KR102345046B1 - Mat dryer - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mat dryer that facilitates clamping of the mat and increases drying efficiency.
The present invention includes a mat drying room in which a mat is installed and dried, an air circulation unit provided with a flow path outside the mat drying room to circulate air, and a mat clamping unit installed above the mat drying room to clamp the mat, and the mat clamping unit A clamping frame, a pair of rollers rotatably installed on the clamping frame to hold the mat, and a restraining mechanism for restraining while holding the mat by moving one of the pair of rollers when the mat is fitted.
According to the present invention, the mat is easily clamped and the clamped mat is not removed, the drying efficiency is maximized through the condenser by separate refrigerant circulation and the auxiliary heat exchanger by the external air circulation, and ultraviolet rays from the UV lamp are absorbed inside the mat drying room. The sterilization effect can be increased by dispersing it evenly.

Description

Mat dryer

The present invention relates to a mat dryer, and more particularly, to a mat dryer that facilitates clamping of the mat and increases drying efficiency.

In general, mats such as vehicle mats are dried and sterilized outdoors by natural light without a separate drying device after being washed in a washing machine.

In the case of drying such a mat, there is a problem that it takes a lot of drying time because it depends only on sunlight without a separate drying device, and it is impossible to dry it on a rainy day. To solve this problem, various mat dryers have been developed.

Conventional mat dryers consist of two or three rollers interlocked with each other, and the mat is passed between these rollers, dehydrated by compression and dried. Since this mat dryer only dehydrates the mat by passing it between rollers, complete drying is not achieved. Complete drying is not achieved.

Accordingly, as a dryer with an improved drying method, Korean Utility Model No. 20-0276293 installed a heater on the air flow path supplied to the drying room by a blower so that the air heated by the heater dried the mat. The blower rotates at high speed to pressurize the outside air into the flow path through the inlet of the housing, and this pressurized air is heated by the heater as it passes through the flow path and is heated to a high temperature through the passage of the diaphragm by the blower's pressure feeding force. It flows into the drying chamber inside the diaphragm and is discharged to the outside through the outlet of the housing while drying the mat placed on the drying rack.

Since this structure is a structure in which the mat is seated on the flat plate of the drying rack, a plurality of drying plates are required to dry many mats at the same time. Accordingly, a structure for hanging a mat is disclosed in Korean Utility Model Registration No. 20-0418256.

Korean Utility Model No. 20-0418256 is a drying sterilization room, a motor provided on the upper surface of the drying and sterilizing room, a blowing fan rotating by the driving of the motor, and located in front of the blowing fan and installed on the upper surface The heater, a plurality of ultraviolet sterilization lamps provided on the side surface of the drying sterilization room, and an outer surface portion provided with a predetermined distance apart from each other at the rear portion and the upper surface portion in order to smoothly form air circulation formed by the blowing fan; It has a structure including a door for opening and closing, a plurality of rod hangers installed in pairs at points opposite to the side part, and a mat drying rod each hooked to the rod hangers.

Korean Utility Model No. 20-0276293 (Registration Date: 2002.05.09.)

Korea Registered Utility Model No. 20-0418256 (Announcement date: 2006.05.30.)

It is an object of the present invention to provide a mat dryer that facilitates clamping of the mat by changing the mat's hanging structure.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a mat dryer with improved drying efficiency by changing the heat exchange structure.

The mat dryer according to the present invention for achieving the above object includes a mat drying room in which a mat is installed and dried, an air circulation unit provided with a flow path outside the mat drying room to circulate air, and installed on the upper side of the mat drying room to clamp the mat and a mat clamping unit that includes: a clamping frame; a pair of rollers that are rotatably installed on the clamping frame to hold the mat; A restraining mechanism for restraining is provided.

The constraining mechanism includes a moving frame connected to the shaft of the roller to move, a holding base rotatably installed on the moving frame and having a stopping protrusion formed at one end thereof, and a fixing base having a stopping protrusion on which the stopping unit is caught.

A concave surface and a protruding surface that engage with each other are formed on the outer peripheral surfaces of the pair of rollers.

A condenser for removing moisture contained in the circulating air by exchanging heat with the circulating air and the refrigerant is installed in the flow path of the air circulation unit, and an auxiliary heat exchanger for lowering the temperature of the circulating air by exchanging heat between the circulating air and outside air before entering the condenser.

A plurality of UV lamps for sterilization are installed inside the mat drying room, and a reflective surface with irregularities is formed that reflects the UV rays from the UV lamps in various directions and spreads them evenly throughout the interior of the mat drying room in a place spaced apart from the UV lamps. do.

According to the mat dryer according to the present invention, the mat is easily clamped and the clamped mat does not come off, and the drying efficiency is maximized through the condenser by separate refrigerant circulation and the auxiliary heat exchanger by the external air circulation, and ultraviolet rays emitted from the UV lamp. It is possible to increase the sterilization effect by dispersing it evenly inside the mat drying room.

1 is an overall perspective view showing a mat dryer according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the mat clamping part in FIG. 1 ; FIG.
3 is a perspective view illustrating one module of the mat clamping unit of FIG. 1 .
4 is a perspective view illustrating a portion of FIG. 3 except for the clamping frame.
FIG. 5 is a detailed view showing a part of the roller portion of FIG. 3 .
6A and 6B are modified examples of the roller of FIG. 2 .
7A and 7B are cross-sectional views illustrating a modified example of the lower diaphragm of FIG. 2 .
8 is a plan view showing the arrangement of the water discharge hole and the air hole in the lower plate of FIG.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this case, it should be noted that in the accompanying drawings, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals as much as possible. In addition, detailed descriptions of well-known functions and configurations that may obscure the gist of the present invention will be omitted. For the same reason, some components are exaggerated, omitted, or schematically illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

1 is an overall perspective view showing a mat dryer according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the mat clamping part in FIG. 1 ; FIG. 1 and 2, the mat dryer 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention has a body 110, a mat drying chamber 120, an air circulation unit 130, and a mat clamping unit 140. , and a heat exchange unit 150 .

A door 111 is installed in the opening for inserting and taking out the mat M on the front side of the body 110, and a plurality of mat clamping parts 140 are inserted as a pair on the upper surface of the body 110 as a module, each operating rod (112) is connected to each other and installed. In addition, a water outlet 113 for discharging condensed water is formed on the inner bottom of the body 110 .

A condenser 151 to be described later of the heat exchange unit 150 is installed inside the lower side of the body 110 , and auxiliary heat exchangers 152 to be described later of the heat exchange unit 150 are installed on both outer surfaces of the body 110 .

The mat drying chamber 120 is formed inside the body 110 and is a part where the mat (M; see FIG. 3) is installed and dried. A UV lamp 160 and a lower plate 170 to be described later are installed in the mat drying chamber 120 .

The air circulation unit 130 is a part in which an air flow path is provided on the outside of the mat drying room 120 to circulate air, and a first blower 131 is installed on the upper side of the mat drying room 120 , and the mat drying room 120 . A second blower 132 is installed on the lower side (lower side of the lower diaphragm) of the to blow air. A first guide member 133 for guiding the circulation air flowing into the mat drying chamber 120 through the second blower 132 is installed on the lower side of the lower partition plate 170 , while the mat drying chamber 120 flows out from the upper side. A second guide member 134 for guiding the circulation air entering the condenser 151 by moving downward along the inner surface of the body 110 is installed.

The first blower 131 and the second blower 132 may be installed in various places in the flow path, and only one of the two blowers may be installed, and two or more blowers may be installed as needed. The guide member for guiding the circulating air may also be installed at various locations by adding or subtracting as needed.

The mat clamping unit 140 is installed on the upper side of the mat drying chamber 120 to clamp the mat. 3 is a perspective view showing one module of the mat clamping unit of FIG. 1 , FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a portion excluding the clamping frame in FIG. 3 , and FIG. 5 is a detailed view showing a part of the roller part of FIG. 3 .

3 to 5, the mat clamping unit 140 is a clamping frame 141 and a pair of rollers 142 that are rotatably installed on the clamping frame 141 to hold the mat M: A fixed roller, 143: a moving roller) and a restraining mechanism 144 for restraining while holding the mat (M) by moving the moving roller 143 when the mat (M) is fitted. The mat clamping part 140 is installed as a module and inserted into the installation space formed on the upper surface of the body 110 as shown in FIG. 1 .

The clamping frame 141 is a frame forming the outer edge of the mat clamping unit 140, is formed in a rectangular ring shape at a certain height, and is formed long enough to be sufficiently inserted into the mat drying chamber 120 on the bottom of the rim, so that the fixing rollers 142 And flanges (141a, 14b) on which the moving roller 143 is installed is formed. The shafts of the rollers 142 and 143 are fitted to the flanges 141a and 141b, respectively. On the other hand, a long hole (LH) is formed in the flange (141b) into which the shaft of the moving roller 143 is fitted, and the moving roller 143 is moved along with the restraining mechanism 144 along the long hole (LH).

As shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, the fixed roller 142 and the moving roller 143 have concave surfaces (S1', S1") and protruding surfaces S2' and S2" that engage each other on their outer peripheral surfaces. Thus, when the mat (M) is fitted, it does not come off easily and the mat (M) can be firmly held. Fig. 6a shows the concave elevation and the protruding surface in the form of a trapezoidal surface, and Fig. 6b shows the concave elevation and the protruding surface in a curved shape.

The restraint mechanism 144 is connected to the axis of the moving roller 143 and is rotatably installed on the moving frame 144a to move, and the moving frame 144a. It has a sphere (144b) and a fixed base (144c) having a locking jaw (T2) of a plurality of rows of sawtooth shape on which the locking member (144b) is caught.

The moving frame 144a has two L-shaped band plates connected with the width of the locking sphere 144b therebetween, and a hinge hole is formed in the upper part of one end thereof to be hinged with the locking sphere 144b. The locking member (144b) is coupled to the hinge hole of the moving frame (144a) by a hinge (H) so that it can swing, and the operation rod 112 is fitted and coupled to the opposite side of the locking projection (T1). The fixed base 144c is fixed to the clamping frame 141 or is integral with the clamping frame 141 .

A first spring (144d) for applying an elastic restoring force is installed between the middle of the moving frame (144a) and the engaging side of the operation rod of the locking hole (144b), and between the lower side of the moving frame (144a) and the fixed base (144c) is elastic. A second spring 144e for applying a restoring force is installed. The second spring 144e is installed by being inserted into the sliding rod 144f that protrudes from the moving frame 144a and slides through the lower side (protrusion flange portion) of the fixed base 144c.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, ratchet gears 145a and 145b are respectively installed on the shafts of the fixed roller 142 and the moving roller 143, and the flanges 141a and 141b of the clamping frame 141 are inside. The pawls 146a and 146b caught on the teeth of the ratchet gears 145a and 145b are installed in opposite directions to prevent reverse rotation of the fixed roller 142 and the moving roller 143 .

In the mat clamping unit 140 configured as described above, the door 111 of the body 110 is opened, the mat M is inserted into the mat drying chamber 120, and then the mat M is inserted into two mats M as shown in FIG. 3 . When the rollers 142 and 143 of the lower side are moved and inserted from the lower side, the rollers 142 and 143 rotate in opposite directions, while the moving roller 143 is pushed to the left while the moving frame 144a and the locking hole 144b ) and move to the left.

Accordingly, the locking protrusion T1 of the locking member 144b is caught while crossing the locking protrusion T2 of the fixed base 144c, and does not move in the opposite direction. And, by the action of the pawls 146a and 146b applied to the ratchet gears 145a and 145b, the rollers 142 and 143 do not rotate in the opposite direction. Therefore, the fitted mat (M) does not fall out easily to the lower side. And, as shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, in the configuration in which the concave elevation surfaces S1', S1" and the protruding surfaces S2', S2" are formed on the roller, the holding force becomes stronger and even a heavy mat is firmly held.

The heat exchange unit 150 includes a condenser 151 installed in the flow path of the air circulation unit 130 , an auxiliary heat exchanger 152 , and a heater 153 . The condenser 151 is a heat exchanger for removing moisture contained in the circulating air by exchanging heat with the circulating air and the refrigerant, and is installed below the second blower 132 . The auxiliary heat exchanger 152 is a heat exchanger for lowering the temperature of the circulating air by exchanging the circulating air and outside air before entering the condenser 151 , and is a plate heat exchanger and is installed on the side of the body 110 . The heater 153 heats the circulating air and is installed between the second blower 132 and the condenser 151 .

The detailed configuration of the condenser 151 connected to the condenser 151 and the detailed configuration of the evaporator and the detailed configuration of the heater 153 are general configurations, so a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The lower side of the auxiliary heat exchanger 152 is connected to the air pump 154 provided on the side surface of the body 110 through a pipe line 155 , and the upper side of the auxiliary heat exchanger 152 has an outdoor air outlet through which the heat-exchanged outdoor air is discharged. (156) is provided. The outside air pumped through the air pump 154 is a bet in the body 110 in the auxiliary heat exchanger 152 through the pipe line 155 , that is, the circulation air moving downward through the flow path of the air circulation unit 130 and After heat exchange, it is discharged through the outdoor air outlet 156 on the upper side. The auxiliary heat exchanger 152 lowers the temperature of the circulating air to assist the dehumidification amount allowable by the condenser, thereby increasing the dehumidification efficiency.

The condenser 151 , the auxiliary heat exchanger 152 , and the heater 153 may be installed in various places in the flow path of the circulating air.

The UV lamp 160 is a lamp emitting ultraviolet rays to sterilize the inside of the mat drying room 120 , and a plurality of UV lamps are installed at an angle to emit ultraviolet rays from the inner sidewall of the mat drying room 120 toward the lower plate 170 . . The UV lamp 160 may be installed to adjust the inclination, and may also be installed on the inner upper wall of the mat drying room 120 . Ultraviolet rays emitted from the UV lamp 160 toward the lower barrier plate 170 are reflected from the lower barrier plate 170 and are dispersed in various directions so that the ultraviolet rays are evenly spread throughout the inside of the mat drying chamber.

The lower plate 170 is installed on the lower inner side of the mat drying chamber 120 , and has a plurality of water discharge holes 171 and air holes 172 . The water discharge hole 171 becomes a hole at the edge of the lower diaphragm 170 , and the air hole 172 becomes a hole at the center of the lower diaphragm 170 (position where the second blower is installed). The lower plate 170 may be dried by placing a car seat or the like in addition to the mat.

7A and 7B are cross-sectional views illustrating a modified example of the lower diaphragm of FIG. 2 . 7A shows the lower diaphragm plate 170 ′ having a curved surface, and FIG. 7B shows the lower diaphragm plate 170 ″ with an inclined surface. In this case, the water discharge holes 171 ′ and 171 ″ are low It becomes a hole formed in the plane (valley), and the air holes 172' and 172" become a hole formed in the high surface (peak). Since the ultraviolet rays emitted from the surface are reflected on the reflective surface of the concave-convex surface (curved surface, inclined surface), it is further dispersed in various directions in the mat drying chamber 120, there is an effect that the ultraviolet rays are more evenly spread throughout the inside of the mat drying chamber.

8 is a plan view showing the arrangement of the water discharge hole and the air hole in the lower plate 170 of FIG. As shown, the water discharge hole 171 formed at the edge of the lower partition plate 170 is rarely formed, and the air hole 172 formed in the central part (the second blower installed position) of the lower partition plate 170 is densely formed. It is desirable to ensure that the circulating air is well circulated.

Hereinafter, a drying process of the mat according to the flow of air circulating inside the mat dryer 100 will be described.

As shown in FIG. 2 , the circulating air blown by the second blower 132 after being dehumidified by the condenser 151 and heated by the heater 153 flows into the mat drying chamber 120 through the air hole 172 . becomes (arrow A1). The circulating air that has dried the mat in the mat drying room 120 flows to the air circulation units 130 on both sides outside of the mat drying room 120 by adding the blowing power of the first blower 131 (A2), and auxiliary heat exchange It is cooled while flowing in contact with the group 152 and is primarily dehumidified (A3). The primarily dehumidified air is further cooled and dehumidified through the condenser 151, then heated in the heater 153, and then flows into the mat drying chamber 120 through the second blower 132 again. .

At this time, the outside air pumped through the air pump 154 flows into the arrow B1, flows into the auxiliary heat exchanger 152 through the pipe line 155, and after heat exchange with the circulating air (arrow A3) of the air circulation unit 130 , is discharged to the outside again through the outdoor air outlet (156).

Then, as the circulating air is cooled in the condenser 151 and the auxiliary heat exchanger 152 , water generated by the condensed water vapor is discharged through the water outlet 113 .

On the other hand, the embodiments of the present invention disclosed in the present specification and drawings are merely presented as specific examples to easily explain the technical contents of the present invention and help the understanding of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. It will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains that other modifications based on the technical spirit of the present invention can be implemented in addition to the embodiments disclosed herein.

110: body 111: door
112: control rod 113: water outlet
120: mat drying room 130: air circulation unit
131: first blower 132: second blower
140: mat clamping unit 141: clamping frame
142: fixed roller 143: moving roller
144: restraint mechanism 150: heat exchange unit
151: condenser 152: auxiliary heat exchanger
153: heater 154: air pump
155: pipeline 156: outdoor air outlet
160: UV lamp 170: lower plate
LH: Long hole M: Matt

Claims (5)

A mat drying room in which a mat is installed and dried, an air circulation unit provided with a flow path outside the mat drying room to circulate air, and a mat clamping unit installed above the mat drying room to clamp the mat,
The mat clamping part
a clamping frame; a pair of rollers rotatably installed on the clamping frame to hold the mat; and a restraint mechanism for restraining while holding the mat by moving one of the pair of rollers when the mat is fitted. provided,
A door is installed in the opening for inserting and taking out the mat on the front side of the body, and a plurality of mat clamping parts are inserted as a module one by one on the upper surface of the body and are connected to each other by each operation rod,
The clamping frame is a frame constituting the outer periphery of the mat clamping part, is formed in a rectangular ring shape at a certain height, and is formed long enough to be sufficiently inserted into the mat drying room on the lower surface of the edge. , A long hole is formed in the flange into which the shaft of the moving roller is fitted, so that the moving roller moves along with the constraint mechanism along the long hole. According to claim 1,
The restraint mechanism is
A moving frame connected to the axis of the roller and moving;
A locking port rotatably installed on the moving frame and having a locking projection formed at one end thereof;
Mat dryer, characterized in that it comprises a fixed base having a locking jaw on which the locking part is caught. According to claim 1,
Mat dryer, characterized in that on the outer peripheral surface of the pair of rollers, a concave surface and a protruding surface that engage with each other are formed. According to claim 1,
A condenser for removing moisture contained in the circulating air by exchanging heat with the circulating air and a refrigerant is installed in the flow path of the air circulation unit, and an auxiliary heat exchanger for lowering the temperature of the circulating air by exchanging heat between the circulating air and outside air before entering the condenser. mat dryer made with According to claim 1,
A plurality of UV lamps for sterilization are installed inside the mat drying room,
The mat dryer, characterized in that the reflective surface of the concave-convex surface is formed in a place spaced apart from the UV lamp to reflect the ultraviolet rays emitted from the UV lamp in various directions to spread evenly throughout the interior of the mat drying chamber.

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