KR101422025B1 - laundry dryer - Google Patents

Abstract

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a dryer in which moisture is supplied to the inside to dry a drying object.

A dryer according to the present invention includes: a drum in which an object to be dried is received; A rear supporter covering the rear of the drum; A water supply part having one end mounted on the rear supporter to supply moisture into the drum; A rear plate partially forming a rear surface of the dryer to expose a portion on which the water supply unit is mounted; And a damage preventing member for preventing the water supply unit from being damaged by the end of the rear support or the rear plate.

Dryer, water supply device, water supply part, rear plate, damage preventive member

Description

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a dryer, and more particularly, to a dryer in which water is supplied into a drum so as to effectively remove or prevent wrinkles or creases in a laundry.

The dryer is a household appliance that normally uses the hot air to dry the laundered laundry. Generally, the dryer includes a drum for containing the laundry, a driving source for driving the drum, heating means for heating the air flowing into the drum, and a blower unit for sucking or discharging the air inside the drum.

The dryer can be classified into an electric dryer and a gas dryer according to the heating method of heating the air. The electric dryer heats the air using electric resistance heat, and the gas dryer heats the air using the heat generated by the combustion of the gas. Different types of dryers can be classified as condenser dryers and exhaust dryers. In the condensing dryer, the air in the drum is heat exchanged with the laundry, and the air in a highly humid condition circulates without being discharged to the outside of the dryer. In the separate condenser, heat is exchanged with the outside air to generate condensed water. In the exhaust type dryer, the air in the drum is heat-exchanged with the laundry, and the air in a highly humid condition is directly discharged to the outside of the dryer.

The dryer can be classified into top loading type and front loading type according to the method of loading the drying object into the dryer. In the top loading method, the laundry is loaded at the top of the dryer, while in the front loading method, the laundry is loaded at the front of the dryer.

The conventional dryer described above has the following problems.

Generally, the dryer is washed with water and dehydrated laundry is put into the dryer. However, in the principle of water washing, wrinkles are generated in the laundry after the water washing is completed, and the generated wrinkles are not completely removed in the drying process of the dryer. Accordingly, there is a disadvantage that separate ironing is required to remove the wrinkles existing in the laundry such as the laundry that has been dried in the conventional dryer.

Further, wrinkles, wrinkles, folding, etc. (hereinafter collectively referred to as " wrinkles ") occur when clothes and the like are conventionally stored and used in addition to the laundry after the completion of washing. It has been required to develop a device capable of easily removing wrinkles caused by ordinary use and storage of such clothes.

Disclosure of Invention Technical Problem [8] The present invention provides a dryer having a moisture supply unit capable of preventing and removing wrinkles from dried dried objects.

In addition, the present invention provides a dryer capable of preventing the moisture supply unit from being damaged by the rear support of the dryer or the end of the rear plate.

Further, there is provided a dryer capable of improving the serviceability of the water supply unit.

The present invention also provides a dryer capable of preventing a safety accident of a user.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a dryer including: a drum for receiving an object to be dried; A rear supporter covering the rear of the drum; A water supply part having one end mounted on the rear supporter to supply moisture into the drum; A rear plate partially forming a rear surface of the dryer to expose a portion on which the water supply unit is mounted; And a damage preventing member for preventing the water supply unit from being damaged by the end of the rear support or the rear plate.

Preferably, the damage preventing member is formed of a synthetic resin covering the cut portion of the rear plate.

The water supply unit includes a steam hose connected to a steam generating unit generating steam, and a nozzle formed at an end of the steam hose. The nozzle is fixed to the rear supporter.

Preferably, the damage preventing member has a support portion for preventing the steam hose from contacting the end portion of the rear supporter, and the upper end of the support portion is positioned higher than the upper end of the rear supporter.

In addition, it is preferable that the incised portion forms the upper end of the rear plate.

The opening and closing member may be formed integrally with the damage preventing member. The opening and closing member may be formed integrally with the damage preventing member.

The dryer according to the present invention has the following advantages.

First, it is possible to effectively prevent or remove wrinkles or wrinkles from drying the dried material. Further, according to the dryer of the present invention, the wrinkles or wrinkles in the dried clothes can be effectively removed without any difference.

Second, it is possible to prevent the moisture supply portion from being damaged by the rear support of the dryer or the end portion of the rear plate.

Third, the accessibility to the water supply section is excellent, and the serviceability can be improved.

Fourth, by covering the water supply part with the opening and closing member, a safety accident of the user can be prevented.

Hereinafter, a dryer according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 and 2, a dryer according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a cabinet 10 constituting an outer appearance, a drum 20 rotatably installed in the cabinet 10, (70) and a belt (68) for driving the motor (20).

A heater 90 (hereinafter referred to as a "hot air heater") for heating the air to generate hot air (hereinafter referred to as "hot air") at a predetermined position of the cabinet 10, A hot air supply duct 44 for supplying hot air to the drum 20 is provided.

An exhaust duct 80 for discharging the highly humid air heat-exchanged with the object to be dried in the drum 20, and a blower unit 60 for sucking the humid air are also provided.

In the present embodiment, an indirectly driven dryer in which the drum 20 is rotated using the motor 70 and the belt 68 is illustrated and explained, but the present invention is not limited thereto. That is, a direct-drive type dryer in which the motor is directly connected to the rear surface of the drum 20 to directly rotate the drum 20 is also possible.

Next, each of the above-described components will be described in more detail.

The cabinet 10 constitutes the exterior of the dryer and includes a base 12 defining a bottom surface, a pair of side plates 14 vertically installed from the base 12, A front plate 16 and a rear plate 18 provided on the front and rear surfaces of the base 12 without the base plate 12 and a top plate 17 provided on the plates 16 and 18, .

The control panel 19 having an operation switch or the like may be placed on the top plate 17 or the front plate 16 but the control panel 19 is located on the top plate 17 in this embodiment.

The rear plate 18 is formed with a suction portion 182 formed to allow external air to flow therein and an exhaust hole 184 formed through a passage through which the air of the drum 20 is discharged to the outside. In addition, it is preferable that a lifter 22 is provided inside the drum 20 to increase the drying efficiency of the laundry to be dried.

A front supporter 30 and a rear supporter 40 are provided between the drum 20 and the cabinet 10 (the front plate 16 and the rear plate 18).

The front supporter 30 and the rear supporter 40 support the front and rear sides of the drum 20 so that the drum 20 is rotatable and the front supporter 30 and the rear supporter 40 support the drum 20, A sealing member (not shown) is provided to prevent leakage of water and air, respectively.

That is, the front supporter 30 and the rear supporter 40 serve to support the front and rear ends of the drum 20 while forming a drying chamber by blocking the front and rear surfaces of the drum 20.

The front plate 16 is provided with an opening 162 for communicating the drum 20 with the outside of the dryer and the opening 162 is selectively opened and closed by the door 164. A lint duct 50 is connected to the front supporter 30 and a lint filter 52 is installed in the lint duct 50. The lint duct 50 is a passage through which the air of the drum 20 is discharged to the outside.

At this time, one side of the blower unit 60 is connected to the lint duct 50, the other side of the blower unit 60 is connected to the exhaust duct 80, and the exhaust duct 80 is connected to the rear plate 18 And communicates with the exhaust hole 184 provided therein.

Therefore, when the blower unit 60 operates, the air inside the drum 20 is discharged to the outside through the lint duct 50, the exhaust duct 80, and the exhaust hole 184. At this time, foreign matter such as lint is filtered by the lint filter 52.

The blower unit 60 is generally composed of a blower 62 and a blower housing 64. The blower 62 is connected to a motor 70 for driving the drum 20 and is generally driven.

The rear supporter 40 is generally formed with an inlet portion 42 having a plurality of through holes and a hot air supply duct 44 is connected to the inlet portion 42. The hot air supply duct 44 serves as a passage for supplying hot air to the drum 20 in communication with the drum 20 through an inlet 42 formed in the rear supporter 40. Therefore, a hot air heater (not shown) is installed at a predetermined position of the hot air supply duct 44.

On the other hand, a water supply device for supplying water into the drum 20 is installed at a predetermined position of the cabinet 10. As the water supply device, there may be used various devices such as a mist supply device for generating mist and supplying steam into the drum 20 or a steam supply device for supplying steam to the inside of the drum 20, The steam supply device will be described as an example.

The steam supplying device 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a steam generating part for generating steam, a water supply part connected to a water supply source on one side and a steam generating part on the other side, And the other side includes a water supply unit for supplying steam to the inside of the drum.

A specific embodiment of the steam supply apparatus will be described with reference to FIG.

The steam supply device 200 includes a water tank 210 in which water is received, a heater 240 installed in the water tank 210, And a steam hose 230 connected to the other side of the water tank 210 to discharge steam. It is preferable that a nozzle 250 having a predetermined shape is provided at the tip of the steam hose 230. The tip of the steam hose 230 or the nozzle 250 is positioned at a predetermined position of the drum 20 and is connected to the inside of the drum 20 Steam is sprayed. Of course, the water supply hose 220 may be connected to a water container, which is not connected to an external water source such as a faucet but is mounted inside the cabinet 10 and stores a predetermined amount of water.

Here, the water tank 210 and the heater 240 serve as steam generating units, the water supply hose 220 serves as a water supply unit, and the steam hose 230 and the nozzle 250 serve as water supply units, respectively.

The end of the steam hose 230 may be located inside the drum 20 to supply the steam without the nozzle 250. The nozzle 250 may be disposed at a position where the spray angle of the steam sprayed on the drum, It is preferable that the nozzle 250 is installed at the end of the steam hose 230. Of course, the nozzle 250 may be integrally formed with the steam hose 230.

In addition, in FIG. 3, the water supply unit is disposed at one side of the steam generating unit and the moisture supply unit is disposed at the other side. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. That is, the water supply portion and the water supply portion may be located on the same side, and the installation position can be appropriately changed.

The installation position of the steam supply device 200 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

The steam supply device 200 is preferably located on the upper side of the drum 20, that is, between the upper portion of the drum 20 and the top plate 17. This is because, since the space between the drum 20 and the top plate 17 is a relatively clear space in the interior of the cabinet 10, it is preferable to install the steam supply device 200 in this space, Is excellent. In addition, since the steam supply device 200 is installed at the steam supply device 200, if the steam supply device 200 fails, the top cover 17 can be removed for repair, which is advantageous from the service aspect.

More preferably, the water supply part forming part of the steam supply device 200 is located adjacent to the inflow part 42 formed in the rear supporter 40. [ This is because the inlet portion 42 formed in the rear supporter 40 serves as an inlet through which hot air is supplied to the drum 20 and therefore the water supply portion of the steam supply device 200 is connected to the inlet portion 42 of the rear supporter 20 The steam can be introduced into the drum 20 together with the hot air flowing through the inlet portion 42. Accordingly, the angle, distribution, and the like at which the steam is injected into the drum 20 can be effectively used to effectively wet the laundry. Here, for convenience of description, the steam ejected to the drum 20 is said to be mixed with the hot air that has passed through the inlet portion 42, but may be mixed with the unheated air.

Meanwhile, it is preferable that the nozzle 250 among the steam hose 230 and the nozzle 250 forming the water supply unit is installed to be fixed to the rear supporter 40. When the nozzle 250 is installed in the rear supporter 40, it is preferable that the nozzle 250 is installed to face the center of the drum 20.

4, a portion 180 of the rear plate 18 is formed at an upper portion of the rear plate 18 forming the rear surface of the cabinet 10. As shown in FIG. Particularly, the incised portion 180 is formed at a position corresponding to a position where the steam hose 230 and the nozzle 250 are formed.

The reason why the cut portion 180 is formed on the rear surface of the rear plate 18 is that the steam hose 230 forming the water supply portion or the cut portion 180 when the nozzle 250 breaks The steam hose 230 or the nozzle 250 can be easily repaired so as to improve serviceability.

However, the steam supply part, particularly the steam hose 230, is generally made of a flexible rubber material, so that when it touches the upper end of the rear supporter 40 formed of a metal member or the cut part 180 of the rear plate 18, . When the steam hose 230 is damaged, the steam supplied through the steam hose 230 is leaked, so that steam is not supplied into the drum 20, and the effect of removing the wrinkles of the laundry is lowered.

Therefore, the damaging member 300 prevents the moisture supply portion, particularly the steam hose 230, from being damaged by the cut portion 180 of the rear support 40 or the rear plate 18. [

As shown in FIG. 5, the damage preventing member 300 is provided as an injection enclosing the cut portion 180 of the rear plate 18. The damaging member 300 covers the cut portion 180 of the rear plate 18 so that the steam hose 230 is prevented from being damaged by the cut portion 180 of the sharp rear plate 18 . In addition, it is possible to prevent the user from injuring the incised portion 180 of the rear plate 18.

In order to prevent the steam hose 230 from being damaged by the upper end of the rear supporter 40, the damage preventing member 300 prevents the steam hose 230 from contacting the end portion of the rear supporter 40 And a support portion 305 for supporting the steam hose 230 so as to prevent the steam hose 230.

The upper end of the support portion 305 may be formed higher than the upper end of the rear supporter 40. Therefore, even if the steam hose 230 is sagged down, it is prevented from touching the upper end of the sharp rear supporter 40 because it is supported by the support portion 305, so that the steam hose 230 can be prevented from being damaged.

In addition, the dryer according to the present invention can improve the serviceability of the water supply unit and can prevent the safety accident of the user. In addition, the dryer includes an opening / closing member 320 . The opening and closing member 320 is preferably formed integrally with the damage preventing member 300.

The opening and closing member 320 is formed integrally with the damage preventing member 300 to open and close the opening 311 formed in the damage preventing member 300.

The damaging member 300 and the opening and closing member 320 may be made of synthetic resin different from the material of the rear plate 18. Particularly, it is preferable to be formed of polypropylene having excellent rigidity, impact resistance and electrical characteristics. The damage preventing member 300 is made of synthetic resin and the end portion of the steam hose 230 is formed to have a predetermined thickness so as not to be sharp so that the steam hose 230 is not damaged even if the steam hose 230 touches the damage preventing member 300.

In addition, since the incised portion 180 is covered with the opening and closing member 320, it is possible to prevent the user from wearing the steam hose 230 by contact with the steam hose 230.

The damage preventing member 300 is detachably coupled to the rear plate 18 and the damage preventing member 300 is provided with a plurality of hooks (312) is formed. The hook 312 extends from the end of the damaging member 300 and has an "a" shape so that the end cut at the rear plate 18 is inserted between the damaging member 300 and the hook 312 So that the damage preventing member 300 is engaged with the rear plate 18.

However, the damaging member 300 may not be coupled to the rear plate 18 only by the hook 312, but may be coupled to the rear plate 18 by a conventional coupling means such as a screw. Since the damage preventing member 300 is formed of synthetic resin and has an elastic force, the hook 312 can be easily coupled to the cut end of the rear plate 18 by elastic deformation.

The opening and closing member 320 for opening and closing the opening 311 is formed with a plurality of engaging portions 321. The opening and closing member 320 can be temporarily fixed to the damage preventing member 300 by the latching portion 321.

The protrusion 325 is formed at one side of the opening and closing member 320 so that the opening and closing member 320 can be completely fixed to the rear plate 18 by the fastening member. A fastening hole 326 is formed. The rear plate 18 is provided with a coupling groove 181 formed at a position corresponding to the coupling hole 326 when the opening and closing member 320 closes the opening 311 formed in the frame 310.

6 shows a state in which the damage preventing member 300 according to the present invention is mounted on the incised portion 180 of the rear plate 18. As shown in FIG.

As described above, by forming the incised portion 180 in the rear plate 18 corresponding to the place where the water supply portion is installed, serviceability can be improved when an abnormality occurs in the water supply portion.

In addition, since the damage preventing member 300 covers the cut-away portion of the rear plate 18, it is possible to prevent the steam hose 230 from being damaged by the end portion of the rear plate 18. Since the damage preventing member 300 is provided with the support portion 305, it is possible to prevent the steam hose 230 from being damaged by the end portion of the rear supporter 40.

The opening and closing member 320 is coupled to cover the incised portion 180 formed on the rear plate 18 to prevent a user from having a safety accident and can open and close the opening and closing member 320 Therefore, the serviceability can be improved.

1 is an exploded perspective view of a dryer according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a cross-sectional view of the dryer shown in Fig.

3 is a configuration diagram of a water supply device installed inside the dryer shown in Fig.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of an incision formed on the upper rear side of the dryer shown in FIG. 1; FIG.

Fig. 5 is a structural view of a damage preventing member coupled to the cut-away portion shown in Fig. 4;

6 is a perspective view showing a state where the damage preventing member shown in Fig. 5 is coupled to the incised portion; Fig.

Description of the main parts of the drawings

10: cabinet 18: rear plate

40: Rear supporter 300: Damage prevention member

305: support part 320: opening / closing member

Claims (8)

A drum in which the object to be dried is received; A rear supporter covering the rear of the drum; A water supply part having one end mounted on the rear supporter to supply moisture into the drum; A rear plate partially forming a rear surface of the dryer to expose a portion on which the water supply unit is mounted; And a dam preventive member for preventing the water supply unit from being damaged by the end of the rear support or the rear plate. The method according to claim 1, Wherein the damage preventing member is formed of a synthetic resin covering an incision of the rear plate. The method according to claim 1, Wherein the water supply unit includes a steam hose connected to a steam generating unit generating steam, and a nozzle formed at an end of the steam hose, wherein the nozzle is fixed to the rear supporter. The method of claim 3, Wherein the damage preventing member includes a support for supporting the steam hose to prevent the steam hose from contacting the end of the rear supporter. 5. The method of claim 4, And the upper end of the support portion is positioned higher than the upper end of the rear supporter. The method according to claim 1, And the incised portion includes an upper end of the rear plate. The method according to claim 1, Further comprising an opening and closing member for opening and closing the cut portion. 8. The method of claim 7, And the opening and closing member is integrally formed with the damage preventing member.

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