KR20090075031A - Laundry dryer - Google Patents

Abstract

A laundry drier is provided to prevent or remove wrinkles of dried clothes by using a water supply unit and restrain the water supply unit from being damaged by a rear supporter of the drier or the end of a rear plate. A laundry drier includes a drum, a rear supporter, a water supply unit, a rear plate(18), and a damage preventing member. The drum receives a to-be-dried object. The rear supporter covers the back of the drum. One end of the water supply unit is mounted in the rear supporter to supply moisture to the inside of the drum. The rear plate forms the backside of the drier and is partially cut to expose the portion in which the water supply unit is mounted. The damage preventing member prevents the water supply unit from being damaged by the rear supporter or the end of the rear plate.

Description

Dryer {laundry dryer}

The present invention relates to a dryer, and more particularly, to a dryer in which moisture is supplied into a drum so as to effectively remove or prevent wrinkles or wrinkles generated in a dry matter such as clothing.

A dryer is a household appliance which normally drys laundry which is wash | cleaned, ie, a to-be-dried thing using hot air. 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 a method of inputting a dry matter to 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.

The above-mentioned conventional dryer has the following problems.

In general, laundry is dehydrated and the laundry is dehydrated 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 of the dryer. Therefore, there is a disadvantage in that a separate ironing is required to remove wrinkles existing in the dry matter such as laundry which has been dried in the conventional dryer.

In addition, wrinkles, wrinkles, folds, etc. (hereinafter collectively referred to as “wrinkling”) may occur even when clothes and the like are normally stored and used in addition to laundry after washing. The development of a device that can easily remove wrinkles in accordance with the normal use, storage, such as clothing was required.

The present invention is to solve the above problems, and provides a dryer having a water supply unit that can prevent and remove wrinkles in the dried object to be dried.

The present invention also provides a dryer which can prevent the water supply part from being damaged by the rear support of the dryer or the end of the rear plate.

In addition, it provides a dryer that can improve the serviceability of the water supply.

In addition, it provides a dryer that can prevent the safety accident of the user.

Dryer according to the present invention for achieving the above object is a drum containing the dry matter; A rear supporter covering a rear of the drum; A water supply unit having one end mounted to the rear supporter to supply moisture to the drum; A rear plate which forms a rear surface of the dryer and is partially cut to expose a portion where the water supply unit is mounted; And a damage preventing member for preventing the water supply part from being damaged by the end of the rear support or the rear plate.

The damage preventing member is preferably provided with a synthetic resin surrounding the cut portion of the rear plate.

The water supply unit includes a steam hose connected to a steam generating unit for generating steam, and a nozzle formed at an end of the steam hose, and the nozzle is fixed to the rear supporter.

The damage preventing member may include a support part for supporting the steam hose to prevent contact with an end of the rear supporter, and an upper end of the support part may be higher than an upper end of the rear supporter.

In addition, the cut portion is preferably formed on the top of the rear plate.

And, it is further provided with an opening and closing member for opening and closing the cut portion, the opening and closing member is preferably formed integrally with the damage preventing member.

The dryer according to the present invention has the following advantages.

First, it is possible to effectively prevent or eliminate the occurrence of wrinkles or wrinkles in the dried product to be dried. In addition, according to the dryer according to the present invention can be effectively removed without wrinkles or wrinkles in the clothes in a dry state.

Second, the water supply unit can be prevented from being damaged by the rear support of the dryer or the end of the rear plate.

Third, excellent accessibility to the water supply unit can improve the serviceability.

Fourth, it is possible to prevent the safety accident of the user by covering the moisture supply unit with the opening and closing member.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a dryer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As can be seen through Figure 1 and 2, the dryer according to an embodiment of the present invention is a cabinet 10 constituting the appearance, the drum 20 is rotatably installed in the cabinet 10, the drum A motor 70 and a belt 68 for driving 20 are provided.

In addition, a heater 90 (hereinafter referred to as a 'hot air heater') for heating the air to generate a high temperature air (hereinafter referred to as a 'hot air') at a predetermined position of the cabinet 10, generated by the hot air heater 90 A hot air supply duct 44 for supplying hot air to the drum 20 is installed.

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

In the present embodiment, an indirect drive type dryer for rotating the drum 20 using the motor 70 and the belt 68 is illustrated and described for convenience, but the present invention is not limited thereto. That is, a direct drive type dryer for directly rotating the drum 20 by directly connecting the motor to the rear of the drum 20 is also possible.

Next, each of the above components will be described in more detail.

The cabinet 10 constitutes an exterior of the dryer, and includes a base 12 forming a bottom surface, a pair of side plates 14 installed vertically from the base 12, and the side plates 14. Is configured to include a front plate 16 and a rear plate 18 installed on the front and rear surfaces of the base 12, which are not installed, and a top plate 17 installed on top of the plates 16 and 18, respectively. .

The control panel 19 having an operation switch or the like may be located on the top plate 17 or the front plate 16, but in this embodiment, the control panel 19 is shown to be located on the top plate 17.

The rear plate 18 is formed with a suction part 182 formed to allow the outside air to enter, and an exhaust hole 184 which is a passage through which the air of the drum 20 is discharged to the outside. In addition, it is preferable that a lifter 22 is installed inside the drum 20 to invert the object to be dried and to increase the drying efficiency of the object.

The front supporter 30 and the rear supporter 40 are provided between the drum 20 and the cabinet 10 (front plate 16 and rear plate 18).

The front supporter 30 and the rear supporter 40 support the front and rear of the drum 20 so that the drum 20 can rotate, respectively, and the front supporter 30 and the rear supporter 40 and the drum 20 are supported. Sealing members (not shown) are respectively installed between the water and air to prevent leakage.

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

An opening 162 is formed in the front plate 16 to communicate the drum 20 with the outside of the dryer, and the opening 162 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 this case, 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 connected to the rear plate 18. In communication with the exhaust hole 184 is provided.

Therefore, when the blower unit 60 is operated, the 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.

In general, the blower unit 60 includes a blower 62 and a blower housing 64, and the blower 62 is generally connected to and driven by a motor 70 for driving the drum 20.

The rear supporter 40 is formed with an inlet 42 which is usually composed of a plurality of through holes, and the hot air supply duct 44 is connected to the inlet 42. The hot air supply duct 44 communicates with the drum 20 through an inlet 42 formed in the rear supporter 40 to serve as a passage for supplying hot air to the drum 20. Therefore, a hot air heater (not shown) is installed at a predetermined position of the hot air supply duct 44.

On the other hand, at a predetermined position of the cabinet 10, a moisture supply device for supplying moisture into the drum 20 is installed. As the water supply device, a mist supply device for generating mist and supplying the drum 20 to the inside of the drum 20 or a steam supply device for generating steam and supplying the drum to the inside of the drum 20 may be used. In the following description, the steam supply apparatus is taken as an example.

Steam supply apparatus 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention is a steam generator for generating steam, one side is connected to the water supply source and the other side is a water supply unit connected to the steam generator, one side is the steam generator The other side is configured to include a water supply unit for supplying steam to the inside of the drum.

Referring to Figure 3 describes a specific embodiment of the steam supply device as follows.

The steam supply device 200 is connected to one side of the water tank 210, the heater 240 mounted inside the water tank 210, and one side of the water tank 210 to supply water. It is configured to include a water supply hose 220 and a steam hose 230 connected to the other side of the water tank 210 to discharge steam. The tip of the steam hose 230 is preferably provided with a nozzle 250 of a predetermined shape. Typically, one end of the water supply hose 220 is connected to an external water source such as a faucet, and the tip or the nozzle 250 of the steam hose 230 is located at a predetermined position of the drum 20 to the inside of the drum 20. Steam is injected. Of course, the water supply hose 220 may be connected to a water container that is mounted inside the cabinet 10 and is stored in a predetermined amount of water without being connected to an external water source such as a faucet.

Here, the water tank 210 and the heater 240 serve as a steam generator, the water supply hose 220 serves as a water supply, and the steam hose 230 and the nozzle 250 serve as a water supply.

Although the nozzle 250 is not provided and an end of the steam hose 230 may be positioned inside the drum 20 to supply steam, the nozzle 250 may include an injection angle of steam injected into the drum, an injection distribution of steam, and the like. Since it is effective to make the function, it is preferable that the nozzle 250 is installed at the end of the steam hose 230. Of course, the nozzle 250 may be integrally formed with the steam hose 230.

In addition, although FIG. 3 illustrates that the water supply unit is disposed on one side of the steam generator and the water supply unit is disposed on the other side, the present invention is not limited thereto. That is, the water supply part and the water supply part may be located on the same side, and it is possible to change the installation position appropriately.

On the other hand, with reference to Figure 2 will be described in detail with respect to the installation position of the steam supply device 200 as follows.

The steam supply device 200 is preferably located above the drum 20, that is, between the top of the drum 20 and the top plate 17. Because the space between the drum 20 and the top plate 17 is usually a relatively large space within the cabinet 10, it is preferable to install the steam supply device 200 therein. Because it is excellent. In addition, if the steam supply device 200 is installed in this part, it is advantageous in terms of service, since the top cover 17 can be removed and repaired when an abnormality occurs in the steam supply device 200.

In particular, the water supply portion forming part of the steam supply device 200 is more preferably located adjacent to the inlet portion 42 formed in the rear supporter (40). Because the inlet part 42 formed in the rear supporter 40 serves as an inlet in which hot air is supplied to the drum 20, the water supply part of the steam supply device 200 is connected to the inlet part 42 of the rear supporter 20. When disposed adjacent to each other, steam may be introduced into the drum 20 together with the hot air introduced through the inlet 42. Therefore, the angle, distribution, and the like, in which steam is injected into the drum 20, can be effectively used to wet the dry matter more effectively. Here, for convenience of explanation, the steam jetted to the drum 20 is mixed with the hot air passing through the inlet 42, but may be mixed with the unheated air.

On the other hand, the nozzle 250 of the steam hose 230 and the nozzle 250 forming the water supply unit is preferably installed to be fixed to the rear supporter (40). In addition, when the nozzle 250 is installed in the rear supporter 40, it is preferable that the nozzle 250 is installed to face the center of the drum 20.

As shown in FIG. 4, a portion 180 in which a portion of the rear plate 18 is cut is formed on the upper side of the rear plate 18 forming the rear surface of the cabinet 10. In particular, the cut portion 180 is formed at a position corresponding to the position where the steam hose 230 and the nozzle 250 forming the water supply unit are installed.

The reason for forming the cut-out portion 180 on the rear side of the rear plate 18 as described above is when the steam hose 230 or the nozzle 250 forming the water supply part is broken through the cut-out portion 180. This is to improve serviceability by allowing the steam hose 230 or the nozzle 250 to be easily repaired.

However, the steam supply part, in particular the steam hose 230 is generally made of a flexible rubber member is damaged when it comes in contact with the upper end of the rear supporter 40 or the cut portion 180 of the rear plate 18 formed of a metal member Can be. When the steam hose 230 is damaged, since the steam supplied through the steam hose 230 leaks, the effect of removing wrinkles of the dry goods is not reduced because the steam is not supplied well to the drum 20.

Therefore, the water supply part, in particular, the steam hose 230 is provided with a damage preventing member 300 to prevent damage to the cut support 180 of the rear support 40 or the rear plate 18.

As shown in FIG. 5, the damage preventing member 300 is provided with an injection molding surrounding the cut portion 180 of the rear plate 18. In this way, since the damage preventing member 300 surrounds the cut portion 180 of the rear plate 18, the steam hose 230 may be prevented from being damaged by the cut portion 180 of the sharp rear plate 18. It becomes possible. In addition, it is possible to prevent the user from injuring the cut portion 180 of the rear plate 18.

Meanwhile, in order to prevent the steam hose 230 from being damaged by the upper end of the rear supporter 40, the damage preventing member 300 may indicate that the steam hose 230 is in contact with an end of the rear supporter 40. The support part 305 which supports the steam hose 230 is prevented.

The upper end of the support 305 is preferably formed higher than the upper end of the rear supporter (40). Therefore, since the steam hose 230 is supported by the support part 305 even if it sags downward, the steam hose 230 is prevented from touching the upper end of the sharp rear supporter 40, thereby preventing damage to the steam hose 230.

In addition, the dryer according to the present invention, the opening and closing member 320 for opening and closing the cut portion 180 is formed on the rear plate 18 and rotated to improve the serviceability of the water supply and at the same time to prevent the safety accident of the user. ). The opening and closing member 320 is preferably formed integrally with the damage prevention member 300.

The opening and closing member 320 is formed integrally with the damage preventing member 300 to open and close the opening 311 formed in the damage preventing member 300.

The damage preventing member 300 and the opening and closing member 320 is preferably made of a synthetic resin of a different material from the rear plate 18. In particular, it is preferable to be formed of polypropylene excellent in rigidity, impact resistance, and electrical properties. The damage preventing member 300 is made of synthetic resin, and the end thereof is formed to have a predetermined thickness so as not to be sharp, so that the steam hose 230 is not damaged even when the steam hose 230 touches the damage preventing member 300.

In addition, since the cut portion 180 is covered by the opening and closing member 320, the user may be prevented from getting burned by contacting the steam hose 230.

The damage preventing member 300 is detachably coupled to the rear plate 18, and the damage preventing member 300 has a plurality of hooks so as to easily couple the damage preventing member 300 to the rear plate 18. 312 is formed. The hook 312 extends from the end of the damage preventing member 300 and has an "a" shape so that the end cut off from the rear plate 18 is inserted between the damage preventing member 300 and the hook 312. The damage preventing member 300 is coupled to the rear plate 18.

However, the damage preventing member 300 may not only be coupled to the rear plate 18 by the hook 312 but may also be coupled to the rear plate 18 by conventional coupling means such as a screw. Since the damage preventing member 300 is formed of a synthetic resin and has elastic force, the elastic deformation can easily couple the hook 312 to the cut end of the rear plate 18.

A plurality of locking portions 321 are formed in the opening and closing member 320 to open and close the opening 311. The opening and closing member 320 may be temporarily fixed to the damage preventing member 300 by the locking portion 321.

In addition, the one end of the opening and closing member 320 is formed with a protrusion 325 protruding to one side, the protrusion 325 to fasten the opening and closing member 320 to the rear plate 18 with a fastening member. The fastening hole 326 is formed. The rear plate 18 is provided with a fastening groove 181 formed at a position corresponding to the fastening hole 326 when the opening and closing member 320 closes the opening 311 formed in the frame 310.

6 shows a state in which the damage preventing member 300 according to the present invention is mounted on the cut portion 180 of the rear plate 18.

As described above, by forming the cut portion 180 in the rear plate 18 corresponding to where the water supply unit is installed, it is possible to improve serviceability when an abnormality occurs in the water supply unit.

In addition, since the damage preventing member 300 surrounds the cut portion of the rear plate 18, the steam hose 230 may be prevented from being damaged by the end of the rear plate 18. In addition, since the damage preventing member 300 includes the support 305, the steam hose 230 may be prevented from being damaged by the end of the rear supporter 40.

In addition, the opening and closing member 320 is coupled to cover the cut portion 180 formed in the rear plate 18 to prevent a user from being in a safety accident, and can be repaired by opening the opening and closing member 320. Therefore, serviceability can be improved.

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

2 is a cross-sectional view of the dryer shown in FIG.

3 is a block diagram of a water supply device installed in the dryer shown in FIG.

Figure 4 is an enlarged view showing an enlarged cut-out portion formed in the upper rear side of the dryer shown in FIG.

5 is a block diagram of a damage preventing member coupled to the cut portion shown in FIG.

Figure 6 is a perspective view showing a state in which the damage prevention member shown in Figure 5 is coupled to the incision.

** Description of the main parts of the drawing **

10: cabinet 18: rear plate

40: rear supporter 300: damage preventing member

305: support 320: opening and closing member

Claims (8)

A drum in which a dry item is accommodated; A rear supporter covering a rear of the drum; A water supply unit having one end mounted to the rear supporter to supply moisture to the drum; A rear plate which forms a rear surface of the dryer and is partially cut to expose a portion where the water supply unit is mounted; And a damage preventing member for preventing the water supply part from being damaged by the rear support or the end of the rear plate. The method of claim 1, The damage preventing member is characterized in that the dryer is provided with a synthetic resin surrounding the cut portion of the rear plate. The method of claim 1, And the water supply unit includes a steam hose connected to a steam generating unit for generating steam, and a nozzle formed at an end of the steam hose, wherein the nozzle is fixed to the rear supporter. The method of claim 2, The damage preventing member is provided with a supporter for supporting the steam hose to prevent contact with the end of the rear supporter. The method of claim 4, wherein Dryer, characterized in that the upper end of the support is located higher than the upper end of the rear supporter. The method of claim 1, And the cut-out portion comprises an upper end of the rear plate. The method of claim 1, Dryer further comprises an opening and closing member for opening and closing the cut portion. The method of claim 8, And the opening and closing member is integrally formed with the damage preventing member.

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