KR20040090058A - Drier of laundry - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A laundry drying machine is provided to enhance the drying efficiency and hygienic sterilization by changing a drying chamber into a vacuum or high-temperature and high-pressure state to shorten the time for drying the laundry. CONSTITUTION: A laundry drying machine comprises a body part(10) having a drying chamber(11) closed from the outside; a hot blast unit(20) installed to the lower side of the body part; an air exhaust unit(30) exhausting air in the drying chamber to the outside at the early stage and in the process of drying to make the drying chamber vacuum; and a drying unit(40) installed in the drying chamber of the body part. An opening and shutting door is installed to the front of the body part. The hot blast unit makes the produced heat of high temperature flow into the drying chamber. The laundry drying machine comprises a rotating unit(50) supporting the drying unit on the lower part and rotating the drying unit.

Description

Laundry dryer {DRIER OF LAUNDRY}

The present invention relates to a laundry dryer, and more particularly, to seal the drying chamber into which the laundry is put into the outside, to discharge the air of the drying chamber to the outside, and to make it in a vacuum state by applying high temperature heat in this state to a high temperature and high pressure state. It relates to a laundry dryer to shorten the drying time of the laundry.

In general, in order to wash and dry laundry such as clothes, there is a method of drying with natural light on a veranda or drying rack, or drying after washing with a washing machine having a drying function, or drying with a separate dryer after washing with a washing machine. .

Drying method using natural light of the above method has the advantage that does not need the energy required to dry the laundry, but the weather is a lot, even if the weather is good even nowadays, due to air pollutants such as smoke and dust There is a problem that is difficult to do.

In addition, in the case of drying laundry indoors, it takes a lot of drying time because it does not receive direct sunlight, and in particular, when the laundry is dried indoors during the rainy season or on a cloudy day, mold due to excessive moisture may occur. .

In addition, if the laundry is dried using a washing machine which is dried at the same time as washing in the above method, excessive power consumption (2000 to 3200 wh) is required, which imposes a burden on the home allowable power and drying is only 40 to 50% of the washing capacity. There is a problem in that it can not be processed to burden the user with excessive electricity bills, and takes a long time until drying after washing.

In addition, a method of drying in a separate dryer after washing is also known in the above method, but conventional laundry dryers simply discharge hot air to laundry to dry only at a high temperature, resulting in poor drying performance and a long drying time. There is a problem.

The present invention has been made to solve such a conventional problem, the object is to provide a laundry dryer to improve the drying efficiency and hygiene disinfection by changing the drying chamber to a vacuum or high temperature, high pressure in order to shorten the drying time of the laundry Is in.

1 is a perspective view showing a laundry dryer according to the present invention.

2 is a cross-sectional view of the laundry dryer according to the present invention.

3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the drying means according to the present invention.

5 is a cross-sectional view of a state in which the drying means of FIG. 4 is installed.

(Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawing)

10: main body 11: drying chamber

12: opening and closing door 13: cover

13a: support 14: drip tray

20: hot air means 30: air discharge means

40: drying means 41: drying rod

41a: Euro 41b: Through hole

42: engaging piece 43: hanger rod

44: support bar 45: futon drying rack

45a: injection hole 45b: support portion

46: shoe rack 46a: support leg

46b: hanging piece 46c: hanger bar

47: support shaft 47a: support leg

50: rotation means 51: rotation axis

52: drive motor 53: drive shaft

The present invention for achieving this object is formed in the drying chamber is sealed to the outside and the hot air means for introducing a high-temperature heat generated by being installed below the main body portion and the lower door is installed in the front and the inside of the drying chamber And, the air discharge means for evacuating the drying chamber by evacuating the internal air of the drying chamber to the outside during the initial and drying process, and the drying means installed in the drying chamber of the body portion.

In addition, the drying means further includes a rotating means for supporting and rotating it from the lower side.

In addition, the drying means is installed in the longitudinal direction in the center of the drying chamber, a flow path is formed in the center to discharge the heat supplied from the hot air means to the drying chamber and a plurality of through holes are formed so that the flow path and the drying chamber is in communication with each other. It is composed of a drying rod and a plurality of hook rods provided radially on the outer circumferential surface of the drying rod.

In addition, a coupling piece sliding up and down is installed on the outer circumferential surface of the drying rod, and the hook rod is coupled to the outer circumferential surface of the coupling piece.

In addition, the support shaft formed with a plurality of support legs are coupled to the lower side of the outer circumferential surface of the drying rod to prevent vibration when the drying rod is rotated.

In addition, the drying means is made of a scroll form, a plurality of injection holes are formed so as to spray the heat supplied from the hot air means to the inside and outside, it is made of a futon drying table formed with a support on the lower side.

In addition, the shoe dryer is further coupled to the hanger attached to the hanger is attached to the hook between the plurality of support legs formed in the vertical direction on the lower side of the futon dryer.

In addition, the rotating means is composed of a rotating shaft having a belt pulley formed on the outer circumferential surface, and a driving shaft connected to the rotating shaft by a belt, and rotated by a driving motor.

In addition, the hot air means is composed of a fan (PTC) element and the blowing fan for blowing the heat generated from the fetish element to the drying chamber.

In addition, the hot air means is made of a magnetron for oscillating the microwave.

In addition, the air discharge means is composed of an air discharger for the pumping action.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 to 3 is a view showing a laundry dryer according to the present invention.

As shown in the figure, the laundry dryer is largely composed of a main body 10, a hot air means 20, an air discharge means 30, a drying means 40, and a rotation means 50.

The main body 10 has a drying chamber 11 sealed to the outside and an opening and closing door 12 is provided on the front.

In addition, the main body 10 is a square frame in the form of a strut on the corner, and the strut and strut between the inner plate, the outer plate coupled to have a constant curved surface, and foamed urethane and the like between the inner and outer plates It was made to insulate the outside.

In addition, the cover 13 is coupled to the upper surface of the main body portion 10, the support 13a is supported at one end of the drying means 40 to be described later is formed in the center of the lower end of the cover (13).

In addition, the opening and closing door 12 of the main body portion 10 is made of a transparent window so that the inside is visible, and to slide between the inner, outer plate of the main body portion 10, and to the inside for the sealing of the drying chamber (11) It is desirable to install the packing.

In addition, the bottom surface of the drying chamber 11 has a predetermined inclination to facilitate the discharge of condensed water dropped from the laundry, and is installed to the bottom of the drip tray 14 to collect the condensed water to remove the condensed water after drying.

The hot air means 20 is installed below the main body 10 to blow a high temperature to the drying chamber 11 is coupled to a heat sink and a blowing fan.

The heat sink is generally made of a positive temperature coefficient (PTC) element.

The PTC device is a semiconductor device and has a characteristic that the resistance value increases rapidly with respect to a temperature rise when a specific temperature is reached. A representative feature is that the resistance value reacts according to the ambient temperature so that the heat generation amount is high and the room temperature is increased. When the heat rises again, the heating value of the economical and efficient sensor-type heating element is low, there is a low risk of fire.

In addition, another embodiment of the hot air means 20 is to install a magnetron (MAGNETRON) to oscillate the microwave inside the drying chamber (11).

The drying of the garment by the microwave is a dipole rotation or vibration occurs in the water molecules contained in the garment to generate heat by the heat of internal friction.

The air discharge means 30 is installed below the main body 10 and discharges the internal air of the drying chamber 11 to the outside during the initial and drying process.

In addition, the air discharge means 30 is preferably to use an air discharger for the pumping action, and since it is a known technique, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The drying means 40 is installed in the drying chamber 11 of the main body 10 so as to take the laundry. The drying means 40 is installed in the center of the drying chamber 11 in the lengthwise direction and supplied from the hot air means 20. A drying rod 41 in which a flow path 41a is formed at the center to discharge the heat to the drying chamber 11 and a plurality of through-holes 41b are formed to communicate the flow path 41a and the drying chamber 11; And a coupling piece 42 sliding up and down the drying rod 41, a plurality of hook rods 43 radially installed on an outer circumferential surface of the coupling piece 42, and fixing the coupling piece 42 from below. It is comprised by the support bar 44 to make.

That is, by rotating the drying rod 41 is to hang the laundry on the hanger rod 42 installed radially.

In addition, it is preferable that the support shaft 47 formed with a plurality of support legs 47a is coupled to the lower side of the outer circumferential surface of the drying rod 41 to prevent vibration during rotation of the drying rod 41.

That is, when the drying rod 41 is coupled to the rotating shaft 51, vibration is generated in the drying rod 41 that is rotated by the play between the rotating shaft 51 and the drying rod 41, which is supported by the support shaft 47. This can be combined to prevent vibration.

The rotating means 50 is to support the lower side of the drying means 40 and to rotate it, and is connected to the rotating shaft 51 formed with a belt pulley on the outer circumferential surface, and the rotating shaft 51 by a belt, It consists of the drive shaft 53 rotated by the drive motor 52. As shown in FIG.

That is, by screwing the lower end of the drying rod 41 and the rotary shaft 51, and by rotating it by the drive motor 52 to dry the laundry caught on the hook rod 42, the internal air vortex While improving the drying efficiency

4 and 5 is a view showing another embodiment of the drying means of the present invention.

As shown, the drying means 40 is a futon dryer 45 and a shoe dryer 46 is combined, the futon dryer 45 is made of a scroll form, the heat supplied from the hot air means 20 A plurality of injection holes (45a) is formed to be injected into the inside and outside, the support portion 45b is formed on the lower side.

In addition, the shoe dryer 46 is coupled to the hook bar (46c) is attached to the engaging piece 46b for the shoe is caught between the plurality of support legs (46a) formed in the vertical direction.

The quilt drying stand 45 as described above is fixed by winding a bulky laundry such as quilts from the center to the outside, and rotating the quilt by rotating the support 45b and the rotary shaft 51 at the lower side with screws or the like. It is made to dry.

In addition, the shoe dryer 45 is to simply hang the shoes on the hook piece 46b to dry the shoes in the drying chamber 11, to support the lower end of the futon dryer 45 to prevent vibration during rotation do.

At this time, the shoe dryer 46 does not rotate.

In addition, the futon dryer 45 and the shoe dryer 46 is to be installed to dry the futon or shoes selectively.

Referring to the operation according to the invention in detail as follows.

First, the laundry which has been washed in a washing machine or the like is hung on the drying means 40 installed inside the drying chamber 11 in a state in which the opening / closing door 12 of the main body 10 is opened, which is an example of the drying means 40. It will be described that the laundry is hanged on the rod 41 and the hanger rod 43.

Hanging clothes on the hanger rod 43 while rotating the hanger rod 43 radially coupled to the drying rod (41).

When the clothing rod is caught by the hanger 43, the opening / closing door 12 is closed. When the start button is pressed on the operation unit (not shown), the control unit (not shown) confirms that the opening / closing door 12 is closed.

In addition, when the air release means 30 is operated for about 10 to 20 minutes while the opening / closing door 12 is closed, the air and the internal moisture of the drying chamber 11 are discharged, and the interior of the drying chamber 11 is in a vacuum state. The water spreads over the laundry and collects in the drip tray 14 below.

When the driving motor 52 rotates in the above state and rotates the drying rod 41 coupled to the rotating shaft 51, the air inside the drying chamber 11 is vortexed to improve the drying efficiency, and the hot air means 20 The high temperature heat heated in the air) is blown and discharged into the drying chamber 11 through the flow passage 41a and the through hole 41b formed in the drying rod 41.

At this time, the drying chamber 11 changes to high pressure due to rapid temperature rise and pressure expansion due to hot air heating in a low pressure state, and high pressure is applied to the laundry to reduce wrinkles of the laundry and to rapidly dry.

When it reaches the value set by the humidity and pressure sensor (not shown) in the above state, the hot air means 20 is stopped, and the air discharge means 30 is operated again to bring the air inside the drying chamber 11 to the outside. Will be discharged.

Finally, when the humidity is less than the humidity set by the humidity sensor, the hot air means 20 and the air discharge means 30 are terminated after 10 minutes, and when the humidity is higher than the set humidity, the operation of the hot air means 20 and the air discharge means 30 again. Will be repeated.

In addition, in order to dry the futon and shoes, etc., the drying rod 41 is separated from the drying chamber 11, the shoe drying rack 46 is installed at the bottom and the bed drying rack (45) at the top and then the shoe drying rack ( Hook the shoe 46b in the 46) and the futon drying rack 45 is installed in the manner of winding the bedding to dry the bedding and shoes.

Of course, to install a futon dryer 45 and a shoe dryer 46 separately may also dry the futon or shoes.

The laundry dryer according to the present invention as described in detail above seals the drying chamber into which the laundry is put into the outside, and discharges the air of the drying chamber to the outside to make a vacuum state, and in this state, high temperature heat is applied to make the high temperature and high pressure state. Therefore, drying time and drying efficiency are improved.

Claims (11)

A main body part 10 having a drying chamber 11 sealed to the outside and having an opening and closing door 12 installed therein; Hot air means (20) installed at a lower portion of the main body (10) to introduce high-temperature heat generated into the drying chamber (11); Air discharge means (30) for evacuating the drying chamber (11) by discharging the internal air of the drying chamber (11) to the outside during initial and drying processes; And Drying means (40) installed in the drying chamber (11) of the main body (10); Laundry dryer comprising a. The laundry dryer according to claim 1, further comprising rotating means (50) for supporting the drying means (40) from the lower side and rotating the drying means (40). According to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the drying means 40 is installed in the longitudinal direction in the center of the drying chamber 11, the heat supplied from the hot air means 20 to discharge to the drying chamber (11) In order to form a flow path 41a at the center and to communicate the flow path 41a with the drying chamber 11, a drying rod 41 having a plurality of through-holes 41b formed therein and a radial shape on an outer circumferential surface of the drying rod 41. Laundry dryer, characterized in that consisting of a plurality of hook rods (43) installed. The method of claim 3, wherein the engaging piece 42 which is slid up and down is installed on the outer peripheral surface of the drying rod 41, characterized in that the hook rod 43 is coupled to the outer peripheral surface of the coupling piece 42 Laundry dryer made. The method of claim 3, wherein the support shaft 47 is formed with a plurality of support legs (47a) is coupled to the lower side of the outer circumferential surface of the drying rod 41 to prevent vibration when the drying rod 41 is rotated Laundry dryer made. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein the drying means 40 is made of a scroll form, a plurality of injection holes (45a) is formed so as to spray the heat supplied from the hot air means 20 to the inside and outside, the lower side Laundry dryer, characterized in that consisting of a futon dryer 45 is formed on the support (45b). The shoe dryer according to claim 6, further comprising a hook bar (46c) having a hook (46b) on which a shoe is caught between a plurality of support legs (46a) formed in a vertical direction on a lower side of the futon dryer (45). 46) further comprising a laundry dryer. According to claim 2, The rotating means 50 is a rotating shaft 51 having a belt pulley formed on the outer peripheral surface, the drive shaft 53 is connected to the rotating shaft 51 by a belt, and rotated by a drive motor 52 Laundry dryer, characterized in that consisting of. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The hot air means is a laundry dryer, characterized in that consisting of a fan (PTC) element and a blowing fan for blowing the heat generated by the fetish element to the drying chamber. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The hot air means is a laundry dryer, characterized in that consisting of a magnetron for oscillating the microwave. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The air discharge means (30) is a laundry dryer, characterized in that consisting of an air discharge pumping action.