JPH1057700A - Dryer - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a preventive measure against damages to coats and possible fire hazard induced by continued heating even after drying of a coat hung on a coat hanger which is provided with a built-in warm air generating means and is to be used in a cloth dryer. SOLUTION: A dryer 1 is equipped with a warm air ducted coat hanger 3 which receives warm air from a built-in warm air generator 2. A blower fan and a heater of the warm air generator 2 is activated and controlled by an activating and control unit 4, and a blower and a heater are activated by switching on a switch 4a. A weight detecting device 4c is attached to a hook 3a. When a dead weight of the hanger is measured by the weight detecting device 4c and is lower than a specified value according to drying of a coat A, an automatic heater controlling device 4b cuts off only a heating circuit. Thus, a drying process is switched to a draft air drying process from a warm air drying process. Irrespective of changes of drying rates of clothes to be present according to ambient humidity, the air heater is automatically switched off according to weight changes of clothes during drying. Therefore, the task of preventing damages to clothes and fire hazard is fulfilled.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a technology of a clothes dryer for drying clothes with warm air.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional technique of a clothes dryer, there is a conventional technique of Shokai 6
The technique disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 0-125983 is known. This technology is composed of a drier and a hanger having an outlet through which warm air is blown out, and quickly dries clothes hung on the hanger.

[0003]

In the above prior art,
Clothes dryer dries clothes hung by the operation of the dryer, but if you leave it as it is,
The clothing may overheat, causing the clothing to hurt or even cause a fire. It is also conceivable to provide a timer and turn off the dryer after a predetermined time, but since the drying time varies depending on the humidity and the like, it is difficult to solve the problem using only the timer.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a clothes dryer in which a heater does not operate even after clothes are dried.

[0005]

The clothes dryer of the present invention comprises:
The following technical measures were adopted. [Claim 1] A clothes dryer includes: a) a blower fan that blows air when energized; and a heater that generates heat when heated and heats an airflow generated by the blower fan. B) an outerwear hanger for blowing the hot air generated by the hot air generating means; and c) heat generation for stopping at least energization of the heater when the weight applied to the hanger becomes lighter than a set value. Automatic stopping means.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the clothes dryer of the first aspect, the hot air generating means and the automatic heat generation stopping means are provided integrally with the hanger.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the clothes dryer according to the first or second aspect, at least a set value for stopping energization of the heater is provided so as to be adjustable.

[0008]

The warm air generating means is operated by hanging wet clothes on the hanger. When the heater and the blower fan are energized, warm air is blown out of the hanger to dry the clothes hung on the hanger. The weight on the hanger decreases as the clothes dry. Then, when the weight applied to the hanger becomes lighter than the set value, the automatic heat generation stopping means stops at least energization of the heater.

As described above, when the weight applied to the hanger becomes lighter than the set value, the energization of the heater is stopped, so that there is no problem that the heater operates after drying to heat the clothes. That is, it is possible to eliminate a problem that the heater is operated after drying to damage clothes or cause a fire.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a clothes dryer. This clothes dryer 1 is provided with a hot air generating means 2, a hanger 3, and a power supply control unit 4 integrally.

The hot air generating means 2 is a blower fan (not shown) which generates an air flow according to the amount of electricity when it is energized.
And a heater (not shown) that generates heat in accordance with the amount of electricity when it is energized. If the fan and the heater are energized at the same time by the electricity supply control unit 4, hot air is blown out. When only electricity is supplied, the air blows out.

The hanger 3 has a shape for hanging the outerwear A, and has an air passage formed therein. This air passage is connected to the hot air generating means 2, and the hot air and the blast generated from the hot air generating means 2 are guided. Also, the air passage is
One or a plurality of openings for blowing out the warm air or the blast generated by the warm air generating means 2 are provided, and when the outerwear A is hung, the warm air or the blast blown out from the opening is the outerwear A. Is blown out inside.

The energization control unit 4 controls the energization of the blower fan and the heater. The operation switch 4a for manually setting ON / OFF of the operation and the heater when the weight applied to the hanger 3 becomes lighter than the set value. Automatic heat generation stopping means 4b for stopping the current supply.

The automatic heat generation stopping means 4b includes a hook 3a
, That is, a detection unit 4c that detects the own weight. The detection unit 4c is a weight sensor or an operation switch 4a that is turned on when the weight is heavy. The automatic heat generation stopping means 4b is provided such that when the weight detected by the detection unit 4c becomes smaller than the set value, the operation of the blower fan is kept as it is, and only the energization of the heater is stopped. In addition,
The set value of the weight at which the energization of the heater is stopped is provided so as to be manually adjustable according to the weight of the clothing and the like.

[Operation of Embodiment] An example of use of the clothes dryer 1 will be described. When the operation switch 4a is turned on with the wet clothes hung on the hanger 3, the blower fan and the heater are energized, and the warm air generating means 2 blows warm air into the air passage of the hanger 3. The blown-out hot air is blown out to the inside of the jacket A hung on the hanger 3 to dry the jacket A. With the drying of outerwear A, the weight of outerwear A becomes lighter,
When the weight of the clothes dryer 1 including the outerwear A detected by the detection unit 4c becomes smaller than the set value, only the energization of the heater is stopped by the operation of the heat generation stopping unit 4b, and the air blowing operation is performed.

[Effects of the Embodiment] The clothes dryer 1 stops energizing the heater when its own weight becomes lighter than the set value, so that there is no problem that the heater operates after drying to heat the clothes. As a result, it is possible to eliminate a problem that the heater is operated after drying to damage clothes or cause a fire. In this embodiment, since the blower fan continues to operate even after the heater is turned off, it acts to dry the remaining wetness of the jacket A.

[Modification] In the above embodiment, when the weight becomes smaller than the set value, an example is shown in which only the energization of the heater is stopped and the blower fan is continuously operated, but the weight becomes smaller than the set value. In this case, the power supply to the blower fan may be stopped together with the heater. Of course, it may be provided to switch between continuous operation of the blower fan and simultaneous stop of the blower fan.

In the above-described embodiment, the type in which the amount of air and the amount of heat generated are not switched is exemplified. However, the type in which the amount of air and the amount of heat generated can be switched may be provided. In the above example,
When the operation switch 4a is turned on, an example is shown in which the blower fan and the heater are energized. However, the blower mode may be set in addition to the warm air mode, and only the blower fan may be energized.

Further, a timer may be combined with the above embodiment, and a mechanism for turning off at least the heater after a predetermined time set by the timer may be mounted. In the above-described embodiment, the example in which the hanger and the hot air generating means are combined and integrated is shown, but the hanger may be provided with the hot air generating means incorporated therein.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a clothes dryer.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Clothes dryer 2 Hot air generating means 3 Hanger 4 Electricity control part 4a Operation switch 4b Heat generation automatic stop means 4c Detecting part

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A hot air generating means comprising: a) a blower fan for blowing air when energized; and a heater for heating the airflow generated by the blower fan when heated and energized; b) the hot air. Clothes comprising: an outerwear hanger for blowing warm air generated by the generating means; and c) automatic heat generation stopping means for stopping at least energization of the heater when the weight applied to the hanger becomes lighter than a set value. Dryer. 2. The clothes dryer according to claim 1, wherein said warm air generating means and said automatic heat generation stopping means are provided integrally with said hanger. 3. The clothes dryer according to claim 1, wherein at least a set value for stopping the energization of the heater is provided so as to be adjustable.