Classifications

• • 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
  • D06F59/00—Supports adapted to retain the shape of particular articles being dried, e.g. incorporating heating means
  • D06F59/02—Supports adapted to retain the shape of particular articles being dried, e.g. incorporating heating means for garments
  • D06F59/04—Supports adapted to retain the shape of particular articles being dried, e.g. incorporating heating means for garments for gloves
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
  • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
  • A47L23/00—Cleaning footwear
  • A47L23/20—Devices or implements for drying footwear, also with heating arrangements
  • A47L23/205—Devices or implements for drying footwear, also with heating arrangements with heating arrangements
• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F26—DRYING
  • F26B—DRYING SOLID MATERIALS OR OBJECTS BY REMOVING LIQUID THEREFROM
  • F26B21/00—Arrangements or duct systems, e.g. in combination with pallet boxes, for supplying and controlling air or gases for drying solid materials or objects
  • F26B21/006—Arrangements or duct systems, e.g. in combination with pallet boxes, for supplying and controlling air or gases for drying solid materials or objects the gas supply or exhaust being effected through hollow spaces or cores in the materials or objects, e.g. tubes, pipes, bottles
• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F26—DRYING
  • F26B—DRYING SOLID MATERIALS OR OBJECTS BY REMOVING LIQUID THEREFROM
  • F26B9/00—Machines or apparatus for drying solid materials or objects at rest or with only local agitation; Domestic airing cupboards
  • F26B9/003—Small self-contained devices, e.g. portable

Definitions

• the invention relates to a device for ircc ⁇ nen shoes, gloves or Klei ⁇ ungsstucker according to the preamble of the main claim.
• a fork-shaped clamping element is provided with which the two flexible tubes or hoses are pressed against each other.
• two mutually opposite air outlet openings are arranged on a housing having a blower, in each of which one end of an angled pipe socket engages in a positive and / or non-positive manner to form a swivel joint.
• the pipe socket is held securely in the openings by the non-positive and / or positive connection, which can be formed as a fold or flanging of the ends, but as a snap connection on the respective circumferences, and can, if necessary, also be released.
• Elastic prestressing is achieved by incorporating Given longitudinal slots in the circumference of the ends of the pipe socket.
• the device according to the invention can be used flexibly and the center of gravity of the device, which is essentially predetermined by the housing with the blower and other components, can be positioned such that it tilts over, in particular when Drying of shoes can be prevented.
• the center of gravity of the device can be adjusted such that it is not in the area of the heel of shoes and that the tipping moment is as small as possible.
• the device according to the invention can be inserted into the interior of shoes to be dried with little force in such a way that they are pressed apart somewhat and a secure fit and hold of the device on such shoes is ensured.
• the telescopic tubes Due to the telescopic design of the tubes, an adaptation to different heel heights of shoes is possible, the telescopic tubes being able to be fixed at least in two end positions, namely the shortest and the greatest length of the tubes, or intermediate, optionally at regular intervals being formed with predetermined locking marks Locking positions can also be specified by appropriate design of the two pipe elements. The locking marks prevent the pipe elements from falling apart.
• the tubes with their telescopic design the most nested and aligned parallel to the longitudinal axis of the housing wall, only a relatively small volume is required for storage and transportation, so that it can be easily carried on trips.
• the angled air outlet nozzles can be rotated so that the nozzle openings face each other, whereby the space between the tubes, which is predetermined by the housing dimensions, can be used.
• Figure 1 is a sectional view through an embodiment of the device according to the invention.
• Figure 2 is a side view of an example of a device according to the invention.
• the device for drying shoes, gloves or articles of clothing shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 has a housing 1 and two tubes 2 attached to the housing, the arms being arranged right next to the housing 1.
• An electrically operable blower 12 and electrical components for actuating the blower 12 are accommodated in the housing 1, the electrical supply being able to be supplied by a network and / or a battery and / or a rechargeable accumulator via a cable (not shown).
• a switch 10 is embedded in a narrow side wall of the housing 1 for switching the fan on and off. In the area of the fan 12, the housing is provided with suction openings 11 through which air is sucked in from the outside by the fan.
• the blower 12 comprises a blower housing which is adjoined by an air duct (not shown), with a heating device, e.g. a radiator (not shown) is arranged which heats the air supplied by the fan 12.
• two opposing openings 13 with a round cross-section are formed, each of which is engaged by a pipe socket 2.3 which is part of the pipe 2 and which is at an angle of approximately 90 ° is kinked.
• the respective pipe socket 2.3 is by a flange 3 at its edge in the
• Opening 13 set the flare 3 in engages behind the inside of the housing 1 directed edge of the opening 13 and forms a positive connection with the edge.
• the flanging 3 can be formed over the entire circumference of the end of each pipe socket 2.3 or only in some areas.
• the ends of the pipe sockets 2.3 which are received in the respective opening 13 are provided with longitudinal slots 4 which are open towards the end and which have the effect that the pipe sockets 2.3 can be inserted with prestress into the openings 13, so that the pipe sockets 2.3 are locked in the openings 13 is supported by adhesion.
• the insertion of the pipe socket 2.3 into the openings 13 is facilitated.
• the end of the pipe socket 2.3 engaging in the respective opening 13 thus forms a swivel joint with the peripheral wall of the opening 13, as a result of which the respective pipe socket 2.3 can be rotated up to 360 ° relative to the housing 1.
• an airflow divider 9 is arranged, which has two concavely curved surfaces, each starting from the center, such that the airflow emerging from the air duct according to the arrows 14 deflects at least partially on the surfaces of the airflow divider 9 and is divided into two sub-streams.
• the airflow divider 9 is positioned and clamped between the latter by the housing 1, which has two halves.
• the pipe sockets 2.3 are part of the pipes 2 arranged essentially next to the housing 1, the pipes being designed as telescopic pipes which are variable in length.
• two pipe elements 2.1 and 2.2 are provided, respectively are displaceable relative to each other.
• the inner pipe element 2.1 is firmly connected to the pipe socket 2.3, wherein the connection can be designed as a welded or adhesive connection, but pipe socket 2.3 and pipe element 2.1 can also be produced as an injection molded part.
• the inner tube element 2.1 can be designed as a rigid tube, but it can also be flexible, for example a hose.
• the outer tubular element 2.2 encompasses the inner tubular element 2.1, the cross-sectional shapes of the tubular elements essentially corresponding.
• the cross-sectional shapes of the tubular elements 2.1 and 2.2 are not specified, but a round cross-section of the tubular elements should preferably be selected.
• latching elements 7 are attached, which can be designed as a circumferential ring projection and as an annular groove and form the latching connections for fixing the end positions of the tubular elements 2.1 and 2.2 to one another.
• the locking elements are each located approximately in the area of the ends of the tubular elements.
• locking elements 7 can also be attached over the length of the tubular elements.
• the free end of the tube element 2.1 on the inside is provided with longitudinal slots 17 which provide a certain elasticity and pretension.
• the longitudinal slots 176 are formed in a piece of pipe, ie the inner pipe element 2.1 is in two parts, both parts being firmly connected.
• a pipe extension or nozzle head 5 is arranged at the end opposite the pipe socket, which in the present exemplary embodiment is part of the outer pipe element 2.2, but which can also be connected to it as a separate part.
• the nozzle head 5 can be rotated about the longitudinal axis of the tube, i.e. In the present exemplary embodiment, the outer tubular element 2.2 can be rotated around the inner tubular element.
• the actual air nozzle 15, which has a nozzle or air outlet opening ⁇ , is formed on the nozzle head 5.
• the air nozzle 15 is angled at approximately 90 ° to the longitudinal axis of the tube 2 and has a curved shape in axial section, i.e. it is nose or beak-shaped.
• the air outlet opening 6 is also curved, i.e. it is arcuate in axial longitudinal section, with the peripheral wall of the pipe neck
• the nozzle head 5 is hollow-spherical, the air nozzle 15 being molded onto the ball as an attachment, but it is also possible that the outer tubular element is preferably angled at an angle of approximately 90 °, the air outlet opening 6 likewise being formed curved or oblique over the entire angled part or over an area according to the training Fig. 1 can be provided.
• further smaller air outlet openings 16 can be provided on the circumference of the air nozzle 15, which are arranged at a distance from one another in the circumferential wall.
• the operation of the device will be explained in more detail using the example of drying shoes.
• the shoes or boots are placed next to one another and the telescopic tubes are each inserted into a shoe, the length of the tubes, i.e. the length of the displacement of the outer tubular element 2.2 on the inner tubular element 2.1 was adapted to the length of the shaft.
• the tubes are rotated or pivoted by means of their swivel m in relation to the housing in such a way that the housing rests on the edges of the shoes, the center of gravity being selected by the pivotability of the tubes in relation to the housing in such a way that a stable arrangement is provided.
• the air nozzle or the nozzle head is rotated to the longitudinal axis of the tube so that the air flow is directed in the desired direction.
• the tubes not only have two locking connections for the end positions, i.e. for the minimum and the maximum length, but also intermediate stop positions, so that the desired lengths of the tubes are stably defined.
• the air flow generated by the blower 12 is evenly distributed over both pipes 2, the air flow divider 9 supporting this uniform division.
• FIG. 2 shows a side view of the device according to FIG. 1, the device in the transport position being shown in both figures, in which the tubes are retracted to their minimum length and the air nozzles 15 are rotated with respect to the longitudinal axis of the tubes 2 so that they face each other and point inwards. This means that a small amount of space is required.
• a stand-up element 8 is provided in FIG. 2, which is connected to the housing 1 and which has a flat base surface on which the housing can be set up.
• a setup is particularly favorable for drying gloves or items of clothing, the tubes 2 being pivoted in the desired manner and the air nozzle 15 or the nozzle head 5 also being able to be rotated in the desired direction.
• the positioning element 8 can be an integral part of the housing 1 or can be detachably connected to the housing 1.
• a stop 18 is formed on the mounting element 8, which limits the rotational movement of the tubes 2.
• stops can also be formed on the housing 1.

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• Textile Engineering (AREA)
• Drying Of Solid Materials (AREA)
• Gloves (AREA)
• Accessory Of Washing/Drying Machine, Commercial Washing/Drying Machine, Other Washing/Drying Machine (AREA)

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