A clothes dryer that provides homogeneous drying.
The clothes dryer addresses uneven drying by controlling airflow through adjustable covers and openings on the drum's rear wall, enhancing efficiency and homogeneity across varying loads.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- TR202412443
- Authority / Receiving Office
- TR · TR
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-09-19
- Publication Date
- 2026-06-22
- Estimated Expiration
- 2044-09-19
AI Technical Summary
Existing clothes dryers face inefficiencies in achieving homogeneous drying, particularly when half-loaded, as hot air distribution is uneven due to laundry piling at the bottom of the drum, reducing drying effectiveness.
A clothes dryer with a mechanism that adjusts the position of a cover over openings in the drum's rear wall to control airflow, ensuring even distribution of hot air based on load type and program selection, using actuators and sensors to manage airflow through multiple openings.
Enhances drying efficiency by optimizing hot air distribution, ensuring homogeneous drying regardless of load size or type, thereby improving drying performance.
Abstract
Description
1 TARIFF A clothes dryer that provides homogeneous drying. This invention relates to a clothes dryer that provides homogeneous drying. Clothes dryers contain heat pumps, which heat the air. Wet laundry is directed onto the drum. Wet laundry is added to the drum. After selecting the appropriate drying program, the laundry is dried at the temperature suitable for the laundry. and drying time is determined. Depending on the type of laundry, the drum rotates to dry the clothes. This allows it to move. At the same time, through the holes located at the back of the drum... Hot air is injected into the drum, thus enabling the drying process. As the drum rotates, the laundry tends to move downwards due to gravity. This ensures homogeneous contact with hot air without the particles sticking together. The drying process is carried out using a certain amount of water. However, when the drum is half-loaded... When the amount of laundry to be dried is small, the laundry piles up at the bottom of the drum. It shows a tendency. This situation is due to the hot air sent to the drum from the upper rear wall. not using ver ml, consequently reducing the amount of hot air delivered through the bottom openings 15 And this causes the clothes drying rack and the heat sink to drop. In the case of the technical issue, the European patent document numbered EP1885936 mentions hot a clothes dryer with a channel that allows for the direction of airflow It is explained. The aim of this invention is to create a clothes dryer that provides homogeneous drying. It is the realization of. The initial system and the systems dependent on this system were implemented to achieve the purpose of this invention. The described clothes dryer consists of a housing, a heat pump located on the housing, a process room where air heated by a heat pump is circulated, hot air circulated into the process room a rear wall containing at least one opening above an air duct and processing room 25 It contains a drum that rotates around a bulb attached to the back wall. It contains. The clothes to be dried are placed on the drum. The drum There are multiple holes in its back wall, and the openings of the holes are on top of the openings. Thanks to this process, hot air is directed onto the drum. The area around the drum... 2 a compartmentalized lid that allows the door to be closed and hot air to pass through the holes. This allows hot air to be transferred through the openings to the holes and to the drum. Let's provide it. The invention concerns a clothes dryer with a mechanism located on the rear wall that allows hot air to circulate. The drum is positioned in an open position and the drum is positioned in a closed position that prevents transmission. 5 the position of the PBR cover and the position between the open and closed positions of the cover an actuator that enables the change and a controller that enables the actuator to be controlled. It contains a unit. The cover is located over the opening and contains the program and / or load. Depending on the situation, it switches between the open and closed positions. This This increases drying efficiency and ensures homogeneous drying. 10 In one application of the invention, the clothes dryer has a drum mounted on the back wall. at least one third opening in the lower section that will open into the wall and in the upper section The area includes at least the first three openings and a cover located above the third opening. Top This area does not come into contact with the laundry when the load is half-loaded. In this case, from here... The hot air sent in is prevented from entering through the lid, and 15 through the first openings. The amount of hot air sent is increased. This ensures homogeneous drying. This ensures and increases the efficiency of the clothes dryer. In one application of the invention, a clothes dryer consists of a channel connected to a bottle cap and The valve contains a cap that slides along the channel. The channel is located on the ml cap. It is located in the vertical plane. When the cover is open, it extends 20 degrees downwards on the channel. It slides in one direction and air passes through the k-th opening. The cover, channel When it moves upwards, it reaches the second opening and the second opening... This ensures that the amount of hot air passing through the openings is reduced. is increasing. In one application of the invention, a clothes dryer is connected to a ml cap, a channel and 25 a surface channel that rotates and changes position between open and closed. The cover is closed. When the cover is open, the surface on the channel... Air passage through the k-th opening due to rotational movement This is provided. The cover moves rotationally along the channel and onto the rear wall. 3 approaching, thus closing the k nc opening and preventing airflow. is provided. In one application of the invention, the clothes dryer has a rear wall on the rear surface. The attached cover contains a lid located on the surface. This allows the lid to be closed. The process of removing the snags becomes easier. 5 In one application of the invention, the clothes dryer is selected by the user. Depending on the program type, the lid is positioned between open and closed. It includes a control unit that allows for the change of settings. The laundry is placed on the upper surface of the drum. In programs where close movement is not involved, the second opening is closed. In one application of the invention, the clothes dryer has a half-load operating program of 10. It includes a control unit that ensures the lid closes when selected. When drying with a half load, the laundry moves with gravity with each movement. It is moving downwards. Therefore, through the second opening located in the upper region. Since the hot air does not come into contact with the laundry, the lid should be in the closed position. is provided. 15 In one application of the invention, the clothes dryer can handle precise loads by the user. When a suitable work schedule is selected, the lid closes to the closed position. The control unit includes a test. For delicate laundry, drying can be done without spinning the drum. The process is underway. In this case, the laundry is constantly moving due to the effect of gravity. It is located on the lower surface of the drum. The first opening in the lower section is 20 To increase the amount of hot air coming through, keep the lid closed. It is passing. In one application of the invention, the clothes dryer has a load located on the drum. The weight detected by the sensor and the load sensor is determined beforehand by the manufacturer. The control unit 25 ensures the lid closes if the load value is less than the specified value. It contains. The invention involves controlling the openings that allow hot air to pass through the drum. A clothes dryer with increased drying efficiency is being implemented. 4 A type of clothes dryer was created to achieve the purpose of this invention. This is shown in the figures, and from these figures; Figure 1 - Perspective view of a clothes dryer. Figure 2 shows a perspective view of the rear cover, drum, and air duct. Figure 3 - Rear view of the washing machine. 5 The parts in the figures are individually numbered, and the corresponding numbers are listed below. It has been given. 1- Clothes dryer 2- Body 3- Heat pump 10 4- Processing room 5- Air duct 6- Clarity 7- Back wall 8- M l 15 9- Drum 10- Del k 11- M l cap 12- Cover 13- Actuator 20 14- Control unit test 15- First opening 16- Second opening Channel 17 18- Covering surface 25 19- Load sensor The clothes dryer (1), body (2), located on the body (2) and hot heat pump (3) which makes the air formed, heated by means of heat pump (3) a processing room (4) through which hot air is transmitted to the processing room (4) 5 at least one air duct (5) and at least one opening where the air duct (5) opens into the processing room (4) (6) sah p back wall (7), brml (8) and ml (8) rotating around the back wall (7) attached to the back wall (7), inside a drum (9) in which items to be dried are placed, hot air coming through the opening (6) On the rear wall (7) of the drum (9) which allows air to be directed to the items to be dried several holes (10) and on the back wall (7), mln (8) 5 It includes a brml cover (11) which allows the surrounding area to be closed. With heat pump (3) The generated hot air passes through the opening (6) on the rear wall (7) of the drum (9) It comes into contact with the laundry by passing through the holes (10) on it. In this way, the laundry Drying is ensured. The drum (9) is fixed to the back wall (7) via ml (8). and rotates around ml (8). M ln (8) rotates around ml cap (11) 10 It is closed. In this way, the hot air is not transmitted directly through the openings (6). is provided. The subject of the invention is a clothes dryer (1), with at least one opening on the rear wall (7). (6) The air passing through the opening (6) located in such a way as to close the drum (9) let ld ğ br open position and thanks to closing the opening (6) the air open (6) 15 It has a closed position which prevents the transmission from over the drum (9). the lid (12) and the change of position of the lid (12) between the open and closed positions actuator (13) and control that enables the actuator (13) to be controlled It contains the unit (14). The lid (12) allows hot air to pass through the opening (6) to the drum (9) let ld ğ br open position and hot air being prevented from being transmitted through the opening (6) 20 The lid (12) is energized by means of an actuator (13). and the control unit to change the position of the lid (12) between the open and closed positions. (14) is controlled by means of. In one application of the invention, the clothes dryer (1) is mounted on the rear wall (7) The drum (9) will be opened on the rear wall (7) with at least one third opening at the bottom 25 (15) and the back wall (7) of the drum (9) opens at least to the top of the back wall (7). The bridge contains the third opening (16) and the cover (12) located on the third opening (16). The third opening made near the lower edge of the drum (9) and the ceiling of the drum (9) The kth opening (16) which opens to the nearest part is located on the rear wall (7). The lid (12) will be placed over the kth opening (16) near the ceiling of the drum (9) 30 6 It is located. In this way, the k nc opening (16) at the top is available to the user. by closing it and increasing the amount of hot air coming from the first opening (15) This ensures improved drying performance. In one application of the invention, the clothes dryer (1) is attached to the ml cap (11), vertically. A channel (17) extending in the plane and sliding on the channel (17) to open and closed position 5 It includes a cap (12) that can be moved between positions. Channel (17), ml cap (11) It can be located on the vertical plane. The cover (12) slides on the channel (17). It moves up and down and is between the open and closed positions. It changes. With the cover (12) open, it slides down on the channel (17). It moves and ensures that the k nc opening (16) remains open. The cover (12), channel 10 (17) sliding upwards and landing on the second opening (16). taking and preventing the transmission of hot air through the second opening (16) This ensures that the amount of hot air passing through the first opening (15) increases and Drying performance is improving. In the application of the invention, the clothes dryer (1) is connected to the ml cap (11) with a br 15 channel (17) and rotating on channel (17) between open position and closed position It includes a replaceable cover (12). The cover (12) is a surface fixed on the channel (17). It rotates in such a way that it remains in the open position and moves between the closed position. It changes the amount of hot air passing through the first opening (15) as a result. Drying performance is increasing. 20 In one application of the invention, the clothes dryer (1) is attached to the rear wall (7). br occlusive surface (18) and occlusive surface (18) with br nc opening (15) a lid that is positioned in the future and can switch between open and closed positions (12) includes. The closure surface (18) is to be attached to the back wall (7). It is located on the cover (12), the closing surface (18). The closing surface 25 (18) provides both protection and the second opening (16) of the lid (12) Settlement is being provided. In one application of the invention, the clothes dryer (1) is selected by the user. Depending on the program type, the lid (12) is located between the open and closed positions. 7 It includes a control unit (14) that enables it to change. Selected by the user. Depending on the program type, the control unit test (14) is in the open or closed position of the cover (12). It enables the exchange of positions between the two. In this way, the second opening (16) By closing it, the hot air is allowed to pass through the first opening (15). In one application of the invention, the laundry dryer (1) is used by the user with a half load of 5 Control that ensures the lid (12) is closed when the work program is selected. It contains unit (14). When half load is placed on the drum (9), the laundry It spreads to the lower edge of the drum (9). When the drum (9) rotates, gravity also affects it. It always moves downwards. Therefore, near the bottom surface of the drum (9) Hot air sent through the openings (6) comes into more contact with the laundry. Half 10 Thanks to the lid (12) which closes when under load, hot air only enters the first It is emitted through the opening (15). In this way, the drying performance is increased. In one application of the invention, the clothes dryer (1) is sensitive to the user. When a work program with loads is selected, the lid (12) should be closed. It includes the control unit (14) which provides. In its programs for sensitive loads, the drum 15 (9) Drying process takes place without turning. In this case, the laundry always It is located near the bottom edge of the drum (9). The lid (12) is used in delicate programs. It is ensured that it is in the closed position. This allows the laundry to be exposed to more hot air. This ensures contact between the surfaces, improving drying performance. In one application of the invention, the clothes dryer (1) has 20 on the drum (9). load sensor (19) and weight detected from load sensor (19), previously produced c If the load value is less than the value determined by the cover (12), the cover should be closed. It includes the control unit test (14) which provides the load sensor (19) to the drum (9) The amount of load on it is determined. The amount of load is determined in advance by the manufacturer. If the load is less than a specified amount, the lid (12) is closed. This 25 This allows the laundry to come into contact with more hot air during drying. Performance is improving. The invention increases the amount of hot air that comes into contact with the laundry during drying. A clothes dryer with improved performance (1) is being made. 8 The dryer (1), thanks to the lid (12), is close to the upper surface of the drum (9) and The lid (12) which is in less contact with the laundry depends on the program parameters. thanks to the change, the opening (6) near the bottom surface of the drum (9) is more It includes a control unit (14) that enables the removal of excess hot air. 5
Claims
9 REQUESTS 1- A body (2), located on the body (2) and enabling the formation of hot air. a heat pump (3), a process in which air heated by means of heat pump (3) is transmitted. room (4), at least one air supply to the processing room (4) to allow hot air to be transmitted. channel (5) and air channel (5) to open into the processing chamber (4) at least one opening (6) 5 sah p back wall (7), brml (8) and ml (8) around the back wall (7) a drum (9) in which items to be dried are placed, a sluice (6) a drum that directs the hot air coming from above to the items being dried (9) multiple holes (10) on the back wall (7) and the back wall (7) The bottle cap (11) which is located on the bottle (8) and which allows the bottle to be closed around it. the door will cover at least one opening (6) on the back wall (7) an opening (6) through which air passes to the drum (9) thanks to the position and closing the opening (6), the air passes through the opening (6) to the drum (9) a closed lid (12) that prevents the let lmes n from being blocked 15 that allows the lid (12) to switch between open and closed positions. br actuator (13) and br control unit which enables the control of the actuator (13) (14) le character ze ed len laundry dryer nes (1). 2- The bottom part will open from the rear wall (7) to the rear wall (7) of the drum (9). at least one third opening (15) and the back wall (7) over the drum (9) containing at least two openings (16) on the top of the back wall (7), two 20 as in Claim 1, which is characterized by the cover (12) located on the opening (16). br clothes dryer nes (1). 3- A channel (17) and channel (17) extending in the vertical plane, connected to the M l cover (11) A lid that can slide between the open and closed positions. (12) The character ze ed len Claim 1 or Claim 2'dek gbbr laundry drying 25 mak nes (1). 4- A channel (17) connected to the M l cap (11) and a channel (17) that rotates to open position. Characterized by a lid (12) that can be moved between the closed and closed positions. gbbr clothes dryer nes in Claim 1 or Claim 2 (1). 10 5- A covering surface (18) and covering surface (18) attached to the back wall (7) located on it in such a way as to correspond to the first opening (15) and in the open position Claim 1, characterized by a cover (12) that can be moved between closed and closed positions. or the gbbr clothes dryer in Claim 2 (1). 6- Depending on the program type selected by the user, the lid (12) is in the open position 5 control unit (14) that enables it to switch between closed and closed positions. character ze ed len from any of the above systems like laundry drying machine (1). 7- When the half-load operating program is selected by the user, the lid (12) is closed. The above 10 is characterized by the control unit (14) which enables it to reach that position. any of the following clothes dryers (1). 8- When a work program for sensitive loads is selected by the user The control unit (14) that ensures the lid (12) is in the closed position is used to characterize the character. ed len Request 1 to 6 from any br ndek gbbr laundry dryer nes (1). 9- A load sensor (19) located on the drum (9) and 15 from the load sensor (19) The perceived weight is derived from a load value previously determined by the manufacturer. If it is small, the control unit (14) that ensures the lid (12) is in the closed position. character ze ed len Request 1 to 6 from any br ndek gbbr laundry drying mak nes (1). 20
