A swing-style clothes dryer

Abstract

The present invention provides a swinging air-drying machine, which comprises a main body of the air-drying machine. The main body of the air-drying machine includes a drying rack, an air supply device, a guide vane driving device and a control device. Among them, the drying rack is used for hanging and drying objects, the air supply device is used for supplying air to the objects on the drying rack, the guide vane is arranged at the air outlet of the air supply device, and is driven by the driving device to swing so as to change the air outlet direction of the air supply device. The control device is communicatively connected with the driving device. The control device has a signal receiving device for receiving external control signals, and the control device can control the action of the driving device according to the control signals received by the signal receiving device. In the use of this air-drying machine, the angle and action mode of the guide vane can be adjusted accordingly according to the type, size, hanging position, etc. of the drying objects, which is beneficial to making full use of the wind force of the air supply device, enabling the air supply of the air supply device to be effectively concentrated on the drying objects, reducing the waste of wind force, improving the drying efficiency, and being more flexible and convenient to use.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of household appliances, and particularly to a clothes dryer. Background Art

[0002] As a tool for drying clothes, quilts and other drying objects, a clothes dryer can dry the drying objects without being affected by the weather, providing convenience for people's lives. Therefore, the use of clothes dryers is becoming more and more popular.

[0003] In a clothes dryer, an air supply device is usually used to supply air to the drying objects to dry them. In the existing clothes dryers, the air outlet of the air supply device is usually only aligned with the direction of the drying objects to supply air. Limited by the size of the clothes dryer and the control of noise, etc., the air supply device in the clothes dryer is usually small and the wind force is weak, which has limited improvement in the drying speed. Moreover, there are differences in the shapes, sizes, hanging positions, etc. of different drying objects. In the existing clothes dryers, the air supply device often sets its air supply range relatively large to cover the drying objects as much as possible when the drying objects are large. In this way, the wind force will be further reduced, and a large part of the wind force will be wasted when drying small drying objects. Summary of the Invention

[0004] An object of the present invention is to at least solve one of the technical problems existing in the prior art, and provide a swing-type clothes dryer that is more flexible and convenient to use, can reduce wind force waste, and improve drying efficiency.

[0005] To achieve the above object, the technical solution adopted by the present invention is:

[0006] A swing-type clothes dryer is provided, including a clothes dryer main body, and the clothes dryer main body includes:

[0007] A drying rack for hanging drying objects;

[0008] An air supply device for supplying air to the drying objects on the drying rack;

[0009] A wind guide plate and a driving device, the wind guide plate is arranged at the air outlet of the air supply device and can be swung by the driving device to change the air outlet direction of the air supply device;

[0010] A control device, communicatively connected to the driving device, the control device has a signal receiving device for receiving an external control signal, and the control device can control the action of the driving device according to the control signal received by the signal receiving device.

[0011] Preferably, the driving device can be controlled by the control device to drive the wind guide plate to swing back and forth at a speed and / or stop at a predetermined swing angle.

[0012] Preferably, the swing of the wind guide plate can change the size of the air supply range of the air supply device.

[0013] Preferably, the main body of the clothes drying machine further includes a machine body, the air supply device is arranged on the machine body, the first side of the air guide plate is pivotally arranged on the machine body through a first pivot shaft and is located at the side edge or outside of the air outlet, and the air guide plate can swing outside the air outlet around the first pivot shaft.

[0014] Preferably, the swing angle range of the air guide plate is 0° to 90°, wherein when the swing angle of the air guide plate is 0°, the air outlet can be closed.

[0015] Preferably, the number of the air guide plates is two or more, and each air guide plate is driven by the same driving device to swing.

[0016] Preferably, the number of the drying racks is two and they are respectively arranged on the left part and the right part of the main body of the clothes drying machine; the number of the air supply devices is two, the air outlets of the two air supply devices are both located in the middle of the main body of the clothes drying machine and are arranged left and right, and each air outlet corresponds to the drying rack on its same side; the number of the air guide plates is two and they are respectively arranged at the two air outlets, and the first side of each air guide plate is located on the side of the air outlet facing away from its corresponding drying rack.

[0017] Preferably, a long hole-shaped first guiding hole is arranged on the machine body, a guiding rod is arranged in the first guiding hole, and the guiding rod can slide along the first guiding hole and rotate in the first guiding hole; two or more swing rods corresponding to the guiding plates one by one are further included, one end of each swing rod is pivotally arranged on its corresponding air guide plate through a second pivot shaft, the other end is connected with the guiding rod, and the first pivot shaft and the second pivot shaft on each air guide plate are spaced apart by a distance, and the driving device is used to drive the swing rod to slide along the first guiding hole so as to drive each air guide plate to swing through the swing rod.

[0018] Preferably, the driving device includes a driving motor and a driving rod, one end of the driving rod is connected with the output shaft of the driving motor so that the driving rod can be driven by the driving motor to swing, a long hole-shaped second guiding hole is arranged at the other end of the driving rod, and the guiding rod is inserted into the second guiding hole at the same time and can slide along the second guiding hole and rotate in the second guiding hole.

[0019] Preferably, the signal receiving device is used to receive an external wireless control signal, and the control device can also control the start and stop and the power size of the air supply device.

[0020] The beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: In this clothes dryer, the control device can be controlled through an external control signal. Subsequently, the control device controls the driving device to control the swinging action of the air deflector. Thus, the air outlet direction of the air supply device can be adjusted. During use, the angle and action mode of the air deflector can be adjusted accordingly according to the type, size, hanging position, etc. of the drying items, which is conducive to making full use of the wind force of the air supply device, enabling the air supply of the air supply device to be effectively concentrated on the drying items, reducing the waste of wind force, improving the drying efficiency, and making the use more flexible and convenient. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the following will briefly introduce the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art. Obviously, the following drawings are only some embodiments of the present invention. For those of ordinary skill in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative efforts.

[0022] Figure 1 It is the overall structure diagram of the preferred embodiment of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 2 It is Figure 1 the partial enlarged view of part A in

[0024] Figure 3 It is the structure diagram of the air supply device, air deflector, driving device and part of the body of the preferred embodiment of the present invention after being inverted;

[0025] Figure 4 It is Figure 3 the exploded view of the structure in

[0026] Figure 5 It is the exploded view of the air deflector and driving device part of the preferred embodiment of the present invention;

[0027] Figure 6 It is the side view structure diagram of the air deflector and driving device part when the air deflector swings to 90° in the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0028] Among them, the reference numerals in the drawings are as follows:

[0029] 10, drying rack; 20, air supply device; 21, air outlet; 30, air deflector; 31, first pivot shaft; 32, second pivot shaft; 41, driving motor; 42, driving rod; 43, second guiding hole; 50, body; 51, first guiding hole; 52, guiding rod; 53, swing rod; 60, scissors rack. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

[0030] In order to make the technical problems, technical solutions and beneficial effects to be solved by the present invention more clearly understood, the present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present invention and are not used to limit the present invention.

[0031] Referring to Figures 1 to 6 , a preferred embodiment of the present invention provides a swing-type clothes dryer, which includes a clothes dryer main body. The clothes dryer main body includes a drying rack 10, a blowing device 20, a wind deflector 30 driving device and a control device. Among them, the drying rack 10 is used for hanging drying objects, the blowing device 20 is used for blowing air to the drying objects on the drying rack 10, the wind deflector 30 is arranged at the air outlet 21 of the blowing device 20, and is driven by the driving device to swing so as to change the air outlet direction of the blowing device 20. The control device is communicatively connected to the driving device. The control device has a signal receiving device for receiving external control signals, and the control device can control the action of the driving device according to the control signals received by the signal receiving device. In this clothes dryer, the control device can be controlled by an external control signal, and the control device then controls the driving device to control the swinging action of the wind deflector 30. Thus, the air outlet direction of the blowing device 20 can be adjusted. During use, the angle and action mode of the wind deflector 30 can be adjusted accordingly according to the type, size, hanging position, etc. of the drying objects, which is beneficial to making full use of the wind power of the blowing device 20, enabling the air supply of the blowing device 20 to be effectively concentrated on the drying objects, reducing the waste of wind power, improving the drying efficiency, and being more flexible and convenient to use.

[0032] As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, it may also have the following additional technical features:

[0033] In this embodiment, the driving device can be controlled by the control device to drive the speed of the wind deflector 30 to swing back and forth and stop at a predetermined swing angle, which can realize more working modes and is more flexible and convenient to use. In applications, a driving device with a stop function such as a servo motor can be used to achieve this function. In other embodiments, the driving device can also be set to only control the wind deflector 30 to switch between two predetermined end angles, or can stop at multiple predetermined swing angles, or only make the wind deflector 30 swing at a fixed speed, etc. Those skilled in the art can flexibly select according to needs.

[0034] The swing of the air deflector 30 can change the size of the air supply range of the air supply device 20, so that when the air deflector 30 is at certain angles, the air of the air supply device 20 can be concentrated, the wind speed can be increased, and the drying speed can be correspondingly increased. In this embodiment, the main body of the clothes dryer further includes a machine body 50, the air supply device 20 is arranged on the machine body 50, the first side of the air deflector 30 is pivotally arranged on the machine body 50 through a first pivot shaft 31 and is located at the side edge or outside of the air outlet 21, and the air deflector 30 can swing outside the air outlet 21 around the first pivot shaft 31. Thus, as the air deflector 30 swings, the size of the area through which the air can pass formed by the air deflector 30 outside the air outlet 21 will change accordingly, so that the size of the air supply range of the air supply device 20 can be changed. The structure is simple, which is convenient for processing, manufacturing and use. In other embodiments, other suitable structures can also be used to achieve the function of changing the air supply range of the air supply device 20, or the air deflector 30 can also be only used to change the air direction of the air supply device 20. For example, the air deflector 30 can be made into a structure with air guide holes and docked with the air outlet 21, etc. Those skilled in the art can flexibly select according to needs and are not limited thereto.

[0035] In this embodiment, the swing angle range of the air deflector 30 is 0° to 90°, which can meet the air supply requirements of most existing clothes dryers. Among them, when the swing angle of the air deflector 30 is 0°, the air outlet 21 can be closed, so that mosquitoes, flying dust, etc. can be prevented from entering the air supply device 20 from the air outlet 21 when not in use, and a good protection effect can be achieved. In other embodiments, the swing angle range of the air deflector 30 can also be flexibly adjusted according to needs and is not limited thereto.

[0036] In this embodiment, the number of the air deflectors 30 is two, and each air deflector 30 is driven by the same driving device to swing, which helps to simplify the structure of this clothes dryer, reduce the product cost, and is also convenient for control and use. In other embodiments, the number of the air deflectors 30 can also be any other number such as one or three according to needs, and the number of the driving devices can also be flexibly adjusted according to needs. For example, each air deflector 30 is driven by a driving device to swing, etc., and is not limited thereto.

[0037] In this embodiment, two drying racks 10 are respectively arranged on the left and right parts of the main body of the clothes dryer; the number of the air supply devices 20 is two, and the air outlets 21 of the two air supply devices 20 are both located in the middle of the main body of the clothes dryer and arranged left and right, and each air outlet 21 corresponds to the drying rack 10 on its same side; the number of the air guide plates 30 is two and they are respectively arranged at the two air outlets 21, and the first side of each air guide plate 30 is located on the side of the air outlet 21 facing away from its corresponding drying rack 10. In this way, the air supply device 20 on the left supplies air to the drying rack 10 on the left, and the air supply device 20 on the right supplies air to the drying rack 10 on the right. The air supply of the two air supply devices 20 will not affect each other. At the same time, since the two air outlets supply air from the middle of the main body of the clothes dryer to the side, it can effectively make up for the defect of slow drying speed caused by weak air flow inside the drying objects on the clothes dryer, and can also blow the water vapor evaporated from the drying objects to the outside, preventing the water vapor from being adsorbed onto the drying objects on the opposite side again. In addition, it can also reduce the interference between the air supply of the air supply device 20 and the external air flow, effectively improving the drying efficiency and making full use of the wind power. In other embodiments, the position of the air outlet 21 can also be set at other positions such as the side of the main body of the clothes dryer according to needs, and is not limited thereto.

[0038] In this embodiment, a long-hole-shaped first guiding hole 51 is provided on the machine body 50, and a guiding rod 52 is arranged in the first guiding hole 51. The guiding rod 52 can slide along the first guiding hole 51 and rotate in the first guiding hole 51; there are also two or more swing rods 53 corresponding to each guiding plate one by one. One end of each swing rod 53 is respectively pivotally arranged on its corresponding air guide plate 30 through a second pivot shaft 32, and the other end is connected to the guiding rod 52, and the first pivot shaft 31 and the second pivot shaft 32 on each air guide plate 30 are spaced apart by a distance. The driving device is used to drive the swing rod 53 to slide along the first guiding hole 51 so as to drive each air guide plate 30 to swing through the swing rod 53. This structure enables the movement of a single guiding rod 52 to drive the swinging of multiple air guide plates 30 at the same time. The driving device only needs to drive a single guiding rod 52, effectively simplifying the structure of this clothes dryer, facilitating processing and manufacturing, and having a lower failure rate. In other embodiments, the driving device can also select other common transmission structures such as a gear transmission mechanism, a belt transmission mechanism, and a connecting rod mechanism to drive the swinging of multiple air guide plates 30 at the same time, and is not limited thereto.

[0039] In this embodiment, the driving device includes a driving motor 41 and a driving rod 42. One end of the driving rod 42 is connected to the output shaft of the driving motor 41, enabling the driving rod 42 to swing driven by the driving motor 41. A long-hole-shaped second guiding hole 43 is provided at the other end of the driving rod 42. The guiding rod 52 is inserted into the second guiding hole 43 and can slide along the second guiding hole 43 and rotate within the second guiding hole 43. In this way, the driving motor 41 is directly connected to the driving rod 42. When the driving rod 42 rotates, the displacement of the guiding rod 52 along the second guiding hole 43 can absorb the relative displacement in one direction of the swinging motion of the driving rod 42, enabling the driving rod 42 to drive the guiding rod 52 to move along the second guiding hole 43. This driving device has a simple and reliable structure, facilitating processing, manufacturing, and control. In other embodiments, the driving device can also adopt other common structures such as a gear mechanism, a rack mechanism, or a connecting rod mechanism driven by a motor, not limited to this. In this embodiment, the driving motor 41 uses a servo motor, which is convenient for precisely controlling the swinging speed and the stopping angle of the air deflector 30, etc., making it more flexible and convenient to use.

[0040] In this embodiment, the signal receiving device is used to receive external wireless control signals, and the control device can also control the start / stop and power magnitude of the air supply device 20. In this way, wireless devices such as a remote control or a mobile phone can be used to control the air deflector 30 and the air supply device 20, facilitating the control and adjustment of the working mode of this clothes dryer. For example, various swinging amplitude modes such as 30° - 90°, 60° - 90°, and 30° - 60° can be switched, the swinging speed of the air deflector 30 can be adjusted, the air deflector 30 can be stopped at the required angle, and the air supply wind force magnitude of the air supply device 20 can be controlled, etc., capable of adapting to different drying requirements and being more flexible and convenient to use. The wireless signals that the signal receiving device can receive can be common signal types such as Bluetooth signals, infrared signals, and network signals. In other embodiments, it can also be set that the signal receiving device is used to receive wired signals, and the user controls through a corresponding control panel, etc., not limited to this.

[0041] The specific structure of the control device and the control method for implementing each control mode are already well-known to those skilled in the art. Relevant technical personnel can easily design, select, and implement them, and will not be elaborated herein.

[0042] In this embodiment, the drying rack 10 is movably connected to the machine body 50 up and down, so that it can be lifted to change the position of the drying object. A scissors frame 60 is arranged between the drying rack 10 and the machine body 50 to prevent the drying rack 10 from shaking. In addition, the machine body 50 in this embodiment includes an outer shell, and the air supply device 20 is arranged inside the outer shell. Ventilation holes are provided on the outer shell corresponding to the air outlet 21 of the air supply device 20, and the air guide plate 30 is pivotally arranged in the ventilation holes through a first pivot shaft 31. In other embodiments, the specific structure of the machine body 50 or the clothes dryer main body can be flexibly adjusted according to needs. The air supply device 20 is widely used in the field. In this embodiment, the air supply device 20 adopts a cross-flow fan, which has a small volume, a high dynamic pressure coefficient, and excellent air supply performance. In other embodiments, the air supply device can also adopt other types of fan structures or other air supply structures, and is not limited thereto.

[0043] On the premise of not conflicting, those skilled in the art can freely combine and superimpose the above-mentioned additional technical features.

[0044] The left, right and other orientations in the present invention are relative orientations, which are only for convenience of description and understanding, and should not be construed as a limitation to the present invention.

[0045] The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent replacements, and improvements made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A swing - type clothes dryer, characterized in that, it includes a clothes dryer main body, and the clothes dryer main body includes: a drying rack (10) for hanging drying objects; a blowing device (20) for blowing air to the drying objects on the drying rack (10); a wind guide plate (30) and a driving device, the wind guide plate (30) is arranged at the air outlet (21) of the blowing device (20) and is driven by the driving device to swing so as to change the air outlet direction of the blowing device (20); a control device, which is communicatively connected to the driving device, the control device has a signal receiving device for receiving external control signals, and the control device can control the action of the driving device according to the control signals received by the signal receiving device; a machine body (50), the first side of the wind guide plate (30) is pivotally arranged on the machine body (50) through a first pivot shaft (31) and is located at the side edge or outside of the air outlet (21), and the wind guide plate (30) can swing outside the air outlet (21) around the first pivot shaft (31); a long - hole - shaped first guiding hole (51) is arranged on the machine body (50), a guiding rod (52) is arranged in the first guiding hole (51), and the guiding rod (52) can slide along the first guiding hole (51) and rotate in the first guiding hole (51); it further includes swing rods (53) corresponding to each wind guide plate (30) one by one, one end of each swing rod (53) is pivotally arranged on its corresponding wind guide plate (30) through a second pivot shaft (32), the other end is connected to the guiding rod (52), and the first pivot shaft (31) and the second pivot shaft (32) on each wind guide plate (30) are spaced apart by a distance, and the driving device is used to drive the end of the swing rod (53) connected to the guiding rod (52) to slide along the first guiding hole (51) so as to drive each wind guide plate (30) to swing through the swing rod (53); the driving device includes a driving motor (41) and a driving rod (42), one end of the driving rod (42) is connected to the output shaft of the driving motor (41) so that the driving rod (42) can be driven by the driving motor (41) to swing, a long - hole - shaped second guiding hole (43) is arranged at the other end of the driving rod (42), and the guiding rod (52) is simultaneously inserted into the second guiding hole (43) and can slide along the second guiding hole (43) and rotate in the second guiding hole (43).

2. The swing - type clothes dryer according to claim 1, characterized in that, the driving device can be controlled by the control device to drive the wind guide plate (30) to swing back and forth at a speed and / or stop at a predetermined swing angle.

3. The swing - type clothes dryer according to claim 1, characterized in that, the swing of the wind guide plate (30) can change the size of the air supply range of the blowing device (20).

4. The swing - type clothes dryer according to claim 3, characterized in that, the blowing device (20) is arranged on the machine body (50).

5. The swing - type clothes dryer according to claim 4, characterized in that, The swing angle range of the air deflector (30) is 0° to 90°. When the swing angle of the air deflector (30) is 0°, the air outlet (21) can be closed.

6. A swing-type clothes dryer according to claim 4, characterized in that the number of the air deflectors (30) is two or more, and each air deflector (30) is driven by the same driving device to swing; the driving motor (41) is a servo motor.

7. A swing-type clothes dryer according to claim 6, characterized in that the number of the drying racks (10) is two, which are respectively arranged on the left and right parts of the clothes dryer main body; the number of the air supply devices (20) is two, and the air outlets (21) of the two air supply devices (20) are both located in the middle of the clothes dryer main body and are arranged left and right. Each air outlet (21) corresponds to the drying rack (10) on its same side; the number of the air deflectors (30) is two, which are respectively arranged at the two air outlets (21), and the first side of each air deflector (30) is located on the side of the air outlet (21) facing away from its corresponding drying rack (10).

8. A swing-type clothes dryer according to claim 6, characterized in that the number of the swing rods (53) is two or more.

9. A swing-type clothes dryer according to claim 1, characterized in that the signal receiving device is used to receive an external wireless control signal, and the control device can also control the start and stop and power of the air supply device (20).

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