JPH0938394A - Clothing treatment machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance operability at a time of the setting of an operation course evaporating a chemical agent having at least either one of antibacterial, antifungal, deodorizing and insecticidal properties to efficiently apply antibacterial, antifungal, deodorizing or insecticidal treatment to general clothing or bedclothes. SOLUTION: A carrier having a chemical agent having at least either one of antibacterial, antifungal, deodorizing and insecticidal properties supported thereon is heated by an evaporating heater 16 to supply the evaporated chemical agent into a housing stocker housing or stirring clothing. A first input setting means 26 can set an operation course heating the carrier by the evaporating heater 16 to supply the evaporated chemical agent.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

The present invention relates to an antibacterial, antifungal, deodorant and insecticidal treatment for clothes by volatilizing and diffusing a drug having at least one of antibacterial, antifungal, deodorant and insecticidal properties. The present invention relates to a clothes processing machine that can do the following.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, in clothes dryers, clothes are put in a rotating drum, and hot air is passed through the clothes while rolling and stirring the clothes to not only dry clothes that have been wet by washing or the like. , Some have bactericidal and acaricidal functions. This exhibits a bactericidal and acaricidal effect by moist heat drying by maintaining the clothes at 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 effect is adsorbed are commercially available. This antibacterial treated garment is treated with an antibacterial agent before its purchase, and when repeated washing, the antibacterial agent is washed off by its mechanical force, and the antibacterial effect is gradually reduced in many cases.
Hand-washing is displayed as a selection method. Further, in commercially available antibacterial clothing, bleaching is prohibited because the bleach decomposes the antibacterial agent even if stains adhere to it.

[0004] Above all, in an antibacterial treated garment using a natural vegetable oil having an antibacterial property, the natural vegetable oil exhibits its antibacterial action when vaporized, so that the natural vegetable oil on clothing gradually decreases. 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.

[0005]

In the conventional clothes dryer having the bactericidal and acaricidal effect, clothes can be dried hygienically, but after the drying is completed, the clothes are stored in a chest of drawers or the like. Contamination of mites and other bacteria during wearing. In other words, even if the product can be dried hygienically, it is a temporary effect that cannot be maintained continuously.

Further, commercially available antibacterial clothing generally has a durability problem that the antibacterial action gradually decreases after repeated washing. In order to exert the antibacterial property 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 skin-resident bacteria may be sterilized. In addition, a highly technical means of microencapsulating natural vegetable oil as a drug is used, resulting in expensive clothing. As a result, antibacterial clothing can be used as MRS in hospitals.
There is a problem that only limited clothes such as hospital clothes for A and pajamas with antibacterial properties imparted with natural antibacterial agents for atopic dermatitis are provided.

[0007] In addition, for clothes treated with antibacterial agents of natural type for children with atopic dermatitis and the like, it is necessary to purchase new antibacterial treated clothes according to the growth of fast-growing children. Although it is possible to directly spray the antibacterial agent with a spray etc. to exert the antibacterial effect, it is necessary to adhere an appropriate amount from the viewpoint of safety and effect, but it is not possible to uniformly adhere the antibacterial agent to the clothes as much as necessary. It's extremely difficult. There is also a risk of inhaling the antibacterial agent or adhering the antibacterial agent to other things.

[0008] In addition, in the present age of aging society, 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 in bedridden elderly people, and nursing homes. Deodorant bedding and bedding are expected.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, and enables general households, bedding and bedding to be efficiently and antibacterially treated by using a clothes dryer or the like, and its usability is improved. The first purpose is to do.

A second object of the present invention is to achieve the first object and to provide a driving course for drying clothes to improve the operability for driving the course.

Further, in addition to achieving the first object, the amount of dew condensation of the drug volatilized and diffused from the drug supply means on the inner wall of the storage is suppressed to be low, and the drug volatilized and diffused is efficiently attached to the clothes. The third purpose is to do so.

Further, in addition to achieving the first object, the amount of the chemical vaporized and diffused from the chemical supply means to be condensed on the inner wall of the storage is suppressed to a low level even when the use environment temperature is low, and the chemical vaporized and diffused. A fourth object is to efficiently attach the to the clothes.

[0013]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned first object, the present invention provides a storage container for storing or stirring clothes, and at least an antibacterial property, an antifungal property, a deodorant property and an insect repellent in the storage container. A drug supply means for heating and evaporating and supplying a drug having any one of the properties with a heating means, and an operation course capable of setting the operation course for heating and evaporating and supplying the drug by the heating means. The provision of one input setting means is the first problem solving means.

Further, in order to achieve the second object, in addition to the first problem solving means, a second input setting means for setting another driving course and the like, a first input setting means and the above-mentioned And a control means for controlling the operation of the heating means by inputting the state of the second input setting means, wherein the control means alternately sets the presence or absence of a driving course for vaporizing and supplying the medicine by the first input setting means. The second problem solving means is that the second input setting means cancels the operation when the driving course for vaporizing and supplying the medicine is set.

In order to achieve the third object, a storage for storing or stirring clothes, a warm air supply means for supplying warm air into the storage, and at least an antibacterial property in the storage, A chemical supply means for heating and vaporizing a chemical having any one of antifungal, deodorant and insect proof properties by a heating means, a temperature detecting means for detecting a temperature in the storage, and the temperature And a control unit for controlling the operation of the warm air supply unit and the heating unit by inputting the temperature detected by the detection unit, the control unit until the temperature detected by the temperature detection unit reaches a predetermined temperature. A third problem solving means is to perform the preheating operation by the warm air supply means.

In order to achieve the fourth object, a storage for storing or stirring clothes, a warm air supply means for supplying warm air into the storage, and at least an antibacterial property in the storage, A chemical supply means for heating and vaporizing a chemical having any one of antifungal, deodorant and insect proof properties by a heating means, a temperature detecting means for detecting a temperature in the storage, and the temperature A control means for inputting the temperature detected by the detection means and controlling the operation of the warm air supply means and the heating means, wherein the control means is in the medicine supply process for heating the medicine supply means by the heating means. In addition, a fourth problem solving means is that the warm air supply means is controlled so that the temperature detected by the temperature detection means becomes substantially constant.

[0017]

According to the first means for solving the above problems, the present invention provides:
Since it is possible to set a driving course in which antibacterial treatment can be performed by an input setting means different from that for setting a normal clothes drying course, usability can be improved.

Further, according to the second means for solving the problems, a driving course for drying ordinary clothes is also provided, and the driving course for antibacterial treatment and the driving course for drying ordinary clothes are easily switched. be able to.

According to the third means for solving the problems, the temperature of the clothes including the storage can be made higher than the room temperature before the drug is vaporized and supplied into the storage from the drug supply, and the drug is volatilized from the drug supply. The amount of dew condensation on the inner wall of the storage can be suppressed to a low level.

Further, according to the fourth means for solving the problem, the temperature inside the storage is kept substantially constant even when the temperature of use environment is low, so that the drug volatilized and diffused from the drug supply means is condensed on the inner wall of the storage. The amount can be kept low.

[0021]

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

As shown in FIG. 2, the rotary drum 1 (storage) is rotatably supported on the rear surface of the dryer main body 2,
The front surface is slidably supported by an outer peripheral flange portion of an annular drum front support plate 3, and is rotationally driven by a motor 4 and a 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 drying 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 is a dryer main body 2.
It has a function of blowing heated circulating air inside and a function of exchanging heat inside and outside the dryer main body 2. Drying heater 7
The heat exchange type fan 8 constitutes a warm air supply means.
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 fan 8.

The filter 11 is provided on the rear surface of the rotary drum 1 to remove thread waste and the like. The back of the dryer body 2 is the back plate 1
Covered with 2. The circulation duct 13 constitutes a ventilation path for guiding the exhaust air on the circulation side of the fan casing 10 to the drying heater 7, and a drain port 14 is formed in a part of the circulation duct 13.
The condensed water generated by the heat exchange action of the heat exchange type fan 8 is discharged.

The carrier 15 constitutes a drug supplying means, and is made of a porous material such as pulp material, foamed synthetic resin, and metal sintered body, and antibacterial and antifungal agents such as hinokitiol, peppermint oil, and benzalkonium chloride. It has an appropriate amount of a drug having at least one property of deodorant and insect repellent.

The vaporization heater (heating means) 16 heats the carrier 15 to vaporize the carried drug.
As shown in FIG. 3, the front and rear of the vaporization heater 16 are sandwiched by a heater support member 17 and a heater cover 18 provided so as to cover the terminals 16 a of the vaporization heater 16. The lid inner surface member 19 constitutes an inner surface of the lid 6 that opens and closes the clothing insertion port, and is provided with a base portion 20 for mounting the bulging carrier 15 on the rotary drum 1 side integrally at a substantially central portion thereof. There is. The carrier 15 includes a heating surface 16b of a vaporization heater 16 and
It is formed of a part of the base portion 20 and is sandwiched in a gap with a cover portion 20b having a plurality of through holes 20a.

Next, as shown in FIG. 1, the control means 21 controls the operation of the motor 4 by the motor drive means 22 to control the operation of the rotary drum 1 and the operation of the heat exchange type fan 8. Further, the operation of the drying heater 7 is controlled by the heater driving means 23, and the operation of the warm air supply means constituted by the drying heater 7 and the heat exchange type fan 8 is controlled. Further, vaporization heater driving means 2
4, the vaporization heater 16 is controlled to control the supply of the medicine into the rotary drum 1. Thermistor 2
5 detects the temperature of the inlet of the heat exchange type fan 8 and detects the temperature in the rotary drum 1.

The control means 21 is based on the settings from the first input setting means 26 and the second input setting means 27.
While displaying those setting contents on the display means 28,
It controls the normal drying operation of clothes and the operation for antibacterial treatment of clothes. Further, the control unit 21 alternately sets the presence or absence of the driving course for vaporizing and supplying the drug by the first input setting unit 26, and sets the second input setting when the driving course for vaporizing and supplying the drug is set. It is designed to be released by the means 27. 29 is a power switch, 3
0 is a commercial power supply.

The first input setting means 26, the second input setting means 27 and the display means 28 are arranged as shown in FIG. 4, and an antibacterial coat switch (first input setting means) is provided.
Reference numeral 26 is a switch for setting an operation for antibacterial treatment of clothes, and course switch 27a (second input setting means) is a switch for setting a normal dry operation. Heater fluffy switch (second input setting means) 2
7b is a switch for setting the strength of the heater and the like, and a start temporary stop switch (second input setting means) 27c is a switch for starting or stopping the operation. In addition, the display means 28
Is composed of a display device such as 10 light emitting diodes (hereinafter referred to as LEDs) 28a to 28j, and the corresponding LEDs are turned on based on the contents set by the respective switches described above.

The operation of the above structure will be described with reference to FIG. 5. When the power switch 29 is turned on in step 61, the control means 25 sets a standard course for drying normal clothes in step 62. LED28f
Lights up. Next, if the antibacterial coat switch (first input setting means) 26 is turned on in step 63, the process proceeds to step 64. Therefore, if the antibacterial coat is not currently set, the antibacterial coat is set in step 66 and the LED 28 is set.
Turn on j and proceed to the next step. If the antibacterial coat is currently set and the LED 28j is lit, the process proceeds to step 65, where the antibacterial coat is released and the course before the antibacterial coat is set is set. For example, if the antibacterial coat switch 22 is pressed to set the antibacterial coat in the state of the thick course and the antibacterial coat switch 22 is pressed again, the course returns to the thick course.

If the course switch 27a is turned on in step 67, the process proceeds to step 68. Therefore, if the antibacterial coat is currently set and the LED 28j is lit, the process proceeds to step 69, and the antibacterial coat is released to set the course before the antibacterial coat is set. If the antibacterial coat is not set, the operation course is sequentially switched in step 70. For example, the course switch 27a in the order of standard → shirt → thick → disinfect diaper → blanket → 20 minutes.
The dry operation course is switched each time is turned on.

The above steps 63 to 70 are repeated until the start switch 27c is pressed in step 71. If the start switch 27c is pressed,
The dry operation course or the antibacterial coat set in step 72 is operated, and the process ends in step 73.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. The control means 21 in FIG.
The preheating operation is performed by the drying heater 7 and the heat exchange type fan 8 until the temperature detected in step 1 reaches a predetermined temperature, and the thermistor 25 is used during the chemical supply process in which the vaporization heater 16 heats the carrier 15. The drying heater 7 and the heat exchange type fan 8 are controlled so that the detected temperature becomes substantially constant. The other structure is the same as that of the first embodiment.

The operation of the above structure will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. When the antibacterial coat is operated,
The user uses the carrier 15 to vaporize the heater 16 and the cover 20.
When the operation is started after being set between the control means 25 and
Starts the operation in step 80, and in steps 81 to 83, the drying heater 7a is turned on 20 seconds after the motor 4 is turned on, and the drying heater 7b is turned on after 30 seconds. Next, at step 84, it is judged whether or not the temperature TH1 detected by the thermistor 25 is equal to or higher than a certain temperature Tx, and if so, the routine proceeds to step 86, where the preheating step is ended and the medicine supply step is started. Otherwise, go to step 85 and continue the preheating operation until the preheating time reaches ta. That is, the preheating operation is performed until TH1 ≧ Tx in the time ta.

In step 86, the drying heaters 7a and 7b are used.
Is turned off, the motor 4 is intermittently operated (for example, 10 seconds on, 10 seconds off), the vaporization heater 16 is turned on, and the medicine supply operation is performed. Next, step 87 to step 8
Up to 9 and TH1 <Ty (T
If x> Ty), one of the drying heaters 7a and 7b is alternately turned on. This is to reduce the number of switching times per relay. Then, in step 90, the medicine supply operation is performed until the medicine supply time reaches tb.

In step 91, the drying heaters 7a, 7a
b, the vaporization heater 16 is turned off, only the motor 4 is turned on to start the cooling operation, and the cooling operation is performed in step 92 until the cooling time reaches tc. In step 93, a series of antibacterial coating sequence is completed.

By performing the thermal operation in this way, the temperature of the circulating air path including the rotary drum 1 is raised, so that the drug volatilized and diffused during the drug supply process is condensed on the inner wall of the rotary drum 1 or the like. The amount can be reduced, thus increasing the amount of drug adhering to the clothing.

During the drug supply operation, the drug volatilized and diffused from the carrier 15 spreads inside the lid 6 through a large number of through holes 20a formed in the cover 20b covering the carrier 15 and is introduced into the rotary drum 1. When the clothes are agitated, they come into random contact with each other and adhere to the surface of the clothes. As a result, an antibacterial function can be imparted to the surface of the clothes put in the rotary drum 1. In addition, by intermittently operating the rotary drum 1, gaps such as joints of the rotary drum 1, gaps between the rotary drum 1 and the fan casing 10, the outer peripheral portion of the heat exchange type fan 8 and the fan casing, as compared with the case of continuous operation. 1
It is possible to reduce the amount of the drug leaked from the gap between the zero and the like.

Further, the cooling process makes it possible to prevent the drug adhering to the clothes from being fixed on the surface of the clothes and being re-evaporated from the surface of the clothes. Further, even when the user wears the clothes immediately after the antibacterial treatment is completed, the user can wear the clothes without feeling uncomfortable due to the high temperature.

FIG. 7 is a timing chart showing a series of antibacterial coat sequences. The preheating process is from the start of operation to t1, the chemical supply process is from t1 to t8, and the cooling process is from t8 to end.

In the present embodiment, the rotary drum type clothes dryer is described, but the same can be applied to the hanging type clothes dryer and the futon dryer.

[0042]

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY As described above, the present invention has a storage for storing or stirring clothes, and at least one of antibacterial, antifungal, deodorant, and insect repellent properties in the storage. A drug supply unit that heats and supplies the drug by heating and vaporizes the drug, and a first input setting unit that can set an operation course that heats the drug supply unit by the heating unit and vaporizes and supplies the drug As a result, an operation course in which antibacterial treatment can be performed can be set by an input setting means different from that for setting a normal clothes drying course, so that usability can be improved.

In addition, the second for setting another driving course, etc.
Input setting means, first input setting means and the second
The control means for inputting the state of the input setting means and controlling the operation of the heating means is provided, and the control means alternately sets the presence or absence of the driving course for vaporizing and supplying the medicine by the first input setting means, When the driving course for vaporizing and supplying the medicine is set by the second input setting means, the driving course is also provided for drying normal clothes, and the antibacterial treatment is possible. It is possible to easily switch between the course and the driving course for drying normal clothes.

Further, a storage box for storing or stirring clothes, a hot air supply means for supplying hot air into the storage box, and at least an antibacterial property, an antifungal property, a deodorant property and an insect repellent property in the storage room. A drug supply unit for heating and vaporizing and supplying a drug having any one of the properties by a heating unit, a temperature detection unit for detecting the temperature in the storage, and a temperature detected by the temperature detection unit are input. The control means controls the operation of the warm air supply means and the heating means, and the control means performs a preheating operation by the warm air supply means until the temperature detected by the temperature detection means reaches a predetermined temperature. By doing so, the temperature of the clothes including the storage can be made higher than room temperature before vaporizing and supplying the drug into the storage from the drug supply means, and the drug volatilized and diffused from the drug supply means is stored in the storage. Tied to the inner wall The amount can be lowered to.

Further, a storage box for storing or stirring clothes, a hot air supply means for supplying warm air into the storage box, and at least an antibacterial property, an antifungal property, a deodorant property and an insect repellent property in the storage room. A drug supply unit for heating and vaporizing and supplying a drug having any one of the properties by a heating unit, a temperature detection unit for detecting the temperature in the storage, and a temperature detected by the temperature detection unit are input. The control means controls the operation of the warm air supply means and the heating means, and the control means is detected by the temperature detection means during a medicine supply process of heating the medicine supply means by the heating means. By controlling the hot air supply means so that the temperature becomes almost constant, the temperature inside the storage is kept substantially constant even when the operating environment temperature is low, so that the chemical vaporized and diffused from the medicine supply means. medicine There can be reduced the amount of condensation on the inner wall of the storage case.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a clothes dryer according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the clothes dryer.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part of the clothes dryer with a part cut away.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged front view of an operation display unit of the clothes dryer.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the clothes dryer.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the clothes dryer according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a time chart showing the operation of the clothes dryer.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 rotary drum (storage) 15 carrier (medicine supply means) 16 heater for vaporization (heating means) 26 first input setting means

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Hisashi Hagiwara 1006 Kadoma, Kadoma City, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A storage for storing or stirring clothes, and a heating means for heating a chemical having at least one of antibacterial, antifungal, deodorant, and insect repellent properties in the storage by heating means. A clothes processing machine comprising: a chemical supply means for vaporizing and supplying; and a first input setting means capable of setting an operation course for heating the chemical supplying means by the heating means to vaporize and supply the chemical. 2. Control means for inputting the states of the second input setting means for setting another driving course, etc., the first input setting means and the second input setting means, and controlling the operation of the heating means. The control means alternately sets the presence / absence of a driving course for vaporizing and supplying a medicine by the first input setting means, and the second means when the driving course for vaporizing and supplying a medicine is set. The clothes processing machine according to claim 1, wherein the input processing means cancels the setting. 3. A storage case for storing or stirring clothes, a hot air supply means for supplying warm air into the storage case, and at least an antibacterial property, an antifungal property, a deodorant property, and an insect repellent property in the storage case. A drug supply unit for heating and vaporizing and supplying a drug having any one of the properties by a heating unit, a temperature detection unit for detecting the temperature in the storage, and a temperature detected by the temperature detection unit are input. The control means controls the operation of the warm air supply means and the heating means, and the control means performs a preheating operation by the warm air supply means until the temperature detected by the temperature detection means reaches a predetermined temperature. Made clothes processing machine. 4. A storage cabinet for storing or stirring clothes, a hot air supply means for supplying warm air into the storage cabinet, and at least an antibacterial property, an antifungal property, a deodorant property, and an insect repellent property in the storage room. A drug supply unit for heating and vaporizing and supplying a drug having any one of the properties by a heating unit, a temperature detection unit for detecting the temperature in the storage, and a temperature detected by the temperature detection unit are input. The control means controls the operation of the warm air supply means and the heating means, and the control means is detected by the temperature detection means during a medicine supply process of heating the medicine supply means by the heating means. A clothes processing machine configured to control the warm air supply means so that the temperature becomes substantially constant.