Clothes dryer

Abstract

In a structure provided with a heat pump, the rising of water drops in a drain tank can be inhibited even if the dry air volume is increased. A clothes dryer according to the embodiment of the present invention is provided with a heat pump, and is provided with: a drain tank which is provided below an evaporator and a condenser, has a container shape with an open upper surface, and accumulates water drops; the tank cover is arranged on the upper surface of the drainage tank and is provided with a water through hole for water drops falling from the evaporator to flow down into the drainage tank, a tank rib for separating the lower part of the evaporator from the lower part of the condenser in a front-back manner is arranged in the drainage tank, and a cover rib which is positioned between the evaporator and the condenser and is erected is arranged on the tank cover. And a plugging member for plugging a gap between the upper end part of the rear part of the drain tank and the lower end part of the rear part of the condenser is arranged.

Description

technical field [0001] Embodiments of the present invention relate to a clothes dryer. Background technique [0002] Conventionally, a drum-type washing and drying machine using a heat pump is known as a clothes drying machine (for example, refer to Patent Document 1). The heat pump is composed of a compressor, a condenser, a throttling device, and an evaporator sequentially connected in a closed loop by using refrigerant piping. The evaporator and the condenser are sequentially arranged in the heat pump pipe among the pipes constituting the circulating air path. Thus, the humid air discharged from the drum is dehumidified by the evaporator, heated by the condenser, becomes high-temperature dry air, and is supplied again into the drum. [0003] At this time, in the evaporator, since dehumidification is performed by heat exchange, dew condensation occurs on the surface due to condensation of water vapor, and dripping water is generated and falls downward. Therefore, convent...

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Problems solved by technology

However, if the air volume is increased in this way to shorten the drying time, the amount of dripping water generated per unit time will increase, the amount of water accumulated in the drain tank will increase, and the wind speed will increase.

Therefore, the following disadvantages may occur: the dripping water accumulated in the drain tank is likely to be lifted by the wind blowing into the drain tank, carried by the wind and flow in the circulating air path, and then adhere to the clothes in the drum.

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