Sock drying device

By designing a sock drying device with hollow cylinder and automatic clamping arm, the problems of cumbersome operation and low drying efficiency in the prior art are solved, and convenient sock drying operations and efficient drying effects are achieved.

CN222313593UActive Publication Date: 2025-01-07MAANSHAN SINO STAR HOSIERY CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202420846151.8
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-04-23
Publication Date
2025-01-07
Estimated Expiration
2034-04-23

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Technical Problem

The existing sock dryer is complicated to operate, and requires manual opening and closing of the clip, and the rotary rod position is fixed, making it difficult to easily clamp and dry multiple socks.

Method used

A sock drying device including a hollow cylinder is designed. The upper end of the cylinder is a plane and the lower end is a spherical surface. A movable disc and a clamping arm are provided. The automatic opening and closing of the clamping arm is realized through the driving unit to clamp the socks. And simplify operation with articulation and belt drivetrains.

Benefits of technology

It realizes convenient operation of sock drying, improves drying efficiency, better air flow, more stable clamping, and simpler and more efficient operation.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a sock drying device which comprises a drying box, a cover plate is arranged at the upper end of the drying box in a hinged mode, a plurality of clamping units are arranged on the bottom side of the cover plate, each clamping unit comprises a barrel with an inner cavity and a hollow outer surface, the upper end of each barrel is arranged to be a plane, and the lower end of each barrel is arranged to be a spherical surface. A plurality of hinge seats are arranged at the upper end of the barrel in the circumferential direction, a movable disc is arranged in the middle of the barrel, swing arms are installed in the hinge seats through first pin shafts, clamping arms capable of clamping the outer wall of the upper end of the barrel are arranged at the outer ends of the swing arms, U-shaped openings are formed in the side faces of the movable disc, second pin shafts are arranged in the U-shaped openings, and connecting plates hinged into the U-shaped openings are arranged at the inner ends of the swing arms. The connecting plate is provided with an oblong hole slidably arranged on the second pin shaft in a sleeving mode, and a driving unit for driving the movable disc to move axially is installed at the upper end of the barrel. According to the drying device, a plurality of socks can be independently arranged on the hollowed-out barrels in a sleeving mode to be dried in the drying box, operation is convenient, and the drying efficiency is high.
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Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the field of drying equipment, in particular to a socks drying device. Background Art

[0002] When encountering continuous rainy weather, it is difficult for people to dry their washed socks naturally, and they can only be dried naturally in the shade. The natural drying process takes a long time, which affects people's normal travel.

[0003] Chinese patent CN201810463830.6 discloses a sock dryer that facilitates uniform drying, including a first box body, a second box body is arranged inside the first box body, a heating device is arranged inside the second box body, a rotating rod is arranged inside the box body, a second gear is welded to one end of the rotating rod, a foot model is arranged at the bottom of the rotating rod, a motor is welded at the bottom of the inner wall of the first box body, a first gear is welded to the top of the output shaft of the motor, and the first gear is meshed with the second gear.

[0004] In the sock dryer, the sock opening is clamped by a sock clip, and it is recorded that the sock clip is an ordinary clip that can keep the socks from falling off when rotating. However, the position of the rotating rod in the sock dryer is fixed. When the socks need to be clamped, it can only be operated inside the second box, and the sock clip needs to be opened and closed manually, which is very cumbersome. Utility Model Content

[0005] The utility model aims to provide a sock drying device, which can independently cover a plurality of socks on a hollow cylinder and dry them in a drying box, and has convenient operation and high drying efficiency.

[0006] In order to achieve the above-mentioned objectives, the utility model provides a sock drying device, which includes a drying box, the upper end of the drying box is hingedly provided with a cover plate, the bottom side of the cover plate is provided with a plurality of clamping units, the clamping unit includes a cylinder with an inner cavity and a hollow outer surface, the upper end of the cylinder is set as a plane, and the lower end is set as a spherical surface, the upper end of the cylinder is circumferentially provided with a plurality of hinge seats, and a movable disk is set in the middle, a swing arm is installed in the hinge seat through a first pin shaft, and a clamping arm capable of clamping the outer wall of the upper end of the cylinder is provided at the outer end of the swing arm, a U-shaped opening is provided on the side of the movable disk, a second pin shaft is provided in the U-shaped opening, a connecting plate hinged in the U-shaped opening is provided at the inner end of the swing arm, an oblong hole slidably sleeved on the second pin shaft is provided on the connecting plate, and a driving unit for driving the movable disk to move axially is installed at the upper end of the cylinder.

[0007] Preferably, the driving unit includes a mounting plate fixed to the upper end of the cylinder through a plurality of columns, and the mounting plate and the cover plate are connected by a plurality of bolts; a bearing is provided at the center of the mounting plate, a rotating shaft is installed in the bearing, an external thread is provided at the lower end of the rotating shaft, a screw hole matching with the external thread is provided at the center of the movable disk, and a plurality of guide rods sliding through the movable disk are provided at the upper end of the cylinder.

[0008] Preferably, the rotating shaft passes through the cover plate from the inside to the outside and is sleeved with a driven pulley, a cover shell is provided on the cover plate, a driving motor is installed on the cover shell, a driving pulley is sleeved on the driving motor, and the driving pulley and the multiple driven pulleys are connected by belt transmission.

[0009] Preferably, a tensioning wheel in contact with the belt is provided between some adjacent driven pulleys, and the tensioning wheel is mounted on the cover plate via a fixed wheel shaft.

[0010] Preferably, the cover plate is hinged to the drying box, one end of the cover shell facing the hinge is aligned with the outside of the drying box, and the other end forms an open space with the outside of the drying box, and a handle is provided on the cover plate at the position of the open space.

[0011] Preferably, the movable disk is provided with a plurality of extension arms along the circumferential direction, the U-shaped opening is provided on the extension arm, an arc plate is provided between two adjacent extension arms, and the guide rod is provided through the arc plate.

[0012] Preferably, the upper section of the cylinder is set as a straight cylinder, the middle section is set as a truncated cone cylinder with a diameter gradually decreasing from top to bottom, the lower end is set as a spherical cylinder, and the bottom end of the spherical cylinder is set as a smooth sphere.

[0013] Preferably, a plurality of vertical strip-shaped holes are arranged at equal intervals along the circumferential direction on the side surface of the cylinder, and the strip-shaped holes extend from the middle of the straight cylinder to the middle of the spherical cylinder.

[0014] Preferably, a plurality of circular holes are arranged vertically on the side surface of the cylinder between two adjacent strip-shaped holes, and the circular hole located at the top is arranged below the clamping arm.

[0015] Preferably, a plurality of electric heating plates are arranged on the inner wall of the drying box, a control panel and a power supply slot are arranged on the outer wall, and air holes are arranged on the side wall.

[0016] According to the above technical scheme, the utility model provides a sock drying device, which includes a drying box, the upper end of the drying box is hingedly provided with a cover plate, and the bottom side of the cover plate is provided with multiple clamping units, the clamping unit includes a cylinder with an inner cavity and a hollow outer surface, the upper end of the cylinder is set as a plane, and the lower end is set as a spherical surface, the upper end of the cylinder is circumferentially provided with multiple hinge seats, and a movable disk is provided in the middle, a swing arm is installed in the hinge seat through a first pin shaft, and a clamping arm capable of clamping the outer wall of the upper end of the cylinder is provided at the outer end of the swing arm, a U-shaped opening is provided on the side of the movable disk, a second pin shaft is provided in the U-shaped opening, a connecting plate hinged in the U-shaped opening is provided at the inner end of the swing arm, an oblong hole slidably sleeved on the second pin shaft is provided on the connecting plate, and a driving unit for driving the movable disk to move axially is installed on the upper end of the cylinder.

[0017] The sock drying device has the following beneficial effects: 1) Before use, one only needs to flip open the cover and independently put the wet socks on the cylinder and then close the cover. There is no need to clamp the socks inside the drying box, and the operation is very convenient; 2) During drying, because the cylinder has an inner cavity and the surface is hollow, the air can flow better around the socks, which can accelerate the drying; 3) During the clamping operation, the swing arm swings with the first pin shaft as the fulcrum through the downward movement of the movable disk, and the second pin shaft slides in the oblong hole to overcome the lateral displacement of the connecting plate. Under this swing, the clamping arm can be quickly opened, and conversely, the swing arm swings with the first pin shaft as the fulcrum, and the sock opening of the socks put on the cylinder can be clamped on the side wall of the cylinder through the upward movement of the movable disk.

[0018] Other features and advantages of the present invention will be described in detail in the subsequent specific implementation section. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] The accompanying drawings are used to provide a further understanding of the present invention and constitute a part of the specification. Together with the following specific embodiments, they are used to explain the present invention, but do not constitute a limitation to the present invention. In the accompanying drawings:

[0020] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the external structure of a preferred embodiment of a sock drying device;

[0021] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 A structural diagram of another perspective;

[0022] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic diagram of a preferred embodiment of the sock drying device after the cover is removed;

[0023] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the sock drying device after the cover and the cover plate are removed;

[0024] Figure 5 It is a transmission connection schematic diagram of a preferred embodiment of the clamping unit;

[0025] Figure 6 yes Figure 5 Another perspective structural diagram of;

[0026] Figure 7 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of a preferred embodiment of the clamping unit;

[0027] Figure 8 yes Figure 7 A schematic diagram of the local enlarged structure of the middle B area;

[0028] Fig. 9 It is a schematic diagram of a top view of a preferred embodiment of a clamping unit;

[0029] Fig.10 yes Fig. 9 Schematic diagram of the AA cross-section structure.

[0030] Description of Reference Numerals

[0031] 1-drying box; 2-cover plate; 3-handle; 4-cover; 5-drive motor; 6-control panel; 7-power slot; 8-ventilation hole; 9-hinge; 10-driving pulley; 11-driven pulley; 12-rotating shaft; 13-tensioning wheel; 14-fixed wheel shaft; 15-belt; 16-bolt; 17-extension arm; 18-mounting plate; 19-electric heating plate; 20-clamping unit; 21-straight cylinder; 22-cone cylinder; 23-spherical cylinder; 24-strip hole; 25-circular hole; 26-hinged seat; 27-swing arm; 28-clamping arm; 29-column; 30-arc plate; 31-guide rod; 32-U-shaped mouth; 33-connecting plate; 34-external thread; 35-bearing; 36-cylinder; 37-movable disk; 38-long round hole; 39-second pin shaft; 40-first pin shaft. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0032] The specific implementation of the present invention is described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the specific implementation described here is only used to illustrate and explain the present invention, and is not used to limit the present invention.

[0033] In the present utility model, unless otherwise stated, directional words contained in terms such as "up, down, left, right, front, back, inside, outside" merely represent the orientation of the terms in normal usage, or are common names understood by those skilled in the art, and should not be regarded as limitations on the terms.

[0034] See also Figure 1-10The sock drying device shown in the figure comprises a drying box 1, a cover plate 2 is hingedly provided at the upper end of the drying box 1, a plurality of clamping units 20 are provided on the bottom side of the cover plate 2, the clamping units 20 comprise a cylinder 36 with an inner cavity and a hollow outer surface, the upper end of the cylinder 36 is set as a plane, and the lower end is set as a spherical surface, a plurality of hinge seats 26 are provided at the upper end of the cylinder 36 along the circumferential direction, a movable disk 37 is provided in the middle, and a movable disk 37 is installed in the hinge seat 26 through a first pin shaft 40 A swing arm 27, wherein the outer end of the swing arm 27 is provided with a clamping arm 28 capable of clamping the outer wall of the upper end of the cylinder 36, a U-shaped opening 32 is provided on the side of the movable disk 37, a second pin shaft 39 is provided in the U-shaped opening 32, a connecting plate 33 hinged in the U-shaped opening 32 is provided at the inner end of the swing arm 27, an oblong hole 38 slidably sleeved on the second pin shaft 39 is provided on the connecting plate 33, and a driving unit for driving the movable disk 37 to move axially is installed on the upper end of the cylinder 36.

[0035] Through the implementation of the above technical solution, before use, it is only necessary to open the cover plate 2 and independently put the wet socks on the cylinder 36 and then close the cover plate 2. There is no need to clamp the socks inside the drying box 1, and the operation is very convenient; during drying, since the cylinder 36 has an inner cavity and the surface is hollow, the air flow around the socks is better, which can accelerate the drying; during the clamping operation, through the downward movement of the movable disk 37, the swing arm 27 swings with the first pin shaft 40 as the fulcrum, and the second pin shaft 39 slides in the oblong hole 38 to overcome the lateral displacement of the connecting plate 33. Under this swing, the clamping arm 28 can be quickly opened, conversely, the swing arm 27 swings with the first pin shaft 40 as the fulcrum, and the sock opening of the socks put on the cylinder 36 can be clamped on the side wall of the cylinder 36 by the upward movement of the movable disk 37.

[0036] In this embodiment, in order to further provide a driving unit, the driving unit includes a mounting plate 18 fixed to the upper end of the cylinder 36 through a plurality of columns 29, and the mounting plate 18 is connected to the cover plate 2 through a plurality of bolts 16; a bearing 35 is provided at the center of the mounting plate 18, a rotating shaft 12 is installed in the bearing 35, an external thread 34 is provided at the lower end of the rotating shaft 12, a screw hole threadedly matched with the external thread 34 is provided at the center of the movable disk 37, and a plurality of guide rods 31 slidingly passing through the movable disk 37 are provided at the upper end of the cylinder 36. The movable disk 37 can move along the axial direction through the rotation of the rotating shaft 12, the matching of the external thread 34 with the screw hole, and the guiding matching of the guide rod 31, and the moving direction of the movable disk 37 is adjusted by changing the direction of the rotating shaft 12.

[0037] In this embodiment, in order to further synchronously drive the multiple rotating shafts 12 to rotate, the rotating shaft 12 penetrates the cover plate 2 from the inside to the outside and is sleeved with a driven pulley 11, the cover plate 2 is provided with a housing 4, the housing 4 is equipped with a driving motor 5, the driving motor 5 is sleeved with a driving pulley 10, and the driving pulley 10 is connected to the multiple driven pulleys 11 through a belt 15. Figure 5 As shown, there are six clamping units 20 arranged in a matrix of two columns and three rows, the driving pulley 10 is arranged on the outside of multiple driven pulleys 11, and the belt 15 is sequentially sleeved on the outside of the driving pulley 10 and the six driven pulleys 11, thereby driving multiple shafts 12 to rotate synchronously to achieve synchronous opening or clamping of multiple clamping arms 28. The driving motor 5 is installed outside the cover 4, and its shaft end extends into the inside of the cover 4 and is installed with the driving pulley 10. The cover 4 is also used to cover all the driven pulleys 11 to improve safety performance.

[0038] In addition, in order to make the driven pulley 11 rotate better, a tensioning wheel 13 in contact with the belt 15 is provided between some adjacent driven pulleys 11, and the tensioning wheel 13 is installed on the cover plate 2 through a fixed wheel shaft 14. Figure 5 In the figure, two tensioning wheels 13 are arranged between the three driven pulleys 11 on both sides, a fixed wheel shaft 14 is fixedly connected to the cover plate 2, the tensioning wheel 13 is fixedly sleeved on the fixed wheel shaft 14, and a belt 15 is pressed and contacted with the tensioning wheel 13 from the inner side of the tensioning wheel 13.

[0039] In this embodiment, the cover plate 2 is hinged to the drying box 1 through a hinge 9, one end of the cover shell 4 facing the hinge 9 is aligned with the outside of the drying box 1, and the other end forms an open space with the outside of the drying box 1, and a handle 3 is provided on the cover plate 2 at the position of the open space. With such a setting, an open space is reserved for the operation of the handle 3, so that the cover plate 2 can be opened conveniently.

[0040] In this embodiment, the movable disk 37 is provided with a plurality of extension arms 17 along the circumferential direction, the U-shaped opening 32 is provided on the extension arm 17, an arc plate 30 is provided between two adjacent extension arms 17, and the guide rod 31 is provided through the arc plate 30. With such a configuration, the width of the arc plate 30 only needs to be set to be able to pass through the guide rod 31, and a hollow space is also provided between the arc plate 30 and the movable disk 37, which not only makes the diameter of the movable disk 37 smaller, but also makes the movable disk 37 lighter, and further makes the clamping unit 20 lighter.

[0041] In this embodiment, the upper section of the cylinder 36 is set as a straight cylinder 21, the middle section is set as a truncated cone cylinder 22 with a diameter gradually decreasing from top to bottom, and the lower end is set as a spherical cylinder 23, and the bottom end of the spherical cylinder 23 is set as a smooth spherical surface. Through such a configuration, it is easier to put on the socks, and the upper section is set as a straight cylinder 21, so that the clamping arm 28 can better cooperate with the outer wall of the straight cylinder 21 to clamp the sock opening.

[0042] In one embodiment, when the sock opening is in a clamping state, the clamping arm 28 is in a vertical state and forms a parallel gap with the outer wall of the straight tube 21, and the width of the gap is smaller than the thickness of the sock opening. The sock opening is clamped more stably by increasing the effective clamping surface, and the sock opening will not be clamped too tightly to cause damage to the socks; in the clamping state, the inner end of the swing arm 27 is in an upward state, and the connecting plate 33 is in a horizontal state, so that the inner end of the swing arm 27 has a larger downward swing amplitude, so that the clamping arm 28 has a larger range of opening angles.

[0043] In one embodiment, in order to further provide a hollow side wall structure of the cylinder 36 , a plurality of vertical strip holes 24 are arranged at equal intervals along the circumferential direction on the side surface of the cylinder 36 , and the strip holes 24 extend from the middle of the straight cylinder 21 to the middle of the spherical cylinder 23 .

[0044] In one embodiment, in order to further provide a hollow side wall structure of the cylinder 36 to improve the permeability performance, a plurality of circular holes 25 are arranged vertically on the side of the cylinder 36 between two adjacent strip holes 24, and the circular hole 25 located at the top is arranged below the clamping arm 28.

[0045] In one embodiment, in order to further provide a drying box 1, a plurality of electric heating plates 19 are arranged on the inner wall of the drying box 1, a control panel 6 and a power slot 7 are arranged on the outer wall, and air holes 8 are arranged on the side wall. After the power slot 7 is plugged into an external power source, power is turned on, and the control panel 6 is used to control the opening of the heating circuit, and the electric heating plate 19 is powered on to generate heat, thereby drying the socks. It is also used to control the opening of the driving circuit of the driving motor 5 to control the forward rotation, reverse rotation and stop of the driving motor 5. The control panel 6 can be a button type or a touch screen. The air holes 8 on the side are used to dissipate the water vapor generated after the socks are heated.

[0046] Of course, when necessary, a fan may be installed on the side of the drying box 1 opposite to the air vents 8, and the fan blows air toward the socks to improve the flow performance of the internal air.

[0047] The preferred embodiments of the present invention are described in detail above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the specific details in the above embodiments. Within the technical concept of the present invention, the technical solution of the present invention can be subjected to a variety of simple modifications, and these simple modifications all belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

[0048] It should also be noted that the various specific technical features described in the above specific embodiments can be combined in any suitable manner without contradiction. In order to avoid unnecessary repetition, the present utility model will not further describe various possible combinations.

[0049] In addition, various embodiments of the present invention may be arbitrarily combined, and as long as they do not violate the concept of the present invention, they should also be regarded as the contents disclosed by the present invention.

Claims

1. A sock drying device, characterized in that: The drying device comprises a drying box (1), the upper end of the drying box (1) is hingedly provided with a cover plate (2), the bottom side of the cover plate (2) is provided with a plurality of clamping units (20), the clamping units (20) comprise a cylinder (36) provided with an inner cavity and a hollow outer surface, the upper end of the cylinder (36) is provided with a plane, and the lower end is provided with a spherical surface, the upper end of the cylinder (36) is provided with a plurality of hinge seats (26) along the circumferential direction, a movable disk (37) is provided in the middle, a swing arm (27) is installed in the hinge seat (26) through a first pin shaft (40), The outer end of the swing arm (27) is provided with a clamping arm (28) capable of clamping the outer wall of the upper end of the cylinder (36), the side of the movable disk (37) is provided with a U-shaped opening (32), and a second pin shaft (39) is provided in the U-shaped opening (32), and the inner end of the swing arm (27) is provided with a connecting plate (33) hinged in the U-shaped opening (32), and an oblong hole (38) slidably mounted on the second pin shaft (39) is provided on the connecting plate (33), and a driving unit for driving the movable disk (37) to move axially is installed at the upper end of the cylinder (36).

2. The sock drying device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The driving unit comprises a mounting plate (18) fixed to the upper end of the cylinder (36) via a plurality of columns (29), and the mounting plate (18) is connected to the cover plate (2) via a plurality of bolts (16); A bearing (35) is arranged at the center of the mounting plate (18), a rotating shaft (12) is installed in the bearing (35), an external thread (34) is arranged at the lower end of the rotating shaft (12), a screw hole threadably matched with the external thread (34) is arranged at the center of the movable disk (37), and a plurality of guide rods (31) slidingly passing through the movable disk (37) are arranged at the upper end of the cylinder (36).

3. The sock drying device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The rotating shaft (12) penetrates the cover plate (2) from the inside to the outside and is sleeved with a driven pulley (11); a cover shell (4) is provided on the cover plate (2); a driving motor (5) is installed on the cover shell (4); a driving pulley (10) is sleeved on the driving motor (5); the driving pulley (10) and the plurality of driven pulleys (11) are connected to each other by a belt (15).

4. The sock drying device according to claim 3, characterized in that: A tensioning wheel (13) in contact with the belt (15) is provided between some of the adjacent driven pulleys (11), and the tensioning wheel (13) is mounted on the cover plate (2) via a fixed wheel shaft (14).

5. The sock drying device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The cover plate (2) is hinged to the drying box (1) via a hinge (9); one end of the cover shell (4) facing the hinge (9) is aligned with the outer side of the drying box (1); the other end forms an open space with the outer side of the drying box (1); a handle (3) is provided on the cover plate (2) at a position located in the open space.

6. The sock drying device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The movable disk (37) is provided with a plurality of extension arms (17) along the circumferential direction, the U-shaped opening (32) is provided on the extension arm (17), an arc plate (30) is provided between two adjacent extension arms (17), and the guide rod (31) is provided through the arc plate (30).

7. The sock drying device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The upper section of the cylinder (36) is configured as a straight cylinder (21), the middle section is configured as a truncated cone cylinder (22) whose diameter gradually decreases from top to bottom, and the lower end is configured as a spherical cylinder (23), and the bottom end of the spherical cylinder (23) is configured as a smooth spherical surface.

8. The sock drying device according to claim 7, characterized in that: A plurality of vertical strip-shaped holes (24) are arranged at equal intervals on the side surface of the cylinder (36) along the circumferential direction, and the strip-shaped holes (24) extend from the middle of the straight cylinder (21) to the middle of the spherical cylinder (23).

9. The sock drying device according to claim 8, characterized in that: A plurality of circular holes (25) are arranged vertically on the side surface of the cylinder (36) between two adjacent strip-shaped holes (24), and the circular hole (25) located at the top is arranged below the clamping arm (28).

10. The sock drying device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The drying box (1) is provided with a plurality of electric heating plates (19) on the inner wall, a control panel (6) and a power supply slot (7) on the outer wall, and a ventilation hole (8) on the side wall.

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