4354results about "Other drying apparatus" patented technology

The present invention relates to a multi-functional laundry device capable of treating the laundry efficiently and controlling method for the same, comprising a washing unit for washing the laundry, a drying unit integrated with the washing unit as one body for after-washing treatment including smoothing out wrinkles, and drying and keeping the laundry, and a control unit provided at either of the washing unit and the drying unit for controlling the washing unit and the dry unit. The present invention has the advantageous effect that the treatment of the laundry including washing, drying, smoothing out wrinkles, and keeping the laundry may be performed in one device.

A clothing folding machine has a folding mechanism having both a laterally folding section and a longitudinally folding section that fold clothing hanging on a hanger into a predetermined size, in the horizontal direction and vertical direction. The laterally folding section has a pair of clamps for clamping both ends in the horizontal direction of the clothing hanging on a hanger and also has a pair of folding width determination sections. The clamps roll up the folding width determination sections while clamping the clothing and rotate so as to fold the clothing along the folding width determination sections.

A foldable garment rack having a collapsible frame that may be mounted on a plurality of wheel assemblies or other support feet. The present foldable garment rack comprises a rigid top frame member pivotally coupled to both a first side frame member and a second side frame member, and a rigid bottom frame member pivotally coupled to both side frame members. Each side member may include a top section and bottom section operably connected by an elbow joint. Each side member may include a locking tube slidingly disposed on the side frame member wherein the sliding lock may have a length sufficient to cover said first elbow joint and a portion of each of said top section and said bottom section of said first side frame member adjacent to said first elbow joint. The foldable garment has an erected position and a folded position.

Disclosed is an apparatus for drying and conditioning sports equipment and apparel. A base contains an airflow generator, such as a motorized fan. Ambient temperature air is conveyed through a plurality of tubular members. Apertures in the tubular members allow for airflow to be conveyed to the surface of sports equipment or apparel. The sports equipment and apparel is maintained a distance from the apertures by pegs, pins or other support members. The base may contain a pad for conveying airflow with a fragrance or an antifungal agent.

A clothes hanger is provided. The clothes hanger includes a first main arm connected with a second main arm. Each main arm forms an adjustment element and a primary track. The clothes hanger also includes first and second adjustable arms each movably and pivotally connected with one respective main arm. Each adjustable arm includes a locator element engageable with a respective adjustment element and a primary sliding member received in each primary track.

A storage rack provides a convenient means to both dry and store often cumbersome athletic clothing and equipment. The storage rack is of an endo-type design in the sense that the stored athletic equipment and clothing is substantially draped over or encapsulated various appendages of a hollow shell of the rack. Internal surfaces of the athletic equipment and clothing are dried by a series of air flow apertures carried by each appendage which communicate inwardly with a common air chamber held at superatmospheric pressure and defined by the shell. Preferably an inlet supply air passage is also carried by the shell for receiving superatmospheric air into the air chamber.

An improved sports equipment frame includes frame having a main vertical member including an upper end and a lower end, and a plurality of extensions projecting laterally from the main vertical member; and a bowed hanger extending from the main vertical member for draping an article of clothing, the hanger elevationally located between the upper and lower ends of the vertical member. In a preferred embodiment, the sports equipment rack includes pant leg restrainers for suppressing movement of the legs of pants during spray washing, and a headgear support plate having a generally flat upper surface that is larger than the cross sectional area of the vertical member. The sports equipment rack is lightweight, compact and portable, and is suitable for storing, organizing, washing and drying various types of sporting equipment and clothing.

The present invention relates to a laundry treating apparatus which can make easy drying, deodorizing, crumple removal and sterilization of clothes, characterized in that laundry treating apparatus is provided with a hanger bar for receiving clothes hangers of different shapes.

A method and apparatus for drying textile material with a radio frequency (RF) applicator and a controller, the method includes energizing the RF applicator to generate a field of electromagnetic radiation (e-field), measuring a parameter related to the energization of the RF applicator, determining a drying cycle of operation in the controller based on the measured parameter, and controlling the energization of the RF applicator according to the determination of the drying cycle of operation, wherein the textile material is dried.

A collapsible drying apparatus and method for forming and collapsing such apparatus, said apparatus comprising a frame having an expanded state and a collapsed state, a web substantially stretched over the frame, at least one support member coupled to the frame, and a strap having its ends coupled to the web, including a releasable fastener located a predetermined distance from one of the ends of the strap, and having adjustable length to apply a corresponding tension to the frame and the web, biasing the apparatus into a convexly accurate condition.

The invention provides a clothes folding machine which comprises a clothes drying and collecting device (a) for drying and collecting clothes, a clothes folding and tidying device (b) for folding and tidying the clothes and a containing box (c), wherein the clothes folding and tidying device (b) is arranged under the clothes drying and collecting device (a), and the containing box (c) is arranged at the side of the clothes folding and tidying device (b). The clothes folding machine adopts the structure which is provided with the clothes drying and collecting device, the clothes folding and tidying device for folding and tidying the clothes, and the containing box, so that after the clothes are dried, the clothes can be automatically collected, folded and contained, therefore, the cockamamie thing for folding the clothes can be solved. The invention provides the clothes folding machine which is ingenious in design and good in performance, and is convenient and practical.

The invention discloses a drying and ironing integrated machine, comprising a support body, a vertical column position on the support body, a drying unit and an ironing unit. The drying unit comprises a drying frame part, a cover body and a heating part, wherein the drying frame part is fixed on the upper end of the vertical column, the cover body is supported on the drying frame part and naturally drops along one side of the stand column to form an accommodating space, the heating part is used for supplying hot air to the accommodating space, an air outlet interface of the heating part is in sealed and through communication with an air inlet of the cover body, and a drying area is formed on the drying unit adjacent to one side of the vertical column; and the ironing unit comprises an ironing device and a coat hanger, wherein an ironing area is formed on the ironing unit adjacent to the other side of the vertical column. The drying and ironing integrated machine can be used for ironing and drying clothes at the same time, ironing and drying are not interfered with each other, so that the capability of the machine in processing dry and wet clothes, the use convenience is promoted, the operation difficulty in a use process is improved, energy waste is completely eliminated, less space is occupied, and the drying and ironing integrated machine is particularly suitable for being widely applied to families with small houses.

A portable, free-standing dryer device with generally tapered portions formed about a generally central axis facilitating insertion into clothing items to be dried from inside, for example gloves, mittens, socks and other substantially tubular items. The device has a connector temporarily fastening it to a forced air vent. The dryer device comprises at least first and second drier portions joined by an intermediate shoulder portion, each of which defines multiple air passages widening from inner to outer surfaces of the portions to define an expansion volume fostering air flow. A larger substantially open end in the first portion receives air from the vent. The air flows from within the drier outwardly through the passages. An angular relationship of outer surfaces of the first, second and intermediate portions relative to the device central axis ensures that the second drier portion has an extended, narrowing configuration facilitating its insertion into clothing items.

The invention relates to the technical field of clothes racks and in particular relates to a clothes drying rack. The clothes drying rack comprises a hook, wherein a heating device is movably connected at the lower end of the hook, clothes rack plates which can be detachably connected are arranged at both two ends of the heating device, the heating device comprises a shell, an air inlet is formed at the upper part of the shell; a circuit board, a fan and a heating core are arranged in the shell; the circuit board, the fan and the heating core are connected with a power supply; an air outlet is formed at the lower end of the shell and the lower end of the clothes rack plate, a control switch is arranged on the rear end surface of the shell, and a change-over switch is arranged at the front end of the shell. When the clothes drying rack is used, the control switch is switched on, the clothes drying rack starts to work, cold air and hot air can be changed over through the change-over switch, the intelligence effect can be achieved, the clothes drying rack can be used conveniently, the clothes rack plate and the hook can be detachably folded and the clothes drying rack can be carried conveniently.

The invention discloses a liftable clothes airing rack capable of rotating along with light and belongs to the technical field of daily necessities. The conventional intelligent smart clothes airing rack has a single lifting driving mode, a clothes airing rod is limited in bearing capability, and a single response measure can be taken when environmental factors change. According to the clothes airing rack, two sets of double-rocker mechanisms of a lifting mechanism and a parallelogram mechanism are parallelly arranged on a mounting plate, and first rockers of the double-rocker mechanisms are driven manually or dynamically; one end of a scissor-shaped shrinkage mechanism of a translation mechanism is provided with a slide block and slide rail mechanism, the other end of the scissor-shaped shrinkage mechanism is provided with a nut slide block and double nipple screw mechanism, a double nipple screw is dynamically driven, and control signals are supplied to the double nipple screw by a humidity sensor and a wind speed sensor; and a synchronous reciprocating rotation mechanism main body is a frame, an annular synchronous belt surrounds a plurality of linearly arranged synchronous belt wheels in the frame, one of the synchronous belt wheels is a driving wheel and dynamically driven, a sunlight sensor is arranged on one of the synchronous belt wheels to supply reciprocating rotation control signals to the synchronous belt wheel serving as the driving wheel.

The invention relates to an information processing method used for clothes airing, clothes airing equipment and a clothes airing system. The method comprises the steps of detecting whether clothes have reached a preset degree of airing; outputting prompt message when the clothes reach the preset degree of airing. According to the information processing method used for clothes airing, the clothes airing equipment and the clothes airing system, a user can be reminded timely about the state of clothes airing, and the user does not need to conduct detection by contacting the clothes manually, thus the convenience and intelligence of clothes airing are improved.

The invention relates to a clothes drying machine which comprises a support body at the bottom, an erected upright post and a drying unit, wherein the erected upright post and the drying unit are positioned above the support body. The clothes drying machine is characterized in that the drying unit comprises a drying frame part, a cover body and a heating part, wherein the drying frame part is fixed at the upper end of the upright post and expanded on one side of the upright post; the cover body is fixed on the drying frame part and droops naturally along one side of the upright post to form an accommodating space; and the heating part is used for providing hot gas for the accommodating space in the cover body for drying clothes, a gas outlet and a gas inlet are arranged on the cover body, the heating part comprises a gas outlet interface, and the gas outlet interface of the heating part is hermetically communicated with the gas inlet of the cover body. The clothes drying machine is not only compact in structure and smooth in gravity center, but also can be conveniently observed and operated by a user; and furthermore, the clothes drying machine has higher machine body strength and safety performance, thus the stability of the whole machine carrying load is better, the clothes drying speed is fast, and the efficiency is high.

A garment drying apparatus (200) is disclosed having a frame (201), a porous net 204, slip proof pads (205,206), an adjustable width garment hanger (202) and a hook (203) to support said adjustable width garment hanger; the frame (201) rests at an acute angle from the floor to provide iron free drying effect.

The invention discloses a drying hanger which comprises a body, a supporting frame, a draught fan and a heating element. A first cavity is limited in the body, and the body is provided with an air inlet communicated with the first cavity. The supporting frame is connected with the body and is structured to be suitable for hanging clothes, a second cavity communicated with the first cavity is limited in the supporting frame, and the supporting frame is provided with an air outlet communicated with the second cavity. The draught fan is arranged in the first cavity and can rotate to generate air flow. The heating element is arranged in the second cavity and is adjacent to the air outlet. According to the drying hanger, the structure is simple, and use is safe; in addition, hot air heated by the heating element can be directly discharged out of the air outlet to dry the clothes, the drying efficiency is high, and the drying time is shortened.

The present invention relates to a multifunction machine for laundries, which comprises a body or frame (11) defining a treatment chamber (12) hermetically closed and equipped with means (15) for hanging elements (14), such as bed linen, clothes and garments, to be treated; means for removing stains, a wash and rinse; means for drying; and means for ironing said elements while they are hanging and stretched out in said treatment chamber.

A drum-type washing-drying machine having a drum (4) rotatably provided in a water tub (3); an air supply opening (20) and an air discharge opening (21) arranged at the water tub (3); a circulation path (10) whose both ends are individually connected to the air supply opening (21) and the air discharge opening (21); a heat pump mechanism (12) having a condenser (14) and an evaporator (15) that are arranged in the circulation path (10); and a blower fan (11) placed in the circulation path (10) and circulating air between the circulation path (10) and the water tub (3). The drum-type washing-drying machine has at least either branch paths (22a, 22b) provided between that portion of the circulation path (10) at which the condenser (14) is located and the air supply opening (20) or branch paths (23a, 23b) provided between that portion of the circulation path (10) at which the evaporator (15) is located and the air discharge opening (21).

A storage system comprises a rack of multiple platforms connectable to one another in a first direction, where each of the platforms has segments that connect to one another along a direction other than the first direction, via a user-operable coupling. The platforms are preferably rectangular, and are connected at their long ends. The segments of each platform are also preferably rectangular, but they are connected along their long sides. In such embodiments, the connection between platforms is perpendicular to the length of the rack, while the connection between segments is parallel to the length of the rack. The segments of individual platforms are preferably coupled together with snap fit connections, and supported from their undersides by transverse supports, and the transverse supports are supported from their undersides by longitudinal supports via recesses on the segments. The transverse supports are preferably perpendicular to the longitudinal supports.

The invention discloses a lifting drying rack. The lifting drying rack comprises a lifting motor, a pull rope, a lifting rack and a drying rod, wherein the upper end of the stretchable lifting rack is fixed to a ceiling, and the drying rod is connected to the lower end of the lifting rack. The lifting drying rack further comprises a manual lifting mechanism provided with a rotatable second winding wheel, the lifting motor is arranged at the upper end of the lifting rack, an output shaft of the lifting motor is connected with a first winding wheel through a speed change mechanism, the lower end of the lifting rack is provided with a movable pulley, and the upper end of the lifting rack is provided with a fixed pulley; one end of the pull rope is fixedly wound on the first winding wheel in a stacked mode, the other end of the pull rope is sequentially wound around the movable pulley and the fixed pulley and then fixedly wound on the second winding wheel in a stacked mode. The lifting mechanism can be suitable for electrical operation and manual operation to ensure normal use of the drying rack in a power failure, saves labor for operation and is convenient to install.

The invention discloses an intelligent rainproof airing device. Two ends of a ceiling of the airing device are fixed on a bracket through a mounting shaft, wherein a clothes airing bar is arranged under the ceiling; rain sensors are arranged on the ceiling; a left rainproof curtain and a right rainproof curtain are coiled on the left side and the right side of the ceiling through a left curtain coiling shaft and a right curtain coiling shaft; a front rainproof curtain and a rear rainproof curtain are coiled on the front side and the rear side of the ceiling through a front curtain coiling shaft and a rear curtain coiling shaft; the front curtain coiling shaft, the rear curtain coiling shaft, the left curtain coiling shaft and the right curtain coiling shaft are driven by an electromotor; sensing signals are output to a controller by the rain sensors; the controller is used for outputting driving signals to the electromotor. The intelligent rainproof airing device has the advantages that the solar energy is used for supplying power source, the device is green and environment-friendly, and the device is capable of intelligently controlling the electromotor to drive according to the change of the weather, automatically unfolding or folding the rainproof curtains and protecting the clothes.

A wet suit valet having a fixed or collapsible base member and a fixed or collapsible vertical post member extending upwardly from the base member, the vertical post member when extended having a plurality of apertures for the receipt of a plurality of outwardly extending arms oriented to support the elements of a surfer or diver's wet suit in an expanded orientation to expedite the drying thereof. The vertical post and arm can be of tubular form with perforations in the tubular walls to all for hot air to be introduced into the structure to circulate about and within the wet suit.

The invention relates to a smart clothes hanger system and a smart clothes hanging control method and device. The smart clothes hanger system comprises a clothes hanger, a smart mobile terminal, a wireless router and a cloud server. The smart mobile terminal is used for generating corresponding control commands according to the individualized parameters of users and inquiring parameter information of the clothes hanger, and is provided with a wireless module used for sending the control commands and receiving the parameter information of the clothes hanger. The wireless router is in wireless connection with the mobile terminal and the clothes hanger, and is connected into the internet to be connected with the cloud server. The cloud server is provided with a storage module used for storing the individualized parameters and the parameter information of the clothes hanger. The smart clothes hanger system is controlled by the smart cell phones or tablet personal computers and other smart mobile terminals and sets and transmits the individualized parameters to the clothes hanger, thereby achieving individualized control. In addition, the individualized parameters can be uploaded to the cloud server to be stored.

An improved sports equipment frame includes frame having a main vertical member including an upper end and a lower end, and a plurality of extensions projecting laterally from the main vertical member; and a bowed hanger extending from the main vertical member for draping an article of clothing, the hanger elevationally located between the upper and lower ends of the vertical member. In a preferred embodiment, the sports equipment rack includes pant leg restrainers for suppressing movement of the legs of pants during spray washing, and a headgear support plate having a generally flat upper surface that is larger than the cross sectional area of the vertical member. The sports equipment rack is lightweight, compact and portable, and is suitable for storing, organizing, washing and drying various types of sporting equipment and clothing.

An expandable clothes frame includes a pair of laterally disposed end support assemblies for engagement with a ground surface, two longitudinally disposed foldable assemblies each extending between and hingedly engaged with each of the end support assemblies, wherein each foldable assembly is provided in two portions having relative movement therebetween to allow folding of each foldable assembly about a fold axis between the pair of end support assemblies, a linkage assembly extending longitudinally between the foldable assemblies, and a locking assembly for securing the two portions of at least one of the foldable assemblies relative to each other so as to secure the frame in the extended configuration. Upon the frame being urged towards an extended configuration the engageable and cooperative portions are urged towards each other and engage so as to secure the two portions relative to each other and maintain the frame in the extended configuration.

A collapsible clothes hanger structure includes a frame, a transmission unit, a hanging unit, a motor and a control unit. The frame comprises a rail and a tent to cover a portion of the rail. The transmission unit and the hanging unit are disposed in the rail. The motor is linked to the transmission unit to control the hanging unit to slide along the rail. The control unit is coupled with a light sensor, a water drop sensor and a timer to collect signals and to control the motor accordingly.

A portable, collapsible and reconfigurable hanger for hanging and drying sports equipment which comprises a primary frame member, a plurality of secondary frame members, each of the secondary frame members being adapted for releasable placement on the primary frame member in a substantially perpendicular orientation to the primary frame member; a plurality of sports equipment attachment means positioned on at least one of the secondary frame members for releasable engagement with an article of sports equipment, and releasable attachment means mounted on one end of the primary frame member for hanging the hanger in a generally vertical orientation when in use.