US2784500A - Machine for drying fabrics and the like - Google Patents

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US2784500A
US2784500A US394030A US39403053A US2784500A US 2784500 A US2784500 A US 2784500A US 394030 A US394030 A US 394030A US 39403053 A US39403053 A US 39403053A US 2784500 A US2784500 A US 2784500A
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F37/00—Details specific to washing machines covered by groups D06F21/00 - D06F25/00
    • D06F37/02—Rotary receptacles, e.g. drums
    • D06F37/12—Rotary receptacles, e.g. drums adapted for rotation or oscillation about a vertical axis

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  • This invention relates to clothes drying machines for drying clothes and other fabrics after they have been washed, for example in a domestic clothes-washing machine.
  • An object of the invention is to provide a compact and efiicient drying machine suitable in particular for domestic use.
  • a clothes-drying machine comprises an outer casing, an outer centrifuging basket mounted to rotate within the outer casing about a substantially vertical axis, one or more inner baskets mounted in the outer basket so as to rotate with it, means for supporting clothes to be dried so as to be distributed over the inner walls of the baskets, and means for produc ing a current of heated air over the clothes when so supported in the baskets.
  • at least one of the inner baskets is removably mounted within the outer basket.
  • the circulation of heated air is produced by a fan arranged to rotate with the baskets.
  • the outer basket may be provided with a lid incorporating fan blades serving to produce the circulation of heated air.
  • an electric heater is mounted above the lid of the baskets so that the air will be circulated through or past it to be heated by it.
  • Each basket may be provided with spring clips or other clamping means for clamping the clothes near its upper edge so that they hang down within it.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of a clothes-drying machine incorporating the invention, with the lid open,
  • Figure 2 is a sectional elevation of the upper part of the machine.
  • FIGS 3 and 4 are perspective views of the inner and outer baskets respectively.
  • Figures 5 and 6 are side and front detail elevations, showing one of the spring clips for holding the clothes, and
  • Figure 7 is a perspective view of the inner basket provided with water deflecting battles.
  • the machine comprises a generally rectangular casing 10 mounted on legs 11 and closed by a hinged lid 12;.
  • the walls of the casing are of double thickness with the intervening space occupied by heat-insulating material.
  • a bearing 13 for an outer centrifuging basket 14 mounted on a vertical shaft 15 received in the bearing 13 so as to be capable of rotating about its axis.
  • the shaft carries at its lower end a pulley 16 driven by a belt from an electric motor 17.
  • an inner basket 18 having in its bottom a hole 19 of hexagonal or other non-circular Patented Mar. 12, 1957 shape to receive a spigot 20 of corresponding form, carried by the shaft 15, so that the inner basket is readily removable from the outer basket but will rotate with it when it is in position within it.
  • Each basket is of cylindrical form having a perforated metal peripheral wall.
  • the bottom of the casing has in it a drain pipe 21 for the escape of the water.
  • a bearing 22 preferably a self-aligning roller bearing, for a fan 23 which also forms the top of the outer basket.
  • the fan comprises a sheet metal disc having a number of radial blades 24 punched out from it.
  • the edge of the fan is formed as a flange 25 to fit the basket so as to be rotated by it when the lid is closed.
  • an electric heating element 26 Between the fan and the lid of the casing is interposed an electric heating element 26, and as shown in Figure 2 the lid is of double thickness and is provided at its edge with air inlet openings 27 between it and the casing. Similarly the casing is formed, near its lower edge, with a number of air outlet louvres 28.
  • the baskets are rotated by the motor, air is drawn in through the inlet openings 27, past the heating element 26 and delivered downwards by the fan through the baskets and out through the outlet louvres 28.
  • Each of the baskets is provided with a number of spring clips to retain articles of clothing to be dried, which are hung up within it round its periphery.
  • the outer basket has eight clips carried by a wire ring 29 fixed just inside the upper edge of the basket by means of a number of inwardly projecting lugs 30.
  • the lugs 30 are slotted to receive pins 31 projecting outwards from the inner basket to locate the latter.
  • the inner ends of the pins 31 carry heads which project from the inner surface of the inner basket and to which is secured a wire ring 32 which carries four spring clips for the inner basket.
  • Each clip may comprise an arm 33 formed of bent wire covered with a plastic material and pivoted on the ring and urged by a coil spring 34 surrounding the ring, so that its free end is urged towards the inner surface of the basket to grip the clothes between them.
  • the clothes are hung inside the two baskets, the lid is closed, and the motor and heater are switched on for a suitable period.
  • the loose drops of water are rapidly flung out of the clothes by centrifugal action, and thereafter further drying, to remove the moisture absorbed in the fibres of the clothes, is effected by the hot air circulating over the whole surfaces of the clothes.
  • a drying machine comprising an outer casing, an outer open topped centrifuging basket mounted to rotate within the outer casing about a substantially vertical axis, an inner open top basket mounted in the outer basket so as to rotate with it, and means for producing a current of heated air over clothes supported in the baskets, means carried by each basket for supporting clothes dried within it so as to be distributed over its inner surface, said inner basket being readily removable from said outer basket so that wet clothes can be loaded into each basket in turn and spread over its inner surface while it is in the casing and before another basket is placed within it.
  • a drying machine as claimed in claim 1 characterised in that the outer basket is provided with a lid incorporating fan blades serving to produce the circulation of heated air.
  • a drying machine as claimed in claim 2 characterother clamping means for clamping the clothes near its upper edge so that they hang down within it.

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US2974422A (en) * 1958-05-27 1961-03-14 Thermair Domestric Appliances Centrifugal clothes driers
US2974423A (en) * 1958-05-27 1961-03-14 Thermair Domestic Appliances L Centrifugal clothes driers
US3391469A (en) * 1965-12-09 1968-07-09 San Kenteen Corp Centrifugal dryer
US3419969A (en) * 1967-08-23 1969-01-07 Challenge Cook Bros Inc Tumbler dryer
US3840998A (en) * 1973-08-29 1974-10-15 Whirlpool Co Removable clothers basket for dryer
US4189850A (en) * 1977-05-06 1980-02-26 Frank L. Dieterich Self-centering vegetable drying apparatus
US4897933A (en) * 1987-09-17 1990-02-06 Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. Tableware drying machine
US5661914A (en) * 1994-10-17 1997-09-02 Maytag Corporation Access laundry appliance
US6065312A (en) * 1997-11-07 2000-05-23 Monotub Industries Plc Washing machine
US6092400A (en) * 1996-11-08 2000-07-25 Monotub Industries Plc Washing machine
US6212792B1 (en) * 1999-07-01 2001-04-10 Rosalie J. Bier Basket and method of use
US20040211081A1 (en) * 2002-04-30 2004-10-28 Alan Heinzen Canted manually loaded produce dryer
US20050005653A1 (en) * 1998-05-12 2005-01-13 Monteiro Andre Fraser Washing machine
US7337712B1 (en) * 2004-03-01 2008-03-04 Franklin Wang Vessel for separating and collecting excess oil from deep fried foods disposed therein before the sauteing thereof
WO2011014699A1 (en) * 2009-07-29 2011-02-03 Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc. Vertical drum drier
US20150233044A1 (en) * 2014-02-14 2015-08-20 Great-Eagle Technologies Co., Ltd. Spin-Dryer
US20180077962A1 (en) * 2016-09-16 2018-03-22 Intercrate Container Corp. Bin for food dryer
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US1593678A (en) * 1924-11-13 1926-07-27 Clewell E Statler Carpet and rug cleaning machine
US1687829A (en) * 1928-10-16 Drier
US2556153A (en) * 1947-01-18 1951-06-05 Ella M Collins Laundering apparatus

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US1687829A (en) * 1928-10-16 Drier
US1593678A (en) * 1924-11-13 1926-07-27 Clewell E Statler Carpet and rug cleaning machine
US2556153A (en) * 1947-01-18 1951-06-05 Ella M Collins Laundering apparatus

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2974422A (en) * 1958-05-27 1961-03-14 Thermair Domestric Appliances Centrifugal clothes driers
US2974423A (en) * 1958-05-27 1961-03-14 Thermair Domestic Appliances L Centrifugal clothes driers
US3391469A (en) * 1965-12-09 1968-07-09 San Kenteen Corp Centrifugal dryer
US3419969A (en) * 1967-08-23 1969-01-07 Challenge Cook Bros Inc Tumbler dryer
US3840998A (en) * 1973-08-29 1974-10-15 Whirlpool Co Removable clothers basket for dryer
US4189850A (en) * 1977-05-06 1980-02-26 Frank L. Dieterich Self-centering vegetable drying apparatus
US4897933A (en) * 1987-09-17 1990-02-06 Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. Tableware drying machine
US5661914A (en) * 1994-10-17 1997-09-02 Maytag Corporation Access laundry appliance
US6092400A (en) * 1996-11-08 2000-07-25 Monotub Industries Plc Washing machine
US6065312A (en) * 1997-11-07 2000-05-23 Monotub Industries Plc Washing machine
US20050005653A1 (en) * 1998-05-12 2005-01-13 Monteiro Andre Fraser Washing machine
US7197901B2 (en) * 1998-05-12 2007-04-03 Dyson Technology Limited Washing machine
US6212792B1 (en) * 1999-07-01 2001-04-10 Rosalie J. Bier Basket and method of use
US20040211081A1 (en) * 2002-04-30 2004-10-28 Alan Heinzen Canted manually loaded produce dryer
US7028415B2 (en) * 2002-04-30 2006-04-18 Alan Heinzen Canted manually loaded produce dryer
US7337712B1 (en) * 2004-03-01 2008-03-04 Franklin Wang Vessel for separating and collecting excess oil from deep fried foods disposed therein before the sauteing thereof
US20110023320A1 (en) * 2009-07-29 2011-02-03 Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc. Vertical drum drier
WO2011014699A1 (en) * 2009-07-29 2011-02-03 Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc. Vertical drum drier
US8234795B2 (en) 2009-07-29 2012-08-07 Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc. Vertical drum drier
US20150233044A1 (en) * 2014-02-14 2015-08-20 Great-Eagle Technologies Co., Ltd. Spin-Dryer
US9556553B2 (en) * 2014-02-14 2017-01-31 Great-Eagle Technology Co., Ltd. Spin-dryer
US20180077962A1 (en) * 2016-09-16 2018-03-22 Intercrate Container Corp. Bin for food dryer
US10299504B2 (en) * 2016-09-16 2019-05-28 Intercrate Container Corp. Bin for food dryer
CN115025954A (zh) * 2022-06-17 2022-09-09 江苏实为半导体科技有限公司 一种大功率商用加热器的安装转运架
CN115025954B (zh) * 2022-06-17 2023-04-14 江苏实为半导体科技有限公司 一种大功率商用加热器的安装转运架

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