Portable Clothes Drying Device With Adjustable Air Outlet
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional drying devices are not portable and are not well-suited for drying clothes with complex shapes like gloves or snow boots, and they often obstruct air intake passages, limiting their usability in various environments.
Innovation Solution
A portable clothes drying device with a base unit featuring an air inlet, heating element, and exhaust system, equipped with adjustable feet and a disinfection unit, allowing for stable placement and simultaneous heating, drying, and disinfection, while preventing air passage obstruction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional drying devices are designed with fixed structures, then they can provide stable drying function, but they cannot be carried to different locations and are not suitable for various types of clothes
Solution Approach 1:
The drying device is divided into a base unit and an air outlet unit that can be separated. The air outlet unit can be removed and adjusted independently, allowing the device to adapt to different drying needs while keeping the base unit simple and portable.
Solution Approach 2:
The air outlet unit is designed to be adjustable and movable rather than fixed. Users can adjust the position and orientation of the air outlet unit to suit different clothing items and drying scenarios, enhancing adaptability without significantly increasing base complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If drying devices are designed with large structures to handle various clothes, then they can accommodate complex shapes, but they obstruct air intake passages and are difficult to carry
Solution Approach 1:
The air outlet unit can be extended outward from the base unit in different directions and orientations. This dimensional flexibility allows the device to accommodate complex-shaped clothes like gloves and boots without increasing the base unit's footprint or weight, as the extension happens in spatial dimensions rather than base size.
3Ease of operation
If drying devices are placed in cup holders for portability, then they can be carried easily, but the walls of the cup holder shield the air intake passages
Solution Approach 1:
The base unit is designed to nest within or fit into a cup holder, with the air inlet positioned at the bottom of the base unit. This nesting arrangement allows the device to be portable while ensuring the air inlet remains accessible from below, preventing shielding by cup holder walls.
Solution Approach 2:
The air inlet is positioned at the bottom of the base unit, utilizing the vertical dimension rather than relying on side openings that would be blocked by cup holder walls. This dimensional repositioning ensures continuous air intake efficiency while maintaining portability in cup holders.
4Weight of moving object
If drying devices are designed with simple structures for portability, then they can be carried easily, but they cannot provide stable placement when loaded with clothes
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple feet are provided on the bottom of the base unit before the drying process begins. These feet are pre-positioned to extend outward, creating a stable support base that prevents tipping when clothes are placed in the air outlet unit, even though the base unit itself remains compact and portable.
5Adaptability or versatility
If drying devices are designed without disinfection functions, then they can be simpler and more portable, but bacteria can breed on clothes in humid environments
Solution Approach 1:
The disinfection function is merged with the existing heating element in the base unit. The heating element serves both to generate heat for drying clothes and to provide high-temperature disinfection, eliminating the need for a separate disinfection system and maintaining simplicity while adding versatility.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The device provides stable and efficient drying and disinfection for various clothing types, including complex shapes, and can be used in multiple locations without obstructing air intake, enhancing portability and functionality.
Implementation Method 1
a heating part provided inside the base unit
Implementation Method 2
The exhaust part draws in an external air through the air inlet and sends it into the air outlet unit
Data Source
AI summary
Provided herein is a portable clothes drying device, which includes a base unit and an air outlet unit; wherein the base unit is configured to not only enable the portable clothes drying device to be used in various kinds of use spaces, but also provide the portable clothes drying device with the functions of heating, drying, disinfecting, etc.; and wherein the air outlet unit is configured to correspond to various kinds of clothes with different geometric shapes.