JPH04352999A - Clothes drying machine - Google Patents
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Abstract
Description
【０００１】0001
【産業上の利用分野】本発明は，乾燥させる衣類を収容
して回転する回転ドラム内に熱風を循環させて乾燥させ
る衣類乾燥機において，吸湿発熱材による発熱装置に湿
気を含んだ空気を循環させ，この吸湿発熱材の発熱を熱
源として利用する衣類乾燥機に関するものである。[Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a clothes dryer that circulates hot air inside a rotating drum that stores clothes to be dried to dry them. This invention relates to a clothes dryer that utilizes the heat generated by the moisture-absorbing heat-generating material as a heat source.
【０００２】0002
【従来の技術】従来の衣類乾燥機の例を図１０に示す。
機器全面に設けた前蓋９を開けて濡れた衣類を回転ドラ
ム２内に投入し，モータ３によって回転ドラム２を回転
させて衣類をタンブリングさせつつ，両翼ファン４によ
り湿気を含んだ空気を排出して送風路６に送り，凝縮器
７で除湿した後，加熱ヒータ８で加熱乾燥させて回転ド
ラム２内に送入し，回転ドラム２内の空気を循環させて
衣類を乾燥させている。上記従来例衣類乾燥機に吸湿発
熱材による発熱装置を併設したものとして，実開昭６４
−４３８９６号公報に開示されるものがあり，図１１に
示すように上記従来例衣類乾燥機における加熱ヒータ８
と並列に前記吸湿発熱材２０による発熱装置１２が取付
けられている。回転ドラム２内の空気を循環させる送風
路６の空気の一部を発熱装置１２に導き，発熱装置１２
で吸湿発熱した空気を回転ドラム２内に送入するよう構
成されている。2. Description of the Related Art An example of a conventional clothes dryer is shown in FIG. A front lid 9 provided on the entire surface of the device is opened, wet clothes are placed into the rotating drum 2, and the motor 3 rotates the rotating drum 2 to tumble the clothes while the double-winged fan 4 exhausts the air containing moisture. After being dehumidified by a condenser 7, the air is heated and dried by a heater 8, and then fed into the rotating drum 2, where the air inside the rotating drum 2 is circulated to dry the clothes. The above conventional clothes dryer was equipped with a heat generating device using a moisture absorbing heat generating material.
There is a heater 8 disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 43896, as shown in FIG.
A heat generating device 12 made of the moisture absorbing heat generating material 20 is installed in parallel with the above. A part of the air in the air passage 6 that circulates the air inside the rotating drum 2 is guided to the heat generating device 12.
The structure is such that air that has absorbed moisture and generated heat is fed into the rotating drum 2.
【０００３】0003
【発明が解決しようとする課題】図１１に示した吸湿発
熱装置を用いた衣類乾燥機は，吸湿した吸湿発熱材を乾
燥させ，次の発熱に備える再生工程を実施するにおいて
も，発熱時と同じく回転ドラム２，両翼ファン４，凝縮
器７，吸湿発熱装置１２に空気を循環させ，加熱ヒータ
８による熱風で吸湿発熱材２０を乾燥させている。従っ
て，衣類乾燥を伴わない状態でも衣類乾燥機を運転させ
て吸湿発熱材２０を再生させる必要があった。また，衣
類乾燥機の長い循環送風路に熱風を循環させることによ
る熱ロス，あるいは回転ドラム２や両翼ファン４の耐熱
性を高めるためのコストアップなどの問題点を有してい
た。本発明は吸湿発熱装置を用いた衣類乾燥機器におけ
る上記課題を解決するために，吸湿発熱装置を改良し，
吸湿発熱材の再生を効率よく行うことを目的とするもの
である。[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] A clothes dryer using the moisture-absorbing heat-generating device shown in FIG. Similarly, air is circulated through the rotating drum 2, double-blade fan 4, condenser 7, and hygroscopic heat generating device 12, and the hygroscopic heat generating material 20 is dried with hot air from the heater 8. Therefore, it is necessary to operate the clothes dryer even when clothes are not being dried to regenerate the hygroscopic heat generating material 20. Further, there are other problems such as heat loss caused by circulating hot air through a long circulation air passage of the clothes dryer, and increased costs due to increasing the heat resistance of the rotating drum 2 and the double-winged fan 4. In order to solve the above-mentioned problems in clothes drying equipment using a moisture absorption heat generation device, the present invention improves the moisture absorption heat generation device.
The purpose is to efficiently regenerate hygroscopic heat generating materials.
【０００４】0004
【課題を解決するための手段】上記目的を達成するため
の本発明は，乾燥させる衣類を収容して回転する回転ド
ラムの排気口と吸気口との間に，湿気を含んだ空気を前
記回転ドラムから排出する送風ファンと，排出された空
気から除湿する凝縮器と，加熱ヒータとを順次配置した
循環送風路を設けた衣類乾燥機において，吸湿発熱材を
充填した充填筒と，該充填筒に前記循環送風路の湿気を
含んだ空気を送入する送風機と，前記吸湿発熱材の再生
用熱風を生成するヒータとを具備してなる吸湿発熱装置
を，前記循環送風路に配された前記凝縮器と並列に接続
したことを特徴とする衣類乾燥機として構成される。上
記衣類乾燥機において，循環送風路に配した凝縮器と回
転ドラムの吸気口との間に，前記循環送風路を開閉する
ダンパを配置すれば，前記凝縮器と並列に接続した吸湿
発熱装置の吸湿発熱材の再生時に，前記ダンパにより前
記循環送風路を閉じて吸湿発熱装置と凝縮器との空気循
環経路を構成する衣類乾燥機を提供することができる。
また，吸湿発熱装置を断熱材で被覆すると共に，凝縮器
に冷却手段を設けてもよい。また，吸湿発熱装置が吸湿
発熱材を充填した充填筒の内部に加熱手段を配したもの
であってもよい。更に吸湿発熱材を通風性の高いスリー
ブに充填して，該スリーブを充填筒に所要数収容するこ
とができる。[Means for Solving the Problems] To achieve the above object, the present invention is directed to supplying moisture-containing air between an exhaust port and an intake port of a rotary drum that rotates while storing clothes to be dried. In a clothes dryer equipped with a circulating air passage in which a fan for discharging air from a drum, a condenser for dehumidifying the discharged air, and a heater are sequentially arranged, a filling tube filled with a moisture-absorbing heat generating material and a filling tube are provided. A hygroscopic heat generating device, which is equipped with a blower that blows air containing moisture from the circulating air duct, and a heater that generates hot air for regenerating the hygroscopic heat generating material, is installed in the circulating air duct. It is configured as a clothes dryer characterized by being connected in parallel with a condenser. In the above clothes dryer, if a damper for opening and closing the circulation air passage is placed between the condenser placed in the circulation air passage and the intake port of the rotating drum, the moisture absorption heat generating device connected in parallel with the condenser can be removed. It is possible to provide a clothes dryer in which the circulation air passage is closed by the damper to form an air circulation path between the moisture absorption heat generation device and the condenser when the moisture absorption heat generation material is regenerated. Further, the moisture absorption heat generation device may be covered with a heat insulating material, and the condenser may be provided with a cooling means. Further, the hygroscopic heat generating device may be one in which a heating means is disposed inside a cylinder filled with a hygroscopic heat generating material. Furthermore, the hygroscopic heat generating material can be filled into a highly ventilated sleeve, and the required number of sleeves can be accommodated in the filling cylinder.
【０００５】[0005]
【作用】本発明によれば，回転ドラム内の空気を循環さ
せる循環送風路に配した凝縮器と並列に吸湿発熱装置を
配置して，凝縮器により除湿する一方で，湿気を含んだ
空気により吸湿発熱材を発熱させて循環空気を加熱し，
回転ドラム内に効率よく熱風を送風するよう構成される
。また，吸湿発熱材の再生時において，再生用の熱風循
環路を吸湿発熱装置と凝縮器との間で構成して，再生時
は回転ドラム，両翼ファンの作動が停止した状態で行い
，再生工程に必要とする最小限の部分作動に止どめてい
る。また，循環送風路を開閉するダンパを設けて，再生
時には回転ドラムへの循環風の流れを阻止して吸湿発熱
装置と凝縮器との間での短い循環経路を確保して，より
効率よく再生工程を実施することができる。また，吸湿
発熱装置および循環送風路を断熱材で被覆して熱ロスを
少なくすると共に，凝縮器を強制冷却手段により冷却し
て温度差を高め，除湿効果を向上させることができる。
また，吸湿発熱材を再生させるための加熱ヒータを吸湿
発熱材の充填筒の中に配して，吸湿発熱材の乾燥再生を
より効率よく行うことができる。さらに，吸湿発熱材を
空気透過性のよいスリーブに充填した後，該スリーブを
充填筒に所要数充填することにより空気の透過性の高い
吸湿発熱装置を構成して循環送風路における空気流通性
を高め，加熱乾燥風を効率よく回転ドラムに送風するこ
とができる。[Operation] According to the present invention, a moisture absorbing heat generating device is placed in parallel with a condenser placed in a circulating air passage that circulates air in the rotating drum, and while the condenser dehumidifies the air, moisture-containing air is removed. Heats the circulating air by making the moisture-absorbing heat-generating material generate heat,
It is configured to efficiently blow hot air into the rotating drum. In addition, when regenerating the hygroscopic heat generating material, a hot air circulation path for regeneration is constructed between the hygroscopic heat generating device and the condenser, and the regeneration is performed with the rotary drum and both blade fans stopped, and the regeneration process It is kept to the minimum partial operation required for this purpose. In addition, a damper is installed to open and close the circulating air passage to block the flow of circulating air to the rotating drum during regeneration, ensuring a short circulation path between the moisture absorption heat generating device and the condenser, resulting in more efficient regeneration. The process can be carried out. In addition, the moisture absorption heat generation device and the circulation air passage are covered with a heat insulating material to reduce heat loss, and the condenser is cooled by forced cooling means to increase the temperature difference and improve the dehumidification effect. Further, by disposing a heater for regenerating the moisture-absorbing heat-generating material in the cylinder filled with the moisture-absorbing heat-generating material, it is possible to dry and regenerate the moisture-absorbing heat-generating material more efficiently. Furthermore, after filling a sleeve with good air permeability with the hygroscopic heat generating material, a required number of sleeves are filled into a filling cylinder to form a hygroscopic heat generating device with high air permeability, thereby improving air circulation in the circulation air passage. This makes it possible to efficiently blow heated drying air to the rotating drum.
【０００６】[0006]
【実施例】次に具体的な実施例を示して本発明の理解に
供する。図１は本発明に係る一実施例衣類乾燥機の全体
構成図，図２は吸湿発熱装置の設置部分の拡大図，図３
は吸湿発熱材を充填した充填筒の断面図，図４は吸湿発
熱材を充填する通気性スリーブの斜視図，図５は吸湿発
熱装置の別実施態様構成図，図６は充填筒の別実施態様
構成図である。各図において，従来例と共通する部分は
同一の符号を付している。図１において，機器本体１の
全面に設けられた開閉蓋９から濡れた衣類を回転ドラム
２に投入して，駆動モータ３により回転ドラム２を回転
させ収容した衣類をタンブリングさせつつ，駆動モータ
５により両翼ファン４を回転させて回転ドラム２内の湿
気を含んだ空気を排気口５から排出すると共に，両翼フ
ァン４の外側ファンで外気を機器本体１内に導入する。
両翼ファン４により排出された回転ドラム２内の空気は
循環送風路６ａ に導かれて凝縮器７に至り，機器本体
１内に導入された外気によって冷却され排気空気中の水
分は凝縮されて排水ホース１５から外部に排出される。
凝縮器７で除湿された空気は循環送風路６ｂ から加熱
ヒータ８で加熱されて吸気口１０から回転ドラム２内に
送入される。一方，前記循環送風路６ａ と６ｂ の間
には，凝縮器７と並列に吸湿発熱装置１２が設置されて
おり，循環送風路６ａ の湿気を帯びた排気の一部を吸
入して吸湿発熱装置１２内の充填筒に充填した吸湿発熱
材に湿気を吸着して発熱させ，循環送風路６ｂ から回
転ドラム２に送入するよう構成されている。以上のよう
に回転ドラム２の排気口１１と吸気口１０との間をつな
ぐ循環送風路６ａ ，６ｂ に回転ドラム２内の空気を
循環させる間に，凝縮器７で除湿すると共に吸湿発熱装
置１２で加熱されるので，回転ドラム２内の空気は乾燥
され効率よく衣類を乾燥させることができる。吸湿発熱
装置１２の加熱があるので，循環空気の加熱を加熱ヒー
タ８だけに依存していた従来装置に比して加熱ヒータ８
の加熱電力は小さくすることができ，水分吸着を兼ねた
加熱源として効率よく衣類乾燥をなすことができる。[Examples] Next, specific examples will be shown to provide an understanding of the present invention. Fig. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a clothes dryer according to an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is an enlarged view of the installation part of the moisture absorption heat generating device, and Fig. 3
4 is a perspective view of a breathable sleeve filled with a hygroscopic heat generating material, FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of another embodiment of the hygroscopic heat generating device, and FIG. 6 is a diagram showing another embodiment of the filled cylinder. It is an aspect block diagram. In each figure, parts common to the conventional example are given the same reference numerals. In FIG. 1, wet clothes are put into the rotary drum 2 through an opening/closing lid 9 provided on the entire surface of the device body 1, and the drive motor 3 rotates the rotary drum 2 to tumble the stored clothes. As a result, the double-winged fan 4 is rotated to exhaust the air containing moisture in the rotary drum 2 from the exhaust port 5, and the outside air is introduced into the equipment body 1 by the outer fan of the double-winged fan 4. The air inside the rotating drum 2 discharged by the double-blade fan 4 is led to the circulation air passage 6a and reaches the condenser 7, where it is cooled by the outside air introduced into the device body 1, and the moisture in the exhaust air is condensed and drained. It is discharged from the hose 15 to the outside. The air dehumidified in the condenser 7 is heated by the heater 8 from the circulation air passage 6b, and is then introduced into the rotating drum 2 through the intake port 10. On the other hand, between the circulation air passages 6a and 6b, a moisture absorption heat generation device 12 is installed in parallel with the condenser 7, and a part of the humid exhaust gas from the circulation air passage 6a is sucked into the moisture absorption heat generation device. The hygroscopic heat-generating material filled in the filling cylinder 12 adsorbs moisture to generate heat, and the generated heat is fed into the rotating drum 2 through the circulation air passage 6b. As described above, while the air inside the rotating drum 2 is being circulated through the circulation air passages 6a and 6b connecting between the exhaust port 11 and the intake port 10 of the rotating drum 2, the condenser 7 dehumidifies the air and the moisture absorption heat generating device 12 Since the air inside the rotating drum 2 is heated, the air inside the rotating drum 2 is dried and clothes can be dried efficiently. Since the moisture absorption heat generating device 12 is heated, the heater 8 is heated compared to the conventional device which relies only on the heater 8 to heat the circulating air.
The heating power can be reduced, and it can be used as a heating source that also absorbs moisture to efficiently dry clothes.
【０００７】図２は循環送風路６ａ ，６ｂ に設けた
吸湿発熱装置１２取付け部分の構成を示し，吸湿発熱装
置１２は，吸湿発熱材を充填した充填筒２５と，充填筒
２５内に循環送風路６ａ の空気を送入するシロッコフ
ァン１３とその駆動モータ１４と，吸湿発熱材の再生時
に送入空気を加熱するヒータ２２とから構成される。吸
湿発熱材２０は充填筒２５内に，通気性の高いメッシュ
板２３，２４で前後を囲って充填されており，シロッコ
ファン１３により循環送風路６ａ の湿気を帯びた空気
を送入することにより，吸湿発熱材は水分を吸着して発
熱し，熱風を充填筒２５の排気口１８から循環送風路６
ｂ に排出する。吸湿発熱材２０には，ゼオライト，活
性アルミナ等を利用することができ，これらは水分を吸
着したとき発熱する特性を有している。例えば合成ゼオ
ライトでは，自重の１５〜２０％の水分を吸着し，吸着
した水分１ｋｇ当り約７５０ｋｃａｌの熱量を発生する
ことができる。
充填筒２５内に充填される吸湿発熱材２０は，本実施例
においては図３の断面図に示すようにスリーブ１９に充
填して，このスリーブ１９を所要数充填筒２５に収容し
ている。スリーブ１９は図４に示すように，通気性の高
いメッシュ状の筒で構成されており，このスリーブ１９
を送風方向に平行に配置することにより空気の透過性が
よく，従って充填筒２５内に送風するシロッコファン１
３の送風能力を小さくすることができ，また，吸湿発熱
材２０の全てに万遍なく通気させ水分を吸着させること
ができる。吸湿発熱材２０は上記のように発熱に利用し
たあと，吸着した水分を除去乾燥される再生工程を行う
ことにより，再度水分を吸着して発熱させることができ
る。この再生工程は衣類乾燥機の停止状態で実施される
。図２に示すように，シロッコファン１３を回転させ，
ヒータ２２に通電して，充填筒２５内に熱風を送入し，
循環送風路６ａ ，吸湿発熱装置１２，循環送風路６ｂ
，凝縮器７の再生工程時循環送風路を構成して空気を
循環させると，吸湿発熱材２０の水分は凝縮器７で除湿
されると共に，ヒータ２２で加熱されて乾燥再生する。
図において，実線の矢印は衣類乾燥時の送風方向を示し
，点線の矢印は再生工程時の送風方向を示している。FIG. 2 shows the structure of the attachment part of the moisture absorption heat generation device 12 provided in the circulation air passages 6a and 6b. It is composed of a sirocco fan 13 that feeds air from the path 6a, its drive motor 14, and a heater 22 that heats the air that is fed during regeneration of the hygroscopic heat generating material. The moisture-absorbing heat-generating material 20 is filled in a filling cylinder 25 surrounded by highly breathable mesh plates 23 and 24 on the front and back, and is heated by feeding humid air from the circulation air passage 6a with a sirocco fan 13. The hygroscopic heat generating material adsorbs moisture and generates heat, and the hot air is sent from the exhaust port 18 of the filling cylinder 25 to the circulation air passage 6.
b. Zeolite, activated alumina, etc. can be used as the moisture-absorbing heat-generating material 20, and these materials have the property of generating heat when they adsorb moisture. For example, synthetic zeolite can adsorb 15 to 20% of its own weight of water and generate approximately 750 kcal of heat per 1 kg of adsorbed water. In this embodiment, the hygroscopic heat generating material 20 filled in the filling tube 25 is filled into a sleeve 19 as shown in the sectional view of FIG. 3, and a required number of sleeves 19 are housed in the filling tube 25. As shown in FIG. 4, the sleeve 19 is composed of a highly breathable mesh tube.
The sirocco fan 1 which blows air into the filling cylinder 25 has good air permeability by arranging it parallel to the air blowing direction.
The air blowing capacity of No. 3 can be reduced, and all of the moisture-absorbing heat-generating materials 20 can be evenly ventilated to adsorb moisture. After the moisture-absorbing heat-generating material 20 is used to generate heat as described above, by performing a regeneration process in which the absorbed moisture is removed and dried, the moisture-absorbing heat-generating material 20 can adsorb moisture again and generate heat. This regeneration step is performed while the clothes dryer is stopped. As shown in Fig. 2, the sirocco fan 13 is rotated,
The heater 22 is energized to send hot air into the filling cylinder 25,
Circulating air passage 6a, moisture absorption heat generating device 12, circulation air passage 6b
During the regeneration process of the condenser 7, a circulating air passage is configured to circulate air, and the moisture in the moisture-absorbing heat generating material 20 is dehumidified in the condenser 7 and heated by the heater 22 to be dried and regenerated. In the figure, solid line arrows indicate the direction of air blowing during clothes drying, and dotted line arrows indicate the air blowing direction during the recycling process.
【０００８】この再生工程を実施するにおいて，図５に
示すように循環送風路６ｂ の回転ドラム２側への送風
路を，開閉ダンパ２６を作動させて閉じると，再生工程
のための熱風循環の流れが回転ドラム２側に逃げること
がなくなり，効率よく再生工程を実行することができる
。
図において，２８はダンパ２６を開閉作動させる駆動装
置である。図７，図８，図９は上記駆動装置２８の一例
を示したものである。図において，５２はダンパ２６を
開又は閉するモータ，３２はクラッチレバー３３を矢印
Ａの方向に押し下げる電磁石，３４，３６はバイアスコ
イルバネ３５により遮断され，前記のクラッチレバー３
３の矢印Ａの動きによって連結されるクラッチ機構で，
３４は従動側クラッチ体，３６は駆動側クラッチ体であ
る。電磁石３２に通電されると，クラッチレバー３３は
矢印Ａのように押し下げられ従動側クラッチ体３４を駆
動側クラッチ体３６に押し付け，クラッチ機構は連結す
る。一方，電磁石３２への通電を停止すると，該電磁石
３２のクラッチレバー３３への力は解除され，バイアス
コイルバネ３５の反発力により前記従動側クラッチ体３
４は押し離され，クラッチ機構は遮断される。３７は減
速歯車機構，３８はモータ５２の通電回路を入，切する
スイッチ，３９は該スイッチ３８のスイッチボタン，４
０はスイッチボタン３９を押すスイッチレバー，４１は
減速歯車機構３７の回転に伴って回転し，該スイッチレ
バー４０を回転操作する回転レバー，４２は回転レバー
４１を元の位置に復帰させるバイアスバネ，４３は回転
レバー４１のストッパーである。４４は回転レバー４１
と同軸の歯付プーリーで，歯付ベルト４６を介して歯付
プーリー４５を駆動させ，歯付プーリー４５と同軸のダ
ンパ２６の駆動軸２７を回転させダンパ２６を開または
閉にさせる。図９は上記駆動装置２８の通電回路を示し
たものである。この駆動装置２８は，吸湿発熱装置１２
の再生時においては，回転レバー４１は元の位置に復帰
させるバイアスバネ４２及び下記に述べる動作により元
の位置に復帰しているので，スイッチレバー４０，スイ
ッチボタン３９は押されてスイッチ３８は入っている状
態において，スイッチ４７を入れると，電磁石３２に通
電されクラッチ機構が連結される。一方，モータ５２が
回転し，この回転がクラッチ機構を介して減速機構３７
に伝達され，回転レバー４１が図８に示す位置まで回転
すると，スイッチレバー４０，スイッチボタン３９は解
除されてスイッチ３８は切れ，モータ５２が停止する。
回転レバー４１と同様に歯付プーリー４４が回転し，歯
付ベルト４６，歯付プーリー４５を介してダンパ２６を
閉じ，ダンパ２６はその位置で固定される。In carrying out this regeneration step, as shown in FIG. 5, when the opening/closing damper 26 is operated to close the air circulation path 6b toward the rotating drum 2 side, the hot air circulation for the regeneration step is stopped. The flow will not escape to the rotating drum 2 side, and the regeneration process can be carried out efficiently. In the figure, 28 is a drive device that opens and closes the damper 26. 7, 8, and 9 show an example of the drive device 28 described above. In the figure, 52 is a motor that opens or closes the damper 26, 32 is an electromagnet that pushes down the clutch lever 33 in the direction of arrow A, 34 and 36 are blocked by a bias coil spring 35, and the clutch lever 33 is
A clutch mechanism that is connected by the movement of arrow A in 3.
34 is a driven side clutch body, and 36 is a driving side clutch body. When the electromagnet 32 is energized, the clutch lever 33 is pushed down as shown by arrow A, pressing the driven clutch body 34 against the driving clutch body 36, and the clutch mechanism is connected. On the other hand, when the electromagnet 32 is de-energized, the force of the electromagnet 32 on the clutch lever 33 is released, and the repulsive force of the bias coil spring 35 causes the driven side clutch body to
4 is pushed away and the clutch mechanism is cut off. 37 is a reduction gear mechanism, 38 is a switch for turning on and off the energizing circuit of the motor 52, 39 is a switch button of the switch 38, 4
0 is a switch lever that presses the switch button 39; 41 is a rotary lever that rotates with the rotation of the reduction gear mechanism 37 and rotates the switch lever 40; 42 is a bias spring that returns the rotary lever 41 to its original position; 43 is a stopper of the rotation lever 41. 44 is a rotating lever 41
The toothed pulley 45 is driven via the toothed belt 46, and the drive shaft 27 of the damper 26, which is coaxial with the toothed pulley 45, is rotated to open or close the damper 26. FIG. 9 shows the energizing circuit of the drive device 28. This drive device 28 is the hygroscopic heat generating device 12.
During regeneration, the rotary lever 41 is returned to its original position by the bias spring 42 and the operation described below, so the switch lever 40 and switch button 39 are pressed and the switch 38 is turned on. When the switch 47 is turned on in this state, the electromagnet 32 is energized and the clutch mechanism is connected. On the other hand, the motor 52 rotates, and this rotation is transmitted to the deceleration mechanism 37 via the clutch mechanism.
When the rotation lever 41 rotates to the position shown in FIG. 8, the switch lever 40 and switch button 39 are released, the switch 38 is turned off, and the motor 52 is stopped. Like the rotary lever 41, the toothed pulley 44 rotates to close the damper 26 via the toothed belt 46 and the toothed pulley 45, and the damper 26 is fixed at that position.
【０００９】一方，衣類乾燥時においては，スイッチ４
７を切ると，クラッチ機構は遮断され，ダンパ２６はい
つでも開の状態を受け付けることができる。そこで，上
記駆動装置２８と同じような構造，機能をもつが，ただ
反対方向に回転する駆動装置（図示せず）により駆動軸
２７を上記の逆方向に回転させ，ダンパ２６を開にする
ことができる。この時，上記駆動装置２８の回転レバー
４１は歯付プーリー４５，歯付ベルト４６，歯付プーリ
ー４４を介して逆方向に回転して元の位置に復帰する。
そして，スイッチ３８は入の状態となる。また，図５に
示すように，凝縮器７に冷却フィン３０を形成すると共
に，送風機４８および送風筒４９を設けて強制冷却する
と，凝縮効果を高めることができ，さらに，吸湿発熱装
置１２の外側を断熱材５１で被覆すると熱ロスを少なく
，凝縮器７との温度差を高めて除湿し，効果的に再生工
程を実行することができる。また，吸湿発熱材２０を乾
燥再生させるためのヒータ２２を，図２，図５に示した
ように充填筒２５の入口側に設けるのでなく，図６に示
すように，吸湿発熱材２０が充填された中に埋設配置す
ることもできる。図６に断面図として示すようにシーズ
ヒータ３１を吸湿発熱材２０の中に螺旋状に埋設するの
で，加熱効果が高く，特に２００〜３００℃の高温で再
生工程を行うゼオライトの場合には効果的である。また
，シロッコファン１３による送風路にヒータ２２が配置
されないので送風効率がよく，吸湿発熱材２０の再生工
程を効率よく実施することができる。On the other hand, when drying clothes, switch 4
7, the clutch mechanism is disconnected and the damper 26 can accept an open state at any time. Therefore, it is possible to open the damper 26 by rotating the drive shaft 27 in the opposite direction using a drive device (not shown) that has the same structure and function as the drive device 28 but rotates in the opposite direction. Can be done. At this time, the rotary lever 41 of the drive device 28 rotates in the opposite direction via the toothed pulley 45, the toothed belt 46, and the toothed pulley 44, and returns to its original position. Then, the switch 38 is turned on. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, if cooling fins 30 are formed in the condenser 7 and a blower 48 and a blower tube 49 are provided to perform forced cooling, the condensation effect can be enhanced. By covering it with a heat insulating material 51, heat loss can be reduced, the temperature difference with the condenser 7 can be increased to dehumidify, and the regeneration process can be carried out effectively. In addition, instead of providing the heater 22 for drying and regenerating the hygroscopic heat generating material 20 on the inlet side of the filling cylinder 25 as shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, as shown in FIG. It can also be placed buried inside a container. As shown in the cross-sectional view in FIG. 6, the sheathed heater 31 is embedded in the hygroscopic heat generating material 20 in a spiral shape, so the heating effect is high, especially in the case of zeolite which undergoes the regeneration process at a high temperature of 200 to 300 degrees Celsius. It is true. Further, since the heater 22 is not disposed in the air passage by the sirocco fan 13, the air blowing efficiency is high, and the regeneration process of the moisture absorbing heat generating material 20 can be carried out efficiently.
【００１０】0010
【発明の効果】以上の説明の通り本発明によれば，従来
の加熱ヒータに加え，吸湿発熱装置による加熱および吸
湿が加わるので，効率よく衣類の乾燥が実施され乾燥時
間の短縮を図ることができる。この吸湿発熱装置に用い
る吸湿発熱材は，吸着した水分を除去乾燥させることに
より再生することができるので，水分吸着発熱，水分除
去乾燥を繰返すことにより半永久的に発熱エネルギーを
取出すことができ，衣類乾燥を効率的且つ経済的に実施
することができる。また，吸湿発熱材の再生のための工
程は衣類乾燥機の非使用時に行うので，深夜電力を利用
した再生工程を実施するよう制御すれば，再生のための
消費電力費用の低減を図ることも可能である。 また
本発明によれば，吸湿発熱材の再生を効率よく実施する
ため，吸湿発熱装置と凝縮器との間で空気循環経路を構
成実施するため循環送風路を開閉するダンパを設け，あ
るいは凝縮器に強制冷却装置を設け，あるいは吸湿発熱
材を充填した充填筒内に再生用ヒータを埋設することが
できるので，速やかに吸湿発熱材の再生がなされ，次回
の発熱工程に備えることができる。さらに，充填筒に充
填される吸湿発熱材を通気性の高いスリーブに充填して
，充填筒に収容しているので，吸湿発熱材の全てに通気
され発熱工程における水分吸着性が高まり，一方，再生
工程において乾燥のための通気がスムーズになされ再生
が効率よくなされる。従って，吸湿発熱装置への通気性
の高まりによって循環送風路の送風効率が高く，送風機
の送風能力を小さく抑えて実施することを可能とする。[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the present invention, in addition to the conventional heater, heating and moisture absorption are performed by the moisture absorbing heat generating device, so that clothes can be dried efficiently and the drying time can be shortened. can. The hygroscopic heat generating material used in this hygroscopic heat generating device can be regenerated by removing the absorbed moisture and drying it, so by repeating the process of moisture adsorption heat generation and moisture removal drying, heat generation energy can be extracted semi-permanently. Drying can be carried out efficiently and economically. Additionally, since the process for recycling the moisture-absorbing heat-generating material is performed when the clothes dryer is not in use, if the process is controlled so that the recycling process uses late-night electricity, the power consumption cost for recycling can be reduced. It is possible. Further, according to the present invention, in order to efficiently regenerate the hygroscopic heat generating material, a damper is provided to open and close the circulating air passage in order to construct an air circulation path between the hygroscopic heat generating device and the condenser, or Since a forced cooling device can be installed in the chamber, or a regeneration heater can be embedded in the cylinder filled with the hygroscopic heat generating material, the hygroscopic heat generating material can be quickly regenerated and ready for the next heat generating process. Furthermore, since the hygroscopic heat generating material to be filled in the filling cylinder is filled into a highly breathable sleeve and housed in the filling cylinder, all of the hygroscopic heat generating material is ventilated, increasing moisture adsorption in the heat generating process. In the regeneration process, ventilation for drying is performed smoothly and regeneration is performed efficiently. Therefore, the ventilation efficiency of the circulating air passage is high due to the increased ventilation to the moisture absorption heat generation device, and it is possible to suppress the air blowing capacity of the blower to a small level.
【図１】 本発明に係る一実施例衣類乾燥機の全体構
成図。FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a clothes dryer according to an embodiment of the present invention.
【図２】 実施例吸湿発熱装置の設置部分の拡大図。FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the installation part of the moisture absorption heat generation device according to the embodiment.
【図３】 充填筒の断面図。[Fig. 3] Cross-sectional view of the filling cylinder.
【図４】 通気性スリーブの斜視図。FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the breathable sleeve.
【図５】 吸湿発熱装置の別実施態様の構成図。FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of another embodiment of the moisture absorption heat generation device.
【図６】 充填筒の別実施態様の断面図。FIG. 6 is a sectional view of another embodiment of the filling cylinder.
【図７】 ダンパ駆動装置の構成図。FIG. 7 is a configuration diagram of a damper drive device.
【図８】 ダンパ駆動装置の回転レバー部分の平面図
。FIG. 8 is a plan view of the rotary lever portion of the damper drive device.
【図９】 ダンパ駆動装置の電気回路図。FIG. 9 is an electrical circuit diagram of the damper drive device.
【図１０】 従来例衣類乾燥機の全体構成図。FIG. 10 is an overall configuration diagram of a conventional clothes dryer.
【図１１】 吸湿発熱装置を用いた従来例衣類乾燥機
の全体構成図。FIG. 11 is an overall configuration diagram of a conventional clothes dryer using a moisture absorption heat generating device.
２…回転ドラム ４…両翼ファン（送風ファン） ６…循環送風路 ７…凝縮器 ８…加熱ヒータ １０…吸気口 １１…排気口 １２…吸湿発熱装置 １３…シロッコファン（送風機） １９…通気性スリーブ ２０…吸湿発熱材 ２２…ヒータ ２５…充填筒 ２６…ダンパ ３０…冷却フィン（冷却手段） ３１…シーズヒータ（加熱手段） ４８…送風機（冷却手段） 2...Rotating drum 4...Double wing fan (blow fan) 6...Circulation air duct 7...Condenser 8...Heating heater 10...Intake port 11...Exhaust port 12... Moisture absorption heat generating device 13...Sirocco fan (blower) 19...Breathable sleeve 20...Moisture-absorbing heat-generating material 22...Heater 25...Filling cylinder 26...Damper 30...Cooling fin (cooling means) 31...Sheathed heater (heating means) 48...Blower (cooling means)
Claims (5)
転ドラムの排気口と吸気口との間に，湿気を含んだ空気
を前記回転ドラムから排出する送風ファンと，排出され
た空気から除湿する凝縮器と，加熱ヒータとを順次配置
した循環送風路を設けた衣類乾燥機において，吸湿発熱
材を充填した充填筒と，該充填筒に前記循環送風路の湿
気を含んだ空気を送入する送風機と，前記吸湿発熱材の
再生用熱風を生成するヒータとを具備してなる吸湿発熱
装置を，前記循環送風路に配された前記凝縮器と並列に
接続したことを特徴とする衣類乾燥機。Claim 1: A blower fan for discharging humid air from the rotary drum and dehumidifying the discharged air is provided between an exhaust port and an intake port of a rotating drum that rotates while accommodating clothes to be dried. In a clothes dryer equipped with a circulating air passage in which a condenser and a heater are sequentially arranged, a filling cylinder filled with a moisture-absorbing heat generating material and air containing moisture from the circulation air passage are fed into the filling cylinder. A clothes dryer characterized in that a moisture absorbing heat generating device comprising an air blower and a heater for generating hot air for regenerating the moisture absorbing heat generating material is connected in parallel with the condenser arranged in the circulating air passage. .
ムの吸気口との間に，前記循環送風路を開閉するダンパ
を配し，前記凝縮器と並列に接続した吸湿発熱装置の吸
湿発熱材の再生時に，前記ダンパにより前記循環送風路
を閉じて吸湿発熱装置と凝縮器との空気循環経路を構成
する請求項１記載の衣類乾燥機。2. A damper for opening and closing the circulating air passage is disposed between a condenser arranged in the circulating air passage and an intake port of the rotating drum, and a damper is arranged to open and close the circulation air passage, and the damper is arranged to generate heat by absorbing and generating heat from a hygroscopic heat generating device connected in parallel with the condenser. 2. The clothes dryer according to claim 1, wherein the damper closes the circulation air passage to form an air circulation passage between the moisture absorption heat generating device and the condenser when recycling the material.
に，凝縮器に冷却手段を設けた請求項１もしくは請求項
２記載の衣類乾燥機。3. The clothes dryer according to claim 1, wherein the moisture absorption heat generating device is covered with a heat insulating material, and the condenser is provided with cooling means.
加熱手段を配した吸湿発熱装置を備えた請求項１，２も
しくは請求項３記載の衣類乾燥機。4. The clothes dryer according to claim 1, further comprising a hygroscopic heat generating device in which a heating means is disposed inside a cylinder filled with a hygroscopic heat generating material.
充填して，該スリーブを充填筒に所要数収容した請求項
１，２，３もしくは請求項４記載の衣類乾燥機。5. The clothes dryer according to claim 1, wherein the hygroscopic heat generating material is filled in a highly ventilated sleeve, and a required number of the sleeves are housed in the filling tube.
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