JPH0910489A - Clothes dryer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide antibacterial, antimold, deodorizing, or insecticidal treatment for clothes or bedclothes in general evenly and easily in a short period of time by vaporizing chemicals containing at least one of the antibacterial, antimold, deodorizing, or insecticidal ingredients. CONSTITUTION: An opening, through which clothes are thrown, of a rotary drum 1 is which the clothes are tumbled is opened/closed by a lid 6. A holder fixing part 16 is formed on the inner surface of the lid 6 as partly covered with a cover part 18, and a holder 15 is detachably mounted on the holder fixing part 16 as partly covered with the cover part 18. Chemicals containing at least one of the antibacterial, antimold, deodorizing, or insecticidal ingredients are kept in the holder 15.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention vaporizes a chemical agent having at least one of antibacterial, antifungal, deodorant and insecticidal properties to apply antibacterial, antifungal, deodorant and insecticidal treatment to clothing. The present invention relates to a clothes dryer that can be used.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, clothes dryers have been constructed in such a manner that clothes in a rotary drum are put into the clothes dryer and hot air is passed through the clothes while rolling and stirring the clothes to dry the clothes which have been wet by washing or the like. ing.

In recent years, some of such clothes dryers have a sterilizing and acaricidal function. This exhibits a bactericidal and acaricidal effect by wet heat drying by maintaining a predetermined temperature or higher during constant rate drying in the drying process.

On the other hand, clothes on which a drug having an antibacterial, antifungal and anti-mite action is adsorbed are commercially available. This antibacterial treated garment is treated with an antibacterial agent before it is purchased, and when the laundry is repeatedly washed, the antibacterial agent is often washed off by its mechanical force, and the antibacterial effect is gradually decreased. Is displayed as a hand wash. Further, in commercially available antibacterial clothing, bleaching is prohibited because the bleach decomposes the antibacterial agent even if stains adhere to it.

Among them, in the antibacterial treated garment using the natural plant essential oil having antibacterial property, the natural plant essential oil exerts its antibacterial action by vaporizing, and therefore the natural plant essential oil on the clothes is gradually increased. Less. As is clear from this, it is extremely difficult to maintain the initial performance in the long term. Therefore, it is very expensive, but the antibacterial agent is made into microcapsules, and the microcapsules are gradually broken and vaporized by physical action such as friction when worn.

[0006]

In the conventional clothes dryer having a sterilizing and acaricidal effect, clothes can be dried hygienically, but after the drying is completed, the clothes are stored in a closet or the like, or It is contaminated with mites and bacteria while wearing it. In other words, this is a transient effect that cannot be maintained continuously even if the product can be dried hygienically.

[0007] Further, commercially available antibacterial treated clothes generally have a problem of durability that the antibacterial action gradually decreases after repeated washing. In order to exert the antibacterial effect for a long period of time, a large amount of the drug must be adsorbed in the initial stage, and therefore, when the antibacterial treated garment is worn, beneficial indigenous bacteria can be sterilized. In addition, for those using natural vegetable essential oils as a drug, high-technical means for microencapsulating the natural vegetable essential oils is used to maintain the effect for a certain period of time, resulting in expensive clothing. As a result, as the antibacterial garments, only limited garments such as in-hospital garments for MRSA in hospitals and pajamas with antibacterial properties imparted with natural antibacterial agents for atopic dermatitis are provided. There is a problem that there is no.

Further, in the case of clothing treated with a natural antibacterial agent for children with atopic dermatitis, it is necessary to purchase new antimicrobial-treated clothing in accordance with the growth of the fast growing children. A method of exerting an antibacterial effect by spraying the antibacterial agent directly on the clothes with a spray can be considered, but it is necessary to attach an appropriate amount from the viewpoint of safety and effect, but the antibacterial agent is uniformly adsorbed to the clothes in the required amount. It is extremely difficult to get it done. There is also a risk of inhaling the antibacterial agent or attaching the antibacterial agent to other things.

[0009] In addition, although an aging society is being approached, antibacterial and antibacterial clothes are used in order to make comfortable and hygienic clothing life against the background of weak skin (dry skin) of elderly people and increase of bedridden elderly people, and nursing homes. Deodorant bedding and bedding are expected.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to make it possible to easily and easily carry out antibacterial treatment of ordinary clothes, bedding and bedding in a general household in a short time.

[0011]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention comprises a rotary drum for rolling and stirring clothes, a lid for opening and closing the clothes inlet of the rotary drum, and a cover part. The carrier mounting portion provided on the inner surface side of the lid so as to be covered, and the carrier detachably mounted to the carrier mounting portion so as to be covered by the cover portion, the carrier is antibacterial, The first problem solving means is to carry a drug having at least one of the properties of mold, deodorant, and insect repellent.

In addition to the first means for solving the above problems,
A second means for solving the problem is provided with heating means for heating the carrier, and the heating means is provided at a position opposite to the cover so that at least a part of the carrier overlaps with the carrier.

A third problem solving means is that the cover part of the first or second problem solving means has a hole for communicating the inside of the carrier mounting portion with the inside of the rotary drum.

Further, the gap size between the inner surface of the cover portion and the surface of the heating means of the first to third problem solving means is set so that the carrier can be held. I am trying.

[0015]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided:
It is possible to supply a drug amount suitable for the amount of clothes to be treated by using a carrier carrying a drug having a predetermined amount of at least one of antibacterial, antifungal, deodorant and insect repellent properties in advance. Moreover, since the carrier mounting portion is provided on the inner surface side of the lid, the user can simply open the lid and insert the carrier from one end of the carrier mounting portion provided on the inner surface of the lid. The carrier can be reliably attached to the heater surface by operation. Further, the carrier is protected by the cover portion, and is less likely to fall into the rotating drum by clothes that are rotatively stirred in the rotating drum, or to cause problems such as loosening by directly hitting the clothes, and It is possible to reduce unevenness in which a large amount of a drug adheres to some clothes.

Further, by the second means for solving the problems, the drug carried on the carrier can be heated by the heating means to accelerate the volatilization and diffusion of the drug, and the drug carried on the carrier in a short time. Can be volatilized and diffused. Also,
Since the heating means is provided at the position opposite to the cover portion, the user does not touch it when opening the lid.

Further, according to the third means for solving the problems, the drug volatilized and diffused from the carrier diffuses into the rotary drum through the communication hole provided in the cover, so that the drug is carried on the carrier in a shorter time. The drug can be vaporized and diffused.

Further, according to the fourth means for solving the problems, since the carrier is pressed against the heating means by the cover part, the amount of heat transfer from the heating means to the carrier becomes larger,
The drug carried on the carrier can be vaporized and diffused in a short time.

[0019]

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

As shown in FIG. 1, the rotary drum 1 is rotatably supported by the rear surface of the dryer main body 2, and is slidably supported by the outer peripheral flange portion of the annular drum front support plate 3 on the front surface.
It is rotationally driven by the motor 4 and the drum belt 5. The lid 6 covers the clothes inlet provided on the front surface of the dryer main body 2 in an openable and closable manner. The heater 7 heats the drying air flowing into the rotary drum 1. The heat exchange type fan 8 is rotatably arranged at the rear part of the rotary drum 1 and is rotationally driven by the motor 4 and the fan belt 9. The heat exchange type fan 8 has a function of blowing heated circulating air in the dryer main body 2. And has a heat exchange function inside and outside the dryer main body 2.

The fan casing 10 forms a circulation path and a cooling path for the flow of air discharged from both front and back surfaces of the heat exchange type fan 8. Filter 11 is rotating drum 1
Installed on the rear surface to remove lint, etc. The rear surface of the dryer main body 2 is covered with a back plate 12. The circulation duct 13 constitutes a ventilation path for guiding the exhaust air on the circulation side of the fan casing 10 to the heater 7. A drainage port 14 is formed in a part of the circulation duct 13 and is generated by the heat exchange action of the heat exchange type fan 8. The condensed water is discharged.

The carrier 15 is made of pulp material, foamed synthetic resin,
A porous body such as a metal sintered body is loaded with an appropriate amount of a drug having at least one of antibacterial, antifungal, deodorant, and insect repellent properties such as hinokitiol, peppermint oil, and benzalkonium chloride. It is detachably attached to a carrier attachment portion 16 provided on the inner surface of the body 6.

The carrier mounting portion 16 is provided so as to bulge out on the inner surface side of the lid body 6, and as shown in FIG. 2, is provided with a concave portion 17, and openings 19 and 20 are provided at both ends with the cover portion 18 interposed therebetween. The carrier 15 is detachably mounted so as to be covered by the cover portion 18. The concave portion 17 secures an area that does not hinder the insertion and removal of the carrier 15. As shown in FIG. 3, the cover portion 18 is provided with a large number of communication holes 21 that communicate the inside of the carrier mounting portion 16 and the inside of the rotary drum 1.
The communication hole 21 is set to have a hole diameter that does not damage the clothes put on the rotary drum 1 by the user when the buttons, hooks, and the like are put on the clothes.

The heater (heating means) 22 has a built-in PTC element and is set to a temperature at which it does not affect the quality of the chemicals or the thermal deformation of other members, and is covered by the heater support member 23. The cover portion 18 is fixed to the inner surface member 24 so as to at least partially overlap the carrier 15.
It is provided at the position opposite to. The size of the gap between the inner surface of the cover portion 18 and the surface of the heater 22 is determined by the carrier 15
Is slightly smaller than the thickness of the carrier 1.
It is set so that 5 can be held.

The operation of the above structure will be described. The user inserts the carrier 15 pre-impregnated with the medicine from the position shown by the broken line in FIG. Insert into the gap formed at 18. The carrier 15 is held in the gap between the heater 22 and the cover 18, and can be held in a state of being pressed against the heater 22. In this state, clothes are put into the rotary drum 1 to start the operation of the dryer main body and the heater 22
Energize and heat.

When the heater 22 is heated, the carrier 15 is pressed against the heater 22, so that the amount of heat transferred from the heater 22 to the carrier 15 becomes larger, and the components of the drug impregnated in a short time are removed. It is vaporized, passes through the through hole 21 provided on the surface of the cover portion 18, and is volatilized and diffused in the rotary drum 1. Here, the temperature at which the carrier 15 is heated by the heater 22 is a temperature necessary for volatilizing and diffusing within a predetermined time (for example, 20 minutes), for example, 160 to 200 ° C., preferably 180 to 190 ° C. .

The chemicals, which have been volatilized and diffused, pass through the center of the rotary drum 1 where the clothes are tumbled and stirred until they are contained in the air circulating in the rotary drum 1 and sucked by the heat exchange type fan 8. As a result, a sufficient amount of the drug can be evenly attached to the clothes even if the small amount of the drug is volatilized and diffused. As a result, it is possible to impart an antibacterial, antifungal, deodorant, and insect repellent function easily and efficiently to the surface of the clothes put in the rotary drum 1 without unevenness. Further, since the medicine can be diffused to the rotary drum 1 through the communication hole 21 having a large area, it is possible to impart the antibacterial function to the clothes in a short time.

At this time, the carrier 15 is covered by the cover portion 18 and does not directly contact the clothes in the rotary drum 1. Therefore, the carrier 15 does not drop into the rotary drum 1, and the carrier 15 does not come into contact with the clothes directly to cause problems such as loosening, and a large amount of the drug adheres to some clothes. Can be eliminated.

[0029]

As described above, according to the present invention, the rotary drum for rolling and stirring the clothes, the lid for opening and closing the clothes inlet of the rotary drum, and the lid for partially covering the cover are provided. At least an antibacterial agent, an antifungal agent, a deodorant agent, and an insect repellant agent, which are provided with a carrier mounting portion provided on the inner surface side and a carrier detachably mounted on the carrier mounting portion so as to be covered by the cover portion Since the drug having any one of the properties is carried, the carrier carrying the drug is protected by the cover part and is dropped into the rotating drum by clothes stirred by rolling in the rotating drum, or Problems such as unraveling will not occur when directly hitting, and unevenness such as a large amount of chemicals adhering to some clothes can be eliminated, making it easy to use ordinary clothes and bedding at home. Short bedding Evenly between, it is possible to easily impart properties such as antimicrobial.

Moreover, after the drying is completed, the clothes can be provided with the ability to continuously maintain the state without being put into a chest of drawers or being contaminated by various bacteria when worn. Further, even if the antibacterial action is reduced by washing or the like, the same antibacterial property can be imparted by performing the treatment again, which is economical. In addition, it is possible to process with a clothes dryer that can put many pieces at a time, and clothes for changing clothes can be collectively processed.

Further, a heating means for heating the carrier is provided,
Since the heating means is provided at a position opposite to the cover part so that at least a part thereof overlaps with the carrier, the heating means heats the drug carried on the carrier to promote volatile diffusion of the drug. Therefore, the drug carried on the carrier can be vaporized and diffused in a short time. Also,
Since the heating means is provided at the position opposite to the cover portion, the user does not touch it when opening the lid.

Further, since the cover portion has a hole for communicating the inside of the carrier mounting portion with the inside of the rotary drum, the drug volatilized and diffused from the carrier body diffuses into the rotary drum through the communication hole provided in the cover portion. Therefore, the drug carried on the carrier can be volatilized and diffused in a shorter time.

Further, since the gap between the inner surface of the cover and the surface of the heating means is set so that the carrier can be held, the carrier presses the carrier against the heating means. The amount of heat transferred from the means to the carrier is increased, and the drug carried on the carrier can be vaporized and diffused in a short time.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2A is an enlarged sectional view of a carrier mounting portion of the clothes dryer. FIG. 2B is a front view of a carrier mounting portion of the clothes dryer.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a carrier mounting portion of the clothes dryer.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 rotating drum 6 lid 15 carrier 16 carrier mounting part 18 cover

Front page continuation (72) Inventor Shunji Imai 1006 Kadoma, Kadoma City, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A rotary drum for rolling and stirring clothes, a lid for opening and closing a clothes inlet of the rotary drum, and a carrier mounted on an inner surface of the lid so as to be partially covered with a cover. And a carrier detachably mounted on the carrier mounting part so as to be covered by the cover part, and the carrier has at least one property of antibacterial, antifungal, deodorant, and insect repellent. A clothes dryer that carries a drug. 2. The clothes dryer according to claim 1, further comprising heating means for heating the carrier, wherein the heating means is provided at a position opposite to the cover so as to at least partially overlap the carrier. 3. The clothes dryer according to claim 1, wherein the cover portion has a hole that connects the inside of the carrier mounting portion and the inside of the rotary drum. 4. The gap size between the inner surface of the cover part and the surface of the heating means is set so that the carrier can be held.
The clothes dryer according to any one of 1 to 3.