KR20080012008A - Laundry dryer - Google Patents

Abstract

A laundry dryer is provided to supply additives such as an aromatic or a softener to a steam generator with water by connecting an auxiliary tray with a water container. A laundry dryer comprises a drum, a steam generator, a water container(300), a water supply path, and an auxiliary tray(381). The water supply path connects the steam generator with the water container. The water is flowing along the water supply path. The auxiliary tray helps steam to be discharged from the steam generator into the drum. The softener, an aromatic, and other additives are stored in the auxiliary tray. The auxiliary tray and the water container are connected. The additives are supplied to the steam generator when the water is supplied from the water container to the steam generator.

Description

Dryer {laundry dryer}

1 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of a dryer according to the present invention

2 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of FIG.

Figure 3 shows another embodiment of the dryer of the present invention, a configuration diagram showing a steam generator mainly

4 is a perspective view showing an example of installation of the components of FIG.

Figure 5 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of a water container installed in the auxiliary tray according to the present invention

Figure 6 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a water container installed in the auxiliary tray according to the present invention

7 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a water container is installed in the auxiliary tray according to the present invention

8 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a water container installed in the auxiliary tray according to the present invention

* Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

10.Cabinet 20 ... Drum

30 ... front supporter 40 ... rear supporter

50 ... lint duct 60 ... blower unit

70.Motor 80.Exhaust duct

90 ... hot air heater 200 ... steam generator

300 ... water container 381,382 ...

400 ... pump 500 ... switch

The present invention relates to a dryer and a control method thereof. More particularly, the present invention relates to a dryer and a control method thereof capable of controlling or preventing wrinkles, clouds, etc. occurring in clothes.

A dryer is usually a household appliance that uses a high-temperature air to dry laundry, that is, clothes.

In general, the dryer includes a drum accommodating the object to be dried, a driving source for driving the drum, heating means for heating air introduced into the drum, and a blower unit for sucking or discharging air in the drum.

The dryer may be classified into an electric dryer and a gas dryer according to a method of heating air, that is, a heating means.

The electric dryer heats air using electric resistance heat, and the gas dryer heats air using heat generated by combustion of gas.

If the dryers are classified differently, they can be classified as condensation dryers and exhaust dryers.

In the condenser dryer, the air that has been heat-exchanged with the dry matter in the drum is circulated without being discharged to the outside of the dryer, and in a separate condenser, heat is exchanged with the outside air to make condensate and discharged to the outside.

In the exhaust dryer, the air, which has been heat exchanged with the dry matter in the drum and becomes humid, is discharged directly to the outside of the dryer.

If the dryer is classified into another method, it may be divided into a top loading method and a front loading method according to the method of putting the dry matter into the dryer.

In the top loading method, the dry material is introduced from the upper side of the dryer. In the front loading method, the dry material is injected from the front of the dryer.

However, the above-described conventional dryer has the following problems.

In general, the laundry is dried and dehydrated laundry is put into the dryer to dry. However, due to the principle of water washing, wrinkles are generated in the laundry in which water washing is completed, and the generated wrinkles are not completely removed in the drying process in the dryer.

Therefore, there is a disadvantage in that a separate ironing is required in order to remove wrinkles existing in a dry item such as laundry which has been dried in the conventional dryer, and a development of a dryer having a device for supplying steam to solve this problem has been required. Depending on the situation, it was also necessary to develop a device capable of supplying additives other than steam.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems and disadvantages, the object of the present invention is to provide a smoother operation of the steam supply device and the steam supply device that can prevent and / or remove wrinkles caused by clothing, etc. It is to provide a dryer equipped with an auxiliary device for.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an optional rotatable drum; A hot air heater for heating air to supply high temperature hot air to the drum; A steam generator for producing steam to supply steam to the drum; A water container which supplies water to the steam generator and is detachable; It is connected to the water container and provides a dryer comprising a pump for supplying water to the steam generator.

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

In addition, in order to explain the dryer according to the present invention below, a description will be given of a top loading method, an electric type, and a condensation type dryer for convenience.

However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and of course, the present invention can also be applied to a front loading method, a gas type, a condensation type dryer, or the like.

First, with reference to the accompanying Figures 1 and 2, one embodiment of a dryer according to the present invention will be described.

A rotatable drum 20, a motor 70 for driving the drum 20, and a belt 68 are installed in the cabinet 10 constituting the exterior of the dryer.

In addition, a heater 90 (hereinafter, referred to as a "hot air heater" for convenience) to heat the air to a high temperature (hereinafter referred to as "hot air") at a predetermined position of the cabinet 10, the hot air heater 90 Hot air supply duct 44 for supplying the hot air generated in the drum 20 is installed.

In addition, an exhaust duct 80 for discharging humid air heat-exchanged with the object to be dried in the drum 20, a blower unit 60 for sucking the humid air, and the like are also provided.

Meanwhile, a steam generator 200 for generating high temperature steam is installed at a predetermined position of the cabinet 10. In this embodiment, an indirect drive method for rotating the drum 20 using the motor 70 and the belt 68 for convenience is illustrated and described, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

In other words, it is also possible to apply the present invention to a direct drive system in which a motor is directly connected to the rear surface of the drum 20 to directly rotate the drum 20.

The detailed description of each component is as follows.

The cabinet 10 forms an outer shape of the dryer, and includes a base 12 forming a bottom surface, a pair of side covers 14 installed vertically from the base 12, and the side cover 14. It is configured to include a top cover 17 located at the top of the).

In addition, the control panel 19 having various operation switches and the like is normally positioned on the top cover 17 or the front cover 16, and the door 164 is provided on the front cover 16.

In addition, the rear cover 18 is provided with an inlet 182 for allowing outside air to flow therein and an exhaust hole 184, which is a final passage through which the air of the drum 20 is discharged to the outside.

The inner space of the drum 20 functions as a drying chamber in which drying proceeds, and inside the drum 20, a lift 22 is installed to drag and lift the object to fall down to invert the object to increase efficiency. Do.

Meanwhile, the front supporter 30 and the rear supporter 40 are provided between the drum 20 and the cabinet 10 (front cover 16 and rear cover 18).

The drum 20 is rotatably installed between the front supporter 30 and the rear supporter 40 and prevents leakage between the front supporter 30 and the rear supporter 40 and the drum 20, respectively. Sealing member (not shown) is installed.

That is, the front supporter 30 and the rear supporter 40 form a drying chamber by blocking the front and rear surfaces of the drum 20 and serve to support the front and rear ends of the drum 20.

The front supporter 30 is formed with an opening for communicating the drum 20 with the outside of the dryer, the opening is selectively opened and closed by the door 164.

In addition, the front supporter 30 is connected to the lint duct 50 which is a passage through which the air of the drum 20 is discharged to the outside, and the lint duct 50 is provided with a lint filter 52.

In addition, one side of the blower unit 60 is connected to the lint duct 50, the other side of the blower unit 60 is connected to the exhaust duct 80, and the exhaust duct 80 is the rear cover 18. In communication with the exhaust hole 184 provided in the.

Therefore, when the blower unit 60 is operated, air in the drum 20 is discharged to the outside through the lint duct 50, the exhaust duct 80, and the exhaust hole 184. At this time, foreign matter such as lint is filtered in the lint filter 52.

On the other hand, the blower unit 60 is generally composed of a blower 62 and a blower housing 64, the blower 62 is generally connected to the motor 70 for driving the drum 20 is driven.

In addition, the rear supporter 40 has an opening 42 formed of a plurality of through holes, and a hot air supply duct 44 is connected to the opening 42.

The hot air supply duct 44 communicates with the drum 20 to serve as a passage for supplying hot air to the drum 20. Therefore, the hot air heater 90 is installed at a predetermined position of the hot air supply duct 44.

The steam generator 200 is installed at a predetermined position of the cabinet 10 to generate steam and supply the steam to the inside of the drum 20.

And, as shown in Figure 3, the steam hose 230 for discharging steam from the steam generator 200 is preferably provided with a safety valve 500.

In addition, the steam hose 230 is more preferably provided with a nozzle 250 for injecting steam into the drum.

On the other hand, with reference to the accompanying Figure 4, it will be described a preferred embodiment of the installation of the components of the steam line around the steam generator according to the present invention.

As shown, a drawer-type container (hereinafter referred to as a "drawer") 700 that can be pulled in / pulled out at a predetermined position of the dryer of the present invention is installed, the water container 300 in the drawer 700 It is preferred to be mounted.

That is, rather than connecting the water container 300 directly to the water supply passage 490, the water container 300 is mounted in the drawer 700 and the drawer 700 is indirectly drawn in / out of the water. It is preferable to couple / separate the container 300 to the water supply passage 490.

And, the drawer 700 is preferably provided on the front of the dryer, for example, the control panel 19.

In more detail, the supporter 820 is installed at the rear side of the control panel 19. That is, the supporter 820 is installed to be substantially parallel to the top frame 830, and the drawer guide 710 for guiding and supporting the drawer 700 in the supporter 820 and the top frame 830 is provided. Preferably, the upper part of the drawer guide 710 is provided with a top guide 810.

Here, the upper and one side (the front direction of the dryer) of the drawer guide 710 is opened, the drawer 700 is pulled in / out through the side opening, the connector 480 is the drawer guide It is preferable that it is provided in the other upper surface of the 710.

As described above, it is preferable that the drawer 700 is installed on the front of the dryer in view of convenience of use. However, in FIG. 4, since the control panel 19 is installed in the front cover, the drawer 700 is shown. Has been described as being pulled in / out from the control panel 19.

However, the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, when the control panel is installed on the top cover, the drawer 700 may be directly installed on the front cover.

5 and 8, the dryer according to the present invention supplies water to the steam generator 200 and the steam generator 200 to make steam in order to supply steam to the drum and the drum. Removable water container 300 and the water supply passage 490 for connecting the steam generator 200 and the water container 300 to flow water and the auxiliary tray 381 for storing various additives such as antistatic materials and fragrances It is configured to include).

In this case, the auxiliary tray 381 and the water so that additives such as an antistatic material and a fragrance introduced into the auxiliary tray 381 are mixed with water introduced into the water container 300 and supplied to the steam generator 200. Container 300 is installed to form a communication structure.

In this case, the auxiliary tray 381 may be connected to the water container in various forms, and FIGS. 5 to 8 show representative structures.

First, as shown in FIG. 5, in the auxiliary tray 381, an additive 383 or the like stored in the auxiliary tray enters the water container 300 and moves with the water to the steam generator 200. ) Is provided.

Here, the outlet 383 is preferably to be opened and closed depending on the situation.

In addition, the auxiliary tray 381 is preferably installed to be detachable, attachable to the water container 300, for this purpose, a general interference fit or screw coupling will be used.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 6, the auxiliary tray 382 may be positioned at a position opposite to that of FIG. 5.

5 and 6, the auxiliary tray may be installed inside the water container 300, but as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, outside the water container 300. It can also be installed.

That is, as shown in FIG. 7 or FIG. 8, the water container 300 is composed of an accommodating part 310 in which washing water is stored, and a lid part 320 covering the accommodating part 310. Auxiliary trays 367 and 377 may be configured to be attached and detached to the cover part 320.

Alternatively, the auxiliary trays 367 and 377 may be configured to be attached and detached to the accommodation portion 310.

Washing water is injected into the water container 300, and various additives such as antistatic or fragrance are injected into each auxiliary tray.

Then, the wash water of the water container 300 passes through the water supply passage 490 to be introduced into the steam generator.

At this time, since the auxiliary tray is connected to the one container, the washing water and various additives are moved together with the steam generator to be injected into the drum.

Even in this case, according to circumstances, it is preferable that the connection portion between the auxiliary tray and the water container is opened and closed so that the additive of the auxiliary tray is introduced into the steam generator together with the wash water only when necessary.

On the other hand, in this embodiment it is preferable that the water container 300 for supplying water to the steam generator 200 is configured to be detachable.

In the dryer, since water is not normally used, it is necessary to additionally install various apparatuses and the like when the faucet is used as a water container. Thus, as in the present embodiment, a detachable water container 300 is used, It is very convenient to separate the water container 300 to supply water, and to connect the filled water container 300 to the water supply flow path of the steam generator 200, that is, the water supply hose 220.

In addition, the pump 400 is preferably provided between the water container 300 and the steam generator 200. The pump 400 may be rotated forward and backward, and more preferably, water may be supplied to the steam generator 200 and the residual water of the steam generator 200 may be recovered as necessary.

In this case, it is also possible to supply water to the steam generator 200 by using a water order between the water container 300 and the steam generator 200 without using the pump 400.

However, in general, various parts of the dryer and the like are standard products and are designed to be compact, so that structural space is absolutely insufficient.

Therefore, water supply using water parking is virtually impossible without changing the size of various components of the conventional dryer. Therefore, when the small pump 400 is used, since the steam generator 200 or the like can be installed without changing the size of various components of the conventional dryer, it is very useful to use the pump 400.

And, the reason for recovering the residual water of the steam generator 200 is that if the steam generator 200 is not used for a long time, the heater may be damaged by the residual water, or there may be a possibility that the decayed water is used later.

In addition, in the above-described embodiment, water is supplied and steam is discharged from the upper portion of the steam generator 200, but in the present embodiment, water is supplied to the lower portion of the steam generator 200, and the steam generator 200 Steam is preferably discharged from the top.

This configuration is advantageous for recovering the residual water of the steam generator 200.

In addition, the steam hose 230 for discharging steam from the steam generator 200 is more preferably provided with a safety valve (500).

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments, one of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains may implement another embodiment of a modified form within the essential technical scope of the present invention.

Referring to the effect of the dryer of the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

First, according to the present invention, there is an advantage that can effectively prevent or eliminate the occurrence of wrinkles or wrinkles in the dried product to be dried.

Second, according to the present invention, there is an advantage that wrinkles or wrinkles in the clothes in a dry state can be effectively removed without additional ironing.

Third, according to the present invention, there is an advantage that it is possible to prevent the generation of residual water that can come out when the water container and the pump are separated.

Fourthly, according to the present invention, an auxiliary tray for storing various kinds of additives, such as antistatic materials and fragrances, is connected to the water container so that the dry cleaning of the garment can be effected as well as antistatic or smell. have.

Claims (9)

Drum; A steam generator for producing steam to supply steam to the drum; A water container which supplies water to the steam generator and is detachable; A water supply passage connecting the steam generator and the water container to flow water; And a secondary tray configured to discharge into the drum through the steam generator and to store various additives such as antistatic materials and fragrances. The method of claim 1, And the auxiliary tray and the water container are connected to each other so that the additives added to the auxiliary tray are supplied together when the water in the water container is supplied to the steam generator. The method of claim 1, The auxiliary tray is a dryer, characterized in that the detachable, attached to the water container. The method of claim 2, And the auxiliary tray is installed inside the water container. The method of claim 2, And the auxiliary tray is installed outside the water container. The method of claim 2, The water container, An accommodation unit in which washing water is stored; Dryer comprising a cover portion for covering the receiving portion. The method of claim 6, The auxiliary tray, Dryer, characterized in that made to be removable, the cover portion. The method of claim 6, The auxiliary tray, Dryer characterized in that the removable portion is attached to the receiving portion. The method of claim 1, And a pump which is provided on the water supply passage to pump water and additives into the steam generator.

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