JP2000037598A - Negative pressure low temperature static cloth dryer - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a negative pressure low temperature static cloth dryer that has a good applicability and dries cloths at the temperature not making the cloths shrinking and not damaging fibers, by blowing the cloths from upper to lower, not shaking the cloths even speeding up the blow speed, not reducing blowing efficiency and furthermore drying the cloths at negative pressure so as to dry the cloths well in a short time. SOLUTION: A drying chamber 2 and a blowing chamber 4 are arranged in the main body A of the apparatus, a lifting part 3 for hanging cloths 1 is arranged in the drying chamber 2, upper and lower parts of the drying chamber 2 are connected to the blowing chamber 4, and a blower 5 for blowing warm wind to the drying chamber 2 is installed in the blowing chamber 4. The blower 5 is so constituted that it blows warm wind to the drying chamber from upper part to lower part and circulates warm wind around the drying chamber 2 and the blowing chamber 4. Furthermore, an enforced release part 6 that makes the drying chamber 2 in negative pressure and enforcedly eliminates the air of the drying chamber 2 out is arranged in the lower part of the blowing chamber 4.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a negative-pressure and low-temperature clothing static drying apparatus for drying clothing with warm air.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various drying apparatuses have been proposed as a drying apparatus for drying clothes after washing. For example, a drying apparatus for rotating clothes put in a drying room is proposed. Then, there is a problem that clothes are easily wrinkled.

In order to solve this problem, a hanger pole capable of hanging a hanger is provided in a drying chamber, and the clothes hung on the hanger are hung on the hanger pole to dry the clothes with warm air. Drying devices of the type have also been proposed.

[0004] However, this conventional hanger pole type drying device employs a configuration in which warm air is blown upward from below so that warm air can be supplied to the inside of clothes.
Clothes (especially hem and cuffs) in the drying room are likely to swing, and it is not possible to increase the blowing speed,
In addition, there is a problem that the swing of the garment and the hem and cuffs of the garment cause airflow resistance so that the drying action is not sufficiently exerted, and the drying time is also required.

[0005] Therefore, in the conventional drying apparatus, there is a drying apparatus which shortens the drying time by drying the clothes in a high temperature state. However, when the temperature of the hot air is high, the clothes shrink or the fibers are damaged. And other problems.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and by changing the direction of air blowing from the top to the bottom, clothes do not swing even if the blowing speed is increased, and the blowing efficiency is reduced. In addition, since drying is performed under a negative pressure state, the clothes can be dried well in a short time, and the drying can be performed at a temperature at which the clothes do not shrink or the fibers are not damaged. It is an object of the present invention to provide a negative pressure low-temperature clothing still drying device.

[0007]

The gist of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

A drying apparatus for drying an object to be dried 1 such as clothing by hot air, comprising a drying chamber 2 and a blowing chamber 4 in a main body A of the apparatus, and a hanging portion for suspending the object 1 to be dried in the drying chamber 2. 3 and the upper and lower sides of the drying chamber 2 are
And a blower 5 for blowing hot air to the drying chamber 2 is provided in the blower chamber 4, and the blower 5 is connected to the drying chamber 2.
The configuration is such that the blowing direction of the warm air in the interior is from above to below, and that the warm air circulates through the drying chamber 2 and the blowing chamber 4. The present invention relates to a negative-pressure low-temperature clothing still / drying apparatus provided with a forced-discharge unit 6 for forcibly discharging the air in the drying chamber 2 to make the inside of the drying chamber 2 into a negative pressure state.

The object 1 to be dried in the drying chamber 2 is
2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the apparatus is set so as to be dried with hot air at a temperature of not more than ℃.

The drying chamber 2 or the blowing chamber 5
The negative pressure low-temperature clothing stationary drying apparatus according to any one of claims 1 and 2, wherein a ventilation port 7 for introducing outside air is provided in the apparatus, and the ventilation port 7 is configured to be openable and closable. is there.

Further, a heat source section 8 is provided in the blower chamber 5, and the heat source section 8 is partitioned by a heat source partition section 9 having upper and lower openings, while the heat source section 8 is interposed in the blower chamber 5 via the heat source partition section 9. A blower unit 10 whose upper and lower sides are open is provided adjacent to each other, and the upper opening of the heat source unit 8 and the blower unit 10 are
Shielding part 11 that can shield part or all of the upper opening of
The negative pressure and low-temperature clothing still-drying device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that:

A steam supply section 12 for supplying steam to the drying chamber 2 is provided below the drying chamber 2, and a steam outlet 13 for discharging steam in the drying chamber 2 is provided above the drying chamber 2. A negative-pressure low-temperature clothing still-drying apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that:

[0013]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention (how to implement the invention) which is considered to be preferable will be described with reference to the drawings, showing its operation and effects.

The object to be dried 1 such as clothing is hung from the hanging part 3 in the drying chamber 2, and hot air is blown from above the object to be dried 1 by the air blower 5 of the blowing chamber 4. Since the object 1 is blown from the hanging fulcrum side, the object 1 to be dried does not swing and can be blown at a high speed and the drying speed is increased.

Further, since the hot air is not blown into the hem or cuffs of the material 1 to be dried as in the conventional example,
Are hard to swing, and the hem and the cuffs can achieve good air blowing efficiency without causing air blowing resistance, and inevitably increase the drying efficiency.

Further, the air in the drying chamber 2 is discharged by the forcible discharge unit 6, and the inside of the drying chamber 2 is reduced in pressure to a negative pressure lower than the atmospheric pressure. The moisture is forcibly vaporized, and the drying of the dried object 1 is promoted.

Further, since the warm air is circulated between the drying chamber 2 and the blowing chamber 4, the temperature of the drying chamber 2 rises quickly, and the object 1 to be dried can be dried in a short time.

Further, as a synergistic effect of these actions, the drying efficiency of the material 1 to be dried is extremely enhanced.
Even under a relatively low temperature (about 55 ° C.) condition in which the material 1 to be dried does not shrink or the fibers are not damaged, the material 1 to be dried can be dried well in a short time.

[0019]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Specific embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

The present embodiment is a drying apparatus for drying an object to be dried 1 such as clothes and towels after washing with warm air.
A drying chamber 2 and a blowing chamber 4 are provided in the apparatus main body A, and a hanging portion 3 for hanging the object 1 to be dried is provided in the drying chamber 2. The upper and lower sides of the drying chamber 2 communicate with the blowing chamber 4. A blower 5 for blowing hot air to the drying chamber 2 is provided in the blower chamber 4;
The blowing device 5 is configured such that the blowing direction of warm air in the drying chamber 2 is from above to below, and the warm air is configured to circulate between the drying chamber 2 and the blowing chamber 4. A forced discharge section 6 is provided below the blower chamber 4 to forcibly discharge air in the drying chamber 2 and reduce the pressure in the drying chamber 2 to a negative pressure state.

The hanger pole 3 is used as the suspension part 3. The drying chamber 2 is set so that the hanger poles 3 can be provided in the upper and lower tiers in the drying chamber 2. When the hanger poles 3 are provided only above the drying chamber 2, the drying chamber 2 is like a coat. The object to be dried 1 having an upper and lower length can be dried. When the hanger poles 3 are provided in two upper and lower stages, a jacket, a shirt, a sweater, a towel, and the like can be suspended in the upper and lower stages in the drying chamber 2 for drying. The configuration is as follows.

The warm air passing through the drying chamber 2 is 55 ° C., which is a temperature at which the material 1 to be dried does not shrink or the fibers are not damaged.
Use the following warm air.

The drying chamber 2 and the blowing chamber 4 have a configuration in which the space in the apparatus main body A is separated by a partition 14, and the upper and lower portions of the partition 14 are formed by the drying chamber 2 and the blowing chamber 4. Are set in the upper communication path 15 and the lower communication path 16 which communicate with the communication path. The upper inner wall of the apparatus main body A on the side of the blowing chamber 4 is set to the inclined wall 19 so that the blowing direction of the warm air in the blowing chamber 4 is directed to the drying chamber 2 side.

The blower chamber 4 is provided with a heat source 8 composed of a nichrome wire, a heat exchange pipe, or the like. The heat source 8 is partitioned by a heat source partition 9 having upper and lower openings. A blower section 10 having an upper side and a lower side open through the heat source partition section 9 is provided adjacent to the blower chamber 4, and the upper opening section of the heat source section 8 and the upper side of the blower section 10 are provided above the heat source partition section 9. A shielding plate 11 capable of shielding part or all of the opening is rotatably provided. Therefore, by the turning operation of the shielding plate 11, the upper opening of the heat source unit 8 is shielded, the upper opening of the blower unit 10 is shielded, both openings are opened, or at a predetermined ratio. By blocking a part of both openings, the warm air passes through the heat source section 8, the blower section 10, or both, and thus the warm air blown to the drying chamber 2. Can be adjusted.

Further, a ventilation port 7 through which air outside the drying device can be introduced into the ventilation section 10 is provided on the wall of the ventilation section 10, and the ventilation port 7 is configured to be openable and closable. Naturally, the ventilation opening 7 can also discharge hot air from the ventilation chamber 5, so that the temperature of the hot air can be adjusted by the ventilation action of the ventilation opening 7.

A steam supply section 12 for supplying steam to the drying chamber 2 is provided below the drying chamber 2, and a steam discharge port 13 for discharging steam in the drying chamber 2 can be opened and closed above the drying chamber 2. And a steam finishing process to be described later can be performed on the object to be dried 1 hung on the hanging portion 3 in the drying chamber 2. During the steam finishing process, steam is generated in the drying chamber 2.
In order to prevent the transfer from the upper communication portion 15 to the blower chamber 4 side, the upper communication portion 15 is provided with a rotatable shielding plate 20 that can shield the upper communication portion 15. In addition, steam outlet 13
Also has the same ventilation function and temperature control function as the ventilation port 7.

An upper net 17 is provided at the upper and lower portions of the drying chamber 2.
And a lower net 18 are provided.
In the warm air that is blown into
Garbage contained in the outside air introduced into the dryer from 13)
Is removed to prevent dust from adhering to the object 2 in the drying chamber 2, and the object 1 in the drying chamber 2 is
Garbage such as cotton dust generated from the air is prevented from being transferred to the blower chamber 4.

On the side wall of the drying chamber 2, the object 2 to be dried hung on the hanger pole 3 falls and receives the object 2 to be dried, or a small object such as a sock or a handkerchief. A tray portion 21 for placing and drying the object 2 to be dried is provided rotatably. The tray portion 21 is placed horizontally on the side of the drying chamber 2 at a position where it is attached to the side wall of the drying chamber 2. It is configured so that it can be held at a certain position.

In the drawing, reference numeral 22 denotes a door of the drying chamber 2, reference numeral 23 denotes a window provided on the door 22, and reference numeral 24 denotes an operation unit for operating the present apparatus.

When drying the object to be dried 2, the blowing direction of the warm air is set to be from the upper side to the lower side in the drying chamber 2 and to be from the lower side to the upper side in the blowing chamber 4. I do.

At this time, in order to quickly raise the temperature of the hot air, the ventilation port 7 and the steam discharge port 13 are closed, the forced discharge section 6 is also stopped, and the ventilation port 7, the steam discharge port 13 and the forced discharge section 6 are stopped. In addition, the shielding plate 11 is set so that the upper opening of the heat source section 8 is fully opened and the upper opening of the blower section 10 is completely closed, so that the warm air is completely discharged from the heat source. Pass through part 8.

When the temperature of the hot air rises to a temperature suitable for drying, the air in the drying chamber 2 is discharged from the forcible discharge unit 6 to reduce the pressure in the drying chamber 2 to a negative pressure lower than the atmospheric pressure. 2 promotes drying. In order to prevent the temperature from rising excessively, the ratio of the warm air passing through the heat source section 8 to the warm air passing through the blower section 10 is changed by rotating the shielding plate 11 (the amount of warm air to be heated). In addition, the ventilation port 7 and the steam discharge port 13 are opened to introduce outside air into the drying chamber 2 and the blowing chamber 4 to lower the hot air temperature.

After the drying process of the dried object 1 is completed, the dried object 1 is wrinkled, and the dried object 1 is over-dried (the shrinkage of the dried object 1 or compared with the state before drying). In order to restore the state before drying in the case where it is lightened by a steam), a steam finishing step is performed.

In the steam finishing step, the steam shielding plate 20
Is turned to block the upper communication path 15, stop or reversely rotate the air blower 5, further open the steam discharge port 13, and the steam supplied from the steam supply unit 12 flows upward from below in the drying chamber 2. Set to move and fill. In this steam finishing step, moisture is supplied to the dried object 1 in the over-dried state by steam, the wrinkles of the dried object 1 are extended, and the dried object 1 becomes similar to the dried object 1 before drying. In addition, the steam can contain a softening agent, a waterproofing agent, or the like, and a finishing operation that cannot be performed by a conventional drying apparatus can be performed.

According to this embodiment, a sweater (acrylic 50%), a blouse (polyester), a cotton pan, pants (wool 100%), a jacket (wool 100%), a winter clothes, and a winter clothes washed with a home washing machine. (Wool 100
%), And a drying test of a half coat jacket (mixed hair) was performed. Drying was successfully completed in about 15 minutes (blowing speed: 2.5 m / s, temperature: 55 ° C.). In addition, the half-coated jacket was in a very good dry state. As a comparative experiment, when drying was performed using a conventional rotary drier, a drying time of about 45 minutes was required until a dry state equivalent to the present example was obtained.

Since the present embodiment is constructed as described above, the object 1 to be dried can be dried in a short time because it is dried with high-speed warm air under a negative pressure, and the object to be dried is dried in a low temperature. Since the dried material 1 does not shrink or the fibers are not damaged, and the direction of air blow to the dried object 1 suspended from the hanger pole 3 is set to be from the upper side to the lower side, the dried object 1
Can be dried in a stationary state, so that the drying speed can be increased and the drying speed can be increased, and wrinkles can be prevented. Device.

Further, since the circulating type drying apparatus circulates the hot air between the drying chamber 2 and the blowing chamber 4, the temperature rises quickly because the hot air is repeatedly heated by the heat source section 9, and the drying speed is accordingly increased. It becomes a negative pressure low temperature clothing still drying device with excellent practicality.

[0038]

Since the present invention is constructed as described above, it is possible to dry the object to be dried in a short time because it is dried under a negative pressure. The drying direction is set so that the drying direction is from above to below, so that the object to be dried is dried in a stationary state, so that the blowing speed is increased and the drying speed is increased, and generation of wrinkles is prevented. This is a negative pressure low-temperature clothing static drying device that is excellent in practicality and capable of performing effective drying.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the drying is performed with warm air of 55 ° C. or less, the material to be dried is in a good dry finished state without shrinking or hurting. Negative pressure low-temperature clothing static drying device.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, a negative pressure low-temperature clothing still-drying device which is more practical and can suppress excessive rise of the temperature of the hot air by a simple mechanism of opening and closing a ventilation port. Becomes

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the temperature of the hot air is adjusted by adjusting the amount of the hot air heated by passing through the heat source portion by the shielding portion and the amount of the hot air passing through the blowing portion. With a simple mechanism, the temperature of the hot air can be adjusted to a temperature suitable for drying.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the steam supplied from the steam supply unit to the drying chamber makes it possible to easily wrinkle and finish the object to be dried in the drying chamber, and thus is more excellent in practicality. Negative pressure low-temperature clothing static drying device.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory side sectional view of this embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory front view of the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory side sectional view in a steam finishing step of the present embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A device main body 1 object to be dried 2 drying room 3 hanging part 4 air blower room 5 air blower 6 forced discharge unit 7 outside air inlet 8 heat source unit 9 heat source partition unit 10 blower unit 11 shielding unit 12 steam supply unit 13 steam outlet

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Masao Yoshimura 6th Kunitaga, Arai-shi, Niigata Yoshimura Seiki Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Hiroshi Ueno 349-2, Fujino-Nitta, Joetsu-shi, Niigata Niigata Industrial Technology (72) Inventor Nobuo Sasaki 349-2, Fujino-shinden, Joetsu City, Niigata Pref. Niigata Prefectural Institute of Technology, Joetsu Technical Support Center F-term (reference) 4L019 BB04

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A drying apparatus for drying an object to be dried such as clothing by hot air, comprising a drying chamber and a blower chamber in a main body of the apparatus, and a hanging portion for suspending the object to be dried in the drying chamber. The upper and lower sides of the chamber are communicated with the blower chamber, and a blower that blows warm air to the drying chamber is provided in the blower chamber. The blowing direction of the warm air in the drying chamber is changed from above to below. And the hot air circulates through the drying chamber and the blowing chamber, and further, the air in the drying chamber is forcibly discharged below the blowing chamber to bring the drying chamber into a negative pressure state. A low-pressure, low-temperature clothing still-drying device provided with a forced-discharge unit for performing the operation. 2. The negative-pressure low-temperature clothing static drying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the object to be dried in the drying chamber is set to be dried with warm air of 55 ° C. or less. 3. The negative electrode according to claim 1, wherein a ventilation port for introducing outside air is provided in the drying chamber or the blowing chamber, and the ventilation port is configured to be openable and closable. Pressure and low temperature clothing static drying device. 4. A heat source section is provided in the blower chamber, and the heat source section is partitioned by a heat source partition section having upper and lower openings.
On the other hand, a blower having upper and lower sides opened in the blower chamber via the heat source partition is provided adjacently, and a part or all of the upper opening of the heat source and the upper opening of the blower are provided in the heat source partition. The negative-pressure low-temperature clothing static drying apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a shielding part capable of shielding the clothing. 5. A steam supply unit for supplying steam to the drying chamber below the drying chamber, and a steam outlet for discharging steam in the drying chamber is provided above the drying chamber. The negative pressure low-temperature clothing static drying apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4.