JPS58138499A - Applying instrument for finishing agent in cloth drier - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention is capable of applying a finishing agent to the inner surface of the drum of a drum rotary clothes dryer to provide anti-static effect and flexibility to the clothes to be dried inside the drum. Regarding a finishing agent applicator.

Before explaining the present invention, first, an outline of a drum rotary clothes dryer in which the finish applicator of the present invention is used will be explained.

FIG. 1 shows an example of a drum-rotating clothes dryer, where l is an outer tank, 3 is a drum rotatably supported by the outer tank l, 5 is a motor, and 6 is a drum 3 that controls the rotation of the motor 5. Belt 7 is a round belt for transmitting the rotation of the motor 5 to the fan 8. When in use, the clothes input lid 2 is opened and the clothes to be dried (not shown) are placed in the drum 3. , when the switch 4 is operated, the drum 3 rotates and the clothes to be dried are agitated. Meanwhile, the fan 8 also rotates to suck air from the intake port 9, and the sucked air passes through the intake opening 11 of the heater box 10, is heated by the heater 12, and is guided into the drum 3 through the drum intake port 13. 'll. Here, the moisture in the clothes to be dried is evaporated and the lint is removed from the filter 14'''P, after which the air is exhausted from the exhaust port 15 by the fan 8. Note that 16 in the figure is a drum so that the clothes can be sufficiently agitated. These are baffle plates provided at several locations on the inner peripheral surface.

In the drum-rotating clothes dryer as described above, when the clothes are dry, static electricity is generated on the clothes due to friction between the clothes that stop stirring and friction between the drum 3 and the clothes.

The amount of static electricity generated varies depending on the material and material combination of the clothes to be dried, but when clothes made of nylon fibers and polyester fibers are put in and dried at the same time, the amount of static electricity generated is particularly significant. Gives a considerable amount of laxative force to the human body.

The present invention is directed to this type of clothes dryer, which prevents the generation of static electricity and makes it possible to effectively and easily apply a finishing agent to the clothes in the drum for the purpose of imparting flexibility to the clothes. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a finish applicator for a machine.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4.

The finishing agent applicator according to the present invention has a main body 17 having an opening 17' on the top surface, and a cylindrical applicator body 18 that can contain a finishing agent on its surface, such as a brush, sponge, or felt. 18 is pivotally supported by the main body 17 so that a part of its circumferential surface protrudes from the opening 17'. Furthermore, inside the main body 17, there are two rooms 1 facing each other with the application body 18 in between.
9.20 and another separate room 27 will be provided. 2
The two rooms t9.20 have partition plates 21, . 22 are formed with openings 23, 24 in their lower parts, respectively. These two chambers 19.20 communicate with the other chamber 27 through a communication section 25.26.

An adjustment plate 29 having a predetermined height H above the bottom plate 28 is attached to the communication portion 25.

Next, the principle of operation of the present invention constructed as described above will be explained with reference to FIGS. 5 to 8.

As mentioned above, since this finishing agent applicator is attached to the inner peripheral surface of the drum 3, it rotates once when the drum 3 makes one revolution. During this rotation, the liquid finishing agent A placed in the finishing agent applicator main body 17 moves. FIG. 5 shows the finish applicator at the top of the rotation, in an inverted state. At this time, finishing agent A is in room 19.
It is divided into 20 rooms and maintained. FIG. 6 shows the drum 3 rotated and the finish applicator positioned horizontally to the left. At the top (Figure 5) are rooms 19, 20 and 27.
Of the finishing agent A divided into two parts, the part held in the chamber 20 passes through the chamber 27 from the communication section 26 and flows into the chamber 19 from the communication section 25.

Upon further rotation, the finishing agent A held in the chamber 19 is transferred to the opening 2 provided at the bottom of the chamber 19, as shown in FIG.
3 along the bottom plate 28, and from the opening 24 to the chamber 20.
flows into. At this time, the flowing finishing agent A is adhered and contained in the application body 18. As the rotation progresses further, the finishing agent A is held in the chamber 20 as shown in FIG.
5 into the room 19, returning to the state shown in FIG. From now on, this operation will be repeated.

However, in the case of a tomado, too much liquid finishing agent A tends to be retained in the cylindrical application body 18.

Therefore, in the present invention, the above-mentioned adjusting plate 2 is connected to the communicating portion 25.
9 is provided to prevent this.

That is, by providing this adjustment plate 29 in the communication portion 25, when the finish applicator rotates from the position shown in FIG. 6 to the position shown in FIG. It is divided into those that move, and those that flow out from the opening 23 of the chamber 19 and adhere to and contain the application body 18, and the remainder that flows into the chamber 20 from the opening 24. Then, only the finishing agent A remaining in the chamber 19 acts on the application body 18 by the adjusting plate 29. This adjustment plate 29
By appropriately selecting the value of the height H, the amount of finishing agent A remaining in the chamber 19 can be set to an appropriate amount, thereby making it possible to finish so that too much agent A is retained in the application body 18. - The applicator 18, which thus contains 2ili of finishing agent, is rotated by contact with the clothes to be dried, and in this way the finishing agent A is applied to the clothes to be dried. Since the drum 3 dries the clothes while rotating 50 times per minute, the finishing agent A is applied almost evenly to the clothes to be dried. The position of the finishing agent A in FIGS. 5 to 8 is a diagram when the drum 3 is rotated slowly in order to explain the present invention in detail, and the drum 3 is rotated at a rate of 50 rotations per minute. Although the case is slightly different due to the inertial force caused by rotation, the intended purpose is fully achieved.

As is clear from the above description, the finishing agent applicator according to the present invention uses the rotation of the drum to periodically apply an appropriate amount of finishing agent to the applicator body, which rotates each time it comes into contact with clothing. Since the finishing agent is contained in the drum, an appropriate amount of the finishing agent can be uniformly applied to the clothes in the drum. This eliminates the shock caused by static electricity at the end of drying, and also allows the finishing agent to be processed inside the clothes dryer.
The finishing process during washing can be omitted. Furthermore, since the finishing agent applicator according to the present invention uses a liquid finishing agent, it has many advantages such as being able to use a commonly available finishing agent as is.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a clothes dryer, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a clothes dryer. 3 and 4 are views showing an embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 2 is a perspective view, FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 are a sectional view, and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view. FIG. 6, FIG. 7, and FIG. 8 are diagrams for explaining the principle of operation. 3... Drum, 17... Finishing agent applicator body, 17
'...Opening part, 18...Applying body, 19, 20, 27
...Room, 21', 22...Partition plate, 23.24.
...Opening part, 25.26...Communication part, 28...Bottom plate, 29...Adjustment plate, A...Liquid finishing agent. Figure 1 2m No. 311 8 No. 4II No. 511 No. 811

Claims (1)

[Claims] A finish applicator installed in the rotating drum of a clothes dryer includes a main body with an opening on the top surface into which a liquid finish enters, and a body that is rotatably supported by the main body and has a part of its circumferential surface. a cylindrical applicator attached to protrude into the opening; two chambers located within the main body that face each other across the cylindrical applicator and each have an opening at a lower portion; It has another room that communicates with the room, and an adjustment plate that has a predetermined height from the bottom and is provided on either one of the communication parts that communicate with the two rooms and the other room,
The liquid finishing agent is attached to and contained in the cylindrical application body, which rotates due to contact with the clothes to be dried in the rotating drum, by utilizing the movement of the liquid finishing agent between the respective rooms due to the rotation of the rotating drum. A finishing agent applicator for a clothes dryer, characterized in that the finishing agent is applied to clothes to be dried.