Portable clothes drying device

Abstract

This utility model relates to a portable clothes drying device, including an outer shell assembly, a heating air duct assembly, and an inner cover assembly. The outer shell assembly includes an upper shell main body and a front shell. The inner cover assembly is fixedly disposed within the upper shell main body and divides its internal space into a separate cloth cover storage compartment and a heating air duct assembly receiving compartment. The heating air duct assembly is housed within the heating air duct assembly receiving compartment, and its air outlet opens to the outside of the inner cover assembly. The cloth cover storage compartment is used to store the cloth cover. Through an innovative internal partition design, the core functional unit of the clothes dryer (heating air duct assembly) and the essential accessory (cloth cover) are integrated into a compact shell, solving the problem of the cloth cover being separate from the main unit in traditional portable clothes dryers, which is easily forgotten or lost, greatly improving the product's portability and user convenience.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to a daily necessities, and more particularly to a device for drying clothes. Background Technology

[0002] Existing portable clothes dryers are small, lightweight, and easy to use. To dry clothes, hang them inside the cover, which covers the dryer's air outlet. The hot air blowing from the outlet dries the clothes evenly and quickly, making them suitable not only for home use but also for travel. However, when storing them, the cover is easily forgotten or lost because it is stored separately from the dryer. Utility Model Content

[0003] The technical problem to be solved by this utility model is to provide a portable clothes drying device that facilitates the storage of clothes covers, in view of the above-mentioned defects of the prior art.

[0004] The technical solution adopted by this utility model to solve its technical problem is as follows: A portable clothes drying device is provided, including a shell assembly and a heating air duct assembly. The shell assembly includes an upper shell body and a front shell, the front shell having an air inlet. It also includes an inner cover assembly, which is fixedly disposed within the upper shell body and divides its internal space into a fabric cover storage compartment and a heating air duct assembly receiving compartment. The heating air duct assembly is housed within the heating air duct assembly receiving compartment, and its air outlet opens to the outside of the inner cover assembly. The fabric cover storage compartment is used to store fabric covers.

[0005] Furthermore: The longitudinal section of the inner cover assembly is T-shaped, including a horizontal portion and a vertical partition extending upward from the middle of the horizontal portion; the horizontal portion forms the bottom opening of the fabric cover storage compartment, the inner wall of the upper shell body and the vertical partition form the inner wall of the fabric cover storage compartment, and the vertical partition acts as a separator to divide the remaining space inside the upper shell body to form the air duct assembly accommodating compartment.

[0006] The horizontal portion of the inner cover assembly is divided into a first portion and a second portion by the vertical partition. The first portion corresponds to the fabric cover storage compartment, and the second portion has an opening through which the air outlet of the heating air duct assembly passes, and constitutes part of the air duct assembly receiving compartment.

[0007] The heating air duct assembly includes a fan assembly and a heating element; the fan assembly includes a fan duct and a motor and fan blades disposed inside the fan duct; the heating element includes a 90-degree bend and a heating wire disposed therein, the air inlet end of the bend is connected to the fan duct, and the air outlet end extends downward and passes through the opening on the second part; the heating element is the heating wire disposed inside the bend.

[0008] The outer shell assembly also includes a flap hinged to the rear end of the upper shell body, the flap being used to open and close the fabric cover storage compartment and the air outlet of the heating air duct assembly.

[0009] It also includes a hook hinged to the fabric cover storage compartment, the hook having an unfolded state in which it can be flipped downwards to hang a clothes hanger, and a stored state in which it can be flipped back into the fabric cover storage compartment when stored.

[0010] It also includes a fabric cover retaining ring, which is sewn inside the fabric cover and is fastened together with the fabric cover to the edge of the lateral portion of the inner cover assembly by means of a snap fastener.

[0011] It also includes a silicone handle disposed on the housing assembly.

[0012] The portable clothes drying device provided by this utility model has the following advantages by constructing an independent cloth cover storage compartment and a heating air duct assembly housing compartment between the inner cover assembly and the upper shell body: 1. Enhanced integration and portability: Through an innovative internal partition design, the core functional unit of the dryer (heating air duct assembly) and the essential accessory (cloth cover) are integrated into a compact shell. This integrated structure solves the problem of the cloth cover being separate from the main unit of traditional portable dryers, which is easy to forget or lose, and greatly improves the portability of the product and the convenience of user use. 2. Optimal space utilization and compact structure: The T-shaped structure of the inner cover assembly, especially its vertical partition, acts as an effective space divider; it not only physically separates the two compartments, but also achieves efficient use of the irregular shell space; the heating air duct assembly is compactly placed in the air duct assembly housing, while the cloth cover storage compartment makes full use of the remaining space, making the whole structure very compact and achieving the storage of all necessary functions within a limited volume. 3. Clear functions and simplified operation process: This partitioned structure makes the product's use and storage process clear and intuitive; users can enter "working mode" (accessing the cover and hooks) and "storage mode" (retrieving the cover and hooks) by opening and closing the flip cover. The two processes do not interfere with each other, the logic is clear, greatly simplifying user operation and improving the user experience. Attached Figure Description

[0013] Figure 1 This is a perspective view of an embodiment of the portable clothes drying device of this utility model; Figure 2 This is an exploded view of an embodiment of the portable clothes drying device of this utility model; Figure 3 This is an exploded view of the components of an embodiment of the portable clothes drying device of this utility model; Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the airflow direction of an embodiment of the portable clothes drying device of this utility model; Figure 5 This is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of an embodiment of the portable clothes drying device of this utility model; Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the unused flip-top open state of an embodiment of the portable clothes dryer of this utility model; Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the usage state of an embodiment of the portable clothes drying device of this utility model. Detailed Implementation

[0014] The preferred embodiments of this utility model will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0015] A portable clothes drying device, such as Figures 1 to 7 As shown, it includes an outer shell assembly 100, an inner cover assembly 200, and a heating air duct assembly 300. The outer shell assembly 100 includes an upper shell body 110, a flip cover 120 hinged to the rear end of the upper shell body, and a front shell 130 for closing the front opening of the upper shell body 110. The front shell 130 is provided with a button 131 and an air inlet 132.

[0016] The inner cover assembly 200 has a roughly T-shaped longitudinal section, including a transverse portion 210 and a vertical partition 220 extending upward from the middle of the transverse portion 210. The transverse portion 210 forms the bottom opening of the fabric cover storage compartment 400. The inner wall of the upper shell body 110 and the vertical partition 220 form the inner wall of the fabric cover storage compartment 400. The vertical partition 220 acts as a separator, dividing the remaining space within the upper shell body 110 to form the air duct assembly receiving compartment 500. The transverse portion 210 is divided into two parts, namely a first part 211 and a second part 212, by the vertical partition 200. The second part has an air outlet 213. The first part 211 corresponds to the fabric cover storage compartment 400, and the second part 212 has an opening through which the air outlet of the heating air duct assembly 300 passes, forming part of the air duct assembly receiving compartment.

[0017] like Figure 2As shown, the heating air duct assembly 300 includes a fan assembly 310 and a heating assembly 320. The fan assembly 310 includes a cylindrical fan duct 311 and a motor 312 and a fan blade 313 disposed inside the fan duct 311. The heating assembly 320 includes a 90-degree bend 321. One end of the bend 321 is connected to the fan duct 311, and a heating wire 322 is disposed inside the portion near the air inlet of the bend 321.

[0018] like Figure 3 and Figure 4 As shown, the inner cover assembly 200 is embedded within the upper shell body 110. The first part 211 and the upper shell body 110 enclose a fabric cover storage compartment 400; the second part 212 and the upper shell body 110 enclose an air duct assembly receiving compartment 500, and the heating air duct assembly 300 is disposed within this receiving compartment 500. The air outlet 213 on the second part 212 is fitted outside the air outlet end of the bent pipe 321. In use, under the action of the motor 312 and the fan blades 313, cold air enters from the air inlet 132 of the front shell, passes through the fan air duct 311, then enters the heating assembly 320 and is heated into hot air, which is then blown out through the air outlet of the bent pipe 321.

[0019] like Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, a control motherboard 600 is provided inside the buttons of the front cover 130.

[0020] like Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, it also includes a cover retaining ring 230 and a hook 240. The cover retaining ring 230 is sewn inside the cover and is fixed together with the cover to the edge of the transverse portion 210 of the inner cover assembly 200 by a snap fastener. It is used to fix the cover in use and to open the cover. The hook 240 is hinged in the cover storage compartment 400 and is used to hang a clothes hanger when in use.

[0021] like Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 7 As shown, it also includes a silicone handle 700, which can be used to hang on a supporting object.

[0022] like Figure 6 and Figure 7 As shown, when needed, first open the flap 120, take out the cloth cover from the cloth cover storage compartment 400, unzip the cloth cover and flip the hook 240 downwards. Then hang the clothes to be dried on the hook using a clothes hanger and zip up the cloth cover so that the clothes are in the space surrounded by the cloth cover. Start the drying device, and cold air enters horizontally from the air inlet 132, turns 90 degrees through the heating air duct assembly 300, and blows downwards from the air outlet into the space inside the cloth cover to dry the clothes.

[0023] When storing, flip the hook 240 inward, insert the cloth cover into the cloth cover storage compartment 400, and then close the flip cover.

[0024] This utility model, through the ingenious partition design of the inner cover component, not only achieves the core functions of portable and efficient clothes drying, but also successfully solves a series of technical problems such as accessory storage and user experience, providing a truly integrated portable clothes drying solution that is "ready to use and easy to put away after use".

[0025] It should be understood that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of this utility model, and are not intended to limit it. Those skilled in the art can modify the technical solutions described in the above embodiments, or make equivalent substitutions for some of the technical features; and these modifications and substitutions should all fall within the protection scope of the appended claims of this utility model.

Claims

1. A portable clothes drying device, comprising a housing assembly (100) and a heating air duct assembly (300), wherein the housing assembly (100) includes an upper shell body (110) and a front shell (130), and the front shell (130) is provided with an air inlet (132), characterized in that: It also includes an inner cover assembly (200), which is fixedly disposed inside the upper shell body (110) and divides its internal space into a fabric cover storage compartment (400) and a heating air duct assembly storage compartment (500) that are independent of each other; the heating air duct assembly (300) is housed in the heating air duct assembly storage compartment (500) and its air outlet is directed to the outside of the inner cover assembly (200); the fabric cover storage compartment (400) is used to store the fabric cover.

2. The portable clothes drying device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The longitudinal section of the inner cover assembly (200) is T-shaped, including a transverse portion (210) and a vertical partition (220) extending upward from the middle of the transverse portion (210); the transverse portion (210) forms the bottom opening of the fabric cover storage compartment (400), the inner wall of the upper shell body (110) and the vertical partition (220) form the inner wall of the fabric cover storage compartment (400), and the vertical partition (220) serves as a separator to divide the remaining space inside the upper shell body (110) to form the air duct assembly receiving compartment (500).

3. The portable clothes drying device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The horizontal portion (210) of the inner cover assembly (200) is divided into a first portion (211) and a second portion (212) by the vertical partition (220). The first portion (211) corresponds to the cloth cover storage compartment (400), and the second portion (212) has an opening (213) through which the air outlet of the heating air duct assembly (300) passes, and constitutes part of the air duct assembly receiving compartment (500).

4. The portable clothes drying device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The heating air duct assembly (300) includes a fan assembly (310) and a heating assembly (320); the fan assembly (310) includes a fan duct (311) and a motor (312) and a fan blade (313) disposed inside the fan duct (311); the heating assembly (320) includes a 90-degree bend (321) and a heating wire (322) disposed therein; the air inlet end of the bend is connected to the fan duct (311), and the air outlet end extends downward and passes through the opening (213) on the second part (212).

5. The portable clothes drying device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outer shell assembly (100) also includes a flap (120) hinged to the rear end of the upper shell body (110), the flap (120) being used to close the fabric cover storage compartment (400) and the air outlet of the heating air duct assembly.

6. The portable clothes drying device according to claim 5, characterized in that: It also includes a hook (240) hinged to the fabric cover storage compartment (400), the hook (240) having an unfolded state in which it can be flipped downward to hang a clothes hanger when in use, and a stored state in which it can be flipped back into the fabric cover storage compartment (400) when stored.

7. The portable clothes drying device according to claim 2, characterized in that: It also includes a cover retaining ring (230), which is sewn inside the cover and is fastened together with the cover to the edge of the transverse portion (210) of the inner cover assembly (200) by means of a snap fastener.

8. The portable clothes drying device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that: It also includes a silicone handle (700) disposed on the housing assembly (100).

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