KR200374971Y1 - Clothes drying apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses a clothes drying apparatus which can dry laundry simply and efficiently by accommodating laundry in a drying room of a hot air drying tent and supplying hot air. The present invention has a drying room for accommodating a plurality of laundry to dry and has an inlet that can be opened and closed by the door to input and withdraw laundry, the air inlet pipe and the discharge of air for introduction of air into the drying room It consists of a hot air drying tent having an air discharge pipe connected to the air discharge pipe for the air blower is connected by an air inlet pipe and a flow path to blow air into the drying chamber of the hot air drying tent. In addition, the heater is mounted on the flow path of the blower and heats the air blown into the drying chamber of the hot air drying tent by hot air by the operation of the blower. According to the present invention, the laundry can be dried simply and efficiently by hanging the laundry on a hanger or hanging on a clothes dryer and placing it in a drying room of a hot air drying tent, and then supplying hot air to the drying room of the hot air drying tent. have. In addition, it can be dried to minimize wrinkles and damage to the laundry, there is a very practical and useful effect that can be easily stored by folding the hot air drying tent even in a narrow space.

Description

Clothes drying device {CLOTHES DRYING APPARATUS}

The present invention relates to a clothes drying apparatus, and more particularly, to a clothes drying apparatus that can dry laundry simply and efficiently by accommodating laundry in a drying room of a hot air drying tent and supplying hot air.

In general, laundry such as clothes and fabrics is naturally dried after being left in the air in a well-expanded state by using a hanger or a clothesline after washing. The natural drying of the laundry involves many difficulties in drying the laundry because it is greatly influenced by the climate in cloudy weather, rainy days, winter. On the other hand, in the case of urban areas, it is difficult to allow laundry to be left in the air due to air pollution, which makes it difficult to dry naturally. It is increasing. Recently, various types of clothes dryers have been developed to solve various problems caused by natural drying of laundry and to improve convenience.

As an example of the prior art, Korean Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2002-92816 and Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 390515 disclose a laundry dryer having a function of washing and drying laundry, and Korean Laid-Open Patent Publication Nos. 2003-45548 and 2003-62871 No. discloses a clothes dryer capable of exclusively drying laundry which has been washed.

Such a laundry and clothes dryer basically includes a drum installed to receive laundry inside the cabinet and rotating by driving a drum motor, and a blower for blowing air inside the drum for drying laundry. And a duct for forming an air flow path, and a heater for heating the air blown through the duct. The air is blown through the duct by the operation of the blower in the rotation state of the drum, and the laundry is dried by hot air by heating the air blown by the operation of the heater and supplying it to the inside of the drum with hot air.

By the way, the conventional laundry and clothes dryer blows the hot air in a state where the laundry is agglomerated inside the drum to dry the hot air to act only on the surface of the laundry. Therefore, the laundry inside the hot air does not work is not only dry properly, there is a problem that a lot of wrinkles occur while the laundry is agglomerated. In particular, when the temperature of the hot air is increased or the time is extended to increase the drying efficiency of the aggregated laundry, there is a very high problem that the laundry may be damaged.

In addition, the operation of the drum motor, the blower and the heater consumes a lot of power, the laundry and clothes dryer takes a lot of installation space, there is a disadvantage that the price is expensive due to the use of a lot of parts and complex assembly structure.

The present invention is devised to solve the various problems of the prior art as described above, the object of the present invention is to hang the laundry on a hanger or hanger on a clothes dryer after placing it in the drying room of hot air drying tent, drying room of hot air drying tent It is to provide a clothes drying apparatus that can dry the laundry simply and efficiently by supplying hot air to the structure to dry the laundry.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a clothes drying apparatus that can be dried by minimizing wrinkles and damage to laundry, and can be easily stored by folding a hot air drying tent even in a narrow space.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a clothes drying apparatus, which is simple in structure and inexpensive, and consumes a small amount of power.

1 is a perspective view showing the configuration of a clothes drying apparatus according to the present invention,

Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the clothes drying apparatus according to the present invention,

Figure 3 is a perspective view showing to explain the storage state of the hot air drying tent in the clothes drying apparatus according to the present invention.

♣ Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawing ♣

1: laundry 2: hangers

3: clothes drying rack 10: hot air drying tent

11: drying chamber 12: entrance

13: door 14: zipper

15: air introduction pipe 16: air discharge pipe

18: ring 20: blower

21: Case 21a: Euro

22: fan motor 24: duct

30: heater 40: controller

A feature of the present invention for achieving the above object, has a drying chamber that can accommodate a plurality of laundry to dry, the opening is formed by the door can be opened and closed to insert and withdraw the laundry, A hot air drying tent having an air introduction pipe connected to an air introduction pipe for introducing air and an air discharge pipe for discharging air; A blower connected by an air introduction pipe and a flow path to blow air into the drying chamber of the hot air drying tent; A clothes drying apparatus is installed in a flow path of a blower and comprises a heater for heating air blown into a drying chamber of a hot air drying tent by hot air by operation of the blower.

In addition, a plurality of hooks are further formed on the inner surface of the hot air drying tent, and further includes a clothes drying rack for placing laundry in a drying room of the hot air drying tent.

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

First, referring to Figures 1 and 2, the clothes drying apparatus of the present invention is provided with a hot air drying tent 10 for receiving a plurality of laundry (1), the hot air drying tent 10 is a rectangular drying chamber is closed (11) is formed. An inlet 12 is formed on the front surface of the hot air drying tent 10 to allow the laundry 1 to be introduced and withdrawn.

The inlet 12 of the hot air drying tent 10 is configured to be opened and closed by the door 13. The upper end of the door 13 is integrally connected with the front surface of the hot air drying tent 10 and the left and right ends and the lower end are bound by the edge of the inlet 12 and the zipper 14 to close the inlet 12. The door 13 is integrally connected to one of the left and right ends, for example, the left end with the front surface of the hot air drying tent 10, and the upper and lower ends and the right end of the door 13 are fastened by the zippers 14 Can also be configured to bind to the edge of the). In the present embodiment, the hot air drying tent 10 and the door 13 may prevent the discharge of moisture and may be made of a waterproof and breathable fabric having excellent breathability. 1 and 2, but the roof of the hot air drying tent film 10 is shown to be formed in a flat shape, it may be manufactured in a round shape if necessary.

In addition, the air introduction pipe 15 for the introduction of air is connected to the lower side edge of the hot air drying tent 10, the air discharge pipe 16 for the discharge of air is connected to the upper edge. Therefore, since the air introduction pipe 15 and the air discharge pipe 16 are disposed in the diagonal direction of the hot air drying tent 10, the air discharge pipe 16 is introduced into the drying chamber 11 through the air introduction pipe 15. Convection of the hot air discharged through is smoothly and uniformly carried out to improve the drying efficiency of the laundry (1). The air introduction pipe 15 and the air discharge pipe 16 may be made of the same material as that of the hot air drying tent 10, and the positions of the air introduction pipe 15 and the air discharge pipe 16 may be changed as necessary. Can be. The air discharge pipe 16 is equipped with a filter 17 that can filter the lint generated during the drying process of the laundry (1). In addition, a plurality of rings 18 are formed on the inner surface of the hot air drying tent 10 to hang the hanger 2.

1 to 3, the clothes drying apparatus of the present invention blower 20 for blowing air to the drying chamber 11 of the hot air drying tent 10 through the air introduction pipe 15 of the hot air drying tent 10 ). The blower 20 includes a case 21 having an inlet 21b and an outlet 21c forming an air passage 21a, and a fan motor 22 mounted to be built in the case 21. It is.

The suction port 21b of the case 21 is equipped with a screen 23 as a pre-filter for filtering large particles in the air, for example, lint, hair, and agglomerated dust. The outlet 21c of the case 21 is connected to the air inlet pipe 15 of the hot air drying tent 10 by a flexible duct 24, and the duct 24 is formed of bellows. Can be.

The fan motor 22 is comprised from the motor 22a which provides rotational force, and the fan 22b which rotates by the drive of this motor 22a. The fan 22b can be adopted as a Sirocco fan. A heater 30 is mounted on the flow path 21a of the case 21 as a heating means for heating the air blown by the operation of the fan motor 22 with hot air, and the heater 30 is composed of a ceramic tube heater. Can be. Although the heater 30 is shown downstream of the fan motor 22 in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the position of the heater 30 can be changed suitably as needed.

On the other hand, the controller 40 for controlling the operation of the motor 22a and the heater 30 of the fan motor 22 is mounted on the outer surface of the case 21. The controller 40 includes a plurality of buttons 41 for setting a function by the user, a temperature controller 42, a timer 43, and a display device 44 for displaying an operation state of the clothes drying apparatus.

The clothes drying apparatus of the present invention includes a clothes drying rack (3) capable of hanging laundry (1) in the drying chamber (11) of the hot air drying tent (10). The clothes drying rack (3) or the clothes drying rack is conventional and is easily used in many documents such as the folding clothes drying rack of Korean Utility Model Publication No. 1983-1870, the clothes drying rack of Thread 1989-5377 and the folding clothes drying rack of No. 20-1988-883463. You can find it. The structure and operation of the clothes dryer 3 will be referred to the above-described laundry dryer, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Now, the operation of the clothes drying apparatus of the present invention having such a configuration will be described.

1 and 2, in order to dry the laundry 1 after washing, the user first hangs the laundry 1 on the clothes drying rack 3, and opens the zipper 14 of the hot air drying tent 10. The inlet 12, which is closed by the door 13, is opened. Then, the clothes drying rack 3 is placed in the drying chamber 11 through the inlet 12 of the hot air drying tent 10, and the zipper 14 is closed to close the inlet 12 by the door 13. At this time, the hot air drying tent 10 is contracted in contact with the clothes drying rack (3) in the nature of the material. On the other hand, the laundry (1) can hang on the hanger (2) can hang on the hooks 18 of the hot air drying tent 10, the hanger (2) and the clothes dryer (3) can be used in combination or separately.

Next, the user operates the buttons 41, the temperature controller 42, and the timer 43 of the controller 40 to operate the motor 22a and the heater 30 of the fan motor 22. When the motor 22a of the fan motor 22 is driven, the fan 22b is rotated by the driving of the motor 22a to suck air through the inlet 21b of the case 21. The air sucked through the inlet 21b of the case 21 becomes hot air by the heating of the heater 30, and the hot air is the outlet 21c of the case 21, the duct 24, and the hot air drying tent 10. It is supplied to the drying chamber 11 through the air introduction pipe 15 of.

As shown in FIG. 2, the hot air supplied to the drying chamber 11 of the hot air drying tent 10 expands the hot air drying tent 10 that has been contracted while forming airflow in the drying chamber 11 and at the same time the clothes. The laundry 1 hanging on the drying rack 3 is dried. When only the clothes hanger 2 is used without using the clothes dryer 3, the clothes hangers 2 hanging on the hooks 18 are arranged at predetermined intervals by the expansion of the hot air drying tent 10. Drying of the laundry 1 hanging on 2) can be performed efficiently. In particular, since the laundry 1 can be unfolded and dried by the clothes hanger 2 and the clothes dryer 3, the wrinkle 1 and the damage of the laundry 1 can be minimized and dried.

Subsequently, the hot air of the drying chamber 11 is discharged to the atmosphere through the air discharge pipe 16. When the drying of the laundry 1 is completed, the user operates the buttons 41 of the controller 40 to stop the operation of the motor 22a and the heater 30. When a predetermined time elapses from the time when the operation of the heater 30 is stopped and the temperature of the drying chamber 11 decreases to room temperature, the user opens the door 13 closed by the zipper 14 and opens the entrance 12. The laundry 1 and the clothes drying rack 3 are withdrawn from the drying chamber 11 through. Finally, the user closes the zipper 14 of the hot air dry tent 10 again and folds the hot air dry tent 10 as shown in FIG. 3. Therefore, the clothes drying apparatus of the present invention can be easily stored in a narrow space or place by the structure that can fold the hot air drying tent (10).

On the other hand, if the user stops only the operation of the heater 30 in the driving state of the motor 22a, the air blown by the operation of the fan motor 22 is the inlet 21b of the case 21, as described above, Cold air is supplied to the drying chamber 11 through the air inlet pipe 15 of the outlet 21c, the duct 24 and the hot air drying tent 10. The cold air quickly discharges the hot air remaining in the drying chamber 11 and assists in cooling the drying chamber 11. Therefore, the laundry 1 dried from the drying chamber 11 of the hot air drying tent film 10 can be taken out more safely and quickly.

In addition, when the hot air drying tent 10 of the clothes drying apparatus 10 according to the present invention is installed and used indoors, when the air discharge tube 16 of the hot air drying tent 20 is placed outdoors, the air is discharged through the air discharge tube 16. The hot air can be discharged directly to the outdoors. In addition, since the clothes drying apparatus of the present invention supplies hot air by the operation of the motor 22a and the heater 30 of the fan motor 22, the clothes drying apparatus can be used economically by reducing power consumption as compared to the existing clothes and laundry dryer. .

The above-described embodiments are merely illustrative of one embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and may be appropriately changed within the scope of the claims. For example, the shape and structure of each component specifically shown in the embodiment of the present invention can be modified.

As described above, according to the clothes drying apparatus according to the present invention, the laundry is hanged on a hanger or hanged on a clothes dryer, and placed in a drying room of a hot air drying tent, and then a hot air is supplied to a drying room of a hot air drying tent to dry the laundry. The laundry can be dried easily and efficiently. In addition, it can be dried by minimizing wrinkles and damage of laundry, and can be easily stored by folding a hot air drying tent even in a narrow space. The structure is simple and inexpensive. Has a beneficial effect.

Claims (3)

It has a drying chamber for accommodating a plurality of laundry to dry, the opening is formed to open and close by the door to insert and withdraw the laundry, and the air inlet pipe and air for the introduction of air into the drying chamber A hot air drying tent having an air discharge pipe to which the air discharge pipe for discharge is connected; A blower connected to the air introduction pipe and the flow path to blow air into the drying chamber of the hot air drying tent; And a heater mounted on the flow path of the blower and configured to heat the air blown into the drying chamber of the hot air drying tent by hot air by operation of the blower. According to claim 1, A plurality of hooks are further formed on the inner surface of the hot air drying tent, and further comprising a clothes drying rack for placing the laundry in the drying chamber of the hot air drying tent Clothing drying device. The hot air drying pipe of claim 1 or 2, wherein the air introduction pipe is connected to a lower side edge of the hot air drying tent, and the air discharge pipe is disposed in a diagonal direction of the hot air drying tent with respect to the air introduction pipe. Is connected to the upper edge of the drying tent, the door of the hot air drying tent is configured to open and close by a zipper, the air introduction pipe and the blower is a clothes drying apparatus is connected by a flexible duct.