WO2020182060A1

WO2020182060A1 - Towel dryer

Info

Publication number: WO2020182060A1
Application number: PCT/CN2020/078095
Authority: WO
Inventors: 汪玉华
Original assignee: 汪玉华
Priority date: 2019-03-13
Filing date: 2020-03-06
Publication date: 2020-09-17
Also published as: CN209941339U

Abstract

The present application provides a towel dryer. The towel dryer comprises a housing. A water receiving tray, a blower, an electric heating element, and a drying basket for placing items to be dried are sequentially arranged in the housing from bottom to top. The top of the housing is provided with a top cover, and the top cover has a handle. The bottom of the housing is provided with an opening, a shell piece is detachably mounted at the opening, and the shell piece or the portion of the bottom of the housing other than the opening is provided with a plurality of holes. The portion in the housing above the electric heating element is provided with a thermal insulation layer. Moreover, the exterior of the housing is provided with a control device. The bottom of the drying basket is provided with a heat- and water-insulation piece, and the heat- and water-insulation piece is configured to enable the items to be dried in the drying basket not to directly contact the hot air, and keep the dripped water away from the electric heating element and the blower below. Furthermore, the towel dryer is further provided with an exhaust part allowing air to escape.

Description

Towel dryer

Technical field

The present disclosure relates to a towel dryer, and more specifically, to a dryer that is not affected by the weather and can dry, heat, and reuse the laundry to be dried at any time.

Background technique

Usually, the laundry to be dried (such as wet towels or wet clothes) is hung on a drying rack or drying pole to dry naturally, so that the drying speed is slow and dust is easy to adhere to. In the case of bad weather, Especially not conducive to drying. Therefore, it is necessary to provide a towel dryer that is fast, clean, and can dry and warm the objects to be dried (such as cool towels) at any time.

Public content

The purpose of the present disclosure is to provide a towel dryer that can dry and warm the objects to be dried quickly, cleanly and at any time.

The present disclosure provides a towel dryer. The towel dryer includes a casing in which a water receiving tray, a blower, an electric heating element, and a drying device for placing objects to be dried are sequentially arranged from bottom to top. Basket, wherein a top cover is provided on the top of the cabinet, the top cover has a handle; an opening is provided at the bottom of the cabinet, and a shell piece is detachably installed at the opening, and A plurality of holes are provided in the housing piece or the bottom part of the housing except for the opening; a heat preservation layer is provided in the housing above the electric heating element; and in the housing The outside of the cabinet is provided with a control device; the bottom of the drying basket is provided with a heat-insulating-drip sheet, and the heat-insulating-drip sheet is arranged so that the objects to be dried in the drying basket do not directly contact the hot air , And make the dripping water avoid the electric heating element and the blower located below; and an exhaust part is provided on the top of the cabinet or the top of the drying basket, and the exhaust part is used for When the top cover is closed, air is allowed to escape to the outside of the towel dryer. In some implementations, the exhaust portion may include a plurality of protrusions, and the plurality of protrusions may be configured to support the top cover and be beside or beside the protrusions when the top cover is covered. A gap is formed between which allows air to escape to the outside of the towel dryer.

In some implementations, the exhaust part may include a plurality of grooves, and the plurality of grooves may be configured to form a passage for air to escape to the outside of the towel dryer when the top cover is closed. .

In some implementations, the towel dryer may have a wire and an electric plug for connecting to a power source; the control device may include a device for controlling the temperature of the hot air, the air volume of the blower, and the drying time.

In some implementations, the control device may further include a window for receiving remote control signals.

In some implementations, the towel dryer may further include a humidity detection device for detecting the humidity of the air inside the cabinet.

In some implementations, the outer edge of the bottom of the drying basket may be provided with a water receiving groove, and the position of the water receiving groove may be aligned with the dripping position of the heat insulation-drip sheet.

In some implementations, the bottom of the towel dryer may be equipped with casters for moving positions.

In some implementations, the cabinet may be barrel-shaped or square-shaped.

In some implementations, in use, when the humidity detection device detects that the air humidity inside the cabinet reaches a preset value for drying the object to be dried, the towel dryer may stop running.

The towel dryer provided by the present disclosure is provided with an electric heating element, a blower, and an exhaust part that allows air to escape to the outside of the towel dryer, so that it has the functions of forced drying and free air escape, which enables rapid drying. Dry the object to be dried or heat the object to be dried, thereby improving the convenience and comfort of users, and can keep the object to be dried in a clean state.

Description of the drawings

Fig. 1 is an external schematic diagram of the towel dryer of the present disclosure.

Fig. 2 is an internal schematic diagram of the towel dryer of the present disclosure.

The reference signs in the drawings have the following meanings:

1. Towel dryer

2. Case

21. Control device

211. Temperature Control Department

212. Air Volume Control Department

213. Drying time setting section

214. Receive window

22. Wire

23. Electric plug

24. Opening

3. Insulation layer

4. Top cover

41. Handle

5. Drying basket

51. Exhaust Department

511.Protrusion

512. Groove

52. Vent

53. Insulation-drip sheet

54. Water Receiving Trench

6. Electric heating element

7. Blower

8. Drain tray

9. Shell piece

91. Mesh screen

10. To be baked

101, 102. Dotted Line

11. Humidity detection device

detailed description

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will be explained with reference to the drawings. The present disclosure is not limited to the exemplary embodiment.

First exemplary embodiment

Figures 1 and 2 respectively show the exterior and interior of the towel dryer 1 of the present disclosure. As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the towel dryer 1 has a housing 2, a top cover 4, a housing piece 9 and the like. For ease of understanding, in the following description, the side of the towel dryer 1 provided with the top cover 4 is defined as the upper side, and the side of the towel dryer 1 provided with the housing piece 9 is defined as the lower side. In some embodiments, the casing 2 is barrel-shaped, or the casing 2 can also be square. When in use, the cabinet 2 is usually in a vertical state (vertical state). A top cover 4 is provided on the top of the casing 2, and the top cover 4 has a handle 41. The user can open or close the top cover 4 by holding the handle 41. An opening 24 is provided at the bottom of the casing 2. The shell piece 9 is detachably installed at the opening 24 of the cabinet 2, and the opening 24 is opened by removing the shell piece 9 for cleaning the inside of the towel dryer 1. There are a plurality of holes in the bottom part of the casing piece 9 or the casing 2 except for the opening 24 to form a mesh 91 for sucking in air and filtering the air, and blocking foreign objects such as dust and insects. A control device 21, a power supply wire 22 and an electric plug 23 are also provided outside the casing 2.

The inside of the cabinet 2 has a blower 7, an electric heating element (air electric heating element) 6, and a mesh type or a drying basket 5 with multiple holes 52. The blower 7 sucks in air from the outside of the cabinet 2, and then blows out the air. And the blasted air is heated by the electric heating element 6 and then blown into the drying basket 5, so that the object to be dried 10 inside the drying basket 5 is heated and dried. In some embodiments, for example, the object to be dried 10 may be a wet towel, a cool towel, or a wet clothes. When the top cover 4 is covered, the dried air escapes to the outside of the towel dryer 1 through the exhaust part 51 provided on the top of the cabinet 2 or the top of the drying basket 5. In some embodiments, the exhaust portion 51 includes a plurality of protrusions 511, and the protrusions 511 are configured to support the top cover 4 when the top cover 4 is covered, and are formed beside or between the protrusions 511 to allow air to escape. To the gap outside the towel dryer 1. In some embodiments, the exhaust portion 51 may include a plurality of grooves 512 instead of the plurality of protrusions 511. The groove 512 is configured to form a passage for air to escape to the outside of the towel dryer 1 when the top cover 4 is covered. The multiple small arrows in the figure indicate the direction of air flow.

A thermal insulation layer 3 is provided in the casing 2 above the electric heating element 6. The thermal insulation layer 3 can restrain heat from being emitted to the outside of the towel dryer 1, thereby saving energy and preventing burns. Specifically, the heat preservation layer 3 is arranged inside the casing 2 and is arranged on the inner side of the casing 2 above the electric heating element 6.

An insulation-drip sheet 53 is placed at the bottom of the drying basket 5. This arrangement prevents the hot air directly coming in from the bottom of the insulation-drip sheet 53 from directly contacting the object to be dried, and makes it The dripping water does not drip until it reaches the outer edge of the drying basket 5, so that the water does not drip onto the electric heating element 6 and the blower 7 located under the drying basket 5. The heat-insulation-drip sheet 53 and the drying basket 5 have a mutually matched structure, so that the heat-insulation-drip sheet 53 is located at the correct position. In some embodiments, a concave water receiving groove 54 is formed at the outer edge of the bottom of the drying basket 5. The position of the water receiving groove 54 is aligned with the outer edge (ie, the dripping position) of the heat insulation-drip sheet 53, so as to ensure that the dripping water is concentrated on the water receiving groove 54 and dripped, that is, to ensure that the dripping water is from The outer periphery of the electric heating element 6 and the blower 7 drips, instead of overflowing to the center of the bottom of the drying basket 5 and dripping, so that water can be prevented from falling on the electric heating element 6 and the blower 7 below.

A water receiving tray 8 is placed at the bottom of the casing 2 for receiving dripping water. By removing the shell piece 9, the water receiving tray 8 can be taken out to pour out the water in the water receiving tray 8.

The control device 21 is electrically connected to the electric heating element 6, the blower 7, etc. and includes control buttons or other control devices for controlling the temperature of the hot air, the air volume of the blower, and the drying time. In some embodiments, the control device 21 may include a control switch (not shown in the figure) for controlling the operation of the electric heating element 6, the blower 7, and the like. For example, in some embodiments, the control device 21 may include: a temperature control part 211 that controls the temperature of the hot air; an air volume control part 212 that controls the air volume of the blower 7; and a drying time that controls the drying time. Time setting unit 213. For example, if the moisture content of the object to be dried is large, the temperature control part 211 increases the voltage (current) supplied to the electric heating element 6 to control the temperature of the hot air to be higher; If the moisture content of the to-be-baked object is small, the temperature control part 211 reduces the voltage (current) supplied to the electric heating element 6 to control the temperature of the hot air to be low. In addition, when the moisture content of the object to be dried is large, the drying time can also be set to be longer by the drying time setting part 213; When the water content is small, the drying time can be set to be short by the drying time setting unit 213. In some embodiments, in use, after the electric heating element 6 and the blower 7 are operated, the control device 21 causes the electric heating element 6 and the blower 7 to pass the drying time set by the drying time setting part 21 Stop operation. In some embodiments, the control device 21 can control at least one of the temperature of the hot air, the air volume of the blower, and the drying time according to the moisture content of the object to be dried, the humidity or humidity of the air outside the towel dryer 1, or other environmental factors. First, to achieve the best drying effect (that is, to dry the object to be dried quickly and cleanly).

In some embodiments, the control device may further include a window 214 for receiving remote control signals, so that the remote control can be used to control various operations of the towel dryer 1.

In some embodiments, the bottom of the towel dryer 1 is equipped with casters for moving positions, so that the moving positions are more convenient.

The dotted line 101 indicates that during normal use, the upper edge of the drying basket 5 is supported on the top of the cabinet 2.

The dotted line 102 indicates that the shell piece 9 is to be installed at the opening 24 of the casing 2 during normal use.

Next, the operation of the towel dryer 1 according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is described.

First, the user puts the object 10 to be dried into the drying basket 5, and holds the handle 41 of the top cover 4 by hand to cover the top cover 4 on the top of the cabinet 2 (or the top of the drying basket 5) on. Then, the user sets operating parameters (for example, hot air temperature, blower air volume, drying time, etc.) through various components of the control device 21, and activates the control switch. At this time, the control device 21 determines whether the user has set the operating parameters. In the case where it is determined that the user has not set the operating parameters, the control device 21 reads the pre-stored predetermined hot air temperature, predetermined blower air volume, and predetermined drying time from its memory (not shown in the figure), and reads it as These data are used as operating conditions to control the operation of the heating element 6 and the blower 7; in the case of determining that the user has set the operating parameters, the control device uses the set operating parameters as the operating conditions to control the operation of the heating element 6 and the blower 7 .

Then, the electric heating element 6 and the blower 7 stop operating after the predetermined drying time or the set drying time have been operated. Finally, after the electric heating element 6 and the blower 7 stop running, the user can open the top cover 4 to take out the dried objects from the drying basket 5.

Second exemplary embodiment

The second exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure will be explained below. In the description of the second exemplary embodiment, elements corresponding to the first exemplary embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed descriptions of these components will be omitted.

2, the towel dryer 1 according to the second exemplary embodiment is different from the towel dryer 1 according to the first exemplary embodiment in that the towel dryer 1 of the second exemplary embodiment also It includes a humidity detection device 11 for detecting the air humidity inside the cabinet 2. The humidity detection device 11 is installed on the drying basket 5 or the cabinet 2 and the humidity detection device 11 is electrically connected to the control device 21.

Next, the operation of the towel dryer 1 according to the second exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is described.

During the operation of the heating element 6 and the blower 7, the humidity detection device 11 detects the air humidity inside the casing 2. When the humidity detection device 11 detects that the air humidity inside the cabinet 2 reaches the preset value for drying the object to be dried, the control device 21 stops the electric heating element 6 and the blower 7 regardless of whether the electric heating element 6 and the blower 7 are already running The scheduled drying time or the set drying time is reached.

Finally, after the electric heating element 6 and the blower 7 stop running, the user can open the top cover 4 to take out the dried objects from the drying basket 5.

According to the second exemplary embodiment, even if the control device 21 reads out the predetermined drying time or the user has set the drying time, the control device 21 preferentially controls the electric heating element 6 and the blower based on the detection result of the humidity detection device 11 7 operating hours. In this way, the operation of the towel dryer 1 can be controlled more accurately, and the drying quality can be further improved.

The foregoing descriptions are only preferred embodiments of the present disclosure, and do not therefore limit the protection scope of the present disclosure. Under the concept of the present disclosure, any equivalent structural transformations made by using the content recorded in the present disclosure, or direct/indirect application in other related technical fields are included in the protection scope of the present disclosure.

Claims

A towel dryer includes a cabinet in which a water receiving tray, a blower, an electric heating element, and a drying basket for placing objects to be dried are sequentially arranged from bottom to top in the cabinet, wherein:

A top cover is provided on the top of the casing, the top cover has a handle; an opening is provided at the bottom of the casing, a casing piece is detachably installed at the opening, and the casing is The sheet or the bottom part of the casing other than the opening is provided with a plurality of holes; the part above the electric heating element in the casing is provided with a thermal insulation layer; and on the outside of the casing Equipped with control device;

The bottom of the drying basket is provided with a heat-insulation-drip sheet, the heat-insulation-drip sheet is arranged so that the object to be dried in the drying basket does not directly contact the hot air, and makes the dripping water avoid The electric heating element and the blower below; and

An exhaust part is provided on the top of the cabinet or the top of the drying basket, and the exhaust part is used to allow air to escape to the outside of the towel dryer when the top cover is covered.
The towel dryer according to claim 1, wherein the exhaust part includes a plurality of protrusions configured to support the top cover when the top cover is closed and A gap is formed beside or between the protrusions to allow air to escape to the outside of the towel dryer.
The towel dryer according to claim 1, wherein the exhaust part includes a plurality of grooves configured to allow air to escape to the towel when the top cover is covered The outside passage of the dryer.
The towel dryer according to claim 1, wherein the towel dryer has a wire and an electric plug for connecting to the power source; the control device includes a device for controlling the temperature of the hot air, the air volume of the blower, and the drying time .
The towel dryer according to claim 4, wherein the control device further comprises a window for receiving a remote control signal.
The towel dryer according to claim 1, further comprising a humidity detection device for detecting the humidity of the air inside the cabinet.
The towel dryer according to claim 1, wherein the outer edge of the bottom of the drying basket is provided with a water receiving groove, and the position of the water receiving groove is the same as that of the heat insulating-drip sheet. alignment.
The towel dryer according to claim 1, wherein the bottom of the towel dryer is equipped with casters for moving positions.
The towel dryer of claim 1, wherein the cabinet is barrel-shaped or square-shaped.
The towel dryer according to claim 6, wherein, in use, when the humidity detection device detects that the air humidity inside the cabinet reaches a preset value for drying the object to be dried, the control device causes the The towel dryer is stopped.