JPH0713673Y2 - Laundry dryer - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (a) Industrial field of application This invention is for drying laundry such as suits, trousers, skirts, blouses, etc. used for steaming, drying, and wrinkle-extending finishes. Regarding the device.

(B) Conventional Technology Conventionally, in the drying apparatus of the above-mentioned example, as shown in FIG.
The suit 6 is suspended and carried into the steaming chamber 31, and steam S is jetted from the steam injection nozzles 33 of the steam supply pipes 32 that are arranged on both inner wall surfaces of the steaming chamber 31 to the suit 6. Blowers are blown to the drying finishing chamber 34 while absorbing moisture.
There is a drying device 36 that supplies hot air heated by a heater or the like to the drying finishing chamber 34 to dry and finish the suit 6.

(C) Problems to be solved by the invention However, when the drying device 36 is stopped, each steam supply pipe
The steam S in 32 ... Cools and turns into water drops, and these water drops flow down and collect at the bottom of the pipe. Therefore, at the start of the next work, the dirty drain liquid that has accumulated at the bottom of the pipe is sprayed together with new steam S into each steam injection nozzle. It may spurt from 33 ... and stain the clothes such as the suit 6 etc., and in order to drain the drainage that has accumulated at the bottom of this pipe, it is necessary to run it for about 5 minutes before starting work. Therefore, the operating time of the apparatus and the steam S are wastefully consumed, and there is a problem that the efficiency is poor.

Further, in order to evaporate the drain liquid accumulated at the bottoms of the steam supply pipes 32 ... And the bottom of the steaming chamber 31, a heating means such as a heating pipe (not shown) must be provided on the entire bottom surface. As the cost of heating equipment increases, the heating pipes 37, 37 for heating the steam supply pipes 32 ... to a predetermined temperature and the high heat of the heating pipes 37, 37 are provided on the outer wall surfaces on both sides of the steaming chamber 31. Since each heat insulating material 38, 38 for preventing the influence on various control devices due to is installed, the entire device is enlarged and the working range is expanded, and it is possible to move the next suit 6 for hanging or removing. There are also problems that it takes time and work efficiency is poor.

Since the purpose of this invention is to start the work immediately, there is no waste of operating time and consumption of steam, and the laundry can be efficiently dried and finished in a clean state without stains. An object is to provide a laundry drying device that can be compacted to reduce the installation space and improve work efficiency.

(D) Means for Solving the Problems According to the first aspect of the present invention, the laundry is hung on a circulating conveyor belt and conveyed to the steaming chamber, and each of the steam supply pipes is connected to the steaming chamber. After the steam is ejected from the steam injection nozzle to make the laundry contain moisture, the laundry is transported to the drying finishing room, and the heating airflow supplied to the drying finishing room spreads the wrinkles of the laundry to dry it. A drying device for an object, wherein a drain hole is formed in the bottom of the steam supply pipe itself in the steaming chamber, and heating means is heated and kept at a temperature for vaporizing water droplets in the steaming chamber directly below the drain hole. Is a drying device for the laundry.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect of the invention, the steam supply pipe is provided on the steam ejection side,
It is a laundry drying device provided with heating means for heating and keeping the steam supply pipe at a temperature at which water droplets are vaporized.

(E) Action According to the invention of the first aspect of the present invention, the water droplets generated inside the steam supply pipe are made to flow down to the bottom of the steam supply pipe itself, and are positively directed to the outside of the steam supply pipe through the drain hole. The water droplets are discharged instantaneously, and the water droplets are instantaneously vaporized by the heating means and returned to the steaming chamber by dropping the water droplets onto the heating means arranged immediately below the drain hole.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the steam supply pipe is heated and kept at a predetermined temperature by the heating means, and the steam supplied in the steam supply pipe is heated to completely vaporize the steam supply pipe. The steam is evenly dispersed in the fabric, so that the entire fabric of the laundry is steamed uniformly.

(F) Advantageous effect of the invention According to the invention of claim 1 of the present invention, the inside of the steam supply pipe is always kept in a clean state. Therefore, at the start of the work, the steam is directed toward the laundry carried into the steaming chamber. However, since the steam that is sprayed is in a clean state, it does not stain the laundry, and since it is only necessary to place heating means directly below the drain hole, it is possible to evaporate water droplets. The heating equipment becomes simple and the device can be manufactured at low cost.

According to the invention of claim 2, in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 1, the steam supplied into the steaming chamber is completely steamed, so that the steam can be effectively used without waste in the steaming process. , It is not necessary to dispose a heat insulating material on the outer periphery of the steaming chamber as in the conventional drying device, and by disposing the heating means on the steam ejection side, the device can be made compact, and Since the installation space is small and the work range centering on the device is reduced, it is possible to move quickly for hanging or removing laundry, and work efficiency can be improved.

As a result, the work can be started immediately at the same time when the device is started, and the laundry can be efficiently dried and finished in a clean wrinkle-extended state with no waste in operating time and consumption of steam.

(G) Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

The drawing shows, as an example of the laundry, a drying device for wrinkling a suit and drying and finishing. In FIG.
Includes a steaming chamber 3 arranged on the front side of the apparatus main body 2 and a drying finishing chamber 4 arranged on the rear side of the apparatus body 2.
, The drying finishing chamber 4 and the outer portion of the apparatus body 2 are rotatably driven to convey the belt 5 which is hung laterally to the belt 5 to the steaming chamber 3. After supplying the steam S to the steaming chamber 3 so that the suit 6 absorbs a necessary amount of moisture, the suit 6 is then conveyed to the drying finishing chamber 4,
The suit 6 is dried by the heated air flow A (see FIG. 4) supplied to the drying finishing chamber 4, and tension is applied downward to extend the wrinkles of the suit 6 to finish dry.

In the steaming chamber 3 described above, as shown in FIG. 3, a transport passage F is set in the central portion of the steaming chamber 3 along the transport direction,
A width of a passage for preventing vibration of the suit 6 due to the steam S along the conveyance passage F, that is, a width of a conveyance passage E of the drying finishing chamber 4 which will be described later, and the posture of the conveyed suit 6 is laterally regulated. Each net made of stainless steel separated by the passage width
7 and 7 are erected parallel to each other, and at the bottom of the steaming chamber 3, a protective net 9 is installed on the upper surface side of each steam supply pipe 8 ...

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, two heating pipes 10, 10 connected to a heating device (not shown) are arranged in a meandering manner along the outer surface of each of the mesh bodies 7, 7 described above. At the same time, a plurality of U-shaped steam supply pipes 8 connected to a steam supply device (not shown) are parallel to each other along the outer surface of each heating pipe 10, 10 at predetermined regular intervals in the transport direction. Plural steam injection nozzles 11 are provided on the peripheral surface of each steam supply pipe 8 on the transfer passage F side between the meandering heating pipes 10 with the injection direction facing the transfer passage F side. Are arranged in the vertical direction at regular intervals.

Here, the heating pipes 10 and 10 described above heat and keep the nets 7 and 7 and the steam supply pipes 8 at a temperature at which water droplets are vaporized.

As shown in FIG. 1, each of the above-described steam supply pipes 8 hangs down slightly from the center of the steam supply pipe corresponding to the bottom of the steaming chamber 3 and flows down to the bottom of the steam supply pipe itself. Water droplets are formed at an inclination angle where they collect in the central portion of the steam supply pipe, drain holes 8a are opened on the lower surface side of the central portion of the steam supply pipe, and drain holes are formed directly below the drain holes 8a. 8a ... Heating plate 12 to heat and vaporize water drops
Is arranged in the center of the bottom surface of the steaming chamber 3.

Further, the bottom surface of the steaming chamber 3 is formed with an inclination angle such that water drops dripping on the bottom gather at the center of the bottom surface where the heating plate 12 is arranged.

At the entrance of the steaming chamber 3 described above, as shown in FIG.
Two airbags 13 and 13 that are inflated and compressed by air supply and exhaust are provided upright, and these airbags 13 and 13 are inflated and intimately contacted with air supplied from a blower or the like (not shown) to steam them. The steam S in the chamber 3 is prevented from leaking from the inlet, and the exhaust port 3a (see FIG. 3) opened in the ceiling of the steaming chamber 3 is intermittently opened and closed to prevent excess steam in the steaming chamber 3. The steam S is discharged to the outside of the machine.

As shown in FIG. 2, a rectangular air outlet 14 is opened downward in the width direction at the ceiling portion between the steaming chamber 3 and a drying finishing chamber 4 which will be described later. 14
Blows downward the air supplied from the blower blower 15 arranged on the upper part of the apparatus main body 2 to form an air curtain between the steaming chamber 3 and the drying finishing chamber 4 to prevent mutual interference. .

As shown in FIG. 4, the drying finishing chamber 4 is provided with a conveyor belt 5
The conveyance passage E set in the central portion of the drying and finishing chamber 4 along the conveyance direction is set to have a passage width that laterally regulates the suit 6 in the conveyance direction by opposing inner wall surfaces on both sides, and a blowout opening to the ceiling is provided. An opening 16 and a suction opening 17 opened on the side wall at the bottom are communicated with each other by an airflow circulation path 18, and a protective net 19 is horizontally installed above one of the suction openings 17 to prevent falling.

At the outlet of the drying finishing chamber 4, as shown in FIG. 2, two left and right shutters 20, 20 which are normally urged in a closing direction by springs or the like (not shown) are pivotally attached to the outside so as to be openable and closable. is doing.

A heater 21 that reheats the sucked heated airflow A to a predetermined temperature is provided above the airflow circulation path 18, and a circulation blower 22 that circulates the heated airflow A is provided below the airflow circulation path 18. This circulation blower 22 supplies the heating air flow A heated by the heater 21 into the drying finishing chamber 4 from the top through the blowout port 16 in the ceiling portion, and at the same time, through the suction port 17 in the bottom portion. While sucking and circulating A, part of the heated airflow A is supplied to the steaming chamber 3 through the branch passage 18a (see FIG. 3) to convect the steam S.

As shown in FIG. 2, the above-mentioned conveyor belt 5 is attached to each sprocket 23, 24 whose one end side (the right end side in the drawing) is axially supported at the outer position of the apparatus main body 2 corresponding to the inlet of the steaming chamber 3. The sprockets 23, 24 are erected, and are pivotally supported on the lower surface side of a support plate 25 horizontally fixed to the outer wall surface of the ceiling of the apparatus body 2.

On the other hand, the other end side (the left end side in the drawing) of the conveyor belt 5 is erected on each sprocket 26, 27 which is rotatably supported at the outer position of the apparatus main body 2 corresponding to the outlet of the drying finishing chamber 4. 26 and 27 are respectively pivotally supported on the lower surface side of a support plate 28 horizontally fixed to the outer wall surface of the ceiling of the apparatus main body 2, and one sprocket 26 is directly connected to a drive motor 29 fixed to the upper surface side of the support plate 28. Driven to rotate.

In addition, a plurality of hooks 5a for hanging laundry such as a suit 6 are vertically provided at predetermined intervals on the above-mentioned transport belt 5.

The illustrated embodiment is constructed as described above, and the operation will be described below.

As shown in FIG. 2, on the inlet side of the steaming chamber 3,
For example, a dry-cleaned suit 6 is hung sideways on a conveyor belt 5 that circulates in the conveyor direction (arrow direction) and is carried into the steaming chamber 3.

This suit 6 is made up of nets 7, 7 that are installed along the transport passage F.
Between the steam injection nozzles 11 on both sides are opened by opening electromagnetic valves (not shown) connected to the steam supply pipes 8 ...
As shown in FIG. 3, the steam S is sprayed toward the suit 6 to disperse the steam S by directly impinging on the nets 7,7. Since the heating pipes 10 and 10 keep the temperature of the water vaporized by vaporization,
Water droplets attached to 7,7 are instantly vaporized and steamed in the steaming chamber 3
The steam S is uniformly dispersed therein, and the steam S that has passed through the mesh bodies 7, 7 absorbs moisture evenly and evenly throughout the fabric of the suit 6.

At the time of this steaming process, a part of the steam S drops into water and drops on the bottom of the steaming chamber 3, but since the heating plate 12 arranged at the center of the bottom surface is heated and kept at a temperature at which the water drops vaporize, When water droplets come into contact with the heating plate 12, the water droplets are instantly vaporized and returned to the steaming space of the steaming chamber 3.

Further, when the steam supply pipes 8 ... Cool when the work is stopped, the steam S inside the steam supply pipes 8 drops into water drops, and the water drops flowing down the steam supply pipes 8 ... The water is discharged from the drainage hole 8a to the outside of the urgent emergency case 8 and drops of water are dropped on the heating plate 12 disposed immediately below each of the drain holes 8a, so that the water drop is instantaneously vaporized by the heating plate 12. After being converted into steam, it is returned to the steaming space of the steaming chamber 3 and reused for steaming treatment.

Next, after the steaming treatment, the suit 6 is conveyed to the drying finishing chamber 4, and a downward tension is applied by the heated airflow A to perform a dry finishing process for extending wrinkles attached to the cloth, and then the suit 6 Is carried out to the outlet side of the dry finishing chamber 4, and the dry finishing of the suit 6 is completed.

In this way, each steam supply pipe 8 ... each drain hole 8a ...
Since water droplets are discharged to the outside of the supply pipe 8 to keep the inside of the supply pipe 8 clean at all times, the steam S is directed toward the suit 6 carried into the steaming chamber 3 at the start of work. Although it spouts, the spouted steam S is in a clean state, so that the suit 6 does not stain, and moreover,
Since it suffices to dispose the heating plate 12 just below each drain hole 8a, the heating equipment for evaporating the water droplets becomes simple, and the apparatus can be manufactured at low cost.

Furthermore, each steam supply pipe 8 ... And each net body 7,7 are heated and kept at a temperature at which the water droplets are vaporized by the respective heating pipes 10,10 so that all the vapor S supplied into the steaming chamber 3 is completely removed. Since it is vaporized into steam, the steam S can be effectively used in the steaming process without waste, and the steaming process with high heat efficiency can be performed. In addition, the heat insulating material 38 can be used as in the conventional drying device 36 (see FIG. 6). Since it is not necessary to dispose, the heat insulating material 38 is removed, and the heating pipes 10, 10 are disposed on the steam ejection side of each steam supply pipe 8 ..., The device can be made thin and compact, Since the installation space of the device is small and the work range centered on the device is reduced, the next suit 6 can be moved quickly for hanging or detaching, and the work efficiency can be improved. .

As a result, the laundry such as the suit 6 can be carried in at the same time when the drying device 1 is started, and the work such as the steaming process can be immediately started. There is no waste in operating time and consumption of the steam S, and there is no stain. The washing part such as the suit 6 can be efficiently dry-finished in a beautiful wrinkle-rolled state.

The heating means constituting the present invention corresponds to the heating pipe 10 and the heating plate 12 of the above-mentioned embodiment, but the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above-mentioned embodiment.

For example, the drying device 1 of the present invention can be used for pants, skirts,
It can also be applied to the dry finish of laundry such as blouses.

[Brief description of drawings]

The drawing shows one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of the bottom of the steaming chamber shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the construction of the drying device, and FIG. 3 is the drying shown in FIG. II-II line sectional view of the apparatus, FIG. 4 is a III-III line sectional view of the drying apparatus shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 5 is a piping explanatory view of a steam supply pipe and a heating pipe, 6 The figure is a plan view showing a conventional drying apparatus. S ... Steam, 3 ... Steaming chamber 5 ... Conveyor zone, 6 ... Suit 8 ... Steam supply pipe, 8a ... Drain hole 10 ... Heating pipe, 11 ... Steam injection nozzle 12 ... Heating plate

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A laundry (6) is hung on a circulating conveyor belt (5) and conveyed to a steaming chamber (3), and steam is injected from each steam supply pipe (8) connected to the steaming chamber (3). After the steam (S) is ejected from the nozzle (11) to make the laundry (6) contain moisture, the laundry (6) is conveyed to the drying finishing room (4), and inside the drying finishing room (4). A dryer (6) for a laundry (6), wherein wrinkles of the laundry (6) are extended by a heating air stream (A) supplied to the dryer to finish the drying, the steam supply pipe (8) itself in the steaming chamber (3). A drain hole (8a) is opened at the bottom of the tube, and a heating means (12) heated and kept at a temperature for vaporizing water droplets is provided in the steaming chamber (3) immediately below the drain hole (8a). Drying equipment for laundry. 2. A heating means (10) for heating and keeping the steam supply pipe (8) at a temperature at which water drops are vaporized, is provided on the steam ejection side of the steam supply pipe (8). Dryer for laundry.