JPH0120919B2 - - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a drying device for futons and rugs, which is used to dry a large amount of futons and rugs all at once after cleaning them. It is.

"Prior Art" and "Problems to be Solved by the Invention" Generally, when cleaning large quantities of futons and rugs at a cleaning factory,
After cleaning, it is necessary to hang the dehydrated futons and towels on a pole and let them air dry for a long time, for example about 12 hours, or use a fan to dry them thoroughly.

Conventionally, the futons are folded in half and hung on a pole, then the pole is placed on a trolley, collected at a predetermined location, and dried centrally.

According to the conventional method described above, the poles on which the long and large futons are hung are placed one by one on the high position of the trolley (if the pole is placed low, the hem of the jackets will rub), and then the poles are lowered down. Since it requires troublesome work, it requires two or more workers and a large amount of time, which has the disadvantage of worsening the workability of mass-produced cleaning, and the three-dimensional space of the cleaning factory cannot be used as a drying place. Therefore, there are problems such as the need for a vast area as a drying space.

The present invention was made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a novel drying device for futons and carpets (hereinafter simply referred to as the drying device) that solves the above-mentioned conventional difficulties.

"Means for Solving the Problems" The present invention achieves the above-mentioned objects by "means for solving problems,
A hanging part is provided for hanging and lowering carpets from the hanging rod, and a plurality of drying parts are provided in a multi-layered manner above the hanging part, and the hanging part and the drying part are connected to each other. Both ends are provided with a lift part having a lift conveyor and a descending part having a descending conveyor.Furthermore, a feeding conveyor is attached to the drying part to sequentially stop the hanging rods, and a conveyor is attached to the drying part to stop the hanging rods from the hanging part. A circulation path is provided that supports and guides both ends of the hanging rod via the lift section, any one of the plurality of drying sections, and the lowering section, and the carpets are hung on the hanging rod. It has a structure in which the drying section is sequentially filled and dried, and the hanging rod is recirculated by being returned to the hanging section.

"Example" and "Operation" Hereinafter, a detailed explanation will be given based on an example. Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2 showing an embodiment thereof, the drying device of the present invention is a drying device for hanging futons and rugs 15 (hereinafter simply referred to as rugs) on and off a hanging rod 1. A plurality of multilayer drying sections 3A and 3B are provided above the hanging section 2.
A lift section 4 and a descending section 5 are provided at both ends of the drying sections 3A and 3B, and the descending section 5 is provided from the hanging section 2 via either the lift section 4 and the drying section 3A or 3B. A circulation path 6 is provided for the hanging rod 1 to pass through and reach the hanging section 2. And circulation path 6
It has a structure in which both ends of the hanging rod 1 are supported and recirculated, and the hanging rod 1, which is suspended in a folded form, is filled with drying parts 3A and 3B and dried in stagnation.

In detail, as shown in Fig. 1B and C, the hanging rod 1 is made of a rod body from which a carpet 15 is folded in half and hung on it, and there are rolling rollers 7 at both ends.
is installed. The rollers 7 are fitted and supported in a circulation path 6 made of lightweight channel steel 8, and both ends of each hanging rod 1 are supported and guided by the circulation path 6 so that they can circulate. There is.

The drying sections 3A and 3B are formed long so that the circulation path 6 is generally horizontal and can be filled with the required number of hanging rods 1 at a fine pitch. A chain-shaped feed conveyor 9 is arranged along 6, and feed pawls 10 of a required pitch are protruded from the feed conveyor 9. and the neck 1 of the roller at the end of the hanging rod 1.
1 is latched by a feed pawl 10 and is successively sent forward in the direction of arrow A in the figure.

In addition, the lift section 4 (see FIG. 2A) has a circulation path 6
is formed approximately vertically, and a chain-shaped lift conveyor 13 to which an acute triangular attachment 12 is attached is provided along the circulation path 6, and the lower end of the circulation path 6 is provided with a hanging portion. A downward slope inclined circulation path 6 which is an extension of the circulation path 6 of No. 2.
It is connected to A. The intermediate and upper ends of the circulation path 6 of the lift section 4 are connected to the circulation path 6 of the drying sections 3A, 3B by inclined circulation paths 6B, 6C that slope downward toward the entrances of the drying sections 3A, 3B. Then, the hanging rod 1A, which has come to the lower end of the lift section 4, is pushed up by the oblique side of the attachment 12 of the lift conveyor 13 and rises, and is moved up to the inclined circulation path 6B or 6.
When reaching C, the inclined circulation path 6B is pushed out by the pushing force of the oblique side of the attachment 12 (see FIG. 2B).
Or extruded to 6C, drying section 3A or 3A
The hanging rod 1 is moved into the circulation path 6 by rolling due to its own weight. And drying section 3
If the feeding conveyors 9 of A and 3B are operated intermittently using a timer or the like, and the hanging rods 1 are moved by the required distance each time they are fed into the entrances of the drying sections 3A and 3B, the hanging rods 15 are suspended. A group of rods is sequentially fed into the drying sections 3A and 3B at a required fine pitch so that the entire length of the drying sections 3A and 3B can be filled.

In addition, the circulation path 6 of the lift section 4 and the inclined circulation path 6B
At the branching part (see Fig. 2C), there is an inclined circulation path 6.
Shuttle board 16 that closes the entrance of B only when necessary
is provided, and when the hanging rod 1 is sent into the upper drying section 3A, a blocking plate 16 is pushed out from the side and operated to close the entrance to the drying section 3B.

In addition, a lift arm 14 is provided at the lower end of the circulation path 6 of the lift section 4 at the connection part with the inclined circulation path 6A (see Fig. 2A), and lifts up the hanging rod 1A that has come to the position of the connection part. , the hanging rod 1A is pushed up to the position indicated by the dotted line 1A' in the drawing, and pushed into the circulation path 6 accurately, so that the pushing up action by the attachment 12 is made smooth.

On the other hand, the circulation path 6 of the descending section 5 is connected to the drying section 3A, 3
The terminal end of B is connected to the downwardly sloped inclined circulation path 6D, and the hanging section 2 is connected to the downwardly sloped inclined circulation path 6E, and a descending conveyor 17 is arranged in parallel, and the drying sections 3A, 3B The hanging rod 1 sent out to the vicinity of the descending section 5 by the feeding conveyor 9 is transferred to the descending conveyor 17 and sent back to the circulation path 6 of the hanging section 2.

The hanging part 2 has a horizontal circulation path 6, and hangs the carpets 15 from the descending part 5 and lowers them from the group of hanging rods 1 that have returned. A group of worn-out hanging rods can be pooled together. Then, the pooled hanging rods 1 are manually fed one by one and sent forward, and futons and rugs are hung at the lower end position 1A of the lift section 4, and then passed through the lift section 4 to the drying section. 3A and 3B, and are allowed to stand there for a long period of time, for example, about 12 hours, and then air dried or dried using a fan, so that the carpets 15 are sufficiently dried.

In addition, in the hanging section 2 of this embodiment, a transfer arm 18 is provided between the end of the horizontally formed circulation path 6 and the inclined circulation path 6A connected to the lift section 4, and the horizontal portion The pooled hanging rods 1 are accurately transferred one by one, making it easy to carry out the hanging work at the 1A position. Also,
The rear end of the inclined circulation path 6A connected to the transfer arm 18 branches rearward and descends to the work floor 21, forming a descending ramp 19 with an ascending conveyor 20, where the hooks transferred from the transfer arm 18 are The rod 1 is moved back all the way and lowered to the 1C position near the work floor 21, and when heavy carpets are to be hung, they can be hung at this 1C position so that the hanging work can be easily done by only one worker. It has been taken into consideration. The hanging rod 1C, on which the heavy carpet was hung, is moved up the descending ramp 19 by the conveyor 20, restored to its original position, and entered the main road until it reaches the lower end of the lift section 4. be.

According to the above drying device of the present invention, the work floor 21
A hanging part 2 for the hanging rugs 15 is provided on the top, and a multilayered drying part 3 is formed in a three-dimensional shape above the hanging part 2. A circulation path 6 is formed in which a group of hanging rods 1 is sequentially recirculated between the selected drying section 3, and for each arbitrary drying section, a hanging rod 1 on which carpets 15 are suspended is formed.
Since the group can be continuously filled to the brim with fine pitches and dried, only one person is required to hang and lower the carpets 15, and the drying work of long and large carpets can be done easily. It can be easily performed sequentially and continuously. The drying section 3 is the hanging section 2.
Since the space above can be used in multiple layers to dry a group of carpets, the space required for drying is reduced, and a large number of carpets15 can be efficiently dried in a small space. There are effects that can be treated.

Note that in the above configuration of the present invention, the drying section 3
In addition to the two-layer structure of the above embodiment, it is also possible to have a multi-layer structure such as three layers or four layers.

"Effects of the Invention" As explained above, the drying device of the present invention can sequentially and continuously dry a large amount of long and large carpets 15 after cleaning by one worker. Since the drying process can be processed, the productivity of the drying work can be greatly improved, and the effective use of three-dimensional space has many advantages, such as being able to efficiently dry in a narrow space.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figure 1: Shows a drying device according to an embodiment of the present invention, A
2 is a front view showing the overall configuration, B is a front view showing the hanging rod, C is an enlarged front view showing the end of the hanging rod, FIGS. An enlarged partial front view of the main part. Main symbols: 1: hanging rod, 2: hanging part, 3
A, 3B: drying section, 4: lifting section, 5: descending section,
6: Circulation path, 6A, 6B, 6C, 6D, 6E: Inclined circulation path, 7: Roller, 9: Feeding conveyor,
10: Feed claw, 11: Roller neck, 12: Attachment, 13: Lift conveyor, 14:
Lift arm, 15: Furniture, 17: Descending conveyor, 18: Transfer arm, 19: Descending ramp, 21: Work floor.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A hanging part is provided on the work floor, and a plurality of drying parts are formed in a multilayered manner above the hanging part, and both ends of the hanging part and the drying part are connected to a lifting part and a lowering part. In addition, a circulation path is formed in which both ends of the hanging rod are supported and guided, passing through the arbitrarily selected drying section from the hanging section and returning to the hanging section. The section is equipped with a feeding conveyor for the hanging rods, and the hanging rods are hung from the hanging rods, sequentially filled into the drying section, dried, and returned to the hanging section to recirculate the hanging rods. A drying device for futons and rugs that features a structure that allows