KR100857409B1 - Apparatus for drying laundry - Google Patents

Abstract

A laundry drying machine is provided to sterilize laundry with ultraviolet and silver ion, thereby preventing a skin disease. A laundry drying machine comprises a body unit(110), a supporting frame(120), a hanging unit(130), a dry processing unit, and a sterilization unit. The supporting frame is located in the body unit to be pulled into and out of the body unit. The hanging unit, on which the laundry is hung, is assembled to the supporting frame and selectively folded. The dry processing unit carries out the drying of laundry. The sterilization unit sterilizes the laundry hung on the hanging unit.

Description

Clothes Dryer {APPARATUS FOR DRYING LAUNDRY}

1 is a perspective view showing the structure of a laundry drying apparatus according to the present invention.

2 is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of a laundry drying apparatus according to the present invention.

3 to 5 are perspective views for explaining the operation structure of the laundry drying apparatus according to the present invention, respectively.

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110: main body 120: support frame

122: guide bar 124: guide slot

130: holder 132: holder

134: sliding member 136: link member

138: extension 142: blower

144: heater 152: negative ion generating unit

154 ultraviolet irradiation unit 160 pedestal

170: display unit

The present invention relates to a laundry drying apparatus, and more particularly, to a laundry drying apparatus capable of effectively drying and sterilizing laundry and contributing to miniaturization.

In general, the laundry dryer is installed outdoors or indoors and used to dry laundry. Such clothes drying rack may be classified into a standing type standing on the floor and mounting the laundry according to the installation method, and a ceiling type mounting the laundry while hanging on the ceiling.

On the other hand, if the drying and sterilization of the laundry is not carried out reliably, there is a problem of discomfort to the user, such as leaving a pleasant smell in the dried laundry, and drying and sterilization of the laundry can be effectively performed because various germs can breed. It should be possible.

However, conventionally, since the laundry mounted on the laundry drying rack is configured to be naturally dried at room temperature, there is a lot of inconvenience in that the time difference between drying the laundry according to climatic conditions is large. In addition, when the laundry is dried in a rainy season, in a sun-free space or in a non-ventilated space, there is a fear that a pleasant smell or various bacteria may grow in the dried laundry.

In addition, since infants with weak immunity and people with atopic dermatitis may cause various diseases due to bacteria living in laundry, laundry of infants and people with atopic dermatitis is more reliably dried and sterilized. This has to be done, but there is still very little consideration.

Moreover, since various germs can easily breed inside the washing machine, there is a problem that many germs may remain in the laundry washed through the washing machine. For this reason, when the laundry is finished after the laundry is finished, it should be able to be sterilized at the same time as drying. In other words, it is difficult to sterilize laundry cleanly simply by washing, so that the laundry should be dried and sterilized at the same time.

The present invention provides a laundry drying apparatus that can effectively perform drying and sterilization of laundry.

In particular, the present invention provides a laundry drying apparatus capable of maximizing the drying efficiency by allowing the blowing force for drying to be radially released around the support frame.

Furthermore, the present invention provides a laundry drying apparatus capable of drying and sterilizing the laundry of infants with weak immunity and people with atopic dermatitis more effectively by enabling the sterilization treatment by simultaneously using ultraviolet rays and anions. to provide.

In addition, the present invention provides a laundry drying apparatus that can contribute to the user's health and improve the value and preference of the product.

In addition, the present invention can contribute to miniaturization, as well as improve space utilization, and provides a laundry drying apparatus that can provide ease of storage.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object of the present invention, the laundry drying apparatus is accommodated in the main body portion, the main body portion and optionally supported by the support frame, washable provided to be pulled out to the outside of the main body portion Provided for and selectively mounted and supported on the support frame to be deployed and folded, a drying treatment for forced drying treatment of the laundry mounted on the mounting portion, sterilization treatment for sterilizing the laundry mounted on the mounting portion.

The withdrawal scheme of the support frame with respect to the main body may be changed in various ways according to the required conditions. For example, the support frame may be slidably mounted on the main body along the up and down direction, and may be selectively drawn out to the outside of the main body. In some cases, the support frame may be rotated with respect to the main body and drawn out of the main body.

The mounting portion may be accommodated inside the body portion together with the support frame in a state of being folded in the support frame, and on the contrary, may be deployed in a state where the support frame is drawn out of the body portion. As such, the structure of the mounting portion that is selectively deployed and foldable on the support frame may be variously changed according to a required condition.

For example, the mounting portion is a plurality of holders one end is rotatably connected to the support frame, a sliding member that is slidably coupled to the support frame in the longitudinal direction of the support frame, one end is rotatably connected to the sliding member and the other end It may be configured to include a link member rotatably connected to each cradle.

The support frame may correspond to each cradle and have guide slots formed in communication with the inside of the main body. Each cradle may be accommodated inside the support frame through the guide slot, and the blowing force by the drying treatment unit inside the main body through the guide slot may be guided to the laundry mounted on the cradle through the support frame. In some cases, the blowing force generated from the drying treatment unit may be configured to be discharged toward the laundry mounted on the cradle directly from the main body without passing through the support frame.

The holder may include an extension accommodated therein to be selectively extended along the longitudinal direction, and the extension may be configured to be drawn out from the inside of the holder by a sliding method or a rotating method.

The sliding member is mounted to be slidably movable along the support frame so as to support each cradle together with the link member so that each cradle can be linked to one another. A guide bar may be provided along the longitudinal direction of the support frame, and the sliding member may be coupled to slide along the guide bar. In some cases, a separate guide bar may be excluded and the sliding member may be configured to slide along the support frame.

The drying treatment unit is provided to forcibly dry the laundry mounted on the mounting unit and may be configured in various ways according to the required conditions and design specifications. For example, the drying treatment unit may be configured to include a blower provided inside the main body to provide a blowing force for drying, and a heater provided to be adjacent to the blower to heat air flowing by the blower. In some cases, only a blower may be used alone without a separate heater.

The sterilization unit is provided for sterilizing the laundry mounted on the cradle. This sterilization unit may also be configured in various ways depending on the required conditions. As an example, the sterilization treatment unit may be configured to include an anion generator that is provided inside the body unit to generate anions, and an ultraviolet irradiation unit that is provided on the holder to irradiate ultraviolet rays to the laundry.

A pedestal having a larger support area than the main body may be provided below the main body. Here, the support area means an area defined by a portion where the pedestal is in contact with the installation surface. In addition, the main body may be provided with a display unit for displaying a variety of information and operation keys for various operations.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited or limited by the embodiments. For reference, in the present description, the same numbers refer to substantially the same elements, and may be described by quoting the contents described in other drawings under the above rules, and the contents repeated or deemed apparent to those skilled in the art may be omitted.

1 is a perspective view showing the structure of a laundry drying apparatus according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of the laundry drying apparatus according to the present invention, Figures 3 to 5 of the laundry drying apparatus according to the present invention It is a perspective view for demonstrating each operation structure.

As shown in these figures, the laundry drying apparatus 100 according to the present invention includes a main body portion 110, a support frame 120, a mounting portion 130, a drying treatment portion, a sterilization treatment portion.

The main body 110 is formed in a cylindrical shape having a predetermined receiving space therein, the support frame 120 and the mounting portion 130, etc. in the internal space of the main body 110 to be selectively withdrawn to the outside Can be accommodated. The external shape and the cross-sectional shape of the main body 110 may be variously changed according to the required conditions and design specifications, whereby the present invention is not limited or limited.

The support frame 120 is accommodated in the body portion 110, and is provided to be pulled out of the body portion 110 selectively. The withdrawal method of the support frame 120 with respect to the main body 110 may be changed in various ways depending on the required conditions. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the support frame 120 may be slidably mounted on the main body 110 along the up and down direction. Accordingly, the support frame 120 may be selectively mounted along the up and down direction. The slide may be drawn out of the 110. In some cases, the support frame may be rotated with respect to the main body and drawn out of the main body.

Hereinafter, the support frame 120 is formed in a cylindrical shape having a substantially circular cross section, and the bottom surface thereof will be described by way of example in communication with the internal space of the main body 110. The withdrawal and storage of the support frame 120 may be implemented by a user's manual operation. Alternatively, the support frame 120 may be automatically implemented by receiving a driving force of a conventional driving means such as a motor. For example, the support frame may be automatically withdrawn and received by receiving the driving force of the motor through a conventional power transmission means such as racks and pinions, ballscrews, belts and the like.

The mounting portion 130 is for mounting the laundry, it is mounted on the support frame 120 to be selectively deployed and folded. Therefore, the mounting portion 130 may be accommodated in the body portion 110 together with the support frame 120 in a state of being folded in the support frame 120, on the contrary, the support frame 120 is the main body portion ( It may be deployed in the state of drawing out of the 110.

As such, the structure of the mounting portion 130 that is selectively deployed and foldable on the support frame 120 may be variously changed according to a required condition.

For example, as shown in Figure 4, the mounting portion 130, a plurality of holders 132, one end of which is rotatably connected to the support frame 120, the support frame along the longitudinal direction of the support frame 120 ( Sliding member 134 is slidably coupled to 120, one end is rotatably connected to the sliding member 134 and the other end includes a link member 136 is rotatably connected to each cradle 132 Can be configured.

Each of the cradles 132 is substantially laundry is mounted, the number and arrangement may be changed in various ways depending on the requirements. Hereinafter, each cradle 132 will be described as an example in which the cradles are radially spaced apart at regular intervals along the circumferential direction of the support frame 120.

On the other hand, the support frame 120 may be formed with a guide slot 124 corresponding to each cradle 132 and communicate with the interior of the main body 110. The guide slot 124 is formed in a size corresponding to the cradle 132, each cradle 132 may be accommodated in the support frame 120 through the guide slot 124. In addition, the blowing force by the drying treatment unit inside the main body 110 through the guide slot 124 may be guided to the laundry mounted on the holder 132 passing through the support frame 120.

At this time, since the guide slots 124 are formed radially at regular intervals along the circumference of the support frame 120 like the cradle 132, the blowing force by the drying processing unit is centered on the support frame 120 It can be emitted radially and evenly. Such a structure allows the blowing force by the drying treatment unit to be evenly discharged to the laundry mounted on the holder 132, maximize the drying efficiency, and make the product itself more compact.

In addition, the holder 132 may include an extension 138 accommodated therein to be selectively extended along the longitudinal direction. Such an extension may be configured to be drawn out from the inside of the holder 132 by a sliding method or a rotation method. Hereinafter, as shown in FIG. 5, the extension 138 may be configured to be drawn out from the holder 132 by a sliding method. It will be described with an example. Therefore, the user can selectively slide out the extension 138 according to the amount of laundry to use.

The sliding member 134 is slidably mounted along the support frame 120 to support each cradle 132 together with the link member 136 and to be connected to one cradle 132 at the same time. do.

Hereinafter, a guide bar 122 is provided in the longitudinal direction of the support frame 120, and the sliding member 134 will be described as an example in which the slide bar is movably coupled along the guide bar 122. do. In some cases, the guide bar 122 may be excluded and the sliding member 134 may be configured to slide along the support frame 120.

The link member 136 is provided to correspond to each cradle 132, one end is rotatably connected to the sliding member 134, the other end passes through the guide slot 124 and is rotatable to each cradle 132 Can be connected.

As described above, each cradle 132 connected to one another through the link member 136 and the sliding member 134 may be simultaneously deployed or folded oppositely in a manner similar to that of the umbrella. In addition, the link member 136 and the sliding member 134, the link member 136 and the cradle 132, and the connection between the cradle 132 and the support frame 120 may be implemented in a conventional hinge method. The present invention is not limited or limited by the manner and structure.

The drying treatment unit is provided to forcibly dry the laundry mounted on the holder 130. For example, the drying treatment unit is provided in the main body 110, the blowing unit 142 for providing a blowing force for drying, is provided adjacent to the blowing unit 142 flow by the blowing unit 142 It may be configured to include a heater 144 for heating the air to be. In some cases, only the blower 142 may be used alone except for the separate heater 144, and the present invention is not limited or limited by the structure and method of the drying treatment unit.

The blower 142 may include a motor generating a driving force and a blowing fan rotating by the driving force of the motor, and as the motor and the blowing fan, various types of motors and blowing fans according to required conditions and design specifications. This can be used.

The sterilization treatment unit is provided to sterilize the laundry mounted on the holder 130. This sterilization unit may also be configured in various ways depending on the required conditions. Hereinafter, the sterilization treatment unit is provided inside the main body unit 110 to generate anion, anion generating unit 152, the ultraviolet irradiation unit 154 is provided on the cradle 132 to irradiate the ultraviolet light on the laundry. An example including the configuration will be described.

As the anion generating unit 152, a plate or bar shaped tourmaline member composed of ordinary tourmaline (tourmaline) in which anion is generated may be used, and the number and arrangement of the anion may be variously changed according to a required condition. In addition, the negative ion generating unit 152 is preferably disposed in front of the blowing unit 142 so that the amount of negative ions generated in the negative ion generating unit 152 may be maximized by contact by air flow by the blowing unit 142. .

The ultraviolet irradiation unit 154 is integrally mounted on the bottom of each cradle 132 to irradiate the ultraviolet light on the laundry. As the ultraviolet irradiation unit 154, a conventional ultraviolet lamp capable of emitting ultraviolet rays may be used.

On the other hand, the lower portion of the main body 110 may be provided with a pedestal 160 having a support area relatively larger than the main body 110. Here, the support area means an area defined by a portion where the pedestal 160 is in contact with the installation surface. Thus, the pedestal 160 allows the main body 110 to have a wider support area, and even when each cradle 132 is deployed, the mounting state of the main body 110 can be stably maintained. . In the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the pedestal 160 has been described with an example having three legs, but the present invention is not limited or limited by the number and shape of the pedestal 160.

In addition, the main body 110 may be provided with a display unit 170 for displaying a variety of information. Through the display unit 170, various information related to the drying treatment unit and the bactericidal treatment unit may be displayed. For example, the intensity of the blower 142 and the heater 144 and the amount of ultraviolet rays and negative ions generated through the display unit 170 may be displayed. In addition, the main body 110 together with the display unit 170 may be provided with operation keys for various operations.

As such, the present invention enables the product itself to be manufactured in a small size and can provide ease of storage, and allows the drying and sterilization of the laundry to be effected in a short time regardless of climatic conditions.

In particular, the present invention enables the drying treatment in a short time by hot air drying, as well as the sterilization treatment using the ultraviolet and anion at the same time, people with weak immunity and people with atopic dermatitis It is possible to dry and sterilize laundry more effectively.

In addition, a large amount of negative ions may be left in the laundry to be dried. As a result, the remaining negative ions not only enhance the body's resistance to various diseases and promote metabolism, but also always provide a pleasant environment. Since it is possible to take advantage of the effects of relieving stress and to increase the resistance to the rise and resilience to diseases, such as a healthy life can be useful effects.

As seen above, according to the present invention, the drying and sterilization of the laundry can be performed effectively.

In particular, according to the present invention by allowing the blowing force for drying to be emitted radially around the support frame, it is possible to improve the drying efficiency of the laundry.

Furthermore, according to the present invention, sterilization can be performed by simultaneously using ultraviolet rays and negative ions, thereby making it possible to more effectively dry and sterilize laundry of infants with weak immunity and people with atopic dermatitis.

In addition, according to the present invention by allowing the sterilization and drying at the same time as the laundry, the laundry can be sterilized dry clean regardless of whether the washing machine is contaminated. That is, even if the washing machine is contaminated with various germs and many bacteria remain in the laundry washed through the washing machine, the washing machine can be sterilized cleanly because the laundry can be dried and sterilized at the same time.

In addition, according to the present invention can contribute to the user's health, as well as to meet the user's needs and has the effect of improving the value and preference of the product.

In addition, according to the present invention can contribute to miniaturization, as well as to improve space utilization, and can provide ease of storage.

As described above, although described with reference to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, those skilled in the art various modifications and variations of the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention described in the claims below I can understand that you can.

Claims (12)

Main body; A support frame accommodated in the main body and selectively provided to be pulled out of the main body; A mounting portion provided to mount the laundry and mounted to the support frame to be selectively deployed and folded; A drying processing unit for forcibly drying the laundry placed on the mounting unit; And And a sterilization processing unit for sterilizing the laundry placed on the mounting unit. The method of claim 1, The support frame is a laundry drying apparatus, characterized in that mounted on the main body in a slideable direction along the vertical direction. The method of claim 1, The mounting portion, A plurality of cradles having one end rotatably connected to the support frame; A sliding member slidably coupled to the support frame along a length direction of the support frame; One end is rotatably connected to the sliding member and the other end is a link member rotatably connected to the respective cradle; laundry drying apparatus comprising a. The method of claim 3, The support frame corresponding to each of the cradle and the laundry drying apparatus, characterized in that the guide slot is formed in communication with the inside of the main body. The method of claim 4, wherein The support frame further includes a guide bar provided therein along a longitudinal direction, the sliding member is coupled to be slidably movable along the guide bar, and the link member is a laundry drying apparatus characterized in that passes through the guide slot. . The method according to claim 1 or 4, The drying treatment unit, A blower provided inside the main body to provide a blowing force; And And a heater provided adjacent to the blowing unit. The method according to claim 1 or 4, The sterilization treatment unit, An anion generator provided inside the main body to generate negative ions; And And an ultraviolet irradiation unit provided on the holder to irradiate ultraviolet rays. The method of claim 1, Each cradle further includes an extension that is accommodated therein to be selectively extendable. The method of claim 1, And a pedestal provided on the lower portion of the main body to have a support area relatively larger than the main body. The method of claim 1, The main body unit further comprises a display unit. Main body; It is accommodated in the main body and is provided to be slidably withdrawn to the outside of the main body selectively along the vertical direction, the guide bar is provided in the longitudinal direction therein, the guide slot is formed on the circumferential surface in communication with the inside of the main body Support frame; A plurality of cradles provided for mounting the laundry and rotatably connected to the support frame, the sliding member coupled to the slide bar along the guide bar, one end is rotatably connected to the sliding member and the other end is Passing portion passing through the guide slot and including a link member rotatably connected to each of the cradle; A drying processing unit provided inside the main body to provide a blowing force, and a drying unit forcibly drying the laundry mounted on the mounting unit, including a heater provided adjacent to the blowing unit; And Includes a sterilization treatment unit for sterilizing the laundry mounted on the cradle, including an anion generator that is provided inside the main body to generate anion, the ultraviolet irradiation provided on the cradle to irradiate ultraviolet rays; The blowing force by the blower is passed through the guide slot and the laundry drying apparatus, characterized in that discharged radially around the support frame. The method of claim 11, And a pedestal provided on the lower portion of the main body to have a support area relatively larger than the main body.

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