air flow straightening plates 81A which are arranged at regular intervals in the front-rear direction.
It is possible to blow out uniformly in the front-back direction. Exhaust port 82
Is disposed on the upper rear surface of the drying chamber 13, but the exhaust rectifying plates 82A are disposed on the upper portion of the drying chamber 13 at a plurality of positions that are spaced at regular intervals in the front-rear direction.

Therefore, according to the eighth embodiment, in addition to having the above-described function in the first embodiment, the hot air outlet 81 and the exhaust outlet 82 are arranged on opposite sides of the drying chamber 13. Therefore, the flow of warm air in the drying chamber 13 can be made uniform in the drying chamber 13 without any bias. Therefore, the warm air effectively hits the clothes and does not cause unevenness in drying, and the clothes can be efficiently dried in a short time.

The embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above with reference to the drawings. However, the specific configuration of the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and changes in design within the scope not departing from the gist of the present invention can be made. Even if it exists, it is included in the present invention. For example, the clothes dryer may have a hanger inside the drying chamber, and may also have a hanger for attaching and detaching a commercially available hanger.

[0053]

As described above, according to the present invention, a hanger is provided in the drying chamber so that the inside of the drying chamber can be widely used, and at the same time, the gap between clothes and the like hung on each hanger is optimized to improve the drying efficiency. be able to.

Further, according to the present invention, a hanger is provided in the drying chamber so that the inside of the drying chamber can be widely used, and at the same time, the clothes can be easily hung on the hanger so that the clothes can be properly suspended. The drying efficiency can be improved.

Further, according to the present invention, the flow of warm air in the drying chamber can be equalized and the drying efficiency can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing a hanger withdrawn state.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a second embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a third embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing a fourth embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing a fifth embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing a sixth embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing a seventh embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing an eighth embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Clothes Dryer 12 Warm Air Generator 13 Drying Room 21, 31 Support Rod 23 Hanger 12A, 24C Warm Air Outlet 61 Hot Air Outlet 61A Outlet Rectifier 62 Outlet 62A Exhaust Rectifier 71 Warm Outlet 71A Outlet Rectifier Plate 72 Exhaust port 81 Warm air blowout port 81A Blowout straightening plate 82 Exhaust port 82A Exhaust straightening plate

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A clothes dryer comprising: a warm air generator for generating warm air; and a drying chamber for introducing and warming the warm air generated by the warm air generator to store and dry the clothes. A clothes dryer characterized in that a plurality of hangers for hanging are slidably supported by a support rod provided in a drying chamber, and the arrangement intervals of the hangers can be changed by sliding the hangers along the support rod. . 2. A clothes dryer comprising: a warm air generator for generating warm air; and a drying chamber for introducing and warming the warm air generated by the warm air generator to store and dry clothes. A hanger support is erected on the guide rails that extend in the front and back of the car so that the hanger for hanging clothes can be installed on this hanger support, and the hanger can be dried by running along the guide rails. A clothes dryer characterized in that it can be pulled out from the door opening of the room to the front of the drying room. 3. A clothes dryer comprising: a warm air generator for generating warm air; and a drying chamber for introducing and drying the warm air generated by the warm air generator to store and dry clothes. It has a hot air outlet for introducing the hot air generated by the generator into the drying chamber and an exhaust outlet for discharging the air in the drying chamber to the outside, and the warm air outlet and the exhaust outlet face each other in the drying chamber. A clothes dryer characterized by being arranged on both sides.