JPH03212256A - Dryer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To shorten the drying time for a shelf and improve the sterilization effect by installing a warm-air feeding means and a selecting means for varying the operation time of a germicidal lamp according to the material of the shelf accommodated into a small article drying chamber. CONSTITUTION:A tableware basket 38 into which tableware is accommodated is accommodated into a tableware drying chamber 36, and a shelf A is put into a frame body 18, and accommodated into a small article drying chamber 17, When the shelf A is made of wood, a selecting switch 27 is once operated to select 'made of wood', and an operating lever 24 is operated to a 'small article' side, and an operating switch 27 is once operated. Then, a blower 12 and a heater 13 electrically conduct, and warm air is blown into the tableware drying chamber 36 from a blowing port 16. Further, a portion of the warm air is supplied into a small article drying chamber 17 from an air feeding port 21, and the shelf A is dried, and the air is discharged into the tableware drying chamber 36, and dries the tableware in the tableware drying chamber 36, together with the warm air supplied from the blow-out port 16. At the same time, a germicidal lamp 20 operates, and performs sterilization on the shelf A in the small article drying chamber 17, together with the warm air supplied from a warm air feeding means. When the shelf A is made of synthetic resin, a selecting switch 20 is operated two times, and 'made of synthetic resin' is selected.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (a) Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a dryer having a small article drying chamber for drying drying materials.

(b) Prior Art As a dryer of this type, for example, a dish dryer having a small article drying chamber for drying utensils is known.

This conventional device will be explained based on FIGS. 8 to 10. Reference numeral 1 denotes a main body, which incorporates hot air supply means consisting of an air blower 41!2 and a heater 3. 4 is a lid made up of three lid pieces that are swingably supported on the main body 1; 5 is the main body 1 and the lid 4;
A dish basket stored in a dish drying chamber 6 surrounded by The tableware in the tableware basket 5 is dried.

Reference numeral 8 denotes a small article drying chamber which is partitioned into the main body 1 and stores the items, and 9 is an air passage formed on the side of the small article drying chamber 8.
A supply port 10 is formed, and a portion of the warm air from the hot air supply means passes through the air passage 9 and the supply port 10 to the small article drying chamber 8.
is supplied to dry the small items in the drying chamber.

In this dish dryer, the warm air supplied from the hot air supply means to the small article drying chamber is kept at a constant blowout temperature from the start of operation to the end of operation. The temperature was set at a relatively low temperature to prevent deformation, warping, cracking, etc. of the caps stored in the container. In other words, they are roughly divided into those made of synthetic resin and those made of wood, but those made of synthetic sugar are particularly sensitive to heat and easily deform, so small items drying chambers are made of synthetic resin. It has to be kept at a relatively low temperature depending on the situation, takes a long time to dry, and has poor sterilizing effect.

(c) Problems to be Solved by the Invention The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned drawbacks, and an object thereof is to provide a dryer that can shorten the drying time and improve the sterilizing effect.

(d) Means for solving the problem A main body having a hot air supply means, a small article drying chamber in which the kettle is stored and warm air is supplied from the hot air supply means, and a small article drying chamber arranged inside the small article drying chamber. The present invention is characterized in that it is equipped with a selection means for varying the operating time of the hot air supply means and the germicidal lamp depending on the material to be stored in the small article drying chamber.

(e) When the operating area is wooden, when "wooden" is selected by the selection means, relatively high temperature warm air is supplied to the small article drying chamber to dry the kettle. In addition, the sterilizing lamp is turned on for a relatively long period of time, and sterilization is carried out by the warm air and the irradiation of the sterilizing lamp.

If the sleeve is made of synthetic resin, when "synthetic resin" is selected by the selection means, relatively low-temperature warm air is supplied to the small article drying chamber to dry the bowl. In addition, a germicidal lamp is turned on for a relatively short period of time, and sterilization is performed by irradiating warm air and the germicidal lamp.

(F) Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail based on the dish dryer shown in FIGS. 1 to 7.

11 is a main body made of synthetic resin, which includes a blower 12 and a heater 13.
It has a built-in hot air supply means consisting of.

The hot air supply means is configured to supply the main body 1 by driving the blower 12.
The air sucked in from the suction port 14 on the bottom of the main body 11 is heated by the heater 13, and most of the warm air is sent from the supply path 15 to the tableware drying chamber, which will be described later, through the air outlet 16 formed on the top plate of the main body 11. 36 and a part of the warm air is supplied to the rear of the supply port 21.
A small article drying chamber 1, which will be described later, is formed in the main body 11 through the
7.

Reference numeral 17 denotes a drying chamber for small items that is divided into sections within the main body 11, and is open at the front of the main body 11 (on the left side in FIG. 1). Reference numeral 18 denotes a frame made of synthetic resin that is housed so as to be freely drawn out from the front opening of the small article drying chamber 17.
When the small articles drying chamber 17 is stored, the front surface of the frame 18 closes the front opening of the small article drying chamber 17. The frame body 18 is formed to a size that accommodates @A, and a rib 19 is integrally formed on the bottom surface of the frame body 18 to form a gap between the bottom surface and the ff1A for hot air to pass through when the ff1A is stored. are doing.

Reference numeral 20 denotes a germicidal lamp mounted on the ceiling of the small article drying room 17.

Reference numeral 21 denotes a supply port formed in the supply path 15 of the hot air supply means, and a supply port 21 opened toward the front from the front of the supply path 15 at the rear of the small article drying chamber 17, and a supply port 21 opened downward from the rear of the supply path 15. It has a supply port 21 that opens toward the inside, and hot air from the hot air supply means is supplied into the small article drying chamber 17 through the supply port 21. Reference numeral 22 denotes an exhaust hole bored in the front of the small article drying chamber 17, which supplies warm air from the small article drying chamber 17 into a tableware drying chamber 36, which will be described later.

Reference numeral 23 denotes a damper serving as an opening/closing means for opening and closing the supply port 21 which opens downward from the rear of the supply path 15 except for a part, and includes an operating lever 2 whose tip protrudes from the front surface of the main body 11.
4, it is opened and closed via a connecting rod 25. When the operating lever 24 is operated to the "high speed" side shown in FIG.
Most of the supply port 21 opened downward from the rear of the device 5 is closed, and a small amount of hot air is supplied from the hot air supply means to the small article drying chamber 17 through the portion of the supply port 21 that is not blocked by the damper 23. Then, when the operating lever 24 is operated to the "small items" side, the damper 23 is released and the small items drying chamber 1 is opened.
7, hot air is supplied from the hot air supply means.

26 is a microswitch operated by the operating lever 24, and 27 is an operating switch formed on the front surface of the main body 11. When the operating switch 27 is operated - degree while the operating lever 24 is operated to the "high speed" side, A timer for a preset short time (18 minutes in this embodiment) is set, the "high speed" lamp 28 lights up, and when the time has elapsed, the operation is stopped and the operation switch 27 is operated twice to complete the preset time. A timer is set for a long period of time (30 minutes in this example), the "standard" lamp 29 lights up, and after the time has elapsed, the operation is stopped, and when the operation switch 27 is operated three times, the operation is stopped. It is supposed to be done.

Moreover, when the operation switch 27 is operated - degree with the operation lever 24 being operated to the "small item" side, the operation lever 24
4 to the high speed J side, press the operation switch 2.
7 twice, a preset long timer (30 minutes in this example) is set, the "standard" lamp 29 lights up, and after the time has elapsed, the operation is stopped and the operation is resumed. When the switch 27 is operated twice, the operation is stopped.

Reference numeral 30 denotes a selection switch provided on the front side of the main body 1. When the operating lever 24 is operated - degree with the operating lever 24 being operated to the "accessory" side, "wooden" is selected and the "wooden" lamp 3 is selected.
1 lights up, and when operated twice, "synthetic resin" is selected and the "synthetic resin" lamp 32 lights up.

That is, by operating the selection switch 30, it is possible to select between "wooden" and "synthetic resin" depending on the type of material to be dried in the small article drying chamber 17. When "wooden" is selected, the timer for a preset long time (30 minutes in this embodiment) is set as described above, and the hot air supply means and germicidal lamp 20 are operated for the set time. When "synthetic resin" is selected, a preset long time timer is set in the same way as when "wooden" is selected, and the blower 12 is By increasing the rotational speed and increasing the amount of air blown, the temperature of the hot air generated by the hot air supply means is lowered, and the hot air is supplied to the small article drying chamber 17 for a set time. Also,
The germicidal lamp 20 is activated after a predetermined time has elapsed (in this embodiment, 20 minutes have elapsed) from the start of the set time.

33 is a main circuit board on which a control circuit 40, a display circuit 41, and a timer circuit 42, which will be described later, are mounted, and 34 is a power circuit board, on which a power supply circuit 43, which will be described later, is mounted.

Reference numeral 35 denotes a transparent synthetic resin lid made of three lid pieces 35a, 35b, and 35c which are swingably supported by the main body 11, and form a tableware drying chamber 36 between it and the human face of the main body 11. An exhaust hole 37 is formed in the second lid piece 35b.

Reference numeral 38 denotes a synthetic resin dish basket which is stored in the dish drying chamber 36 so as to be freely accessible.

Next, the circuit will be explained based on FIG.

39 is a changeover switch consisting of the microswitch 26, the operation switch 27, and the selection switch 30; 40 is a control circuit that inputs the operation signal from the changeover switch 39; and 41 is an indication by a signal from the control circuit 40 based on the operation of the changeover switch 39. 42 is a timer circuit that sets the operating time based on a signal from the control circuit 40 based on the operation of the changeover switch 39. The selection switch 30 is operated to the "accessory" side.
is selected as the synthetic resin j side, the timer circuit 42
outputs a signal to the control circuit 40 after a predetermined period of time has passed since the start of operation (in this example, 20 minutes after the start of operation), and the control circuit 40 operates the germicidal lamp 20 based on the signal. . 43 is a power supply circuit.

Therefore, the tableware basket 38 storing tableware is transferred to the tableware drying room 36.
At the same time, ff1A is placed in the frame 1'8, and the frame is stored in the small article drying chamber 17.

If @A is made of wood, operate the selection switch 30 once to select "wooden", operate the operating lever 24 to the "accessory" side, and operate the operating switch 27 once, a signal is sent to the control circuit 40. The timer circuit 42 sets a 30-minute timer based on the input signal from the control circuit 40.

The blower 12 and the heater 13 are energized by the control circuit 40, and the air sucked in from the suction port 11 by the rotation of the blower 12 is heated by the heater 13 and becomes warm air, and most of the warm air flows through the supply path 15. The air is then supplied from the air outlet 16 into the dish drying chamber 36.

In addition, by operating the operating lever 24 toward the small object j side, the damper 23 releases the supply port 21, so that a portion of the warm air from the hot air supply means passes through the supply path 15 from the supply port 21 to the small object. After being supplied to the rear part of the drying chamber 17 and drying @A in the small articles drying chamber, the air is supplied to the exhaust hole 2 in the front part of the small articles storage chamber 17.
2 to the tableware drying chamber 36, and the tableware in the tableware drying chamber 36 is dried together with the warm air supplied from the air outlet 16. The germicidal lamp 20 operates simultaneously with the operation of the hot air supply means, and sterilizes the area A in the small article drying chamber 17 together with the warm air of the hot air supply means.

If side A is made of synthetic resin, operate the selection switch 20 twice to select "synthetic resin", and then turn the operating lever 24 to "
When the operation switch 27 is operated once in the "small items" side, the timer circuit 42 sets a 30-minute timer, and the blower 12 and heater 13 are energized, supplying hot air, as in the case where the ff1A is made of wood. Warm air generated by the means is supplied to the tableware drying chamber 1 36 and the small article drying chamber 17, and after a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of operation, the sterilization lamp 20 is activated to sterilize the area A.

When "synthetic resin" is selected, the rotation speed of the blower 12 increases, the amount of air is increased, and the temperature of the hot air generated by the hot air supply means is lowered. The temperature of the FF1A is relatively low, and the FF1A is made of synthetic resin that is weak against heat.
However, no deformation or the like occurs. Furthermore, since irradiation of the synthetic resin material A with the sterilizing lamp 20 for a long period of time will have a negative effect on the material, the irradiation with the sterilizing lamp 20 must be made for a relatively short period of time. In addition, the synthetic resin sleeve A is less likely to be damaged by a kitchen knife than the wooden sleeve, and even when irradiated with the sterilizing lamp 20 for a short time, a sufficient sterilizing effect can be achieved.

Next, a case will be described in which the tableware basket 38 containing tableware is stored in the tableware drying chamber 36, small articles such as chopsticks are placed in the frame 18, and the frame is stored in the small article drying chamber 17.

When the operating lever 24 is operated to the "high speed" side and the operating switch 27 is operated once, a signal is input to the control circuit 40, and the timer circuit 42 sets an 18-minute timer based on the signal from the control circuit 40. do. Control circuit 40
The blower 12 and the heater 13 are energized, and the blower 1
The air sucked in from the suction port 14 by the rotation of the drum 2 is heated by the heater 13 and becomes hot air, and most of the warm air is supplied from the air outlet 16 to the dish drying chamber 36 via the supply path 15.

In addition, by operating the operating lever 24 to the "high speed" side, the damper 23 closes the supply port 21 except for a part, so that a small amount of the hot air from the hot air supply means is supplied via the supply path 15. The outlet 21 is supplied to the rear of the small items drying chamber J7, and the small items such as chopsticks in the small items drying chamber are dried and exhausted from the exhaust hole 22 at the front of the small items storage chamber 17 to the tableware drying chamber 36. Dish drying room 36 along with warm air supplied from 16
Dry the tableware inside.

At this time, since the damper 23 closes the supply port 21 except for a part, only a small amount of warm air is supplied to the small article drying chamber 17. Small items such as chopsticks can be dried with a small amount of hot air compared to the case A, so the small items drying chamber 17 can be efficiently dried without wasting hot air using the small amount of warm air supplied to the small item drying chamber 17. .

In addition, when the ambient temperature is low such as in winter, when the operation switch 27 is operated once, that is, when the timer is set for 18 minutes, the small items in the small item drying chamber 17 and the dishes in the tableware drying chamber 36 are In some cases, the product may not be sufficiently dried, and in this case, operate the operation switch 27 twice to set the timer for 30 minutes.

(g) Effects of the Invention As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to dry efficiently and in a short period of time depending on the type of filtration, and the sterilizing effect can be improved.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

1 to 7 show one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a sectional view taken along line II in FIG. 6, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II in FIG. 1 with the damper released. , Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken along If-IT in Fig. 1 with the damper closed, Fig. 4 is a 1'/-IV sectional view in Fig. 2, and Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken along V-V in Fig. 2.
6 is a front view, FIG. 7 is a circuit diagram, FIG. 8 is a conventional sectional view, FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along line IX-[X of FIG. 8, and FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. It is a XX sectional view of. ]l...Body, 12...Blower, 13...
Heater, 17... Small items drying room, 20... Germicidal lamp,
30... Selection switch, 32... Dish drying room.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. The main body has a hot air supply means, and the kettle is stored inside.
A small article drying chamber to which hot air is supplied from the hot air supply means, and a germicidal lamp disposed in the small article drying chamber, the hot air being heated by the material of the kettles stored in the small article drying chamber. A dryer characterized by being provided with a selection means for varying the operating time of a supply means and a germicidal lamp.