KR20060085969A - Apparatus for storing the condensed water of a laundry dryer - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a dryer, and more particularly, to a condensate storage unit structure that allows a user to easily grip the condensate storage unit in the process of discharging the condensate stored in the condensate storage unit of the dryer.

The condensate storage unit structure of the dryer according to the present invention includes a drawer body in which condensate is stored; A drawer cover coupled to a front surface of the drawer body and having a water level display formed at a front surface thereof; And a gripping groove formed at a predetermined depth on an outer circumferential surface of the drawer body.

By the condensate storage unit structure of the dryer according to the present invention, the user can easily grip the drawer in which the condensate is stored by hand, and in the process of tilting the condensate storage drawer to discharge the condensate stored in the condensate storage drawer. The effect of the storage drawer being removed from the hand is removed.

Dryer, drawer, gripping groove

Description

Apparatus for storing the condensed water of a laundry dryer}

1 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a dryer equipped with a condensate level display device according to the spirit of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a front perspective view showing a drawer having a condensate level display device according to the spirit of the present invention.

3 is an exploded perspective view of the drawer;

4 is a rear perspective view of the drawer;

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100: drawer 110: drawer cover

130: drawer body 140: plotter

160: overflow control unit

The present invention relates to a dryer, and more particularly, to a condensate storage unit structure that allows a user to easily grip the condensate storage unit in the process of discharging the condensate stored in the condensate storage unit of the dryer.

In general, a drum type dryer is a household appliance in which wet laundry introduced into a drying drum is repeatedly moved up and down by rotation of the drying drum, and the laundry is dried by heat exchange with hot dry air introduced into the drying drum.

In detail, the drum dryer is a condensation type dryer that circulates inside the dryer without being discharged to the inside of the drying drum, and the air introduced into the drying drum absorbs moisture and is discharged to the outside of the dryer to dry the laundry. It is roughly classified as an exhaust dryer.

More specifically, the condensation type dryer is characterized in that the condenser is installed therein, the circulating air heat exchange in the condenser. In other words, the circulating air that absorbs moisture from the laundry while passing through the drying drum exchanges heat with indoor air introduced from outside of the dryer while passing through the condenser. In addition, the temperature of the circulating air is reduced through the heat exchange, and moisture contained in the circulating air is condensed. Then, the condensed condensed water is moved to the sump formed inside the dryer. Then, the condensed water moved to the sump is mounted on one side of the dryer by a pump to move into the drawer for storing the condensed water.

On the other hand, the drawer is generally inserted in the upper left or right of the dryer. The sump and the drawer are connected by a hose, and the drawer is configured to be easily inserted and detached by a user. Therefore, when the condensed water is filled inside the drawer, the user separates the drawer to discharge the full condensed water.                         

However, the conventional drawer has a disadvantage that the drawer is detached from the user's hand in the process of holding the drawer and tilting it to one side because the surface is made smooth.

In other words, the drawer slips away from the user's hand in the process of tilting the drawer to discharge the cold condensate inside the drawer.

The present invention has been proposed to solve the above problems, the user can not only easily hold the condensate storage drawer, but also to prevent the drawer from leaving the hand in the process of tilting the condensate storage drawer to discharge the condensate It is an object to provide a condensate storage unit structure of a dryer.

Condensate storage unit structure of the dryer according to the present invention for achieving the above object is a drawer body in which the condensate is stored; A drawer cover coupled to a front surface of the drawer body and having a water level display formed at a front surface thereof; And a gripping groove formed at a predetermined depth on an outer circumferential surface of the drawer body.

By the above configuration, the user can easily grip the drawer in which the condensate is stored by hand, and the condensate storage drawer is detached from the hand in the process of tilting the condensate storage drawer to discharge the condensate stored in the condensate storage drawer. The effect is eliminated.                     

Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the spirit of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments presented, and other embodiments included within the scope of other inventive inventions or the scope of the present invention can be easily made by adding, changing, or deleting other elements. Make a suggestion.

1 is a cross-sectional view schematically illustrating a dryer equipped with a condensate level display device according to the spirit of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a dryer 10 having a condensate level display device according to the present invention is housed in a cabinet 10 and an interior of the cabinet 10, which form an exterior of a conventional condensing drum dryer. And a cylindrical drying drum 12 into which laundry is introduced, a door 13 for opening and closing the front opening of the drying drum 12, and a belt 11 wrapped around the outer circumferential surface of the drying drum 12. do. And, the rear of the door 13 is provided with a door lint filter 13a for filtering lint and other foreign matter separated from the cloth.

In addition, the dryer is connected to the belt 11, the motor shaft 21 for transmitting a rotational force for rotating the drying drum 12, and the motor 17 is connected to the motor shaft 21 to provide a rotational force And a cooling fan 16 connected to the motor shaft 21 to suck the indoor air while rotating under the rotational force of the motor 17.

In addition, a drying fan 18 connected to the motor shaft 21 opposite the cooling fan 16 to circulate air inside the drum, and air sucked by the drying fan 18 may be connected to the drum ( As a passage that is moved to 12, it includes a drying duct 19 mounted inside the heat generating unit 20.

In addition, the body lint filter 14 formed under the opening through which the door 13 is inserted to filter lint and the like contained in the air passing through the door lint filter 13a and the body lint filter 14 again. The circulation duct 15, which is a passage through which the air entered into the condenser (not shown) is further included. And, the drawer 100 is further included to store the condensate generated in the drying process.

Hereinafter, the operation of the dryer will be described.

First, when power is applied to the dryer, the motor 17 rotates, and the heater 20 attached to the drying duct 19 is heated. Then, the belt 11 connected to the motor shaft 21 rotates to rotate the drying drum 12. As the drying drum 12 rotates, the drying object in the drying drum 12 rotates along the inner wall of the drying drum 12 and falls by its own weight when the drying drum 12 reaches the uppermost part. Here, the object to be dried is lifted by a lift (not shown) attached to the inner wall of the drying drum 12.

On the other hand, the drying fan 18 connected to the motor shaft 21 is operated with the rotation of the motor 17, the air in the drying drum 12 is circulated.

In detail, the circulating air before flowing into the drying drum 12 rises along the drying duct 19 and is in a high temperature dry state through the heater 20. Then, the hot dry air absorbs the moisture present in the object to be dried while passing through the drying drum 12, and the hot and dry air is brought to a high temperature and high humidity.                     

In addition, lint is first filtered through the door lint filter 13a in the air of the high temperature and high humidity. The foreign material is filtered again by the body lint filter 14 and then moved to the capacitor (not shown) along the circulation duct 15.

In addition, the cooling fan 16 connected to the motor shaft 21 is rotated to suck the indoor air outside the dryer. The sucked indoor air is then passed through a cooling fan 16 to the condenser.

Here, the hot and humid air moved to the capacitor along the circulation duct 15 and the indoor air sucked by the cooling fan 16 and moved to the capacitor pass through the capacitor. In addition, the hot and humid air and the indoor air are not mixed with each other by the shape of the capacitor, and only heat exchange occurs.

Therefore, the high temperature and high humidity air is changed to low temperature and high humidity air while losing heat to the indoor air while passing through the condenser. Then, as the temperature decreases, moisture contained in the air condenses and falls to the bottom of the condenser, and is moved to a sump (not shown) in which condensate is collected.

In addition, the water moved to the sump is moved to the drawer 100 located at the top of the dryer by a condensation pump. In detail, the condensed water stored in the sump is moved along the connection hose connecting the drawer 100 and the sump.

2 is a front perspective view illustrating a drawer having a condensate level display device according to the spirit of the present invention, FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the drawer, and FIG. 4 is a rear perspective view of the drawer.

2 to 4, the drawer 100 having the condensate level display device according to the present invention is coupled to a drawer body 130 in which condensate is stored, and a front portion of the drawer body 130. The drawer cover 110 includes a water level indicator 111 formed on a front surface thereof.

In detail, the drawer 100 has an overflow controller 160 formed at a rear end thereof, and a gripping groove 131 is formed at one side thereof to facilitate a user to grip the drawer 100.

In more detail, the overflow control unit 160 is connected to the end of the lake connected to the sump condensate falling groove 161 to the condensate pumped from the sump to fall into the drawer body 130, the drawer body 130, the overflow storage unit 162 accommodates the overflowing condensate when the condensate is filled inside, and the siphon generator unit allowing the condensate contained in the overflow storage unit 162 to be re-introduced into the sump ( 163 and a bypass tube 164 through which the condensed water discharged through the siphon generator 163 flows. Here, the condensed water discharged through the bypass tube 164 falls to the bottom surface of the dispenser (not shown) for accommodating the drawer 100 and is re-introduced into the sump through a sump connection hole formed in the bottom surface of the dispenser. .

In addition, a plotter 140 is inserted into the drawer body 130 to check the level of the inside of the drawer body 130. In addition, a floater housing 132 is formed on the front side of the drawer body 130 to accommodate a space in which the plotter 140 is accommodated and moves up and down. A condensate discharge hole 133 is formed to connect the drawer body 130 to the plotter housing 132. Therefore, the plotter 140 is inserted into the plotter housing 132, and condensate flows into the plotter housing 132 through the condensate discharge hole 133. In addition, the floater 140 is raised and lowered according to the water level change inside the drawer 100.

In addition, a front surface of the drawer cover 110 is formed with a water level display unit 111 to enable the movement of the plotter 140 to move up and down inside the plotter housing 132. In detail, the water level display unit 111 may form a transparent window along the shape of the plotter housing 132. Alternatively, the front portion of the plotter housing 132 may be fitted to be cut to fit the size of the plotter housing 132. That is, it is a main idea of the present invention that a means for confirming that the plotter 140 moves up and down in the plotter housing 132 is formed in the drawer cover 140. In addition, a scale indicating a water level may be formed on the front surface of the water level display 111 or the plotter housing 132.

Meanwhile, a grip part 131 is formed on one side of the drawer body 130 to be recessed to a predetermined depth so that the user's finger can be seated.

In detail, the gripping portion 131 is formed, so that when the user discards the condensed water stored in the drawer 100, the drawer 100 is separated from the user's hand and serves to prevent it from falling on the floor. Preferably, four grooves are formed to have a predetermined length and depth so that four fingers of the user are properly accommodated on the side of the drawer body 130.

By the condensate storage unit structure of the dryer according to the present invention having the above configuration, the user can easily grip the drawer in which the condensate is stored by hand, as well as to store the condensate to discharge the condensate stored in the condensate storage drawer While the drawer is inclined, the condensate storage drawer is removed from the hand.

Claims (2)

A drawer body for storing condensate therein; A drawer cover coupled to a front surface of the drawer body and having a water level display formed at a front surface thereof; And Condensate storage unit structure of the dryer comprising a; gripping groove formed on the outer peripheral surface of the drawer body to a predetermined depth. The method of claim 1, The holding groove is a condensate storage unit structure of the dryer, characterized in that at least one or more are arranged so that the fingers can be seated.

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