JPH10151299A - Drying device for washed clothes - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To dry clothes without damaging true textile and to improve the work efficiency. SOLUTION: A tunnel-shaped drying path 3 through which a drying air flows is provided to dry a clothes 4, at the inside top of the drying path 3, a hanging and conveying means 9 for hanging and conveying the clothes 4 is provided, several drying air supply means are provided in the longitudinal direction of the drying path 3, and the drying path 3 are divided into several drying compartments 3a in the longitudinal direction. Unlike a tumbler type drying machine, clothes are not entangled nor scrubbed in this device. Furthermore, it is not necessary to open/close doors and take in/out clothes, and a working line can be realized.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for drying laundry, which is used in a cleaning factory or a coin shop.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a tumbler type laundry drying apparatus is used. This device puts laundry into a cylindrical rotating drum and supplies drying air for drying while rotating the rotating drum.However, since the laundry is entangled and rubbed, the fabric of the laundry is There was a problem that it was easy to hurt and shrinkage was easy to occur.

In this type of apparatus, a certain amount of laundry is put into a rotating drum, the lid is closed, and drying is performed for a predetermined time. I had to wait for the finish and I had to wait for the laundry before drying.

[0004] For this reason, there is a gap between positives and positives, and it is also necessary to perform a preparation operation such as finishing, for example, for hanging on a hanger to move to the next positive.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, according to the present invention, a drying process can be performed with high workability without damaging the fabric of the laundry by drying continuously while being suspended. An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for drying laundry such as that described above.

Means for this purpose are to provide a drying path formed in a tunnel shape having an inlet and an outlet through which a drying air for drying the laundry flows, and in the drying path, the laundry from the inlet to the outlet is provided. The drying path is provided with a plurality of drying air supply means for supplying drying air along the length direction, and the drying path is divided into a plurality of drying sections arranged in the length direction. It is characterized by being a laundry drying device. The transporting means may be configured as a hanging transporting means for suspending and transporting the laundry.

Further, a drying unit having at least one drying unit may be formed, and the drying units may be detachably connected to each other and integrated. Furthermore, a part or all of the plurality of the drying units may be provided with a moisture discharging unit that is intermittently driven so as to discharge the drying air containing moisture to the outside of the apparatus.

[0008]

[Operation and Effect] That is, according to the structure of the present invention,
Since the drying path formed in a tunnel shape is finely partitioned into a plurality of drying sections arranged in the length direction, the laundry conveyed from the entrance to the exit of the drying path by the conveying means passes through each drying section. Pass sequentially. The drying air circulates in each drying section, and the laundry is dried.However, the drying degree of the laundry gradually increases as it passes through the drying path, reducing the load on each drying section. Thus, the drying process can be performed efficiently and continuously. According to the structure of the fourth aspect, the moisture contained in the drying air can be appropriately discharged by the humidity discharging means, so that the drying ability can be restored in small units, and the high drying efficiency uniform as a whole can be maintained.

Further, since the laundry is dried while being transported by the transport means, it takes a certain time for the first laundry to come out of the outlet, but thereafter, the dried laundry is sequentially dried. Since an object comes out, for example, the transition to the next finishing step can be performed without changing the hanger and without stopping the flow. For this reason,
After the drying process, one line can be formed, so that the process can flow, and a great improvement in efficiency can be desired. In addition, if it is suspended and transported as in claim 2,
Since the operation of hanging on the hanger can be omitted when moving to the next step, workability is improved.

Further, since the laundry is transported and dried while being suspended or placed, the laundry is dried naturally without being entangled or rubbed as in the related art. So do not hurt the dough at all.

[0013] Further, according to the third aspect of the present invention, the size and configuration of the apparatus can be changed as needed, which is convenient.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a partial cross-sectional side view of a laundry drying apparatus 1 (hereinafter, referred to as a drying apparatus). The drying apparatus 1 supplies drying air supplied for drying by a plurality of drying air supply means 2 and heated for drying. The laundry 4 is circulated in the tunnel-shaped drying path 3, and the laundry 4 sequentially transported in the drying path 3 is continuously and stepwise dried. That is, the drying path 3 is divided into a plurality of drying sections 3a arranged in the length direction.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the apparatus main body 1a, which comprises two drying units 5 connected to each other.
Each drying unit 5 includes two, three, and a plurality of drying units 3a.
A tunnel-like straight drying path 3 having one side as an inlet and the other side as an outlet is formed so as to be biased to one side in order to include the drying air supply means 2. The ceiling surface of the drying path 3 is formed in a roof shape, the width is set to be large enough to carry the laundry 4 suspended on the hanger 6, and the height is set so that the pants and skirt can be suspended. doing.

The connection between the drying units 5 described above is performed, for example, in a state where the end face on the outlet side of one drying unit 5 and the end face on the inlet side of the other drying unit 5 are in contact with each other on the base 7. What is necessary is just to mount and fix to the base 7 with the bolt 8.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the drying apparatus 1 as viewed from the rear side. In the upper part of the drying path 3, hanging transport means for suspending and transporting laundry from the entrance to the exit of the drying path 3. 9 is installed. The hanging and conveying means 9 is constituted by a screw conveyor. That is, a first support member 11 having a long rod-shaped transport body 10 (see FIG. 4) having a spiral groove into which the hook 6a of the hanger 6 is dropped is suspended from the ceiling surface of the drying path 3, and an apparatus body. The first support member 1a is supported by an L-shaped second support member 12 fixed to both end surfaces thereof, and is fixed to one of the second support members 12 to be rotated by a motor 13 directly connected to the carrier 10. . In the figure, reference numeral 14 denotes a switch for controlling the driving of the hanging and conveying means 9.

An air curtain 15 is mounted above the inlet and outlet of the drying device 1 to prevent heat in the drying path 3 from escaping. Since a device that closes, such as a door, is not mounted, safety can be ensured even when a child may approach, for example, when used in a coin landry. In other words, even if a child enters, they can come out immediately and never be trapped, so it is safe.

Further, a ventilation port 16 having a predetermined width is opened on the ceiling surface of the drying path 3 for each drying section 3a, and the drying air from the drying air supply means 2 provided on the side of the drying path 3 is dried. Is sent to the suspended laundry 4. In the middle part of the edge of the blower opening 16, a distribution plate 17 is vertically suspended in a blind shape so that the dry air is uniformly sent out at both sides in the width direction of the drying path 3.

The drying air supply means 2 comprises a fan 18 housed on one side of the drying path 3 and a heater 19.
Is opened on the inner side surface at the lower end of the drying path 3, and a mesh filter 20 is attached to the opening. Further, the heater 19 is mounted on the discharge side of the fan 18 and is sent into the blower tube 21 bent in an inverted L-shape so as to be directed to the blower opening 16 described above.

The moisture discharge means 22 for intermittently driving the moisture-containing dry air to the outside of the air blower is provided in the blower tube at a rate of one for the two drying sections 3a and one for the three drying sections 3a. 21 is provided in the middle. This moisture discharging means 22
Is constituted by a damper 24 which is opened and closed by an air cinder 23, and when the damper 24 is closed as shown by the phantom line in FIG. It is configured to be discharged from the formed discharge port 25. The air cylinder 23 is controlled so as to be intermittently driven in accordance with an appropriate program such as at regular intervals. It is also possible to mount a sensor for detecting humidity and control based on the detection of this sensor. The moisture discharging means 22 may be provided in all the drying sections 3a, and these may be selected and controlled.

Further, a drying device having a predetermined number of drying units 3a may be obtained in advance without connecting the drying units 5 to each other. However, if the drying unit 5 is connected as described above, it may be necessary. The setting and the size of the drying apparatus can be changed, which is convenient.

In the drying apparatus 1 configured as described above, the switch 14 is operated to drive the drying air supply means 2, the hanging and conveying means 9, the air curtain 15, and the moisture discharging means 22, and then hang it on the hanger 6. The laundry 4 may be hung on the carrier 10 and sent into the drying path 3 from one entrance.

Since the inside of the tunnel-shaped drying path 3 is finely divided into a plurality of small drying sections 3a arranged in the longitudinal direction, the laundry 4 sequentially passes through the respective drying sections 3a. In each of the drying sections 3a, the drying air flows from top to bottom, and the laundry 4 is dried. Then, as the number of the laundry 4 subjected to the drying process increases, the humidity of the circulating drying wind increases. Therefore, the moisture discharging means 22 intermittently driven according to an appropriate program causes the humid drying wind to discharge the drying air having the increased humidity to the outlet 25.
Discharged from The drying capacity is adjusted by controlling the transport speed of the drying air supply unit 2, the transport speed of the hanging transport unit 9, and the driving control of the moisture discharging unit 22.

As described above, the drying path 3 includes a plurality of drying sections 3a.
Since the drying air supply means 2 is provided for each of the sections, the degree of drying of the laundry 4 gradually increases as it passes through each drying section 3a. For this reason, each drying section 3a
And the drying process can be performed efficiently and continuously. In addition, the moisture contained in the drying air is removed by the moisture discharging means 2.
2, the drying capacity can be recovered in small units, and a high drying efficiency that is uniform as a whole can be maintained.

In addition, since the laundry 4 is dried while being transported by the hanging transport means 9, it takes a certain time for the first laundry 4 to come out of the exit,
After that, since the dried laundry 4 comes out sequentially, for example, the transition to the next finishing step can be performed without changing to a hanger and without stopping the flow. For this reason, after the drying process, one line can be formed, and the process can be flowed, so that a significant improvement in efficiency can be desired. In addition, since the operation of hanging on the hanger can be omitted when moving to the next step, workability is improved.

Further, since the drying process of the laundry 4 is performed while it is suspended, the laundry 4 is dried naturally without entanglement or rubbing, so that the fabric is not damaged at all and shrinkage occurs. Can also be prevented.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the structure of a drying apparatus 1 according to another embodiment. As shown in the cross-sectional view of FIG. 6, the drying device 1 has a plurality of drying sections 3a as in the drying device 1 described above. However, in order to form the inlet and the outlet narrow, The drying paths 3 of the two drying sections 3a located at both ends of the apparatus main body 1a are bent in an L-shape. And
The suspended conveyance means is constituted by a chain conveyor that goes around. The chain conveyor transports the laundry 4 in a vertical direction, and is configured by a chain 26 stretched by a sprocket (not shown) driven by a motor (not shown). The hanging hooks 27 are attached at appropriate intervals at which no contact occurs.

At the entrance and the exit, since the laundry 4 enters and exits in the thickness direction, the mouth width is small. For this reason, even if an air curtain or a door is not attached, heat in the drying path 3 does not escape and heat efficiency is good, drying ability is enhanced, and a coin insertion portion 28 is formed as shown to be driven by coin insertion. Even if it is set so that it can be used in a coin land, it is possible to prevent a child from entering beforehand, which is also effective in terms of safety. Further, since both ends of the drying path 3 are bent into an L-shape to form an entrance and exit, for example, as shown in FIG. 6, an air ejection pipe for ejecting air for cooling is provided at an exit portion, and the washing is performed. It is also possible to perform a shape fixing action on the object 4.

The shape of the drying path 3 is not mainly a straight line as described above. For example, the apparatus main body 1a is formed in a donut shape, and the structure is such that the hanging and conveying means 9 is circulated. If the entrance is formed, the laundry can be taken in and out at one place.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partial cross-sectional side view of a laundry drying apparatus.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the apparatus main body.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a laundry drying apparatus.

FIG. 4 is a front view of a laundry drying apparatus.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a schematic structure of a laundry drying apparatus according to another embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a transverse sectional view of FIG. 5;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Drying apparatus of laundry 2 ... Drying air supply means 3 ... Drying path 3a ... Drying part 4 ... Laundry 5 ... Drying unit 9 ... Hanging conveyance means 22 ... Moisture discharge means

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A tunnel-shaped drying path having an inlet and an outlet through which a drying air for drying laundry flows is provided, and the laundry is conveyed from the inlet to the outlet in the drying path. A conveying means is provided, and the drying path is provided with a plurality of drying air supply means for supplying drying air along a length direction, and the drying path is divided into a plurality of drying sections arranged in the length direction. Equipment for drying things. 2. A laundry drying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said transport means is a hanging transport means for suspending and transporting the laundry. 3. The laundry drying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a drying unit having at least one drying unit is formed, and the drying units are detachably connected to each other and integrated. 4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a part or the whole of the plurality of the drying units is provided with a moisture discharging means for intermittently driving the drying air containing the humidity to discharge the drying air out of the apparatus. 3
An apparatus for drying laundry according to any one of the preceding claims.