KR101533103B1 - Many purposes dryer - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a multi-purpose dryer, comprising: a cabinet having an outlet and an inlet; a blower installed between the outlet and the inlet, for sucking external air into the cabinet to introduce the air toward the outlet; a heater installed in the outlet, for heating the air introduced by the blower; guide wings installed in the outlet to be rotated, for varying the discharge direction of the air; and a compressor for guiding the air being introduced toward the outlet, toward the guide wings while compressing the air.

Description

{MANY PURPOSES DRYER}

The present invention relates to a multi-purpose dryer, and more particularly, to a multi-purpose dryer capable of guiding air to be discharged in a direction in which a guide vane is arranged after compressing air to a guide vane side, To a versatile dryer capable of adjusting the height, reducing the size of the dryer, and being usable as a stand type or a handy type.

Among the pets, dogs that are raised in the house usually take 10 days to bathe. It takes a lot of time when you wipe off the water from your skin and hair after washing your dog with a towel However, the water can not be completely removed.

If you do not completely dry the water on your skin and hair after bathing your dog, you will have problems causing dandruff (skin disease) on your skin.

Therefore, after taking a bath with a dog, some water is removed with a towel, and then the hair is dried using a hair drier. In this case, the hair dryer must be operated with one hand and the dog must be held with the other hand However, it causes considerable difficulties and inconveniences such as hair being blown by the wind.

In order to solve such a problem, a pet dryer for easily drying the hair of a pet after bathing is disclosed in domestic registration offices 20-0340451 and 20-0398311, and the registration room 20-0340451 is used for opening and closing A side plate provided on each of left and right side wall surfaces of the case and a door for opening and closing, and a side plate provided on left and right side walls of the case, An air inlet formed on the outer upper surface of the case for sucking outside air and provided with a mesh network for preventing insects and foreign matter from entering the air inlet, An air suction fan for blowing air into the inside of the case, and an air suction fan for instantly heating the air blown from the air suction fan, By having the heater and the air suction fan and a switch panel which is mounted to the switch for controlling the operation of the heater, which is installed to supply the hot air to be be fulfilled.

The registration room 20-0398311 has an opening and closing door made of a transparent plate on the front face of the case, and has an air passage and an inner wall constituting a drying chamber inside the case, a plurality of air inflow holes on the inner wall, And a filtering plate for filtering the foreign matter. The filtering plate is connected to the outside of the case through a drawing hole formed on the front surface of the case, And has a drain hole at the bottom of the case and has a blower and a heater circulating the wind inside the case.

BACKGROUND ART [0002] The background art of the present invention is disclosed in Korean Utility Model Registration No. 20-0437871 (published on Jan. 4, 2008, entitled "Pet Dryer").

In a typical pet dryer, since the drying operation is carried out after the pet is housed in the case, it is difficult to store the pet inside the case which is afraid to be housed inside the case, which makes it difficult to easily perform the drying operation.

In addition, a general pet drier can not be used in a drying operation for drying an adult's hair in addition to a drying operation for drying pet hair, thus making it difficult to perform various drying operations.

In addition, a general handy type hair drier allows a user to hold the hair dryer with one hand while changing the spraying direction of the discharged air while drying the hair with the other hand, so that a long hair drying operation which is difficult to dry with one hand, There is a difficult problem.

In addition, a general stand-type dryer is difficult to variously change the discharge direction of the discharged air, and the height of the discharge port can not be adjusted. Therefore, there is a problem that the drying operation can not be performed while jetting air in various directions according to the user's taste.

Therefore, there is a need for improvement.

The present invention can guide the guide vanes in the direction in which the guide vanes are arranged after compressing the discharged air to the guide vane side, prevent the guide vanes from being brought into contact with the user's body, adjust the height of the discharge opening, And to provide a versatile dryer that can be used as a stand type or a handy type.

The present invention relates to a cabinet having a discharge port and a suction port; A blowing unit installed between the discharge port and the suction port for sucking outside air into the cabinet and feeding the outside air to the discharge port side; A heater installed inside the discharge port and heating the air pressure-fed by the blow-in section; A guide vane rotatably installed inside the discharge port and varying the discharge direction of air; And a compression section for compressing and guiding the air pressure-fed toward the discharge port side toward the guide vane.

In the cabinet of the present invention, the first handle is rotatably installed, the second handle is integrally formed in the cabinet, the second handle is provided with a mounting portion on which the power line is wound, and a plug And a fixing groove portion into which the fixing member is inserted.

The air blowing unit of the present invention may further include a first wing portion provided inside the suction port and sucking outside air from one side thereof and a second wing portion sucking outside air from the other side thereof and the first wing portion and the second wing portion, A fan body having a partition for partitioning the fan body; A motor inserted into the first wing portion or the second wing portion and connected to the rotation shaft of the partition; And a bracket connecting the motor to the cabinet.

The compression section of the present invention is characterized in that the compression section includes a first inclined section protruding toward the guide vane so as to narrow the flow path toward the discharge port side and forming an angle equal to a maximum rotation angle of the guide vane.

Further, the present invention further includes a guide portion for guiding air discharged through the discharge port; The guide portion may include a second inclined portion which is inclined toward the discharge port so that the flow path narrowed by the first inclined portion is widened and has an angle equal to a maximum rotation angle of the guide vane.

Further, the rotation center of the guide vane of the present invention is arranged on the same line as a vertex formed between the first inclined portion and the second inclined portion.

In addition, a grill is provided in the discharge port of the present invention, and a wind direction indicator that flows along the spray direction of the discharge air is installed in the grill so as to be able to flow.

Further, the wind direction indicator of the present invention is characterized by comprising a porous material.

In addition, the cabinet of the present invention is provided with a height adjusting unit, and the height adjusting unit includes a leg which is rotatably installed in the cabinet and is inclined toward the ground.

In the multi-purpose dryer according to the present invention, since the discharged air is guided in the up-and-down direction by the guide vane after the air is compressed so that the high-temperature air injected toward the discharge port side is collected toward the guide vane side, There is an advantage that the direction of the discharged air can be effectively guided.

Further, since the multi-purpose dryer according to the present invention is provided with the guiding portion having the same or similar angle as the angle at which the guide vanes are arranged when the air jetted through the discharge port is guided by the guide vanes, There is an advantage that it can be effectively guided in the arrangement direction of the guide blades without being interfered by the structure of the discharge port.

Further, since the multi-purpose dryer according to the present invention is installed so as to insert the motor into the fan body, a separate motor installation space is not required, which is advantageous in that the size of the dryer can be reduced.

Further, since the grill is provided at the discharge port, the multifunctional dryer according to the present invention can prevent the user's body from contacting with the guide blades rotatably installed at the discharge port, and the wind direction indication piece is provided on the grill, There is an advantage that the user can easily recognize the spraying direction of the discharged air changed in accordance with the spraying direction.

In addition, since the height of the discharge port can be adjusted, the height of the discharge port can be adjusted according to the user's preference. Therefore, the multi-purpose dryer according to the present invention can be used as a stand type, There is an advantage that various drying operations such as work can be performed.

In addition, since the multi-purpose dryer according to the present invention is provided with the first handle capable of carrying the cabinet, the drier can be easily moved, and the second handle can be used as a handy type, Can be used as.

1 is a perspective view of a multi-use dryer according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a multi-use dryer according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a front view illustrating an operating state of a height adjuster of a multi-use dryer according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a cross-sectional view of a multi-use dryer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a versatile dryer according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In this process, the thicknesses of the lines and the sizes of the components shown in the drawings may be exaggerated for clarity and convenience of explanation.

In addition, the terms described below are terms defined in consideration of the functions of the present invention, which may vary depending on the intention or custom of the user, the operator.

Therefore, definitions of these terms should be made based on the contents throughout this specification.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a multi-use dryer according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a multi-use dryer according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a cross- FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a multi-use dryer according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.

1 to 4, a multi-use dryer according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a cabinet 10 provided with a discharge port 12 and a suction port 14, and a cabinet 10 provided between the discharge port 12 and the suction port 14 A blowing unit 30 installed inside the cabinet 10 for sucking the outside air into the cabinet 10 and feeding the air to the side of the outlet 12 and a heater installed inside the outlet 12 for heating air blown by the blowing unit 30 A guide vane 54 which is rotatably installed in the discharge port 12 and is driven by a small drive motor so as to vary the discharge direction of the air, (54).

The cabinet 10 according to the present embodiment includes a cabinet 10 having a suction port 14 formed on both sides of the cabinet 10 so that external air introduced from both sides of the cabinet 10 flows through the heater 52, And is discharged to the outside of the cabinet 10 through the discharge port 12 formed in the upper part of the front surface.

Since the cabinet 10 is formed in a long shape in the vertical direction, it can be used as a stand type dryer mounted on a floor surface or table surface. Therefore, when a user performs a drying operation of a pet dog, the user places the cabinet 10, The dog can be dried with both hands.

Since the cabinet 10 is provided with the curved surface groove portion concaved inwardly from the lower front end to the upper side and the operation portion 18 is provided inside the curved surface groove portion, 30 and the rotation of the guide vane 54 can be determined.

Accordingly, when the mode in which the guide vane 54 is rotated is selected, a plurality of guide vanes 54, which are installed at long intervals in the left-right direction, are rotated in the vertical direction inside the discharge port 12, So that it can be sprayed.

When the high-temperature air is evenly discharged from the cabinet 10 mounted on the floor or the table, the operator can hold the pet with both hands and perform the drying operation.

At this time, the air pressure-fed to the discharge port 12 side by the blowing section 30 is compressed and guided to the guide vane 54 side by the compression section 70 so that the flow velocity of the discharge air is increased and at the same time, The air is not guided and there is no air to be moved toward the discharge port 12. Therefore, all the air directed toward the discharge port 12 is determined to be discharged by the guide vane 54. [

Since all the air directed toward the discharge port 12 is guided to the guide vane 54 side by the compression section 70 as described above, high temperature air is discharged in the direction of the guide vane 54 determined by the user, And the like.

A plurality of guide vanes (54) are provided so as to be parallel to each other while maintaining a constant spacing. A plurality of guide vanes (54) are connected to link with each other, and one of the plurality of guide vanes (54) The guide vane 54 is rotated by a small drive motor provided on the rotary shaft.

Accordingly, the plurality of guide vanes 54 are arranged in the same direction and are simultaneously rotated, and this can be easily carried out by those skilled in the art, Will not be described in detail.

The first handle 16 is rotatably installed in the cabinet 10 and the second handle 17 is integrally formed in the cabinet 10. The power handle 56 is wound around the second handle 17, A fixing groove portion 17b into which the plug 58 connected to the mounting portion 17a and the power line 56 is inserted is formed.

Since both end portions of the semicircular first handle 16 are rotatably installed on both upper ends of the upper surface of the cabinet 10 on the upper surface of the cabinet 10, when the user moves the dryer to a specific place, the first handle 16 So that the dryer can be moved easily by holding the cabinet 10 by holding it.

Since the second handle 17 is integrally formed on the rear surface of the cabinet 10 in the vertical direction, when the user uses the dryer as a handheld type, while holding the second handle 17 with one hand and moving the cabinet 10, The head can be dried.

The blowing section 30 has a first wing portion 32a installed inside the suction port 14 for sucking outside air from one side and a second wing portion 32b for sucking outside air from the other side, The fan unit includes a fan body 32 having a partition wall 34 for partitioning the fan unit 32a and the second fan unit 32b and a fan unit 32 inserted into the first fan unit 32a or the second fan unit 32b, And a bracket 38 for connecting the motor 36 to the cabinet 10. The motor 36 is rotatably connected to the cabinet 10 by a motor 36,

The fan body 32 is formed in a long cylindrical shape in the left and right direction and has a hollow interior and a centrifugal fan in which a first wing portion 32a is formed on one side portion and a second wing portion 32b is formed on the other side portion .

The fan body 32 is rotatably supported by the motor 36 when the fan body 32 is rotated by the motor 36 because the partition wall 34 separating the first wing portion 32a and the second wing portion 32b is formed in the inner center portion of the fan body 32 Air is sucked from both ends and air is discharged forward by the action of the first wing portion 32a and the second wing portion 32b.

The motor 36 installed in the bracket 38 is inserted into the inside of the fan main body 32 and installed to be connected to the partition wall 34 because the width of the motor 36 is smaller than the inner diameter of the fan main body 32. [ When the power is applied to the motor 36 and the rotation shaft is driven, the rotation force is transmitted to the fan main body 32.

Since the motor 36 is disposed inside the fan main body 32 as described above, the space required for the installation of the motor 36 is omitted, thereby reducing the size of the cabinet 10. Particularly, The user can easily dry the hair when the user holds the second handle 17 in a handy manner.

The bracket 38 is integrally formed on the inner wall of the cabinet 10 in which any one suction port 14 is formed in a pair of suction ports 14 formed on both sides of the cabinet 10, A boss portion 38a coupled to the bottom surface of the motor 36 is formed on one side surface and a coupling rib 38b integrally formed on the cabinet 10 is formed on the other side surface.

The external air introduced into the cabinet 10 through the suction port 14 is guided by the ring-shaped bracket 38, the boss portion 38a, and the ring- And flows into the inside of the fan body 32 after a gap between the ribs 38b.

The compression portion 70 includes a first inclined portion 72 protruding toward the guide vane 54 so as to narrow the flow path toward the discharge port 12 side and forming an angle equal to the maximum rotation angle of the guide vane 54 do.

Since the first inclined portion 72 is inclined to protrude from the upper surface and the bottom surface of the inner wall of the discharge port 12 toward the center of the discharge port 12, the air guided toward the discharge port 12 is guided while being compressed toward the center of the discharge port 12, And is moved to the guide vane 54 side while increasing the flow rate of air.

Accordingly, since the air directed to the discharge port 12 side is moved while interfering with the guide vanes 54, it is prevented from moving to the discharge port 12 side without interfering with the guide vanes 54, thereby improving the blowing efficiency .

The present embodiment further includes a guide portion 74 for guiding the air discharged through the discharge port 12 and the guide portion 74 is formed so that the narrowed flow path is widened by the first angled portion 72 And a second inclined portion 76 inclined toward the discharge port 12 and having an angle equal to the maximum rotation angle of the guide vane 54.

The second inclined portion 76 has an inclination connected from the outer end of the first inclined portion 72 to the outer end of the discharge port 12 and forms an angle equal to the maximum rotation angle of the guide vane 54, So that the air that has passed through the portion 72 is discharged along the interval between the guide vane 54 and the second inclined portion 76.

Therefore, air passing through the first inclined portion 72 is discharged along the gap between the guide vane 54 and the second inclined portion 76 without being interfered by the discharge port 12 or other structure, .

Since the rotation center of the guide vane 54 is arranged on the same line as the vertex formed between the first inclined portion 72 and the second inclined portion 76, The angle of rotation of the front portion of the guide vane 54 and the angle of the first inclined portion 72 are set to the same angle and when the guide vane 54 has the maximum angle of rotation upward, Two inclined portions 76 are arranged at the same angle.

The air pumped to the discharge port 12 side by the above operation is compressed toward the guide vane 54 while passing through the first inclined portion 72 so that the flow velocity is increased and the advancing direction in the arrangement direction of the guide vane 54 The air that has passed through the first inclined portion 72 passes through the gap between the guide vane 54 and the second inclined portion 76 while being prevented from interfering with the discharge port 12, And is discharged in the placement direction.

Therefore, the air injected through the discharge port 12 is discharged in the direction of arrangement of the guide vanes 54, and vortices are prevented from being formed, thereby improving the discharge efficiency.

A grill 78 is provided in the discharge port 12 and a wind direction indicator piece 78a is provided in the grill 78 so as to flow in accordance with the spraying direction of the discharged air. And the user can easily recognize the direction of air discharge by confirming the flow direction of the wind direction indicator 78a.

The wind direction indicator piece 78a is made of a porous material and is made of a porous metal material or a porous ceramic material. The wind direction indicator piece 78a is sprayed or applied to the wind direction indicator piece 78a The perfume can be emitted together with the discharged air.

Therefore, when the drying operation of the pet dog is performed, the pet dogs are discharged from the discharge port 12 with an appealing fragrance, so that the drying operation of the pet dog can be performed while reducing the half effect on the dryer.

The cabinet 10 includes a height adjustment portion 80 and a height adjustment portion 80. The height adjustment portion 80 includes a leg portion 82 rotatably installed in the cabinet 10 and extending obliquely toward the ground do.

The leg portions 82 are connected to the cabinet 10 so as to be rotatable by the hinge portions 84 provided at both ends of the bottom surface of the cabinet 10 so that the pair of leg portions 82 are rotated to the outside of the cabinet 10 Since the pair of leg portions 82 are formed in a trapezoidal shape and are spread in both directions, the height of the cabinet 10 and the discharge port 12 can be increased.

Accordingly, the user can adjust the height of the discharge port 12 according to the user's preference when the cabinet 10 is placed on the ground or the table.

Operation of the multi-use dryer according to an embodiment of the present invention will now be described.

The user first folds the leg portion 82 to the bottom of the cabinet 10 or spreads out the cabinet 10 to determine the height of the ejection opening 12 when seating the cabinet 10 on the floor or table, The plug 58 is pulled out from the fixing groove portion 17b and the power supply line 56 is released from the mounting portion 17a to supply power.

Thereafter, when the knob of the operating unit 18 is pressed to supply power to the motor 36, the fan body 32 is rotated by the driving of the motor 36 so that the fan body 32 is rotated through the suction port 14 provided on both sides of the cabinet 10 External air flows into the cabinet 10.

The air introduced through both ends of the fan main body 32 is pressure-fed toward the discharge port 12 side in accordance with the rotational motion of the first and second wing portions 32a and 32b, Is heated by air and is moved toward the discharge port (12) side.

The air directed toward the discharge port 12 is guided while being compressed toward the center of the discharge port 12 by the first inclined portion 72 and the discharge direction is changed in accordance with the arrangement direction of the guide vane 54, (10).

At this time, when the guide vane 54 is rotated in the vertical direction according to the user's operation, the air passing through the guide vane 54 is uniformly discharged in the vertical direction according to the arrangement direction of the guide vane 54, 76 and the guide vane 54 is discharged without interfering with the discharge port 12, it is possible to prevent vortices from being generated inside the discharge port 12. [

The operation as described above allows the user to place the cabinet 10 on a floor or a table, to dry the long hair with both hands, or to hold the pet with both hands and perform the drying operation.

When the user lifts the cabinet 10 with one hand and performs a drying operation, the user can hold the second handle 17 and lift the cabinet 10 to directly change the discharge direction to perform the drying operation.

After the drying operation is completed, the operator can close the power supply line 56 to the mounting portion 17a and insert the plug 58 into the fixing groove portion 17b to store the power supply line 56 in a finely finished state , And when the cabinet 10 is moved, the first handle 16 can be easily held by holding the first handle 16.

As a result, the discharged air can be guided in the direction in which the guide vanes are arranged after being compressed to the guide vane side, the guide vane being rotated can be prevented from contacting the user's body, the height of the discharge opening can be adjusted, It is possible to provide a versatile dryer that can be used as a stand type or a handy type.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims. .

Although a multi-purpose dryer has been described as an example, the present invention is merely illustrative, and the dryer of the present invention can be used in products other than the multi-purpose dryer.

Accordingly, the true scope of the present invention should be determined by the following claims.

10: cabinet 12: outlet
14: inlet port 16: first handle
17: second handle 17a:
17b: fixing groove portion 18:
30: fan-shaped portion 32: fan body
32a: first wing portion 32b: second wing portion
34: partition wall 36: motor
38: Bracket 38a: Boss portion
38b: connecting rib 52: heater
54: guide wing 56: power line
58: plug 70: compression section
72: first inclined portion 74: guide portion
76: second inclined portion 78: grille
78a: Wind direction indication piece 80:
82: leg portion 84: hinge portion

Claims (9)

A cabinet having a discharge port and a suction port;
A blowing unit installed between the discharge port and the suction port for sucking outside air into the cabinet and feeding the outside air to the discharge port side;
A heater installed inside the discharge port and heating the air pressure-fed by the blow-in section;
A guide vane rotatably installed inside the discharge port and varying the discharge direction of air; And
And a compression section for compressing and guiding the air pressure-fed toward the discharge port side toward the guide vane,
The blower
And a partition wall for partitioning the first wing portion and the second wing portion, wherein the first wing portion has a first wing portion that is installed inside the suction port and that sucks outside air from one side and a second wing portion that sucks outside air from the other side, ;
A motor inserted into the first wing portion or the second wing portion and connected to the rotation shaft of the partition; And
And a bracket connecting the motor to the cabinet.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the first handle is rotatably installed in the cabinet, the second handle is integrally formed in the cabinet, and the second handle is provided with a mounting portion on which a power line is wound and a fixing groove Is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the heat sink.
delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the compressing portion includes a first inclined portion protruding toward the guide vane so as to narrow the flow path toward the discharge port side and forming an angle equal to a maximum rotation angle of the guide vane.
5. The method of claim 4,
And a guide portion for guiding air discharged through the discharge port;
Wherein the guide portion includes a second inclined portion which is inclined toward the discharge port side so as to widen the flow path narrowed by the first inclined portion and forms an angle equal to the maximum rotation angle of the guide vane.
6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the rotation center of the guide vane is arranged on the same line as a vertex formed between the first inclined portion and the second inclined portion.
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