JPH10225595A - Small garment item drying device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a garment dryer incorporating a small garment item drying device in which garments and items to be dried are sorted in accordance with kinds thereof, so as to efficiently dry them at one time. SOLUTION: In a garment drying device 11, a storage casing for drying small items is removably constituted to the inner side wall parts of a drying drum 1 rotataby supported in the machine body, for storing therein garments, through the intermediary of a heat-resistant member or a net. Further, a lock mechanism is provided so that an introduction opening for taking into and out from the small garment item drying device 11, can be hardly opened by the garments to be agitated. In such a case that the lock mechanism is provided inside of a body opening door 20 for opening and closing the drying storage casing when garments are introduced thereinto, an opening door 20 through which the small garments and items to be dried are taken out, is arranged in the center part of a garment take-in and -out frame 9 for the drying drum 1 accommodating the garments, which is different from the body opening door 10. Further they are arranged at positions far from a heating device 23 arranged in the lower part of a drum support panel.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a clothes dryer for drying clothes.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional rotary drum type clothes dryer has a single drying drum for accommodating rotatably supported clothes, and includes a method of simultaneously drying a synthetic fiber having a low water content and a large amount of cotton. Clothes with a small amount of water dry quickly, clothing with a large amount of water takes a long drying time, and due to the combination of the amount of synthetic fiber and cotton, the sensor that detects the dry state does not work properly, too much drying, uneven drying, or Problems such as a stoppage of the drying function occurred during drying. Also,
If there is a relatively large amount of synthetic fibers made of synthetic fibers and cotton, the clothes will be damaged due to excessive drying due to the high-temperature hot air during drying, and the delicate clothing with many lingerie and laces for women because the drying drum rotates. Such as out of shape or damage,
Many drawbacks have occurred, and there has been an inevitable limitation on clothes that can be dried with conventional clothes dryers.

[0003] The present invention eliminates the disadvantages of the prior art described above and provides an apparatus that can simultaneously and efficiently dry any garment.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to separate and dry synthetic fibers and cotton, or to dry small items, and when delicate clothes such as women's lingerie are dried, they lose their shape. An object of the present invention is to provide a small-sized clothing drying apparatus which enables drying without causing any drawbacks of damage or damage, and enables drying of clothing with a tumbler drying prohibition mark of a JIS textile product handling sign.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In the conventional method, when synthetic fiber clothing and cotton clothing are simultaneously dried in one drying drum, the drying finish speed varies greatly depending on the fiber. Is difficult to control with a sensor, and it is not possible to obtain an appropriate drying state.At the same time, the delicate garment loses its shape due to drying. Clothes are put in a storage case provided on the inner side wall of the drying drum, and can be dried simultaneously with general cotton clothes.

Further, such a device is provided not only inside the drying drum but also inside the main body opening / closing door into which clothes are put, in which synthetic fibers are stored and simultaneously dried.

[0007] A conventional drying drum for accommodating rotatably supported clothes in a main body is a dumbler system. During drying operation, the clothes in the drum are agitated, and as a result, delicate clothes such as women's clothes are caused. Lingerie and the like may lose their shape and may be damaged if they are terrible.
Therefore, by mounting the accessory clothing drying device of the present invention fixedly on the rotatably supported drying drum side wall, the clothing in the accessory clothing drying device does not stir simultaneously with the rotation of the drying drum, and other clothing such as clothing. In addition to eliminating the shape, damage, and entanglement of the garment, the generation of static electricity is suppressed, and the garment is dried at a lower temperature than the garment in the drying drum, so that the garment can be dried safely and cleanly.

[0008]

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

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a clothes dryer according to the present invention. The drying drum 1 has an air outlet 2 constituted by a large number of holes of a rear end plate 27, and has an engaging portion 3 by a front end plate 26. A drum bearing 5 attached to the machine frame 4 rotatably supports the drying drum 1, and an annular drum support plate 6 similarly attached to the machine frame 4 is provided inside the engaging portion 3 of the front end plate 26 of the drying drum 1. And slidably engage with the drying drum 1 to rotatably support it. Then, the drying drum 1 is rotationally driven by the drive motor 7 via the belt 8.

The drum support plate 6 is provided with a garment entrance / exit frame 9, and a main body opening / closing door 10 for opening / closing an entrance is provided at an outer end of the garment entrance / exit frame 9.

On the side wall of the drying drum 1 for accommodating rotatably supported clothes in the body of the clothes dryer, a small clothes drying device 11 is installed, and a dedicated opening / closing door 12 for putting in clothes.
The exclusive opening / closing door 12 for the accessory clothes drying apparatus is provided with a lock mechanism so as not to be opened by the clothes agitated by the baffle 28 on the side wall of the drying drum 1 and includes a grid-like member 13 having good ventilation. It is configured.

A double-sided fan 14 that sends hot air into the drying drum 1 and takes in cooling air from outside air is accommodated in the machine frame 4. The fan casing 15 is fixed to the machine frame 4 and the drying drum 1
Has an air inlet 16 opposed to the air outlet 2. Double-sided fan 14 rotatably supported by a fan bearing 17 joint driven by a drive motor 7 via a fan belt 18
Sucks air from the drying drum 1 on its inner surface and sends it out to the circulation path 19 via the lint collecting device 25. Further, the double-sided fan 14 is cooled and discharged from the cooling air outlet 20 to the outside 4 of the machine frame. A drain 21 is provided in the middle of the circulation path 19,
The end is a hot air inlet 22 provided at the lower part of the drum support plate 6.
Is in communication with In the circulation path 19, a hot air inlet 22 is provided.
Is provided with a heating device 23. The resistance change characteristic of the heater 23 is a positive characteristic corresponding to a temperature change, and has a characteristic of self-controlling the heat generation temperature.

Inside the air outlet 2 of the drying drum 1, a lint collecting device 25 including a lint filter 24 for collecting lint and the like from clothing is provided. Can be combined.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of a small clothes drying apparatus 11 of the clothes dryer according to the present invention. The accessory clothing drying device 11 attached to the side wall of the drying drum 1 finishes delicately at low temperature without directly receiving the high-temperature air discharged from the heating device 23 provided at the lower portion of the drum support plate 6 into the clothing. Not only that, it is possible to use together with the conventional baffle 28 by having a structure capable of obtaining the same function as the baffle 28 for stirring the clothes in the drying drum 1,
Conversely, the conventional baffle 28 can be eliminated. The accessory clothing drying device 11 is made of a heat-resistant material that can sufficiently withstand the high temperature in the drying drum 1, and has a lattice-like member 13 to improve ventilation. The size of the ventilation opening 29 of the lattice-shaped member 13 of the accessory clothing drying device 11 is set so that the clothing and the clothing in the drying drum 1 and the accessory clothing drying device 11 do not come into contact with each other or small foreign substances do not enter. It is composed of a net or a circular vent 29 as shown in FIG.
In some cases,

FIG. 4 shows a state in which the opening / closing door 12 of the accessory clothes drying apparatus 11 of the clothes dryer according to the present invention is open. The position of the opening / closing door 12 of the accessory clothing drying device 11 is the drying drum 1
By installing the device on the side opposite to the main rotation direction, it is possible to take a configuration for minimizing a failure due to a snag of clothing. In addition, the opening and closing door 12 is configured to open downward so that clothes can be easily taken in and out.

FIG. 5 shows the accessory clothing drying device 11 installed inside the main body opening / closing door 10. With this configuration,
When the main body opening / closing door 10 is closed and the drying operation is performed, the shape protrudes inside the drying drum 1 so as not to hinder the clothes to be stirred in the drying drum 1 in particular.

FIGS. 6 and 7 show the accessory clothing drying apparatus 11 installed inside the main body opening / closing door 10, and the accessory clothing drying apparatus 11 with the opening / closing door 12 dedicated to the accessory clothing drying apparatus closed. The main body opening / closing door 10 was installed at a substantially central portion so that the clothes inside could be taken out. FIG. 7 shows a state in which the opening / closing door 12 dedicated to the accessory clothing drying apparatus is opened. The opening / closing door 12 needs to be kept sufficiently airtight. Avoid leaks of air and dew. By doing so, when the cotton and the synthetic fiber are separately dried in the drying drum 1 and the accessory clothing drying device 11, the dedicated clothing drying device is used before the relatively fast drying of the synthetic clothing etc. The door 12 can be taken out from the door 12 without greatly affecting the control of the drying operation.

Further, an opening / closing door 1 dedicated to a small clothing drying apparatus.
By forming the second member 2 from a transparent material, the state of the clothes can be understood at a glance, and the drying state can be grasped. Therefore, unnecessary opening and closing of the opening / closing door 12 of the small-sized clothes drying device can be eliminated, and efficient drying can be performed.

FIG. 8 shows the rear end plate 27 of the drying drum 1 and FIG.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of the accessory clothes drying device 11 of the clothes dryer installed on the front end plate 26 of the drying drum 1 and the drum support plate of the drying drum 1, and the same effect can be obtained even with such installation.

[0020]

According to the present invention, when a synthetic fiber and cotton are simultaneously dried according to the present invention, detection is performed by a sensor that detects a dry state, such as excessive drying of synthetic fiber clothing that dries relatively quickly, and undried cotton that is difficult to dry. This makes it possible to achieve a low-temperature and delicate finish without transmitting high-temperature air directly to the clothes, while eliminating the condition that cannot be completed. Further, it is also possible to dry clothes which have not been able to be dried in the past and which cannot be dried with the tumbler drying prohibition mark of the JIS textile product handling display symbol.

Further, it is possible to easily dry not only clothes but also small items.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a small clothes drying apparatus provided with a drying drum side wall in a main body.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the accessory clothing drying apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an opening / closing door dedicated to the accessory clothing drying apparatus.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the accessory clothing drying device installed on the main body opening / closing door according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the accessory clothing drying device installed on the main body opening / closing door and a dedicated opening / closing door.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the accessory clothing drying device installed on the main body opening / closing door and a dedicated opening / closing door.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the accessory clothing drying device installed on the rear end plate of the drying drum and a dedicated opening / closing door.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the accessory clothing drying device installed on the front end plate and the drum support plate of the drying drum.

[Description of Signs] 1 ... drying drum, 4 ... machine frame, 5 ... drum bearing, 7 ... drive motor, 9 ... clothes access frame, 10 ... body opening / closing door, 11
... accessory clothing drying device, 12 ... opening and closing door, 13 ... lattice-shaped member, 23 ... heating device, 29 ... ventilation opening.

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Tsuneshi Komatsu 1-1-1 Higashitaga-cho, Hitachi City, Ibaraki Pref.

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A drying device for rotatably driving a drying drum rotatably supported to accommodate clothes in a machine frame of a main body of the dryer in order to dry the clothes. In a clothes dryer for drying the clothes by directly or indirectly sending hot air to the clothes in the drying drum to heat the air with a heating device in the drying drum while drying, the inside of the drying drum for storing the clothes A small accessory drying case provided on a side wall portion and a rear surface portion of the small clothes drying device. 2. The accessory drying apparatus for a clothes dryer according to claim 1, wherein the accessory case for drying accessories is provided inside a main body opening / closing door through which clothes are taken in and out. 3. The accessory clothing drying device provided in the main body opening / closing door for accommodating the clothing, the accessory clothing drying device door is provided substantially at the center of the front surface of the main body opening / closing door.
Clothes drying equipment for clothes dryer, which is different from the main body opening / closing door. 4. The accessory clothes drying apparatus of a clothes dryer, wherein the door for exclusive use of the accessory clothes drying apparatus according to claim 3 is constituted by a member or the like that allows the clothes in the drying drum to be seen. 5. The accessory clothing drying device according to claim 1, wherein said accessory clothing drying device is constituted by a heat-resistant member or a net.