【０００１】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、長靴等の履物を、収納部内で通常姿勢と反転支持姿勢で取出し可能に収容して乾燥させる履物収納部の棚部構造に関する。
【０００２】
【従来の技術】
従来、扉及び棚部を備えた乾燥室を複数段に形成した収納部内で、被乾燥物としての多数の長靴を取出し可能に収容して乾燥させる乾燥装置は、特開平１１−３０４７９号公報で示されるように既に知られている。
この乾燥装置は、各乾燥室に通ずる一側に吸気ファン及び送気ファンを備えた中空状の送気部を設置すると共に、他側に乾燥室に送風された空気を他方の乾燥室側に送風する送気案内部を設け、収納部内で循環する空気をヒータ部で加熱するようにしていると共に、各乾燥室は長靴の底面を棚板又は棚杆で受けて通常姿勢で載置する棚部を設けた構造にしており、また長靴を上向きの反転姿勢で支持する反転支持構造としては、長靴を上向きにした反転姿勢で内部に支持棒を差し込んで支持せしめる構成が記載されている。
【０００３】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
上記公報で示されるような構成の乾燥装置の収納部は、長靴を受けて通常姿勢で載置し乾燥保管する棚部を全ての乾燥室に設けた棚部構造にしているので、内部に厚いフェルト等の防寒部材を張設しているような防寒用長靴を、洗濯した直後に水切りをしないまま通常姿勢で乾燥しようとすると、日数（時間）を大幅に要するため実用に不適切であると共に、上記防寒用長靴は防寒部材が洗濯時に多量の水を含浸し速やかな乾燥使用を不能にするので、その洗濯が敬遠され不衛生な使用を強いられる等の欠点がある。
また長靴を上向きにした反転姿勢で内部に支持棒を差し込んで支持せしめる反転支持構造のものは、長靴の筒部内に加熱された空気を下方から送風する際に、支持棒が支障し空気の入流を妨げるものであると共に、またこの棚部で長靴を通常姿勢に切り換えて通常姿勢で収容することができない等の課題がある。
【０００４】
【課題を解決するための手段】
上記課題を解決するために本発明による履物収納部の棚部構造は、第１に、外側面が側壁１３によって形成した箱枠体よりなり、内部に加熱された空気が流通する空気流通路からなる乾燥室を備え、該乾燥室内の下部に長靴等の履物Ｗの底面を棚板５１又は棚杆５０で受けて通常姿勢で載置する棚部５を設け、該棚部５上の収納空間を隔てた上方にスリッパ等の小物の被乾燥物を載置可能な補助棚部５ａを設置した装置において、長靴Ｗを通常載置姿勢で棚部５ａ上に上向きに収納した際にその筒部を当接させないように且つ長靴Ｗを上下反転姿勢でつま先部を載せ掛けた状態で支持できるように、補助棚部５ａを前記箱枠体側に前後方向に設けた横杆２５のガイド溝２５ａに前後スライド可能に左右両端を支持させることにより乾燥室の奥側に移動退避させる進退可能な構造にし、コ字形に屈曲形成した杆状部材からなり、前記補助棚部５ａの前側で回動可能なようにコ字形の両端を回動可能に枢支することにより、長靴Ｗを上下反転姿勢でそのつま先部を補助棚部５ａ上に載せ掛けた状態で、長靴Ｗの後部に形成されるかかと部の膨面に係止して補助棚部５ａと共に長靴Ｗを下向きに支持する支持杆６０を設け、該支持杆６０を長靴Ｗを支持する支持姿勢と、長靴Ｗを支持しない状態に格納する格納姿勢に切換可能に構成したことを特徴としている。
【０００５】
第２に、棚部５の下方に、反転姿勢に支持した履物Ｗから滴下する水を受けて排出する排水構造５ｂを設けることを特徴としている。
【０００６】
【発明の実施の形態】
本発明の一実施形態を図面に基づいて説明する。符号１は本発明の一実施形態を示す乾燥装置であり、図１で示す乾燥装置１は、被乾燥物として作業用の長靴Ｗを一対づつ多数収容せしめて乾燥させる、後述する棚部構造を備えた履物収納部としての中空室状の収納部２と、該収納部２の一側（右側）に設置されて収納部２内に空気を送風せしめる送気部３と、上記収納部２の他側（左側）で上下方向に設置されて、収納部２内の空気を転向させて収納部２内を通し送気部３側に循環せしめる送気案内部４等から構成している。
【０００７】
そしてこの実施形態の乾燥装置１は、図２で示すように上記の構成要素を上下に横一直線状に分割することにより、上部乾燥本体１ａ側と下部乾燥本体１ｂ側とにアッシー状に分割形成しており、これにより収納部２に後述するように多くの長靴Ｗを各収容載置可能な棚部５の設置構造及びその製作等を、簡潔で廉価なものにするようにし、また大型になる乾燥装置１を上下に分割したコンパクトな姿によって、その運搬及び据え付け等の作業を能率よく簡単に行うようにしている。
さらに、上部乾燥本体１ａの下部面と下部乾燥本体１ｂの上部面はそれぞれ平坦面に形成し、両者を接合固定することで、前記送気部３と収納部２と送気案内部４とによる空気循環路を一連に形成し、多数の長靴Ｗの乾燥等の処理を能率よく簡単に行うことができるようにしている。
【０００８】
また上部乾燥本体１ａ及び下部乾燥本体１ｂは、共に支柱となる複数の縦枠１０を上下の横枠１１で連結することにより方形立方体状の箱枠を形成し、その前面側の上下の横枠１１を収納部２の巾内において、１足分の長靴Ｗを出し入れ可能に収容する収容間隔を有して縦枠１０で連結することにより、長靴Ｗの出入口を左右方向に区画形成すると共に、該縦枠１０間には従来のものと同様な扉装着手段によって、透明板からなる扉２０を蝶番部を支点に開閉回動可能に取付け、その周囲にシール部材を施工し内部を気密及び断熱構造を以て開閉可能に閉塞し、圧風による内部空気の漏出を防止するようにしている。
また他方の外側面即ち左右側面，背（後）側面，上側面，下側面には、平鉄板等からなる壁板を貼設することにより、各側壁１３を形成した気密状の箱枠体にしている。
【０００９】
そして、左右の側壁１３の内側には複数の通気口１４ａ，１５ａを穿設した内側壁１４，１５を所定の間隔を有して平行状に張設し、前記送気案内部４と送気部３の各室を収納部２と区画形成している。
尚、図示例の上部乾燥本体１ａは、収納部２内で最下部の横枠１１と略同位置に長靴Ｗを載置する棚部５と、その上方で同構造の棚部５を縦枠１０の中途部に設けることにより、上下２段の乾燥室（空気流通路）を形成し、下部乾燥本体１ｂは収納部２内に３つの棚部５を設けることにより、上中下段の３段の乾燥室を形成するようにしている。
【００１０】
これにより図示例の乾燥装置１は、下部乾燥本体１ｂ上に上部乾燥本体１ａを連結した状態において、収納部２内に５段の流通路を形成し、以下に記す構成によって最下段の流通路は最急速乾燥室２１にしていると共に、最上段の流通路は急速乾燥室２２にし、その間の３段の流通路は通常乾燥室２３となるように形成することにより、各種の乾燥状態を備えて長靴Ｗを適正に乾燥することができる乾燥室を１台の乾燥装置１に対し、簡潔で合理的な構造を以て廉価に設置せしめると共に、被乾燥物としての長靴Ｗの状況及び使用者の要求に適応した乾燥を、収納部２にまとめて設けた各乾燥室の乾燥形態を自由に選択し得、利便性の高い長靴Ｗの乾燥処理と装置の使用を可能にしている。
【００１１】
即ち、上部乾燥本体１ａ内の側壁１４の各通気口１４ａには送気ファン１６を設け（図１）、他方の内側壁１５の通気に１５ａには吸気ファン１７を設け（図４）、これにより上部の乾燥本体１ａの急速乾燥室２２と下部の通常乾燥室２３には、図１の矢印で示すように、送気案内部４から送気部３に至る整流状の送気流を収納部２内に整然と形成するようにしている。
このとき、上記各乾燥室の左右に対となるように対設される送気ファン１６と吸気ファン１７は互いに離間しているが、棚部５が風路の上側或いは下側の隔壁ガイドを兼ねて送気流形成作用をすると共に、一側から他側に向かう棚部５は後述する構造による棚板間隙から、送気流の風圧によりその一部を相隣る乾燥室側に向けて送出し上下に混流せしめるので、一連の送気流を形成しながら各室内の流通を促し、収納部２内の乾燥空気の均質化を図りながら長靴Ｗを効率よく乾燥させる等の特徴がある。
【００１２】
次に上記棚部５の構成について図１，図３，図８〜図１０を参照し説明する。 図示例の棚部５は、収納部２内で２足分の長靴Ｗを載置する間隔を有して立設している前後の縦枠１０，１０を、棚の設置位置において横杆２５で連結し、相対向する横杆２５，２５に、丸パイプ状の複数の棚杆５０（図示例では３本）を前後方向に疎間隔に挿通して取付支持していると共に、該複数の棚杆５０上には１足分の長靴巾程度に形成した棚板５１を、着脱可能に位置決め載置した構成とし相隣る棚板５１間で前記棚板間隙を形成し、上下方向の通気を可能にし乾燥室内通気混流を促進するようにしている。
【００１３】
また、上記棚部５は長靴Ｗの収納空間を隔てた上方に、例えばスリッパや他の任意な小物等の被乾燥物を載置可能な補助棚部５ａを設置している。
図示例の補助棚部５ａは、前記のものと同様な手段を以て複数（３本）の小径杆からなる棚杆５０を横杆２５に取付支持しており、この際棚杆５０は収納部２の奥側（後方側）に偏寄させた位置に設置し、これにより、棚板５１上に靴底を接触させた通常の使用姿勢（以下通常姿勢と言う）で載置される長靴Ｗを、その筒部と棚杆５０との接当を防止し収納を妨げないようにし、また乾燥室内にスリッパ等の別の履物と共に効率よく収容することができるようにしている。
また上記のように構成した棚部５及び補助棚部５ａは、相隣る棚杆５０を疎間隔に取付支持することで形成される間隙（スリット）によっても、上下方向の通気を自由にする。
【００１４】
そして棚部５の棚板５１は、相隣る棚板５１及び横杆２５との間を離間させる大きさにしているから、その間隙から送気流を吸気方向に部分的に逃しながら長靴Ｗの棚板５１毎に分岐流を合理的に形成することができ、下方側から送風される温風を上方の乾燥室側に送風し、当該乾燥室内を流れている送気流に混在せしめて収納部２内温度の均質化を図ることができ、通常乾燥室２３内の棚部５に載置収納される多数の長靴Ｗの均質乾燥を、速やかに促進することができる等の特徴がある。
【００１５】
このような収納部２において、その最上段に構成する前記急速乾燥室２２は、棚部５を同方向に一連に形成し、図３で示すように、その天井となる側壁（天板）１３に取付ブラケット１３ａ介して送気ファン１８を下方の棚板５１毎に対向させて設置し、急速乾燥室２２を横断する送気流の一部を天板１３側から下方の１足毎の長靴Ｗの筒部内に向けて強制的に送風するようにしている。
これにより最上段の急速乾燥室２２内で、比較的高温状態にある送気流が横方に流動することに加えて、その空気を長靴Ｗ内に強制的に吹き込ませるので、長靴Ｗの内外を速やかに乾燥することができ、通常乾燥室２３の長靴Ｗよりも短時間に急速乾燥せしめることができる。
【００１６】
一方、下部乾燥本体１ｂの収納部２の最下段には最急速乾燥室２１を構成し、該最急速乾燥室２１内には前記のものと同様な棚部５を一連に形成していると共に、この乾燥室に後述する構成からなる長靴Ｗの反転支持構造６を設け、長靴Ｗにその通常姿勢と反転支持姿勢の両姿勢において、高温及び低湿度状態の空気（高温乾燥空気）を送風することにより、収納部２内で最も短時間に長靴Ｗを乾燥処理させることができる乾燥室にしている。
【００１７】
即ち、最急速乾燥室２１は、図４，図５で述べる送気部３の上下ストレート状の風路下部から、除湿及び加熱された空気を送気ファン１６を介して直接的に送風されること、また必要によって棚板５１の下部に設置される加熱部５５によっても加熱されることにより、収納部２の最下段を他のエリアよりも最も短時間で最急速乾燥せしめる特定エリアとして、濡れた状態の長靴Ｗでも能率よく適切に乾燥させることができるようにしている。
【００１８】
図示例の加熱部５５は、点線で示すようにパネル或いはブロック状のヒータを底板１３上に設置しているが、棒状ヒータ等を用い棚杆５０に一体的に設置構成すると、ヒータスペースを大きく占めることなくまた空気の流れを阻害することなく、室内の空気を効率よく加熱することができる等の利点がある。
また上記の手段に限ることなく、例えばパネルヒータ等を棚板５１の裏側に設置してもよい。さらに棚部５と底板１３間に形成される空間路内に、図４の点線で示すようにバイパス路７６を設け、送気部３から送風される除湿加熱空気を選択的に導入送風するようにしてもよい。
尚、この実施形態では、各乾燥室に横設する棚杆５０のパイプ内には、従来のものと同様にチューブヒータ或いはコードヒータ等のヒータ３ｈを設置し、温風加熱に加えて局部的な接触加熱を選択可能に行うようにしている。
【００１９】
次に図８〜図１０を参照し、最急速乾燥室２１内に設けた反転支持構造６について説明する。
図示例の反転支持構造６は、コ字状に屈曲形成した杆状部材からなる支持杆６０の両端を、下段の棚部５の上方に位置する左右の横杆２５に対し、補助棚部５ａの前側で回動可能に枢支し、支持杆６０の支持部６１を図９，図１０の実線で示す最急速乾燥室２１内に突出せしめた支持姿勢と、点線で示すように上方に回動退避せしめ、横杆２５に沿わせて格納状態にする格納姿勢とに切換可能に構成している。
また反転支持構造６と対設させるこの部の補助棚部５ａは、支持杆６０の切換作動時に棚杆５０を退避作動せしめる進退可能構造にすることにより、支持部６１と棚杆５０との接当を防止し、支持杆６０の姿勢変更及び長靴Ｗの反転支持等を、乾燥室の空間を有効利用して収納部２を不要に大型化させることなく、簡潔でコンパクトに纏めた構成を以て、簡単且つ速やかに行うことができるようにしている。
【００２０】
即ち、図示例の補助棚部５ａは通常使用姿勢にある３本の棚杆５０のうち、前側２本の棚杆５０をその両端を作動部材６２で一体的に連結すると共に、該作動部材６２を横杆２５に形成したガイド溝２５ａにスライド可能に嵌挿支持させた構成にしている。
そして、最急速乾燥室２１内の反転支持構造６及び補助棚部５ａは、図８，図１０の点線で示す通常姿勢（通常載置姿勢）において、支持杆６０は横杆２５に沿う格納姿勢にされていると共に、作動部材６２で連結した棚杆５０は前側に引き出されて後方の棚杆５０と共にスリッパ等を載置可能な補助棚部５ａの拡張した使用状態にあるので、長靴Ｗを棚部５上に靴底を接触させて載置した通常姿勢において、長靴Ｗの筒部を補助棚部５ａに接当させることなく安定よく収納することができる。
【００２１】
また同図の実線で示す反転姿勢にするときは、補助棚部５ａの前側の２本の棚杆５０を押し込むと、当該２本の棚杆５０は作動部材６２を介して奥側に移動退避し縮小するので、棚部５の前側上方に大きな空間部を形成しながら棚杆５０を奥側に纏めてコンパクトに残置せしめることができ、この状態で支持杆６０を切換部材６５からその弾性に抗して外しながら手前側に回動させると、支持杆６０を補助棚部５ａに接当させることなく、支持姿勢への切換作動を速やかに行うことができる。
次いで、長靴Ｗはその靴底を上向きに反転させ、つま先部を補助棚部５ａ上に載せ掛けた状態で、長靴Ｗの後部に形成されるかかと部の膨面に、支持杆６０の支持部６１を接合させると、長靴Ｗはつま先部とかかと部とを棚杆５０及び支持杆６０によって安定よく下向き姿勢に支持される。
【００２２】
従って、この構成によれば長靴Ｗの反転支持を簡単且つ速やかに行うことができると共に、長靴Ｗの筒部を補助棚部５ａの設置空間部を利用し棚部５と離間せしめながら、下向きの自然垂下状態で広く開口させることができる。
また反転支持された長靴Ｗは、従来のもののように長靴Ｗ内に支持棒を挿入しないから、最急速乾燥室２１の加熱部５５で加熱された空気を、中空の垂下姿勢にある筒部内に抵抗なく適切に入流させると共に、靴内の水分は下方に下がりながら滴下させることができるので、洗濯直後の長靴Ｗであっても良好且つ短時間に乾燥させることができる。
これにより図１０で示すように、長靴Ｗが内部に５ミリ程度の厚いフェルト等の防寒部材Ｗ１を張設している防寒用長靴を洗濯した場合や、他に使用直後の濡れたスキー靴や一般的な靴或いは運動靴であるような場合でも、反転支持構造６を備えた最急速乾燥室２１によって簡単且つ速やかに乾燥することができる。
【００２３】
尚、切換部材６５は、横杆２５に支持杆６０を乾燥室に支持するバネ材又はゴム材等からなる弾性変位可能なストッパ構造にしている。
また図示例で補助棚部５ａの棚杆５０は、前後方向にスライド移動させる進退可能構造としたが、これに限ることなく棚杆５０を上下方向に回動させることにより、補助棚部５ａの通常使用姿勢と退避姿勢とに切換るようにしてもよい。
また反転支持される長靴Ｗの下方には排水構造５ｂを設置しており、この排水構造５ｂは、底板１３を屈曲することにより谷溝状の排水樋部５７を形成し、長靴Ｗから滴下する水を底板１３で受けて排水樋部５７に集水し、該排水樋部５７を介して機外に向けて速やかに排出するようにしていると共に、滴下した水が蒸発することにより収納部２内の湿度を徒に増大させることを抑制している。
この際長靴Ｗの反転支持乾燥を行うとき、棚板５１を取外して使用すると水滴を速やかに排出し乾燥をより促進することができる。
【００２４】
次に、図１１〜図１３を参照し棚部５及び反転支持構造６の別実施形態について説明する。
この反転支持構造６の切換部材６５は補助棚部５ａの棚杆５０に設けている。また棚板５１には中途部から一側に偏寄させて複数の通気孔５１ａを穿設し、該通気孔５１ａから反転支持される長靴Ｗの筒部内に下方から上方に向けて、棚板５１を取り外すことなく空気を集中的に送風せしめ、長靴Ｗの乾燥を促進することができるようにしている。
この際棚板５１は、図１２，図１３で示すように山折り状に屈曲させるとよく、この場合には上方から滴下する水を集水しながら排水を速やかに行うと共に、通常姿勢で載置される長靴Ｗの靴底と棚板５１との間に通気空間を確保することができ、靴底の乾燥を促進する等の利点がある。
【００２５】
次に、収納部２に設置する送気部３及び送気案内部４について説明する。
先ず、収納部２の右側に設置される送気部３は、下部乾燥本体１ｂ側に前記内側壁１５，側壁１３，底板１３並びに正面側の開閉可能な蓋部１９等で密閉状の送気室３０を形成し、その内部に断面方形状の送気筒７を上記側壁１３と所定の断熱間隔を有して立設すると共に、上部乾燥本体１ａ側に形成した密閉状の除湿室３１内には、低温除湿型の除湿機３ａを内装し、下部乾燥本体１ｂと上部乾燥本体１ａを連結した状態において、上部乾燥本体１ａの急速乾燥室２２及び通常乾燥室２３から吸気した、湿度の高い空気を除湿機３ａを介して除湿し、除湿された乾燥空気を送気筒７から、下部乾燥本体１ｂの下段側の通常乾燥室２３及び最急速乾燥室２１側に向けて送風するようにし、また下部乾燥本体１ｂの上段側の通常乾燥室２３は送気筒７の上部に吸気可能に連通させている。
尚、上記蓋部１９には、乾燥装置１の運転操作及び各機器の制御を機外から自動及び手動操作可能に司る操作盤９を設けている。また操作盤９は図示しないマイコン及び各種アクチェタ並びに温度センサ，湿度センサ等の機器類と連結し、乾燥装置１の運転を各種の設定パターンで自由に行うようにしている。
【００２６】
即ち、送気筒７は直通状の風路７０の上端に送気ファン３２を設け、該送気ファン３２を上記除湿室３１内に向けて臨設し、その下端に最急速乾燥室２１側に向けて屈曲指向させた径小巾ｌの最下段風路７１を形成し、該最下風路７１の端部を内側壁１５に取着している送気ファン１６と連結している。
また風路７０の中途部は、前記通常乾燥室２３，２３の吸気ファン１７，送気ファン１６と連結する中段風路７２，７３を、上下に分岐形成していると共に、上記中段風路７２と中段風路７３との間に、正面視において前記最下段風路７１の風路巾ｌより大きい風路巾Ｌを形成しながら、空気を加熱するヒータ部（加熱部）３ｂを設置している。
【００２７】
これにより、ヒータ部３ｂをして風路構成部材に兼用せしめながら、一連の通直状の風路７０を簡潔で廉価な構成を以てその製作及び組立作業等を行い易くし、且つヒータ部３ｂを風路７０内の送気方向上手側の特定位置に設置することにより、ヒータ部３ｂの加熱効率の向上及び送気筒７全体の機外への放熱を防止し、断熱性能の向上を図ることを可能にし、また各送気ファン１６から各乾燥室に向けて送風（送気）を略均等にすることができるようにしている。
【００２８】
さらに、風路７０から略直交状に分岐する風路７１，７２，７３の変曲路部分には、所定の形状と枚数の導風板７５を図４で示すように設置することにより、前記鉛直筒形状で巾を異ならせた風路７０から、各対応する乾燥室に対して送風を整流状態で略均等量に送風することができるようにしている。
即ち、導風板７５は、変曲路部分のコーナ中心から所定の間隔を有して湾曲径と長さを異ならせて湾曲形成せしめたものをセットとして複数設置することにより、送気ファン３２から風路７０内に送風される送気を、各対応する乾燥室側等の送風方向下手側に向けて、整流状態で円滑に導風案内することができるようにしている。
【００２９】
次に、上記構成からなる送気筒７に好適化せしめたヒータ部３ｂの一実施形態を図４，図６，図７を参照し説明すると、このヒータ部３ｂはヒータ線を内装したブロック状のヒータ３５と、該ヒータ３５の側面に接合可能で他側に多数のフィンを縦方向に形成したアルミ等高熱伝導率部材製の放熱部材３６とからなり、ヒータ３５を左右の放熱部材３６で一体的に挟持固定すると共に、ヒータ部３ｂを断面方形状のヒータ筒３３の中央部に挿脱可能に取付支持し、ヒータ筒３３の内周とフィンとの間に通風間隙を形成している。
これにより上方の送気ファン３２によって略３５℃程度で送風される空気は、ヒータ筒３３内を通過するとき多数のフィンに接触することになり、略４５℃程度に効率よく加熱されて、送気筒７の下方から通常乾燥室２３及び最急速乾燥室２１に送風される。
【００３０】
このとき、空気は発熱部として高温になるヒータ３５には直接的に接触せず、間接加熱される縦方向のフィンに接触しながら通過するので、空気中に混在する塵埃の付着や体積を防止すると共に、これを焼いたり焦がしたりすることがない等の特徴がある。
またヒータ筒３３は、ヒータ部３ｂとその上下の長さを略同長さに形成し、その上下端に設けた鍔状の取付片を介し、上下に分割した風路７０ａ，７０ｂを連結させるようにし、これにより送気筒７を一連に構成するようにしている。
【００３１】
即ち、上記のように構成した送気筒７は、上下の風路７０ａと７０ｂを分割形成し、風路を兼ねてヒータ部３ｂを内装したヒータ筒３３で両者を連結するので、長大で複雑な形状の送気筒７であっても、個々の風路を簡単に製作することができると共に、その組付け作業も簡単に行うことができる。
また送気筒７に対し単独で着脱可能に構成されるヒータ筒３３は、ヒータ部３ｂを予め部品付けして組付けることができる等の特徴がある。
尚、図６で示すようにヒータ筒３３は、その一側に形成した開口孔からヒータ部３ｂの清掃や修理等のメンテナンス作業を行うようにしており、送気筒７を分解することなくメンテナンス作業を簡単に行うことができる。
【００３２】
また上記のように構成した送気筒７は、送気ファン３２を上部乾燥本体１ａ側に位置させると共に、両者は接離可能に分割形成し、送気ファン３２を上部乾燥本体１ａ側に取付支持させた構成にしており、これにより下部乾燥本体１ｂ側での送気筒７を小型化させると共に、風路を複雑にすることなく送風抵抗の少ないシンプルな構成にしている。
また上記送気ファン１６は、接手筒７４を介して上部乾燥本体１ａの下部枠３５に取付支持せしめることにより、該接手筒７４の下端と送気筒７の上端を上部乾燥本体１ａと下部乾燥本体１ｂの接合部に一致又は略一致せしめ、これにより上部乾燥本体１ａ及び下部乾燥本体１ｂは互いの接合面から両者の接合端を突出させないで、運搬時や組付け時においてこれ等の変形や破損等を防止しながら、組付け作業を簡単に行うことができる等の特徴を有している。
【００３３】
次に同図を参照し除湿機３ａについて説明する。この除湿機３ａは周知の低温除湿方式の除湿構造からなり、上部乾燥本体１ａの送気部３内において、その吸気口３７を急速乾燥室２２及び通常乾燥室２３側に対向させると共に、除湿空気の送出口３８を送気ファン３２側に向けて設置し、該吸気口３７側と送出口３８側とは適宜な隔壁部材３９を介して区画している。
また以上のように構成した送気部３は機体の外壁を形成する側壁１３等の内面に断熱部材を張着又は吹着け施工することによって送気部３内を断熱構造にし、熱損を防止している。
また下部乾燥本体１ｂ側の送気筒７の外周に断熱部材を施工すると、この場合には側壁１３等に対する断熱施工は省略することもできる。
【００３４】
従って、前記送気部３を中空状の送気室３０に形成すると共に、該送気室３０内に一方の乾燥室から吸気した空気を除湿する除湿機３ａと、該除湿機３ａによって除湿された空気を加熱して他方の各乾燥室に送風する、複数の分岐風路を一体的に形成した送気筒７を設置した構成にすることにより、収納部２内の空気を一方（上方）の乾燥室から吸気し除湿機３ａによって除湿した後、送気室３０内で周囲に断熱空間を有して鉛直状に設置された送気筒７とヒータ部３ｂによって、加熱した空気を他方（下方）の乾燥室に送風するので、除湿及び加熱させた加熱乾燥空気は側壁１３側から断熱空間を有して離間されて、その放熱を可及的に防止しながら送気方向の乾燥室側に効率よく送風し、複数段の乾燥室からなる収納部２内の空気の循環を促進させながら被乾燥物の乾燥を速やかに行うと共に、乾燥装置１の円滑な省エネ運転を可能とし、ランニングコストも低減させることができる等の利点がある。
【００３５】
次に、図１を参照し送気案内部４について説明する。送気案内部４は前記送気部３と略同様な構成によって開閉可能な蓋部を有する閉鎖状中空室に形成しており、この中空室内の下部乾燥本体１ｂ側に第２除湿機３ｃを設置すると共に、上部乾燥本体１ａ側の中空室内で後壁側には、空気中の雑菌を殺菌又は抑制処理（雑菌処理）する空気処理部（雑菌処理部）としての、例えば紫外線ランプ式オゾン発生器或いは放電式オゾン発生器等からなるオゾン処理部（オゾン発生器）８と、芳香発生器等で芳香作用を付与せしめることにより空気中の異臭を除去又は防止する芳香処理部８ａを設置していると共に、また従来のものと同様な殺菌液を噴霧する殺菌剤噴霧器等からなる殺菌剤噴霧処理部８ｂ等を纏めて空気浄化処理可能構造を設置している。
【００３６】
またオゾン処理部８は循環路となる送気案内部４の中空室内上部に設置していることにより、送気案内部４の上部の障害物の存在しない中空室内で、オゾン発生器で発生されるオゾンを空気に効率よく照射せしめることができ、空気中の雑菌処理並びに空気清浄処理等を良好に行うと共に、オゾン発生器から生ずる紫外線等は閉鎖されている送気案内部４から漏出しないので、ユーザの目に触れさせず装置を安心して使用することができる等の利点がある。
【００３７】
また上記のような空気清浄処理を行った後は、オゾン成分を減衰せしめる所定の経時後に芳香処理部８ａを作動せしめるようにしており、これによりこの部において清浄化された空気に対し芳香剤を良好に付与することができる。
また雑菌処理部８と芳香処理部８ａ並びに殺菌剤噴霧処理部８ｂ等は、メンテナンス可能空間として好適な送気案内部４内で、略同位置にコンパクトに纏めて設置することができると共に、装置の点検及び修理並びに殺菌剤の補給等のメンテナンス作業も、簡単に行うことができる等の構造上の利点がある。
【００３８】
上記第２除湿機３ｃは、送気案内部４の下方において送気部３の除湿機３ａと対角線上に設置しており、最急速乾燥室２１及び通常乾燥室２３側から排送される湿気を含む空気を吸い込み、これを除湿したのち比較的に湿度の低い上段の通常乾燥室２３からの空気と合流せしめて、上部乾燥本体１ａ側の通常乾燥室２３及び急速乾燥室２２側等に向けて送風するようにし、当該上部乾燥本体１ａ側の収納部２内に乾燥状態にある空気を循環送風して、この部の長靴Ｗの乾燥を下部乾燥本体１ｂの収納部２と同様に行い、全体として均一な収納部２内の乾燥を除湿機３ａと第２除湿機３ａによって、簡潔で廉価な構成を以て効率よく行うようにしている。
【００３９】
また上記のように空気を乾燥装置１内を循環させるようにしたことにより、空気に混在して浮遊する塵埃類は、除湿機３ａ及び第２除湿機３ｃが備えているフィルターや除湿時に生ずる水滴中に付着又は混入せしめて除去され、収納部２内の空気の浄化を促し清浄状態にすることができ、長靴Ｗの乾燥及び保管を高品質に行うと共に、使用者が扉２０を開いた際に塵埃による支障を防止することができるものであるが、この実施形態では、除湿機３ａ側にはフィルターを設けないで、上部乾燥本体１ａ側の送気ファン１６にフィルターを設けることにより、除湿機３ａの小型化と能力の向上を図りながら、空気の浄化能力を各段に向上させるようにしている。
尚、本実施形態において上記第２除湿機３ｃは、収納部２が小容量である場合、或いはヒータ性能が十分であるような場合には、その設置を省略することができ、また同様にヒータ部３ｂの容量を大きくしたり、被乾燥物が空気中の除湿を大きく要しないものであるような場合には、除湿機３ａの設置をも省略してもよいものである。
【００４０】
以上のように構成した乾燥装置１は、前記送気部３を中空状の送気室３０に形成すると共に、該送気室３０内に一方の乾燥室側から吸気した空気を除湿する除湿機３ａと、該除湿機３ａに連通し除湿された空気を加熱して他方の乾燥室に送風する複数の風路７１，７３等を一体的に分岐形成した送気筒７を設置していること、及び収納部２内に形成する複数段の乾燥室の内、上段側の乾燥室に除湿機３ａを対設し、下段側の乾燥室に送気筒７を連通せしめ、また送気筒７の上部に除湿機３ａで除湿された空気を導入送風する送気ファン３２を設け、送気筒７の中途部にヒータ部３ｂを設置し、ヒータ部３ｂの下手側に形成した分岐風路７１，７３に送気ファン１６を設け、加熱乾燥空気を乾燥室内に送風するようにしているので、操作盤９を操作した運転状態において、扉２０を開いて各棚部５に長靴Ｗを収容したのち扉２０を閉鎖すると、長靴Ｗは所定に加熱乾燥した状態にある空気によって乾燥処理される。
【００４１】
この際、通常乾燥室２３内に収容された長靴Ｗは通常時間程度を以て乾燥されるが、急速乾燥室２２内に収容された長靴Ｗは、収納部２の最上段にあること及び送気ファン１８によって長靴Ｗ内に強制送気されることにより、通常時間よりも短い時間で急速乾燥されることになる。
また最急速乾燥室２１内に収容された長靴Ｗは、収納部２の最下段において送気筒７の下部から、除湿機３ａ及びヒータ部３ｂを経た除湿乾燥空気が直接的に送風されること、及び加熱部５５によって当該空気が再加熱されることにより、上記送気ファン１８を停止させた状態での急速乾燥室２２よりも短時間で乾燥させることができる。
また上記のような長靴Ｗの乾燥において、雑菌処理部８及び芳香処理部８ａ並びに殺菌剤噴霧処理部８ｂ等を選択的に作動させることにより、被乾燥物としての長靴Ｗの状況に対応した各処理を簡単且つ所望に行うことができる。
【００４２】
このような長靴Ｗの乾燥において、前記送気部３を中空状の送気室３０に形成すると共に、該送気室３０内に一方の乾燥室から吸気した空気を除湿する除湿機３ａと、該除湿機３ａによって除湿された空気を加熱して他方の乾燥室に送風する、複数の分岐風路を一体的に形成した送気筒７を設置した構成の乾燥装置１は、収納部２内の空気を一方の急速乾燥室２２及び通常乾燥装置２３等の乾燥室から吸気して除湿機３ａによって除湿した後、送気室３０内に断熱空間を有して単独的に形成した送気筒７のヒータ部３ｂによって、加熱した空気を他方の通常乾燥装置２３及び最急速乾燥室２１等の乾燥室に送風するので、装置全体の断熱箱枠構造に併せ、送気部３の送気筒７は送気室３０内で断熱構造で設置され、加熱乾燥空気の放熱を防止しながら乾燥室内に効率よく送風し、収納部２内の空気の循環を促進させて被乾燥物の乾燥を速やかに行うことができる。
【００４３】
また収納部２内に形成する複数段の乾燥室の内、上段側の乾燥室に除湿機３ａを対設し、下段側の乾燥室に送気筒７を連結したことにより、長靴Ｗを乾燥せしめて上段側に移行する多湿状態の空気を除湿機３ａによって効率よく除湿することができると共に、除湿された空気を下方の送気筒７のヒータ部３ｂに移行せしめて加熱し、加熱乾燥空気を下段の乾燥室に送風するので、収納部２内の被乾燥物の乾燥を効率よく速やかに行うことができる。
【００４４】
また上記実施形態による乾燥装置１は、収納部２内を略３８℃程度の設定温度で所定の運転をし、一般的な長靴Ｗを洗濯し通常の載置姿勢で、急速乾燥室２２及び通常乾燥室２３，最急速乾燥室２１に収容した場合に、急速乾燥室２２では略１〜３時間、通常乾燥室２３では略２〜４時間，最急速乾燥室２１では略１〜３時間程度でそれぞれ所定の状態に乾燥させることができ、またこの乾燥運転仕様を以て、洗濯直後の厚いフェルトを張設した既述の防寒用長靴Ｗを、急速乾燥室２２及び通常乾燥室２３に通常姿勢で収容し、且つ最急速乾燥室２１では反転支持構造６を使用した反転姿勢で収容した場合には、それぞれ所定の状態に乾燥させるに要した時間は、急速乾燥室２２では２日〜４日程度であり、通常乾燥室２３では３日〜７日程度であり、また最急速乾燥室２１では半日〜１．５日程度であり、長靴Ｗを反転支持構造６によって反転支持せしめる最急速乾燥室２１の高乾燥性能を確認することができた。
【００４５】
またこのとき、長靴等の履物Ｗの底面を棚板５１又は棚杆５０で受けて通常姿勢で載置する棚部５と、該棚部５の上方に設置され、履物Ｗを上向きにした反転姿勢で支持せしめる反転支持姿勢と、履物Ｗを棚部５に通常姿勢で載置せしめる格納姿勢とに切換可能な反転支持構造６とからなる履物収納部の棚部構造は、棚部５で長靴Ｗ等の履物を通常姿勢で載置すると共に、棚部５の上方に設置された反転支持構造６の切り換えによって、履物Ｗを上向きの反転姿勢で支持し乾燥せしめる利便性の高い履物収納部を備えた乾燥装置１を提供する。
また洗濯直後の履物Ｗを反転支持し、内部の水を滴下させながら水切りと乾燥を同時に能率よく行うので、通常は洗濯を敬遠されがちなフェルトを張設した防寒用長靴等であっても、短時間の乾燥を可能にしてその洗濯を促進し衛生的な使用を可能にすることができる等の利点を創出する。
【００４６】
さらに、棚部５と反転支持構造６との間に補助棚部５ａを設けると共に、該補助棚部５ａと反転支持構造６によって履物Ｗを反転姿勢で支持するようにしたことにより、反転支持構造６と棚部５間の空間部を有効利用して補助棚部５ａにスリッパ等の別の履物を載置すると共に、反転支持構造６を使用姿勢に切り換えたとき、上記補助棚部５ａを利用して反転姿勢の履物を反転支持構造によって安定よく簡単に支持することができる。
またこのとき、補助棚部５ａは反転支持構造６と共に長靴等の履物Ｗを支持する支持姿勢と、スリッパ等の別の履物を載置する載置姿勢とに切り換え可能に構成すると、反転支持構造６を格納姿勢に切り換え、補助棚部５ａを支持姿勢に切り換えた状態で、両者間に履物Ｗの筒部を位置させる大きな空間部を形成して、履物Ｗの反転支持を収納部２の棚部構造及び収納部２を大型化させることなく、簡潔な構成を以て適正姿勢で行うことができると共に、履物Ｗを反転支持しないときは補助棚部５ａを拡張させて別の履物を安定よく載置することができる。
【００４７】
尚、本発明係わる乾燥装置１は、図１４で示すように収納部２等の構成要素を左右の所定巾毎に縦方向にアッシー状に分割形成してもよく、これにより収納部２に多くの長靴Ｗ等の被乾燥物を各収容載置可能な乾燥室の設置構造及びその製作等を、簡潔で廉価な構成にすることができると共に、また大型になる乾燥装置１を縦方向に分割したコンパクトな姿によって、その運搬及び据え付け等の作業を能率よく簡単に行うことができる。
【００４８】
【発明の効果】
本発明は以上説明したように履物収納部の棚部構造を構成しているので、以下に記載するような効果を奏する。
（１）棚板又は棚杆上で長靴等の履物を通常姿勢で載置すると共に、棚部の上方に設置された反転支持する構造によって、履物を上向きにした反転姿勢で支持することができる利便性の高い履物収納部を提供することができる。
また履物を反転支持姿勢で支持することにより、履物の乾燥を促進することができる。
【００４９】
（２）反転支持する構造を格納姿勢に切り換えた状態で、該反転支持する構造と棚部の間で補助棚部によって別の履物を載置することができると共に、反転支持する構造を使用姿勢に切り換えたとき、補助棚部を利用して反転姿勢の履物を安定よく簡単に支持することができる。
【００５０】
（３）反転支持する構造を格納姿勢に切り換え、補助棚部を支持姿勢に切り換えた状態で、両者間に履物の筒部を位置させる大きな空間部を形成することができるので、履物の反転支持を収納部及び棚部構造を大型化させることなく簡潔な構成で安定よく行うことができると共に、履物を反転支持しないときは補助棚部を拡張させて別の履物を載置することができる。
【００５１】
（４）洗濯直後の長靴等の被乾燥物を反転支持したとき、被乾燥物から滴下する水を排水構造によって機外に速やかに排出し、被乾燥物の水切りと乾燥を同時に能率よく行うことができる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図１】 本発明に係わる乾燥装置の構成を一部破断をして示す正面図。
【図２】 図１の乾燥装置の上部乾燥本体と下部乾燥本体との構成を示す斜視図。
【図３】 （Ａ）は上部乾燥本体の収納部の構成を一部破断をして示す正面図。（Ｂ）は（Ａ）の側断面図。
【図４】 収納部及び送気部の構成を示す正断面図。
【図５】 図４の送気部の構成を示す側断面図。
【図６】 ヒータ部の平断面図。
【図７】 送気筒の分岐風路の構成を示す平断面図。
【図８】 棚部及び反転支持構造等の構成を示す斜視図。
【図９】 図８の棚部及び反転支持構造等の構成を示す正面図。
【図１０】 図９の棚部及び反転支持構造等の構成を示す側断面図。
【図１１】 図８の棚部及び反転支持構造等の別実施形態の構成を示す側断面図。
【図１２】 棚板の別実施形態の構成を示す側断面図。
【図１３】 棚板の別実施形態の構成を示す側断面図。
【図１４】 乾燥装置を縦方向に分割した別実施形態の構成を示す斜視図。
【符号の説明】
１ 乾燥装置
２ 収納部
３ 送気部
３ａ 除湿機
３ｂ ヒータ部
４ 送気案内部
５ 棚部
５ａ 補助棚部
５ｂ 排水構造
６ 反転支持構造
７ 送気筒
１６，１８，３２ 送気ファン
１７ 吸気ファン
２１ 最急速乾燥室
２２ 急速乾燥室
２３ 通常乾燥室
２５ 横杆
３０ 送気室
３３ ヒータ筒
５０ 棚杆
５１ 棚板
５５ 加熱部
５７ 排水樋部
６０ 支持杆
６１ 支持部
７０ 風路
７１，７２，７３ 風路（分岐風路）
Ｗ 被乾燥物（長靴）[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a shelf structure of a footwear storage unit that stores footwear such as boots so that the footwear can be taken out in a normal position and an inverted support posture and dried.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, a drying apparatus for storing and drying a large number of boots as an object to be dried in a storage section in which drying chambers having doors and shelves are formed in a plurality of stages is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-30479. Already known as shown.
In this drying apparatus, a hollow air supply unit having an intake fan and an air supply fan is installed on one side leading to each drying chamber, and air blown to the drying chamber on the other side is sent to the other drying chamber side. The air supply guide section that blows air is provided so that the air circulating in the storage section is heated by the heater section, and each drying chamber is a shelf on which the bottom of the boots is received by a shelf board or shelf and placed in a normal posture As the reverse support structure that supports the boots in an upward inverted posture, a structure is described in which a support bar is inserted and supported in an inverted posture with the boots facing upward.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The storage unit of the drying device configured as shown in the above publication has a shelf structure in which all the drying chambers are provided with shelf units for receiving boots and placing them in a normal posture and storing them in a dry state. It is not suitable for practical use because it takes a lot of days (hours) to dry the boots for cold protection, such as those with a cold protection member such as felt, in a normal position without draining immediately after washing. The above-mentioned boots for cold protection have the disadvantage that the cold protection member impregnates a large amount of water during washing and disables quick drying, so that washing is avoided and unsanitary use is forced.
Also, in the reverse support structure in which the support rod is inserted and supported in the inverted posture with the boots facing upward, when the heated air is blown into the cylinder part of the boots from below, the support rod interferes with the inflow of air. In addition, there is a problem that the boots cannot be accommodated in the normal posture by switching the boots to the normal posture on the shelf.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the shelf structure of the footwear storage unit according to the present invention is firstly composed of a box frame whose outer surface is formed by the side wall 13, and from an air flow passage through which heated air flows. And a shelf 5 for receiving the bottom surface of footwear W such as boots by the shelf board 51 or the shelf 50 and placing it in a normal posture at the bottom of the drying chamber, and a storage space on the shelf 5 In the apparatus in which the auxiliary shelf portion 5a on which small items to be dried such as slippers can be placed above the space between the boots , when the boots W are stored upward on the shelf portion 5a in the normal placement posture, the cylindrical portion So that the boots W can be supported in a state where the toes are placed in the upside down posture, and the auxiliary shelf portion 5a is provided in the guide groove 25a of the horizontal collar 25 provided in the front-rear direction on the box frame side. The back of the drying chamber can be slid back and forth by supporting both left and right ends. And a reciprocating structure that can be moved and retracted, and is formed of a bowl-shaped member bent into a U-shape, and pivotally supported at both ends of the U-shape so as to be rotatable at the front side of the auxiliary shelf 5a. In the state where the boots W are turned upside down and their toes are placed on the auxiliary shelves 5a, the boots W are locked together with the auxiliary shelves 5a together with the auxiliary shelves 5a. A support rod 60 that supports downward is provided, and the support rod 60 is configured to be switchable between a support posture for supporting the boots W and a storage posture for storing the boots W in a state in which the boots W are not supported.
[0005]
Second, and below the shelf 5, comprising providing a drainage structure 5b to discharge receiving water dripping from the footwear W which is supported in inverted orientation.
[0006]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Reference numeral 1 denotes a drying device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The drying device 1 shown in FIG. 1 has a shelf structure described later, which accommodates a pair of work boots W as a material to be dried and dries them. A hollow chamber-shaped storage unit 2 as a footwear storage unit, an air supply unit 3 installed on one side (right side) of the storage unit 2 to blow air into the storage unit 2, and the storage unit 2 The air supply guide 4 is installed in the vertical direction on the other side (left side) and turns the air in the storage part 2 to circulate through the storage part 2 to the air supply part 3 side.
[0007]
Then, the drying apparatus 1 of this embodiment is divided into the upper drying main body 1a side and the lower drying main body 1b side as an assembly by dividing the above-described constituent elements into a horizontal straight line as shown in FIG. Thus, as will be described later, the installation structure and production of the shelf 5 on which a number of boots W can be accommodated and placed in the storage unit 2 are made simple and inexpensive, and the size is increased. The drying apparatus 1 is divided into upper and lower parts so that operations such as transportation and installation can be performed efficiently and easily.
Further, the lower surface of the upper drying body 1a and the upper surface of the lower drying body 1b are respectively formed as flat surfaces, and are joined and fixed to each other, so that the air supply unit 3, the storage unit 2, and the air supply guide unit 4 are used. The air circulation path is formed in a series so that processing such as drying of a large number of boots W can be performed efficiently and easily.
[0008]
Further, the upper drying body 1a and the lower drying body 1b both form a rectangular cubic box frame by connecting a plurality of vertical frames 10 serving as support columns with upper and lower horizontal frames 11, and the upper and lower horizontal frames on the front side thereof. 11 is formed in the width of the storage portion 2 by connecting with the vertical frame 10 with an accommodation interval for accommodating the boots W for one pair so as to be able to put in and out, thereby forming the entrance / exit of the boots W in the left-right direction, Between the vertical frames 10, a door 20 made of a transparent plate is attached so as to be able to be opened and closed with a hinge portion as a fulcrum, and a sealing member is installed around the door 20 to make the inside airtight and thermally insulated. The structure is closed so as to be openable and closable to prevent leakage of internal air due to compressed air.
In addition, a wall plate made of a flat iron plate or the like is attached to the other outer surface, that is, the left and right side surfaces, the back (rear) side surface, the upper side surface, and the lower side surface, thereby forming an airtight box frame having each side wall 13 formed. ing.
[0009]
Inner side walls 14 and 15 having a plurality of vent holes 14a and 15a are formed in parallel with a predetermined interval on the inner side of the left and right side walls 13, and the air supply guide unit 4 and the air supply guide 4 Each chamber of the section 3 is partitioned from the storage section 2.
In the illustrated example, the upper drying body 1a includes a shelf portion 5 on which boots W are placed at substantially the same position as the lowermost horizontal frame 11 in the storage portion 2, and a shelf portion 5 having the same structure above the shelf. 10 is provided in the middle part to form two upper and lower drying chambers (air flow passages), and the lower drying main body 1b is provided with three shelves 5 in the storage part 2, thereby providing upper, lower and lower three stages. A drying chamber is formed.
[0010]
As a result, the drying apparatus 1 in the illustrated example forms a five-stage flow passage in the storage portion 2 in a state where the upper drying main body 1a is connected to the lower drying main body 1b, and the lowermost flow passage has the following structure. Is the most rapid drying chamber 21, the uppermost flow path is the rapid drying chamber 22, and the three-stage flow path therebetween is usually the drying chamber 23, thereby providing various drying states. In addition, a drying chamber capable of properly drying the boots W can be installed at a low cost with a simple and rational structure for one drying apparatus 1, and the situation of the boots W as a dry matter and the user's requirements The drying mode of each drying chamber provided collectively in the storage unit 2 can be freely selected, and it is possible to dry the boots W with high convenience and use the apparatus.
[0011]
That is, an air supply fan 16 is provided in each vent 14a of the side wall 14 in the upper drying body 1a (FIG. 1), and an air intake fan 17 is provided in the vent 15a of the other inner wall 15 (FIG. 4). As shown by the arrows in FIG. 1, the rectified air flow from the air supply guide 4 to the air supply 3 is stored in the rapid drying chamber 22 and the lower normal drying chamber 23 of the upper drying body 1a. 2 is formed in an orderly manner.
At this time, the air supply fan 16 and the intake fan 17 that are paired to the left and right of the respective drying chambers are separated from each other, but the shelf 5 serves as a partition guide on the upper side or the lower side of the air passage. In addition to the air flow forming function, the shelf 5 heading from one side to the other side is sent from the gap between the shelves in the structure described later to the adjacent drying chamber side by the wind pressure of the air flow. Since it mixes up and down, it has the characteristics that the boots W are efficiently dried while promoting the circulation in each room while forming a series of airflows and homogenizing the dry air in the storage unit 2.
[0012]
Next, the configuration of the shelf 5 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 3, and 8 to 10. The shelf 5 in the illustrated example has the vertical frames 10 and 10 standing up and down with a space for placing two pairs of boots W in the storage portion 2 at the position of the shelf. Are connected to each other, and a plurality of circular pipe-shaped shelves 50 (three in the illustrated example) are inserted and supported in a sparse interval in the front-rear direction, and are attached to and supported by the opposite horizontal bars 25, 25. On the shelf 50, a shelf 51 formed in the length of a pair of boots is positioned so as to be detachable, and the shelf gap is formed between the adjacent shelf 51 so as to vent in the vertical direction. It is possible to facilitate aeration and mixing in the drying room.
[0013]
Further, the shelf 5 is provided with an auxiliary shelf 5a on which an object to be dried such as slippers and other arbitrary small items can be placed above the storage space for the boots W.
The auxiliary shelf portion 5a in the illustrated example attaches and supports a shelf rod 50 composed of a plurality (three) small-diameter rods to the horizontal rod 25 using the same means as described above. The boots W placed in a normal use posture (hereinafter referred to as a normal posture) in which the shoe sole is in contact with the shelf board 51 are installed at a position biased to the back side (rear side) of the shoe. The cylindrical portion and the shelf 50 are prevented from coming into contact with each other so as not to interfere with the storage, and can be efficiently stored together with other footwear such as slippers in the drying chamber.
In addition, the shelf 5 and the auxiliary shelf 5a configured as described above can freely vent in the vertical direction by a gap (slit) formed by mounting and supporting the adjacent racks 50 at sparse intervals. .
[0014]
And since the shelf board 51 of the shelf part 5 is sized so as to separate the adjacent shelf board 51 and the reed 25, the boots W of the boots W are partially escaped from the gap in the intake direction. A branch flow can be reasonably formed for each shelf 51, and the warm air blown from the lower side is blown to the upper drying chamber side, and mixed with the air flow flowing through the drying chamber, and the storage unit 2 is characterized in that the internal temperature can be homogenized, and the uniform drying of a large number of boots W placed and stored on the shelf 5 in the normal drying chamber 23 can be promptly promoted.
[0015]
In the storage unit 2, the quick drying chamber 22 configured at the uppermost stage forms the shelves 5 in series in the same direction, and as shown in FIG. 3, a side wall (top plate) 13 serving as a ceiling thereof. The air supply fan 18 is installed to face the lower shelf 51 via the mounting bracket 13a, and a part of the air flow crossing the quick-drying chamber 22 is placed on the pair of boots W from the top plate 13 to the lower side. The air is forcibly blown toward the inside of the tube portion.
As a result, in the uppermost rapid drying chamber 22, in addition to the flow of air at a relatively high temperature flowing laterally, the air is forcibly blown into the boots W. It can be dried quickly, and can be quickly dried in a shorter time than the boots W in the normal drying chamber 23.
[0016]
On the other hand, the fastest drying chamber 21 is formed in the lowermost stage of the storage unit 2 of the lower drying main body 1b, and the shelf 5 similar to the above is formed in the fastest drying chamber 21 in series. The drying chamber is provided with a reversal support structure 6 for boots W having the structure described later, and air is supplied to the boots W in high temperature and low humidity conditions (high temperature dry air) in both the normal posture and the reverse support posture. Thus, a drying chamber in which the boots W can be dried in the shortest time in the storage unit 2 is provided.
[0017]
That is, the fastest drying chamber 21 directly blows dehumidified and heated air through the air supply fan 16 from the lower part of the vertical air path of the air supply unit 3 described in FIG. 4 and FIG. In addition, when heated by the heating unit 55 installed below the shelf plate 51 as necessary, the lowermost stage of the storage unit 2 is wetted as a specific area that can be dried most rapidly in the shortest time than other areas. The boots W in the wet state can be efficiently and appropriately dried.
[0018]
The heating unit 55 in the illustrated example has a panel or block heater installed on the bottom plate 13 as indicated by a dotted line. However, if the heater 55 is integrally installed on the shelf 50 using a bar heater or the like, the heater space is increased. There is an advantage that the indoor air can be efficiently heated without occupying the air and without hindering the air flow.
Further, without being limited to the above means, for example, a panel heater or the like may be installed on the back side of the shelf board 51. Further, a bypass path 76 is provided in the space path formed between the shelf 5 and the bottom plate 13 as shown by a dotted line in FIG. 4 so that the dehumidification heating air blown from the air feeding section 3 is selectively introduced and blown. It may be.
In this embodiment, a heater 3h such as a tube heater or a cord heater is installed in the pipe of the rack 50 horizontally installed in each drying chamber in the same manner as the conventional one. The contact heating is performed selectively.
[0019]
Next, the reverse support structure 6 provided in the quickest drying chamber 21 will be described with reference to FIGS.
The inversion support structure 6 in the illustrated example has auxiliary shelf portions 5a with both ends of a support rod 60 made of a hook-shaped member bent in a U-shape with respect to the left and right horizontal rods 25 positioned above the lower shelf portion 5. 9, and a support posture in which the support portion 61 of the support rod 60 protrudes into the quickest drying chamber 21 shown by the solid line in FIGS. 9 and 10, and rotates upward as shown by the dotted line. It is configured so that it can be switched to a retracted posture in which it is moved and retracted and is placed in a retracted state along the horizontal rail 25.
Further, the auxiliary shelf portion 5a of this portion, which is opposed to the inverted support structure 6, has a structure in which the shelf rod 50 can be retracted when the support rod 60 is switched, so that the support portion 61 and the shelf rod 50 can be connected to each other. Preventing this, and changing the posture of the support rod 60 and supporting the reverse of the boots W, etc. with a simple and compact configuration without making the storage part 2 unnecessarily large by effectively utilizing the space of the drying chamber, It can be done easily and quickly.
[0020]
That is, the auxiliary shelf portion 5a in the illustrated example connects the two front shelves 50 out of the three shelves 50 in the normal use posture with the operating members 62 at the both ends, and the operating members 62 Is inserted into and supported by a guide groove 25a formed in the horizontal flange 25 so as to be slidable.
The reverse support structure 6 and the auxiliary shelf 5a in the fastest drying chamber 21 are in the normal posture (normal placement posture) indicated by the dotted lines in FIGS. In addition, the shelf 50 connected by the actuating member 62 is in the extended use state of the auxiliary shelf 5a that can be pulled out to the front and on which the slippers and the like can be placed together with the rear shelf 50. In the normal posture in which the shoe sole is placed in contact with the shelf 5, the cylindrical portion of the boots W can be stored stably without contacting the auxiliary shelf 5a.
[0021]
Further, when the inverted posture shown by the solid line in the figure is used, when the two shelf ledges 50 on the front side of the auxiliary shelf portion 5a are pushed in, the two shelf ledges 50 are moved and retracted to the back side via the operating members 62. Thus, the shelves 50 can be compactly left behind while forming a large space above the front side of the shelf 5, and in this state, the support rod 60 can be elastically moved from the switching member 65 to its elasticity. If it is rotated against the front side while being removed, the support rod 60 can be quickly switched to the support posture without being brought into contact with the auxiliary shelf 5a.
Next, the boot W is turned upside down, and the toe portion is placed on the auxiliary shelf 5a, and the support portion of the support heel 60 is formed on the heel surface of the heel portion formed on the rear portion of the boot W. When 61 is joined, the boots W are stably supported in the downward posture by the shelf heel 50 and the support heel 60 at the toe portion and the heel portion.
[0022]
Therefore, according to this configuration, it is possible to easily and quickly support the boots W in an inverted manner, and while the tubular part of the boots W is separated from the shelf part 5 using the installation space part of the auxiliary shelf part 5a, It can be widely opened in the natural drooping state.
In addition, since the boots W supported by being inverted do not insert a support bar into the boots W unlike the conventional boots, the air heated by the heating unit 55 of the quickest drying chamber 21 is put into the hollow cylindrical portion of the hanging position. Since it can be made to flow appropriately without resistance and the water in the shoes can be dropped while dropping downward, even the boots W immediately after washing can be dried well and in a short time.
As a result, as shown in FIG. 10, when the boots W are laundered for winter boots in which a cold protection member W1 such as a thick felt having a thickness of about 5 mm is stretched, or other wet ski boots immediately after use, Even in the case of ordinary shoes or athletic shoes, the quickest drying chamber 21 provided with the reverse support structure 6 can be easily and quickly dried.
[0023]
The switching member 65 has an elastically displaceable stopper structure made of a spring material, a rubber material, or the like that supports the supporting rod 60 in the drying chamber on the horizontal rod 25.
In addition, in the illustrated example, the shelf 50 of the auxiliary shelf 5a is configured to be able to advance and retreat by sliding in the front-rear direction. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and by rotating the shelf 50 in the vertical direction, You may make it switch to a normal use attitude | position and a retracted attitude | position.
In addition, a drainage structure 5b is installed below the boots W that are supported in an inverted manner. The drainage structure 5b is formed by forming the trough-shaped drainage trough 57 by bending the bottom plate 13, and dripping from the boots W. Water is received by the bottom plate 13 and collected in the drainage basin portion 57, and is quickly discharged to the outside of the machine through the drainage basin portion 57. It suppresses increasing the humidity inside.
At this time, when carrying out the reverse support drying of the boots W, if the shelf board 51 is removed and used, water droplets can be discharged quickly and drying can be further promoted.
[0024]
Next, another embodiment of the shelf 5 and the reverse support structure 6 will be described with reference to FIGS.
The switching member 65 of the reverse support structure 6 is provided on the shelf 50 of the auxiliary shelf 5a. Further, the shelf plate 51 is provided with a plurality of ventilation holes 51a so as to be biased to one side from the midway portion, and the shelf plate is directed from below to above in the cylindrical portion of the boots W supported by being inverted from the ventilation holes 51a. Air is intensively blown without removing 51 so that drying of the boots W can be promoted.
At this time, the shelf board 51 is preferably bent in a mountain fold shape as shown in FIGS. 12 and 13. In this case, the water is quickly drained while collecting water dripping from above, and is mounted in a normal posture. A ventilation space can be secured between the sole of the boots W to be placed and the shelf board 51, and there is an advantage of promoting drying of the sole.
[0025]
Next, the air supply unit 3 and the air supply guide unit 4 installed in the storage unit 2 will be described.
First, the air supply unit 3 installed on the right side of the storage unit 2 has a hermetically sealed air supply with the inner side wall 15, the side wall 13, the bottom plate 13, the front side openable lid portion 19, and the like on the lower drying main body 1 b side. A chamber 30 is formed, and a feed cylinder 7 having a rectangular cross section is erected in the interior thereof with a predetermined heat-insulating space, and in a sealed dehumidifying chamber 31 formed on the upper drying body 1a side. High-humidity air sucked from the quick drying chamber 22 and the normal drying chamber 23 of the upper drying body 1a in a state where the low-temperature dehumidifying type dehumidifier 3a is installed and the lower drying body 1b and the upper drying body 1a are connected. The dehumidified air is dehumidified via the dehumidifier 3a, and the dehumidified dry air is sent from the cylinder 7 toward the lower normal drying chamber 23 and the quickest drying chamber 21 on the lower drying body 1b. The normal drying chamber 23 on the upper side of the drying body 1b is sent Is caused air capable communicated with the upper portion of the cylinder 7.
The lid 19 is provided with an operation panel 9 for controlling the operation of the drying device 1 and the control of each device so that it can be automatically and manually operated from outside the apparatus. The operation panel 9 is connected to a microcomputer and various actuators (not shown), devices such as a temperature sensor and a humidity sensor, and the operation of the drying apparatus 1 is freely performed with various setting patterns.
[0026]
That is, the air supply cylinder 7 is provided with an air supply fan 32 at the upper end of the direct air passage 70, and the air supply fan 32 is arranged toward the inside of the dehumidifying chamber 31, and the lower end thereof is directed to the quickest drying chamber 21 side. A lowermost air passage 71 having a small diameter l that is bent and oriented is formed, and an end of the lower air passage 71 is connected to an air supply fan 16 attached to the inner wall 15.
Further, in the middle of the air passage 70, middle air passages 72 and 73 connected to the intake fan 17 and the air supply fan 16 of the normal drying chambers 23 and 23 are vertically branched, and the intermediate air passage 72. A heater part (heating part) 3b that heats air is formed between the airflow path 73 and the middle airflow path 73 while forming an airflow path width L larger than the airflow path width l of the lowermost airflow path 71 in a front view. Yes.
[0027]
This makes it easy to manufacture and assemble the series of straight air passages 70 with a simple and inexpensive structure while using the heater portion 3b as an air passage constituent member. By installing at a specific position on the upper side of the air supply direction in the air passage 70, the heating efficiency of the heater unit 3b is improved, and heat radiation to the outside of the entire cylinder 7 is prevented, and the heat insulation performance is improved. In addition, the air blowing (air feeding) from each air feeding fan 16 toward each drying chamber can be made substantially uniform.
[0028]
Furthermore, by installing a predetermined shape and the number of wind guide plates 75 in the inflection path portions of the air paths 71, 72, 73 branched from the air path 70 substantially orthogonally as shown in FIG. From the air passages 70 having different vertical widths in the vertical cylinder shape, the air can be blown to the corresponding drying chambers in a rectified state in a substantially equal amount.
In other words, a plurality of the air guide plates 75 that are curved and formed with different bending diameters and lengths from the corner center of the inflection path portion are installed as a set, whereby the air supply fan 32 is installed. Thus, the air sent into the air passage 70 is directed toward the lower side in the blowing direction such as the corresponding drying chamber side so that the air can be smoothly guided in a rectified state.
[0029]
Next, an embodiment of the heater portion 3b optimized for the feed cylinder 7 having the above-described configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. 4, 6, and 7. The heater portion 3b is a block-like shape in which a heater wire is incorporated. The heater 35 and a heat radiating member 36 made of a high thermal conductivity member such as aluminum, which can be joined to the side surface of the heater 35 and have a number of fins formed in the vertical direction on the other side, are integrated with the left and right heat radiating members 36. The heater portion 3b is detachably attached to and supported by the central portion of the heater cylinder 33 having a square cross section, and a ventilation gap is formed between the inner periphery of the heater cylinder 33 and the fins.
As a result, the air blown at about 35 ° C. by the upper air supply fan 32 comes into contact with a large number of fins when passing through the heater cylinder 33, and is efficiently heated to about 45 ° C. The air is blown from below the cylinder 7 to the normal drying chamber 23 and the fastest drying chamber 21.
[0030]
At this time, the air does not directly contact the heater 35 that becomes a high temperature as a heat generating part, but passes while contacting the indirectly heated vertical fins, thereby preventing the adhesion and volume of dust mixed in the air. In addition, there is a feature that it is not burned or burnt.
The heater cylinder 33 is formed so that the heater portion 3b and the upper and lower lengths thereof are substantially the same length, and the vertically divided air passages 70a and 70b are connected via hook-shaped attachment pieces provided at the upper and lower ends thereof. Thus, the feed cylinder 7 is configured in series.
[0031]
That is, in the feed cylinder 7 configured as described above, the upper and lower air passages 70a and 70b are separately formed, and both are connected by the heater cylinder 33 that also serves as the air passage and includes the heater portion 3b. Even with the shape of the cylinder 7, individual air passages can be easily manufactured, and the assembling work can be easily performed.
Further, the heater cylinder 33 configured to be detachably attached to the feed cylinder 7 has a feature that the heater portion 3b can be assembled with parts attached in advance.
As shown in FIG. 6, the heater cylinder 33 performs maintenance work such as cleaning and repair of the heater portion 3 b from an opening formed on one side thereof, and maintenance work without disassembling the feed cylinder 7. Can be done easily.
[0032]
Further, in the feed cylinder 7 configured as described above, the air supply fan 32 is positioned on the upper drying main body 1a side, and both are formed so as to be able to contact and separate, and the air supply fan 32 is attached and supported on the upper drying main body 1a side. Thus, the feed cylinder 7 on the lower drying main body 1b side is reduced in size, and the air blowing path is not complicated, and the air blowing resistance is made simple and the structure is small.
The air supply fan 16 is attached and supported to the lower frame 35 of the upper drying body 1a via the joint cylinder 74, so that the lower end of the joint cylinder 74 and the upper end of the feeding cylinder 7 are connected to the upper drying body 1a and the lower drying body. The upper dry main body 1a and the lower dry main body 1b are made to coincide with or substantially coincide with the joint portion 1b so that the joint ends of the two do not protrude from the joint surfaces. It has the feature that the assembling work can be easily performed while preventing the above.
[0033]
Next, the dehumidifier 3a will be described with reference to FIG. This dehumidifier 3a has a well-known dehumidifying structure of a low temperature dehumidifying system. In the air supply section 3 of the upper drying main body 1a, the intake port 37 is opposed to the quick drying chamber 22 and the normal drying chamber 23, and dehumidified air is used. The air outlet 38 is disposed toward the air supply fan 32, and the air inlet 37 side and the air outlet 38 side are partitioned through an appropriate partition wall member 39.
In addition, the air supply section 3 configured as described above has a heat insulating structure inside the air supply section 3 by attaching or spraying a heat insulating member to the inner surface of the side wall 13 or the like forming the outer wall of the airframe to prevent heat loss. doing.
If a heat insulating member is applied to the outer periphery of the feed cylinder 7 on the lower drying main body 1b side, in this case, the heat insulating work on the side wall 13 and the like can be omitted.
[0034]
Accordingly, the air supply section 3 is formed in the hollow air supply chamber 30, and is dehumidified by the dehumidifier 3a for dehumidifying the air sucked into the air supply chamber 30 from one drying chamber, and the dehumidifier 3a. By installing the feed cylinder 7 integrally formed with a plurality of branch air passages that heats the heated air and blows it to the other drying chamber, After sucking in air from the drying chamber and dehumidifying by the dehumidifier 3a, the heated air is supplied to the other side (downward) by the air-feeding cylinder 7 and the heater unit 3b which have a heat-insulating space around the air-feeding chamber 30 and are installed vertically. The heated and dried air that has been dehumidified and heated is spaced apart from the side wall 13 with a heat insulating space, and is efficiently supplied to the drying chamber side in the air feeding direction while preventing heat dissipation as much as possible. Ventilate well and circulate air in the storage unit 2 consisting of a multi-stage drying chamber While promoting drying with promptly perform the material to be dried, to enable a smooth energy saving operation of the drying apparatus 1, the running cost also has advantages such as can be reduced.
[0035]
Next, the air supply guide unit 4 will be described with reference to FIG. The air supply guide unit 4 is formed in a closed hollow chamber having a lid that can be opened and closed with a configuration substantially the same as that of the air supply unit 3, and a second dehumidifier 3c is provided on the lower drying body 1b side in the hollow chamber. For example, UV lamp ozone generation as an air treatment part (bacteria treatment part) that sterilizes or suppresses germs in the air (bacteria treatment process) on the rear wall side in the hollow chamber on the upper dry body 1a side Installed an ozone treatment unit (ozone generator) 8 comprising an oxygen generator or a discharge-type ozone generator, and an aroma treatment unit 8a that removes or prevents a bad odor in the air by imparting an aroma effect with an aroma generator or the like. In addition, a sterilizing agent spray processing unit 8b composed of a sterilizing agent sprayer for spraying a sterilizing liquid similar to the conventional one is collectively provided with a structure capable of air purification processing.
[0036]
In addition, since the ozone treatment unit 8 is installed in the upper part of the hollow chamber of the air supply guide unit 4 serving as a circulation path, the ozone treatment unit 8 is generated by the ozone generator in the hollow chamber in the upper part of the air supply guide unit 4 where no obstacle exists. The ozone can be efficiently irradiated to the air, and the germs in the air and the air cleaning process are performed well, and the ultraviolet rays generated from the ozone generator do not leak out from the closed air supply guide 4. There is an advantage that the apparatus can be used with confidence without touching the user's eyes.
[0037]
In addition, after performing the air cleaning process as described above, the fragrance treatment unit 8a is operated after a predetermined time to attenuate the ozone component. It can be given well.
In addition, the miscellaneous bacteria processing unit 8, the fragrance processing unit 8a, the bactericide spraying processing unit 8b, and the like can be compactly and collectively installed at substantially the same position in the air supply guide unit 4 suitable as a maintainable space. There is a structural advantage that maintenance work such as inspection and repair and replenishment of germicide can be easily performed.
[0038]
The second dehumidifier 3c is installed on the diagonal line with the dehumidifier 3a of the air supply unit 3 below the air supply guide unit 4, and is exhausted from the quickest drying chamber 21 and the normal drying chamber 23 side. And the air from the upper normal drying chamber 23 having a relatively low humidity is merged and directed toward the normal drying chamber 23 and the quick drying chamber 22 on the upper drying body 1a side. The air in a dry state is circulated and blown into the storage unit 2 on the upper dry body 1a side, and the boots W of this part are dried in the same manner as the storage unit 2 of the lower dry body 1b. As a whole, the inside of the storage unit 2 is efficiently dried by the dehumidifier 3a and the second dehumidifier 3a with a simple and inexpensive configuration.
[0039]
In addition, since air is circulated in the drying apparatus 1 as described above, dust that is mixed and floating in the air can be removed from the filters provided in the dehumidifier 3a and the second dehumidifier 3c or water droplets generated during dehumidification. When it is removed by adhering or mixing inside, the air in the storage unit 2 can be purified and cleaned, and the boots W are dried and stored with high quality, and the user opens the door 20 In this embodiment, a filter is not provided on the dehumidifier 3a side, but a filter is provided on the air supply fan 16 on the upper drying body 1a side to remove the dehumidification. While pursuing the downsizing and improvement of the capacity of the machine 3a, the air purification capacity is improved in each stage.
In the present embodiment, the second dehumidifier 3c can be omitted when the storage unit 2 has a small capacity or the heater performance is sufficient, and similarly the heater When the capacity of the unit 3b is increased or the object to be dried does not require large dehumidification in the air, the installation of the dehumidifier 3a may be omitted.
[0040]
The drying apparatus 1 configured as described above forms the air supply unit 3 in the hollow air supply chamber 30 and dehumidifies the air sucked into the air supply chamber 30 from the one drying chamber side. 3a and a feed cylinder 7 in which a plurality of air passages 71, 73 and the like for integrally heating the dehumidified air communicating with the dehumidifier 3a and blowing the air to the other drying chamber are branched. In addition, a dehumidifier 3a is provided in the upper drying chamber of the plurality of drying chambers formed in the storage unit 2, and the feed cylinder 7 is communicated with the lower drying chamber. An air supply fan 32 that introduces and blows air dehumidified by the dehumidifier 3a is provided, a heater portion 3b is installed in the middle of the supply cylinder 7, and is sent to branch air passages 71 and 73 formed on the lower side of the heater portion 3b. An air fan 16 is provided to blow heated and dry air into the drying chamber. In work with operating conditions, when closing the door 20 after accommodating the boots W opens the door 20 to each shelf 5, boots W is dried by the air in the state of being heated and dried to a predetermined.
[0041]
At this time, the boots W accommodated in the normal drying chamber 23 are usually dried for about a period of time, but the boots W accommodated in the quick drying chamber 22 are in the uppermost stage of the storage unit 2 and the air supply fan. By being forcibly fed into the boots W by 18, quick drying is performed in a time shorter than the normal time.
Moreover, the boots W accommodated in the quickest drying chamber 21 are directly blown with dehumidified dry air having passed through the dehumidifier 3a and the heater 3b from the lower part of the feed cylinder 7 at the lowermost stage of the accommodating part 2. And the said air is reheated by the heating part 55, and it can be dried in a shorter time than the quick-drying chamber 22 in the state which stopped the said air supply fan 18. FIG.
In the drying of the boots W as described above, each of the boots W serving as an object to be dried can be selectively operated by selectively operating the germ processing unit 8, the aroma processing unit 8a, the bactericide spray processing unit 8b, and the like. Processing can be performed simply and as desired.
[0042]
In the drying of such boots W, a dehumidifier 3a for dehumidifying the air sucked from one drying chamber into the air feeding chamber 30 while forming the air feeding section 3 in a hollow air feeding chamber 30; A drying apparatus 1 having a configuration in which a feed cylinder 7 integrally formed with a plurality of branch air passages is installed in the storage unit 2 to heat the air dehumidified by the dehumidifier 3a and blow it to the other drying chamber. After the air is sucked from one of the quick drying chambers 22 and the drying chambers such as the normal drying device 23 and dehumidified by the dehumidifier 3a, the air feeding chamber 30 is provided with a heat insulating space and is independently formed. Since the heated air is blown to the other normal drying device 23 and the drying chamber such as the fastest drying chamber 21 by the heater unit 3b, the air feeding cylinder 7 of the air feeding unit 3 is fed together with the heat insulating box frame structure of the entire device. It is installed in the air chamber 30 with a heat insulating structure to prevent heat radiation of heat-dried air While effectively blowing the drying chamber, to promote the circulation of air in the container 2 can be quickly to dry the material to be dried by.
[0043]
Further, among the plurality of drying chambers formed in the storage unit 2, the dehumidifier 3a is provided in the upper drying chamber and the feed cylinder 7 is connected to the lower drying chamber, thereby drying the boots W. The humid air that moves to the upper stage can be efficiently dehumidified by the dehumidifier 3a, and the dehumidified air is moved to the heater section 3b of the lower cylinder 7 and heated, and the heated dry air is moved to the lower stage. Therefore, the object to be dried in the storage unit 2 can be efficiently and quickly dried.
[0044]
Further, the drying device 1 according to the above embodiment performs a predetermined operation in the storage unit 2 at a set temperature of about 38 ° C., washes general boots W, and puts the quick drying chamber 22 and the normal When accommodated in the drying chamber 23 and the quickest drying chamber 21, the rapid drying chamber 22 takes about 1 to 3 hours, the normal drying chamber 23 takes about 2 to 4 hours, and the fastest drying chamber 21 takes about 1 to 3 hours. Each of the above-described cold-boot boots W with a thick felt stretched immediately after washing is accommodated in the quick-drying chamber 22 and the normal drying chamber 23 in a normal posture. In the quick drying chamber 21, when the reversing support structure 6 is used to store the reversing support structure 6, the time required for drying in a predetermined state is about 2 to 4 days in the quick drying chamber 22, respectively. Yes, usually 3-7 days in the drying room 23 , And the addition is the most rapid drying chamber at 21 half-day-1. About 5 days, it was possible to confirm the high drying performance of the most rapid drying chamber 21 allowed to inverting supported by inverting the support structure 6 of boots W.
[0045]
Also, at this time, the bottom portion of the footwear W such as boots is received by the shelf board 51 or the shelf basket 50 and placed in a normal posture, and the reversal is installed above the shelf portion 5 and the footwear W faces upward. The shelf structure of the footwear storage unit comprising the inverted support structure 6 that can be switched between the inverted support position in which the footwear W is supported in the posture and the storage position in which the footwear W is placed in the normal position on the shelf portion 5 is a boot boot. A convenient footwear storage unit for placing footwear such as W in a normal posture and supporting and drying the footwear W in an upside down posture by switching the reverse support structure 6 installed above the shelf 5. A drying apparatus 1 is provided.
Also, the footwear W immediately after washing is inverted and supported, and draining and drying are efficiently performed simultaneously while dripping the water inside, so even if it is a winter boot or the like with stretched felt that tends to be avoided from washing, It creates advantages such as allowing drying in a short time, facilitating the washing and enabling hygienic use.
[0046]
Further, the auxiliary shelf portion 5a is provided between the shelf portion 5 and the reverse support structure 6, and the footwear W is supported in the reverse posture by the auxiliary shelf portion 5a and the reverse support structure 6, whereby the reverse support structure The space between 6 and the shelf 5 is effectively used to place other footwear such as slippers on the auxiliary shelf 5a, and when the inverted support structure 6 is switched to the use position, the auxiliary shelf 5a is used. Thus, the footwear in the reversed posture can be stably and easily supported by the reversed support structure.
At this time, if the auxiliary shelf 5a is configured so as to be switchable between the support posture for supporting the footwear W such as boots and the placement posture for placing another footwear such as slippers together with the reverse support structure 6, the reverse support structure 6 is switched to the storage posture, and the auxiliary shelf 5a is switched to the support posture to form a large space for positioning the tubular portion of the footwear W between the two so that the reverse support of the footwear W is supported by the shelf of the storage portion 2. It is possible to carry out in a proper posture with a simple structure without increasing the size of the part structure and the storage part 2, and when the footwear W is not inverted and supported, the auxiliary shelf 5a is expanded to stably place another footwear. can do.
[0047]
In the drying apparatus 1 according to the present invention, as shown in FIG. 14, the components such as the storage unit 2 may be divided and formed in the form of an assembly in the vertical direction at predetermined left and right widths. The drying chamber 1 can be constructed in a simple and inexpensive manner, and the large-sized drying apparatus 1 can be divided in the vertical direction. Due to the compact shape, operations such as transportation and installation can be performed efficiently and easily.
[0048]
【The invention's effect】
Since the present invention constitutes the shelf structure of the footwear storage unit as described above, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) Footwear such as boots can be placed in a normal posture on a shelf board or a shelf, and can be supported in a reverse posture with the footwear facing upward by a reverse support structure installed above the shelf. A highly convenient footwear storage unit can be provided.
Moreover, drying of footwear can be promoted by supporting the footwear in an inverted support posture.
[0049]
(2) In a state where the structure to be reversed and supported is switched to the retracted position, another footwear can be placed between the structure to be reversed and the shelf by the auxiliary shelf, and the structure to be reversed and supported is used. When switched to, footwear in an inverted posture can be supported stably and easily using the auxiliary shelf.
[0050]
(3) Since the structure for reversing and supporting is switched to the retracted position and the auxiliary shelf is switched to the supporting position, a large space for positioning the tubular portion of the footwear can be formed between them, so that the reversal support of the footwear is possible. Can be stably performed with a simple structure without increasing the size of the storage portion and the shelf structure, and when the footwear is not supported in an inverted manner, the auxiliary shelf portion can be expanded to place another footwear.
[0051]
(4) When an object to be dried, such as boots immediately after washing, is inverted and supported, the water dripping from the object to be dried is quickly discharged out of the machine by the drainage structure, and draining and drying of the object to be dried are performed efficiently at the same time. Can do.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view showing a partially broken structure of a drying apparatus according to the present invention.
2 is a perspective view showing a configuration of an upper drying body and a lower drying body of the drying apparatus of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3A is a front view showing the structure of the storage part of the upper dry main body with a part broken away. (B) is a sectional side view of (A).
FIG. 4 is a front sectional view showing a configuration of a storage unit and an air supply unit.
5 is a side sectional view showing a configuration of an air supply unit in FIG. 4;
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional plan view of a heater section.
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional plan view showing a configuration of a branch air passage of a feed cylinder.
FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing configurations of a shelf portion, a reverse support structure, and the like.
9 is a front view showing the configuration of the shelf, the reverse support structure, etc. in FIG.
10 is a side cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the shelf and the reverse support structure of FIG.
11 is a side sectional view showing a configuration of another embodiment such as a shelf and a reverse support structure of FIG.
FIG. 12 is a side sectional view showing a configuration of another embodiment of the shelf board.
FIG. 13 is a side sectional view showing a configuration of another embodiment of the shelf board.
FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing a configuration of another embodiment in which the drying device is divided in the vertical direction.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Drying device 2 Storage part 3 Air supply part 3a Dehumidifier 3b Heater part 4 Air supply guide part 5 Shelf part 5a Auxiliary shelf part 5b Drain structure 6 Reverse support structure 7 Cylinder 16, 18, 32 Air supply fan 17 Intake fan 21 Most rapid drying chamber 22 Rapid drying chamber 23 Normal drying chamber 25 Horizontal rod 30 Air supply chamber 33 Heater tube 50 Shelf rod 51 Shelf plate 55 Heating portion 57 Drainage trough portion 60 Support trough 61 Support portion 70 Air passage 71, 72, 73 Wind Road (branch airway)
W to be dried (boots)
