JPS6123467B2 - - Google Patents

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Technical Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a dryer for drying a storage chamber such as a closet.

Technical Background of the Invention Conventionally, as seen in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 48-5333, Publication No. 48-5334, and Publication No. 48-21236, a system consisting of a hot air fan, a blower pipe, etc. was mainly used for drying futons. A dryer has been proposed.

On the other hand, in a closet or the like of a room, moisture tends to accumulate inside, and especially during the rainy season, dew may condense on the walls and wet the futon and the like.

Therefore, it is easy to imagine that it would be very convenient if the inside of a closet could be dried using a dryer like the one described above.

Problems with the Background Art However, in its usage, the hot air fan is placed outside the closet and the tip of the blower pipe is inserted into the closet to dry the air, even if the closet door is closed. The air pipe gets caught between the door and the pillar, creating a large gap between them. For this reason, a large amount of warm air blown into the closet through the air pipe escapes through the gap between the door and the pillar, making it impossible to dry the inside of the closet efficiently.

If you want to run the dryer with the closet closed, you can put the entire dryer inside the closet and close the door, but this makes the hot air fan completely invisible, which is a safety problem, and , a state in which warm air is simply circulating inside the closet via the hot air fan; that is, the hot air that is discharged from the hot air fan, takes away the moisture in the closet, and becomes humid air is sucked into the warm air fan again. The liquid is simply discharged into the closet, making it impossible to dry the interior of the closet itself.

Purpose of the Invention The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to make the main body of the dryer visible from the outside without having to completely store it inside the storage chamber, and in a state where the storage chamber is closed. To provide a dryer which can perform a drying operation and can efficiently dry a storage room without the risk of supplying moisture taken from the air inside the storage room again into the storage room.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a dryer with a closing plate attached to close an opening created when a door for opening and closing a storage chamber is set at a predetermined half-open position. , and a dryer main body attached to this closing plate, and the dryer main body is formed so that both an indoor suction port and an indoor discharge port face into the storage chamber, and an outdoor discharge port is formed to face the storage chamber. an outer box formed so as to face the storage room; a blower fan provided inside the outer box for sucking and blowing air in the storage chamber through the indoor suction port; A switching means for selectively discharging from the discharge port and the outdoor discharge port, a moisture absorbing body that removes moisture from the air sucked and blown by the ventilation fan, and a heater provided on the windward side of the moisture absorbing body. It is characterized by the structure.

With this, the opening that occurs when the door of the storage room is left half open to install the dryer main body can be closed by the closing plate to which the dryer main body is attached, and the storage room is closed off. In addition, it is possible to dry the storage chamber while the main body of the dryer is visible from the outside, and during drying operation, the air inside the storage chamber is transferred to the indoor suction port of the dryer main body, the moisture absorber, and the indoor side. It is circulated through the discharge port and dehumidified and dried by the moisture absorbent, and when the moisture absorption ability of the moisture absorbent decreases, the heater generates heat to dry the moisture absorbent so that the moisture absorbent can be used repeatedly. Moisture is removed from the moisture absorber and the humid air is discharged to the outside of the storage room from the outdoor outlet of the dryer main body, thereby preventing the storage room from becoming humid again.

EXAMPLES OF THE INVENTION Examples of the present invention will be described below. First, in the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, 1 is a room 2.
3 is a sliding door for opening and closing the closet 1, and the opening 4 created by setting the sliding door 3 to a predetermined half-open position is
A closing plate 5 is attached to close this. The closing plate 5 is attached so that its upper and lower ends are fitted into a sill 6 and a door groove 7 of a lintel (not shown), and a dryer main body 8 is attached to the lower part of the closing plate 5. This dryer main body 8 is constructed as described below. That is, 9 is an outer box of the dryer main body 8 which is constructed in a thin shape, and this is a main body frame 10 formed by bending a single band-shaped metal plate into a square frame shape.
and side plates 11, 11 attached to the left and right sides of this
An indoor suction port 12 and an indoor discharge port 13 facing into the closet 1 are formed on the top and bottom of the back, and an outdoor suction port 14 facing outside the closet 1 and the room 2 is formed on the top and bottom of the front. and an outdoor discharge port 15. Reference numeral 16 denotes a blower fan made of a Sirotskov fan disposed inside the outer box 9 and rotated by a motor to be described later; 17 is a spiral casing provided so as to surround the blower fan 16; An air inlet (not shown) is open in the outer box 9, and an air outlet 1 is opened in the outer box 9.
8 communicates with both the indoor outlet 13 and the outdoor outlet 15 via a communication path 19 . Reference numeral 20 denotes a filter, which is attached to and detached from the confluence point of the air sucked into the outer box 9 from both the indoor suction port 12 and the outdoor suction port 14, that is, the exit side of the confluence passage 22 partitioned by the partition plate 21. possible. 2
Reference numeral 3 denotes a moisture absorber provided at the outlet 18 of the casing 17, which is made by adhering silica gel, lithium chloride, calcium chloride, etc. to a plate material 23a made of paper, asbestos, nylon fibers, etc., as shown in FIG. They are arranged side by side with a predetermined interval as shown in FIG.
Note that if a material having a large number of pores, such as silica gel, is used, not only moisture but also bacteria can be removed. Reference numeral 24 designates an electric heater provided at the outlet 18 of the casing 17 on the windward side of the moisture absorbent body 23, that is, on the side of the blower fan 16. 25 is the ventilation fan 1
This is a wind direction switching plate which is a switching means for selectively discharging the wind from the indoor outlet 13 and the outdoor outlet 15 from the outlet 18 of the casing 17.
It is rotatably supported by a shaft 26 at a connecting portion between the communication path 19 and the communication path 19 . Reference numeral 27 denotes an operating rod connected to the lower end of the wind direction switching plate 25. When the operating rod 27 is pushed to rotate the wind direction switching plate 15 in the direction of arrow A, the outdoor outlet 15 is blocked from the outlet 18 (see the solid line in Fig. 2). ), on the other hand, when the operation 27 is pulled to rotate the wind direction switching plate 15 in the opposite direction of the arrow A, the indoor discharge port 13 is blocked from the outlet 18 (see the two-dot chain line in FIG. 2).
Reference numeral 28 denotes a compression spring provided between the bottom of the outer box 9 and the lower end of the wind direction switching plate 25. This has a so-called toggle action, and the wind direction switching plate 25 is moved to the position shown by the solid line in FIG. It is held at the position shown by the two-dot chain line (at this time, it is urged to rotate in the opposite direction of arrow A). 29
and 30 are a main switch and a heater switch, which are provided inside the front face of the outer box 9 and are opened and closed by operation buttons 29a and 30a, respectively. Here, the electric circuit configuration will be explained based on Fig. 4. 31 and 3
2 is a plug 34 of the power cord wire 33 shown in FIG.
The main switch 29 and the motor 36 for driving the blower fan 16 are connected in series between the power supply terminals 31 and 32, and the heater switch 30 and the electric heater 24 are connected to the power outlet 35 via the power supply terminal. A series circuit with the motor 36 is connected in parallel with the motor 36.

Then, when the air direction switching plate 25 is set to the state shown by the solid line in FIG. 2 to shut off the outdoor outlet 15, and then the main switch 29 is closed and the motor 36 is energized, the air in the closet 1 is turned off. is sucked into the casing 17 from its inlet by the blower fan 16 via the indoor suction port 12 and the filter 20, and is sucked into the casing 17 from its inlet.
Air is blown towards. The wind is guided by the wind direction switching plate 25 and discharged into the closet 1 from the indoor outlet 13, and most of it is sucked into the outer box 9 by the blower fan 16 again and is discharged into the closet 1 from the indoor outlet 13. The remaining part is discharged into the closet 1 through the gap between the sliding door 3 and the closing plate 5, etc.
Air leaks outside, and an amount of air corresponding to the amount of leakage is sucked through the outdoor suction port 14 and blown into the closet 1. Then, the moisture absorber 23 is
As the air inside the closet 1 is circulated as described above, its moisture is removed and the air is discharged into the closet 1 as dry air, so that the interior of the closet 1 is gradually dried.

Now, if the moisture absorbing ability of the moisture absorbing body 23 decreases due to the continuation of the drying operation, pull the operating rod 27 to switch the air direction switching plate 25 to the state shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. When the casing 17 is closed, the air inside the room 2 is mainly drawn into the casing 17 by the blower fan 16 through the outdoor suction port 14 and the filter 20, and is blown toward the outlet 18. The air is heated by the electric heater 24 and turned into hot air, heats and dries the moisture absorbent 23, and is discharged into the room 2 from the outdoor outlet 15.
When the moisture absorbing ability of the moisture absorbing body 23 is recovered through such operation, the wind direction switching plate 25 is again switched to the state shown by the solid line in FIG. The drying of the closet 1 is continued by circulating the water as shown in FIG. If dew condensation has formed on the wall of the closet 1, close the heater switch 30 with the air direction switching plate 25 in the state shown by the solid line in FIG.
By supplying hot air into the closet 1, the water droplets on the wall surface are quickly vaporized by the hot air, and the air inside the closet 1 becomes humid air. After this, the heater switch 30 is opened to dehumidify using the moisture absorber 23. , the closet 1 can be efficiently dried. Moreover, if the heater 24 and the motor 36 are energized with the wind direction switching plate 25 in the state shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 2, hot air can be supplied to the room 2 to heat the room.

According to this embodiment, the air inside the closet 1 can be dried by the dryer main body 8, so that if moisture builds up inside the closet 1 or condenses on the wall surface and wets the futon etc. It is possible to prevent the risk of getting wet, and even if the futon etc. gets wet due to condensation, it can be dried. Moreover, when the moisture absorbent body 23 becomes saturated and its moisture absorption ability decreases, the electric heater 24 is energized to heat and dry the moisture absorbent body 23 with hot air, and remove moisture from the moisture absorbent body 23 and turn it into humid air. Since the heated hot air is discharged into the room 2, the moisture absorbing body 23 can be used repeatedly without being replaced every time, and the inconvenience caused by sending moisture into the closet 1 can be prevented. Furthermore, the dryer main body 8 is attached to the opening 4 created by placing the sliding door 3 in a predetermined half-open position via a closing plate 5 attached to close the opening 4.
It can be easily installed, and drying operation can be performed with closet 1 closed, and room 2
without damaging the appearance. Moreover, the dryer body 8
is not completely stored in closet 1,
Since the front part faces into the room 2, it is safe to check whether there is any abnormal operating condition. Furthermore, if the filter 20 is provided on the exit side of the merging path 2 as in this embodiment, the air sucked from both the indoor suction port 12 and the outdoor suction port 14 can be purified with one filter 20. can.

As the moisture absorber 23, a corrugated spacer 37 may be interposed between each plate material 23a as in the second embodiment shown in FIG. The plate material 23a may be bent in a zigzag shape as shown in FIG.

FIG. 7 shows a fourth embodiment of the present invention, in which the filter 20 is provided in an inclined state along the casing 17 so as to be attachable and detachable. It can be downsized in the direction.

8 and 9 show a fifth embodiment of the present invention, in which indoor side discharge ports 38, 38 separate from the indoor side discharge port 13 are formed on both side plates 11, 11 of the outer box 9. In this way, air can be blown not only in the depth direction of the closet 1 but also in the width direction, so that air can be blown throughout the closet 1 and uniform drying can be achieved. In this case, by closing one of the indoor outlet ports 38 close to the side wall of the closet 1 with the lid 39, air can be intensively blown from the remaining two indoor outlet ports 13 and 38.

FIG. 10 shows a sixth embodiment of the present invention,
This is done by forming an inlet/outlet 40 on the back side of the outlet 18 of the casing 17, and by pushing and pulling an operating rod 41 connected to the moisture absorbent 23.
3 can be taken out from the outlet 18 of the casing 17 or put into the outlet 18.
In this way, when hot air is supplied into the closet 1 in order to quickly vaporize the water droplets that have condensed on the wall of the closet 1, the moisture absorbing body 23 can be removed from the flow of the hot air. When the body 23 is put into the outlet 18, the moisture absorbing body 23 immediately starts absorbing moisture, and the drying of the closet 1 can be completed quickly. That is, if hot air is supplied while the moisture absorber 23 is positioned inside the outlet 18, then the electric heater 24 is turned off and the closet 1 is closed.
This is because when the air inside is circulated, the moisture absorbing body 2 does not start absorbing moisture until it cools down.

FIG. 11 shows a seventh embodiment of the present invention.
This makes the area where the moisture absorber 23 is arranged wider than the area where the electric heater 24 is arranged, and
3 is rotatably supported by a shaft 42, and by rotating an operating lever 43, the moisture absorbent body 23 can be moved into or out of the wind flow. Further, FIG. 12 shows an eighth embodiment of the present invention, in which the moisture absorbent body 23 is formed narrowly so that a gap 44 is formed between the moisture absorbent body 23 and the wall surface of the outlet 18. At the same time, a slide plate 46 having a ventilation hole 45 is slidably provided between the moisture absorber 23 and the electric heater 24, so that the ventilation hole 45 of the slide 46 faces the gap 44 or the moisture absorber 23 faces. Accordingly, the moisture absorbing body 23 is positioned inside and outside the flow of wind. Even if the structure is configured as in the seventh and eighth embodiments described above, the same effects as in the sixth embodiment can be obtained.

FIG. 13 shows a ninth embodiment of the present invention.
This converts the heater switch 30 shown in FIGS. 2 and 4 into a safety switch 47 from a micro switch.
Instead, the safety switch 47 is configured to be pressed and closed when the wind direction switching plate 25 is switched to the state shown by the two-dot chain line. With this arrangement, if the wind direction switching plate 25 is not switched to the state shown by the two-dot chain line, the electric heater 24
Since the is not energized, there is no fear that hot air that has removed moisture from the moisture absorber 23 will be supplied into the closet 1.

14 and 15 show a tenth embodiment of the present invention, in which the heater switch 30 shown in FIGS. 2 and 4 is replaced with a timer device 48, and the inner bottom front of the outer box 9 is A solenoid electromagnet 49 is provided as an operating device, and its movable iron core 50 is connected to the lower end of the wind direction switching plate 25, and the wind direction switching plate 25 is normally held in the state shown by the solid line in FIG. 14 by a tension spring 51. , the electromagnet 49 is connected in parallel with the electric heater 24 as shown in FIG. 15, and when the timer device 48 is set and operated, the electric heater 24
and the electromagnet 49 are both energized, and the movable core 50 is attracted and displaced in the direction of arrow B by the energization of the electromagnet 49, and the wind direction switching plate 25 is moved against the spring force of the tension spring 51, as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. It is configured to switch to . In this way, the moisture absorbing body 23 can be dehumidified simply by setting the timer device 48, and the operation is automatically switched to the drying operation of the closet 1 when the set time of the timer device 48 has elapsed, which improves operability. improves. Note that the actuating device is not limited to the electromagnet 49, but may also include, for example, the timer device 4.
In the case where a timer motor is used as the driving source for 8, the rotational force of the timer motor may be transmitted to the wind direction switching plate 25 via an appropriate transmission means to switch the wind direction. good.

FIG. 16 shows an eleventh embodiment of the present invention.
In FIG. 16, 52 is a humidity sensor provided in the moisture absorber 23, 53 is a drive circuit for a relay 54 whose input terminal is connected to the output terminal of the humidity detector 52, and 55 is a first
The main switch 29 is connected between both power supply terminals 31 and 32 using an electromagnet similar to the electromagnet 49 in FIGS. 4 and 15.
and the drive circuit 53 are connected in series, the normally open contact 54a of the relay 54 and the series circuit of the electric heater 24 are connected in parallel with the drive circuit 53, and the electromagnet 55 is connected in parallel with the air heater 24 to detect temperature. The device 52 generates a detection signal when the moisture absorption body 23 reaches a predetermined moisture absorption level, and the drive circuit 53 amplifies this detection signal and operates the relay 54, thereby closing the normally open contact 54a. Electric heater 24 and electromagnet 5
The configuration is such that electricity is applied to the terminals 5 and 5. Therefore, humidity detection 52, drive circuit 53 and relay 54
constitutes a detection device 56 that detects the moisture absorption of the moisture absorbent body. In this way, when the moisture absorption ability of the moisture absorption body 23 decreases, the moisture absorption body 23 will be automatically dried, the moisture will be removed from the moisture absorption body 23, and the hot air will be discharged into the room 2. The drying of 1 and the drying of the moisture absorbent body 23 can be performed alternately and automatically.

FIG. 17 shows a twelfth embodiment of the present invention,
This is designed to change the opening degree of the outdoor suction port 14 by sliding the adjustment plate 57 in the vertical direction. 13 and 19 show a thirteenth embodiment of the present invention, in which the degree of opening of the fan-shaped outdoor intake port 14 is adjusted by rotating a rotating plate 58. This is what I did. If configured as in the twelfth and thirteenth embodiments above, the amount of outside air supplied to the closet 1 changes by changing the opening degree of the outdoor intake port 14.
If the humidity inside the room 2 is higher than the humidity inside, the outdoor intake port 14 is closed to prevent the air inside the closet 1 from replacing with outside air, and in the opposite case, the outdoor intake port 14 is opened. This can promote the exchange of air in the closet 1, allowing efficient drying operation.

FIG. 20 shows a fourteenth embodiment of the present invention.
This has a plurality of through holes 59 formed in the upper part of the closing plate 5, and the through holes 59 are opened and closed by a slide plate 60 provided so as to be slidable up and down. In this way, when water droplets on the wall of the closet 1 are vaporized by hot air, the hot air that has become humid air can be directly discharged into the room 2.

FIG. 21 shows a 15th embodiment of the present invention,
This uses a hygroscopic material that changes color as moisture absorption progresses for the hygroscopic body 23, and the deterioration of the hygroscopic material is made visible through a window 62 provided at the front of the outer box 9 and equipped with a transparent plate 61. In this way, the moisture absorber 2
It is possible to accurately know when to perform dehumidification in step 3.

FIG. 22 shows a 16th embodiment of the present invention,
This allows the adsorbent 23 to be inserted and removed from the outside. In this way, when the adsorbent 23 becomes unusable and needs to be replaced, it can be easily replaced.

FIG. 23 shows a 17th embodiment of the present invention,
This uses a positive temperature coefficient thermistor 63 having a large number of lattices as a heater.
If such a positive temperature coefficient thermistor 63 is used, it is possible to always blow hot air at a constant temperature onto the moisture absorbent body 23 without using a thermoswitch, there is less damage to the moisture absorbent body 23, and there is no need to turn on or off the thermoswitch.
There will never be a problem of radio interference due to off operation.

In addition, in FIGS. 5 to 23, the same parts as in FIGS. 1 to 4 are given the same reference numerals, and explanations thereof are omitted.

In addition, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above and shown in the drawings; for example, it can be applied not only to drying a closet but also to drying the inside of a shoe rack, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist thereof. It can be implemented by

Effects of the Invention As explained above, the present invention provides a dryer with a closing plate attached to close the opening created when the opening/closing door of the storage room is set to a predetermined half-open position, and the closing plate. Since the main body of the dryer is attached to the main body of the dryer, it is possible to dry the storage room while the storage room is closed. In addition to eliminating the inconvenience caused by getting the chamber wet, the dryer body is attached to a closing plate, so the dryer body can be easily installed in the storage chamber by attaching the closing plate. In addition, in the installed state, the dryer body is not completely stored in the storage chamber, but the front part of the dryer is exposed to the outside, so you can check whether it is operating abnormally or not, making it safe. be. Moreover, the present invention provides an outer box in which the dryer main body is formed with both the indoor suction port and the indoor discharge port facing into the storage chamber, and the outdoor discharge port facing the outside of the storage chamber; a blower fan provided in the outer box that sucks and blows the air in the storage chamber through the indoor suction port; and a blower fan that selectively directs the air from the blower fan to the indoor discharge port and the outdoor discharge port. It consists of a switching means for discharging air, a moisture absorption body that removes moisture from the air sucked and blown by the blower fan, and a heater installed on the windward side of the moisture absorption body, so that during drying operation, the air inside the storage room is air,
The moisture is dehumidified and dried by the moisture absorbent by circulating it through the indoor inlet, moisture absorbent, and indoor outlet of the dryer body, and when the moisture absorption ability of the moisture absorbent decreases, the heater is activated to generate heat. The generated hot air dries the hygroscopic body, and the humid air that has removed moisture from the hygroscopic body can be discharged outside the storage room from the outdoor outlet of the dryer main body, thereby removing the moisture that has been taken from the storage room. This provides an excellent effect in that the storage chamber can be efficiently dried without being supplied into the storage chamber again.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 to 4 show a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the entire dryer installed in a closet, FIG. 2 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of the dryer body, and FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged perspective view showing the structure of the moisture absorber;
FIG. 4 is an electric circuit diagram, FIGS. 5 and 6 are views corresponding to FIG. 3 showing the second and third embodiments of the present invention, respectively, and FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the fourth embodiment of the present invention. 8 is a sectional view of the indoor discharge port portion showing a fifth embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along the line - in FIG. 8; FIGS. 10 to 12. 13 is a cross-sectional view of the vicinity of the moisture absorbing body showing the sixth to eighth embodiments of the present invention, FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view of the vicinity of the wind direction switching plate showing the ninth embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view of the vicinity of the wind direction switching plate showing the ninth embodiment of the present invention Fig. 13 corresponding diagram showing the 10th embodiment, Fig. 15
16 is an electric circuit diagram showing the 11th embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 17 is a sectional view of the upper part of the outer box showing the 12th embodiment of the present invention. 1
Figure 8 is a view corresponding to Figure 17 showing the 13th embodiment of the present invention, Figure 19 is an exploded perspective view of the 13th embodiment, and Figure 19 is an exploded perspective view of the 13th embodiment.
Figure 0 is a perspective view of the upper part of the closing plate showing the 14th embodiment of the present invention, and Figures 21 and 22 are the 15th embodiment of the present invention.
and a sectional view near the moisture absorber showing the 16th embodiment, 2nd
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a positive temperature coefficient thermistor showing a seventeenth embodiment of the present invention. In the drawing, 1 is a closet (storage room), 3 is a sliding door, 4
is an opening, 5 is a closing part, 8 is the dryer main body, 9 is an outer box, 12 is an indoor suction port, 13 and 38 are indoor discharge ports, 14 is an outdoor suction port, 15 is an outdoor discharge port, 16 is a blower fan, 20 is a filter, 23 is a moisture absorber, 24 is an electric heater, 25 is a wind direction switching plate (switching means), 29 is a main switch, 30 is a heater switch, 36 is a motor, 47 is a safety switch,
48 is a timer device, 49 and 55 are electromagnets (actuating devices), 52 is a humidity detector, 53 is a drive circuit,
56 is a detection device, and 63 is a positive temperature coefficient thermistor (heater).

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. Consists of a closing plate attached to close the opening created when the door for opening and closing the storage room is placed in a predetermined half-open position, and a dryer body attached to this closing plate. , an outer box in which the dryer main body is formed such that both the indoor suction port and the indoor discharge port face the storage chamber, and the outdoor discharge port faces the outside of the storage room; A blower fan is provided for sucking and blowing air in the storage chamber through the indoor suction port, and a switching means for selectively discharging the air from the blower fan from the indoor discharge port and the outdoor discharge port. A dryer comprising: a hygroscopic body that removes moisture from the air sucked and blown by the blowing fan; and a heater provided on the windward side of the hygroscopic body. 2. Claim No. 2, characterized in that an outdoor intake port facing the outside of the storage room is formed in the outer box, and a filter is provided at a location where air sucked from the outdoor intake port and the indoor intake port join together. The dryer according to item 1. 3. The dryer according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the moisture absorber can be removed from the flow of air. 4. Claims characterized in that the switching means includes a safety switch that operates to energize the heater in conjunction with the switching operation to discharge the air from the blower fan from the outdoor outlet. 1st
The dryer according to any one of items 1 to 3. 5. It has a timer device that controls the energization time of the heater, and an actuation device that operates the switching means so that the air from the blower fan is discharged from the outdoor outlet in response to the setting operation of the timer device. A dryer according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: 6. The dryer according to any one of claims 1 to 5, comprising a detection device for detecting moisture absorption of the moisture absorbent.