JPS6020038B2 - Dryer - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a dryer for drying futons and the like that can be easily stored when not in use.

FIG. 1 is a side view showing the basic structure of a dryer for drying bedding and the like.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a hot air supply device, which is composed of a blower 3 driven by an electric motor 2 and an electric heater 5 attached to a discharge portion 4 of the blower 3. A bag 7 is connected to the hot air outlet 6 of the hot air supply device 1. bag 7
is installed between the mattress A and the comforter B as shown in FIG. It is made of cloth with appropriate breathability to allow wind to blow out. The warm air blown from the bag 7 passes through the cotton in the comforter B and the mattress A to remove moisture. In the dryer constructed as described above, the bag 7 is folded and placed near the hot air supply device 1 when the dryer is not in use, as shown in FIG. Therefore, the bag 7 is easily scattered, and since the bag 7 is smaller in size than the mattress A and the comforter B, it is difficult to store the bag 7 if it spreads out and scatters. In addition, since the dryer described above connects the bag 7 directly to the hot air outlet 6 of the hot air supply device 1, as is clear from FIG. It is inconvenient to use because it has to be placed close to each other, and if a connecting hose is used to improve this inconvenience, it also makes it difficult to store it. This invention has been made to eliminate the above-mentioned conventional drawbacks, and includes a dryer including a hot air supply device having a hot air supply port, and an expandable hose having one end connected to the hot air supply port. The hose is further provided with a collapsible bag that expands when warm air is introduced, and the hose is configured to maintain at least two states, an extended state and a short striped state. The above-mentioned overflow supply device is provided with a storage section capable of storing a shortened hose and a folded bag.

This invention will be explained below. Figures 3a and 3b are side views showing an embodiment of the present invention with a bag in hand, and its A-
It is a sectional view taken along the A line. Reference numerals 1 to 7 indicate the same parts as the conventional dryer shown in FIG. A telescopic hose 8 made up of a plurality of pipes of different diameters is connected to the hot air outlet 6. This hose 8 is a rod antenna type hose in this embodiment, and can be maintained in any desired state, including the minimum twill short state shown in FIG. 3b and the maximum extended state shown in FIG. The same bag as mentioned above is connected to the tip of the hose 8.

When the hose 8 and the bag 7 are not in use, the hose 8 is compressed into a storage section 9 provided in the same box body as the hot air supply device 1 to bring the hose 8 into the minimum contracted state, and the bag 7 is further folded.
Open the openable/closeable door 10 on the hot air outlet side of the box and store it in the storage section 11. The storage section 11 is made to have a size that can accommodate the hose 8 in the minimum contracted state and the decoratively folded bag 7. That is, when not in use, the hot air supply device 1, the hose 8, the drying tools such as the bag 7, etc. are stored in the storage sections 9 and 11 of one box. FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing how the dryer according to the invention is used.

The door 10 is opened, the bag 7 and the hose 8 are stretched out, the bag 7 is placed between the mattress A and the comforter B, and warm air is blown into the bag 7 through the hose 8 to start drying. The drying method is the same as that described in FIG. 2, but since the hose 8 can be extended, the futon and the device 1 can be installed apart, improving usability. As described above, according to this invention,
Since the hose and the bag can be stored in the hot air supply device when not in use, it is possible to eliminate the need to store the hose and the bag in a place other than the hot air supply device, thereby preventing the hose and the bag from being lost.

In addition, since the hose itself maintains its length and shortness and the bag can be folded, when it is stored in the storage section of the hot air supply device, it can be stored without preventing the hose from returning to its extended state. Workability can be significantly facilitated, and the provision of the storage section does not increase the external size of the hot air supply device. In addition, the hose is expandable and retractable,
In addition, since it maintains the extended or contracted state, even if the length of the hose is adjusted at the beginning of drying to make it into the extended or contracted state, there will be no mutual contact between the hot air supply device and the bag. There is no force trying to pull them together or force them to separate from each other (and even if they did, it would only be a very strong force), so when placing the bag on top of the mattress and covering it with the comforter, , the extremely light bag will not shift from the mattress before covering it with the futon. Furthermore, even during drying, the above-mentioned force is not generated between the hot air supply device and the bag, so that the bag will not shift from the futon during drying.

As described above, according to the present invention, ease of use, ease of storage, etc. are greatly improved.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a side view showing the basic structure of a dryer for drying futons, etc., Fig. 2 is a front view of the dryer shown in Fig. 1 while it is in operation, and Figs. FIG. 4 is a side view showing the embodiment and a sectional view taken along the line A--A, and FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing the embodiment shown in FIG. 3 during operation. In the figure, 1 is a hot air supply device, 2 is an electric motor, 3 is a blower, and 4
is the discharge part, 5 is the electric heater, 6 is the ventilation outlet, 7 is the bag, 8
is a hose, 9 is a storage section, 10 is a door, and 11 is a storage section. Note that the same reference numerals in the figures indicate the same or corresponding parts. Figure 2 Figure 1 Figure 3 Figure 4

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A hot air supply device having a hot air supply port, an expandable hose whose one end is connected to the hot air supply port, and a collapsible bag that expands when warm air is introduced from the other end of the hose. , the hose itself is configured to maintain at least two states, an extended state and a contracted state, and the hot air supply device stores the contracted hose and the folded bag. This dryer is provided with a storage section that can be used for storage, and stores a contracted hose and a folded bag in the storage section.