JPH0759991A - Electric dryer for washing - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable the drying of clothes without being damaged and out of shape attaching both a system for blasting warm air and a system for exhausting it to a hermetically sealed container housing wet washings before drying. CONSTITUTION:Wet washing 1 before drying are put in a washing housing container 2 in a sealed structure with a washing entrance door 3 opened so as to be hung down from a washing set fixture 4 by the use of a hanger 5. Water dropping down from washings 1 is collected in a pan 6 set at the lower section, and collected water is drained outside through a water drain system 7, and a valve 8. After the housing container 2 has been closed, the air blower 11 of a warm air ventilating system 9 is operated, outside air sucked in from an intake port 10 is heated by a heater 12 so as to be warm air, it is then blown off into the housing container 2, and moistened air is then exhausted from an air outlet 13, so that the washings are thereby dried.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

[Industrial field of application] Drying of laundry is most commonly done outdoors during fine weather, but when it is absent during rainfall, at night, or for long periods of time, it is necessary to dry it indoors. In addition, even in fine weather, an indoor dryer is required for strong winds with a lot of dust and pollutants in the air, and for laundry along roads and where privacy is required. Since the country is a rainy area and many households go out to work during the daytime and are away from home, the laundry dryer is often used especially in ordinary households. An object of the present invention is a laundry dryer for drying laundry in a house.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a generally used laundry dryer puts laundry in a hermetic container, keeps the laundry constantly rotated or agitated, blows warm air or heats the hermetic container. Meanwhile, it is dried in a short time. However, the conventional dryer has the following problems or drawbacks. (1) In the conventional dryer, when the laundry is forcibly rotated or agitated, the cloth is likely to be damaged by the friction between the containers or the laundry, and the laundry is not deformed. However, it has a drawback that the life of the laundry is shortened as a whole. (2) Conventional dryers require preliminary dehydration, and are difficult to use especially for high-grade silk products. Further, there is a problem that there is a high possibility that the fabric will be damaged and the shape of the fabric will be lost during the preliminary dehydration. (3) Conventional dryers can wash several kilograms or more of laundry.
Electric power is generally used as a power source for forcibly rotating or stirring, heating, etc., but for general household use, a large electric power of 1 kilowatt or more is required, which is an economic problem. is doing. (4) The conventional dryer has a limitation on the size of laundry due to restrictions such as rotation, stirring, and heating.
There are problems such as having to prepare a larger dryer. (5) The conventional dryer needs to be taken out and stored in another storage container or the like for storage after drying. (6) It is difficult for the conventional dryer to prevent noise caused by rotation and blowing.

[0003]

The object of the dryer according to the present invention is to provide the above-mentioned conventional dryers (1) to (6).
The present invention aims to solve the problems and drawbacks of the above, and further aims at the following features. That is, (1) preventing damage to the fabric during drying and deformation of the laundry,
Applicable to delicate silk products, (2) Preliminary dehydration is not required, and the dryer can be used immediately after washing, (3) The required power capacity is small,
It is excellent in economy, (4) The same laundry dryer can be used from small items like handkerchiefs to large items like overcoats, (5) laundry storage after drying,
Having a function as a so-called closet, (6)
It is small in noise and vibration, can be installed indoors, does not require special fixing, and (7) is lightweight and easy to move.

[0004]

That is, according to the present invention, when drying a laundry, a system for blowing warm air into a closet-shaped hermetic container having an equipment or a shelf for suspending the laundry and a system for discharging the air are provided. The above-mentioned object can be achieved by installing the above and further by installing a receiving tray for receiving water under the sealed container.

[0005]

The laundry put in the laundry dryer according to the present invention is hung or installed in a sealed container in the most natural state and in a stationary state. Dry warm air is gently blown into the gap to remove moisture from the laundry and exhaust it, whereby the laundry is dried. Since the laundry is stationary and the flow of the dry warm air in the sealed container can create a very gentle condition, it is possible to prevent the cloth from being deformed and deformed during the drying. In addition, with a water tray installed at the bottom of the sealed container, delicate laundry, such as strong squeezing and high-speed rotation dehydration, which are difficult to delicate, for example, laundry of high-grade silk or wool, is hung without being dehydrated, Since a large amount of water can be naturally dropped and stored in the water tray while the drying operation is performed, it is possible to further reduce damage to the laundry. In addition, if the size of the sealed container is set to the size of a normal clothes closet, it can be dried at the same time from small items like handkerchiefs to large items like overcoats, and after drying, it can be used as clothes closet It is also possible to use. The warm air system that blows out into the sealed container is sufficient for the electric capacity of the blower fan to be several watts and the electric capacity of the heating heater to be several hundred watts, and a highly economical dryer can be provided. Further, the movable device is only the small blower fan, and the noise level is low, and the device can be quiet. Moreover, the total weight of the main body is similar to that of a normal clothes dance, it can be easily moved, and the sealed and water-resistant structure as a whole reduces the restrictions on the installation location.

[0006]

The present invention will be further described with reference to the embodiments shown below. FIG. 1 is a bird's eye view of the laundry dryer of the present invention. FIG. 2 shows an AA cross section of FIG. The laundry 1 in a wet state after washing and before drying is opened by opening the laundry loading / unloading door 3 in the laundry storage container 2 having a hermetically sealed structure and suspending it from the laundry installation fitting 4 by using the hanger 5 or the like. There are two types of laundry 1 that have been preliminarily dehydrated and those that are not dehydrated and have water dripping. In the latter case, the falling water is collected in a water pan 6 installed at the bottom. The collected and collected water is removed from the laundry storage container 2 to the outside by passing the water drain system 7 and opening the valve 8. After the laundry 1 is installed in a predetermined state, the laundry loading / unloading door 3 is closed and sealed. After sealing
The warm air blowing system 9 is operated to suck the outside air from the intake port 10 using the blowing fan 11, and the sucked air is
The heater 12 is used to generate warm air and blown into the laundry storage container 2. The air blown out removes the water content of the laundry 1 while passing around the laundry 1, and is discharged to the outside from the laundry storage container 2 through the exhaust port 13 via a pipe or the like. Next, an actual example using the present invention will be shown. If the size of the storage part of the laundry storage container 2 is 1 m in width, 1.5 m in height, 0.6 m in depth, and 0.9 cubic meter in internal volume, a laundry installation device is a shirt. 50 pieces or more, 25 pieces or more for work clothes can be hung. Since the capacity of a washing machine for general household use is 6 to 10 kilograms per time, more than two times can be installed. The capacity of the warm air blowing system varies depending on the type of laundry, weight and water content, but the temperature is 30 ° C.
To 80 ° C. of air can be blown in at a rate of 10 cubic meters or more per hour, and can be exhausted. The reason for using warm air is to produce dry air. Generally, if the humidity in the atmosphere is constant, dry air can be produced by raising the temperature. The higher the warm air temperature and the larger the blowing amount, the shorter the drying time can be, but
The purpose of the present invention is to reduce the damage to the laundry fabric as much as possible. Therefore, the temperature is set higher than room temperature by 10 ° C. or more, and in order to prevent burns and the like during operation, the temperature is set to 80 ° C. or less.
With this warm air, the finish can be crisp and clean even in summer when the humidity of the atmosphere is high. Internal volume 0.9
Air in the cubic meter laundry storage container 2 is 10
About 10 kilograms of laundry can be dried by substituting more than once and blowing for 10 to 15 hours. The electric capacity of the warm air blowing system 9 is 500 per hour.
Below watts. The air from the exhaust port can be prevented from being affected indoors by the moist air by exhausting the air to the outside using a duct or the like.

[0007]

As can be seen from the above description, according to the present invention, the following effects can be achieved. (1) Since the laundry can be dried in the hermetically-sealed container in the most natural shape and in a stationary state, it is possible to prevent the cloth from being damaged or deformed. (2) It is possible to prevent the fabric from being damaged or deformed without requiring a preliminary squeezing process such as strong squeezing and high-speed rotation. (3) It has a small electric capacity and is economical. (4) Small items like handkerchiefs to large items like overcoats can be dried at the same time. (5) After drying, it can be used as a so-called closet for storing laundry. (6) Since the only moving device during drying is a warm air fan, which produces less noise and vibration, it can be installed indoors and does not require any special fixing. (7) Light weight and easy to move.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a bird's-eye view of a laundry dryer.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Laundry 2 Laundry storage container 3 Laundry loading / unloading door 4 Laundry installation equipment 5 Hanger 6 Water pan 7 Water drain system 8 Valve 9 Warm air blowing system 10 Intake port 11 Blower fan 12 Heater 13 Exhaust port

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A laundry drier in which a hermetically-sealed container capable of storing wet laundry before drying, and a system for blowing hot air and a system for exhausting air into the hermetically-sealed container are installed. 2. The hermetic container has a structure in which a device for suspending laundry or a shelf is installed to keep the laundry stationary, and the warm air that is forcibly sent passes around the laundry. The laundry dryer according to Patent Section 1. 3. A system for blowing warm air into the hermetically-sealed container forcibly sucks the outside air with a blowing fan, raises the temperature of the sucked air by an electric heater, and sends the hot-air to the hermetically-sealed container. A device that enables
The laundry dryer according to claim 1, which has a system for blowing the warm air. 4. The laundry drying device according to claim 1, wherein the sealed container has a saucer for receiving water falling from the undried laundry, and a drain system for discharging the water in the saucer from the sealed container in a lower portion. vessel.