JP4862284B2 - Washing and drying machine and operation method thereof - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a washing and drying machine having a deodorizing function and a deodorizing operation method thereof.

  In general, odors attached to clothing can be removed together with dirt by washing, but clothing that is difficult to wash in ordinary households, such as suits and coats, can be removed by going to a specialized laundry store or applying iron steam. Deodorized and time consuming.

  Therefore, as a solution to such inconvenience, a washing machine used in a general home has been proposed which has a deodorizing function (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

This is a washing machine provided with warm air blowing means and steam supply means, and deodorizing clothes with warm air from the previous period hot air blowing means and steam from the steam supply means. The odor attached to the fibers is removed by evaporating the moisture supplied to the clothing by blowing warm air while blowing it on the clothing.
JP 2004-167131 A

  Many things that adhere to clothing include not only odor but also pollen and dust, but the above-mentioned conventional example is intended for deodorization, and there is a special function for removing pollen and dust attached to clothing. It does not function effectively to remove pollen or dust.

  In addition, it is necessary to separately provide a steam supply means, which makes the structure complicated and may increase the cost.

  The purpose of the present invention is to eliminate the disadvantages of the conventional example, with a simple structure that effectively utilizes the functions provided in the dry washing machine, pollen and dust can be easily removed without washing, It is an object of the present invention to provide a washing / drying machine that can easily and reliably erase odors such as cigarettes and food adhering to clothing.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is characterized in that a washing and dewatering tub having rotating blades is rotatably disposed in an outer box, and warm air is placed in the washing and dewatering tub during a drying process. The gist of the present invention is that a washing / drying machine provided with a means for supplying pollutants is provided with an adsorption means for adsorbing pollen and the like and a moisturizing water supply means.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, a washing / dehydrating tub having rotating blades is rotatably disposed in the outer box, and is provided with means for supplying warm air into the washing / dehydrating tub during the drying process. In a washer / dryer equipped with a material containing a volatile antioxidant component around the outlet of the hot air or around the hot air supply passage, an adsorption means for adsorbing pollen and a moisturizing water supply means were provided. To do.

  The invention according to claim 3 is a washing and drying machine comprising a washing and dewatering tub having rotating blades rotatably arranged in an outer box, and provided with means for supplying warm air into the washing and dewatering tub during a drying process. The clothes in the washing and dewatering tub were attached to the clothes with warm air and steam while the clothes were swirled in the washing and dewatering tub while the air was blown away. The gist of the present invention is to provide a stirring step for eliminating odor.

  The invention as set forth in claim 4 includes a washing / dehydrating tub having rotating blades rotatably disposed in the outer box, and includes means for supplying warm air into the washing / dehydrating tub during the drying process. In a washing and drying machine equipped with a material containing a volatile antioxidant component around the air outlet or the hot air supply passage, the clothes in the washing and dewatering tank are warmly stirred in the washing and dewatering tank There was a shake-off process to blow off pollen etc. attached to clothing, and a stirring process to deodorize odors attached to clothing with warm air and steam containing volatile antioxidant components while stirring the clothes greatly This is the gist.

  The drying washing machine and its operation method of the present invention can shake off the pollen, dust and odor adhering to the garment just by inverting the garment in the washing and dewatering tank in small increments. By applying warm air and steam to clothing, the odor attached to the clothing can be easily removed. And since the removed pollen and dust are adsorbed by the adsorbing means, they do not adhere to the clothing again.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a longitudinal side view showing a first embodiment of a drying washing machine according to the present invention. In terms of the overall configuration of the washing and drying machine, a water tank 2 is arranged in an outer box 1 so as to be swingable through a vibration isolator. The washing / dehydration tub 3 provided with a stirring blade 4 at the lower part is rotatably disposed in the water tank 2, and the upper end edge of the water tub 2 is attached to the opening edge at the top of the washing / dehydration tank 3. A water tank cover 5 is attached so as to cover the top of the balancer 6.

  An inner lid 7 is attached to the aquarium cover 5, and a top cover 8 provided with a lid 9 so as to cover the upper part of the aquarium cover 5 is disposed in the upper opening of the outer box 1.

  A motor 10 is disposed below the bottom of the water tank 2, a cooling motor fan 11 is coupled to a drive shaft that projects downward from the motor 10, and a speed reduction mechanism that is also disposed below the bottom of the water tank 2. Twelve rotation shafts were connected to the drive shaft of the motor 10 by a belt 13.

  Further, as a means for supplying warm air into the washing and dewatering tub 3 during the drying process, an air duct 14 having one end opened in the casing covering the motor fan 11 is set up along the outer wall of the water tub 2, and this air duct 14 Is opened at the opening edge of the water tank cover 5. And the heater 15 is arrange | positioned in the discharge port of the casing of the motor fan 11 as a heating means.

  In the washing / drying machine having such a configuration, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a drying filter 16 is attached to an opening formed in the inner lid 7 as an adsorbing means for adsorbing pollen and the like.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the reserved detergent inlet 17 provided in the washing and dewatering tank 3 is used as a moisturizing water supply means for deodorizing the odor attached to the clothes.

  In the washing and drying machine having such a configuration, the deodorizing process is set separately from the normal washing process and drying process. This deodorization process removes pollen and dust adhering to clothing, and removes odor adhering to clothing (food such as cigarettes, yakiniku, tempura, okonomiyaki, odors from alcohol, dried air, sweat, pets, etc.) For example, when you want to easily remove dust and odors when you go home, you do not need to wash, or you want to easily remove odors attached to the room or pollen on clothes that have been dried. Set as possible.

  In order to set this deodorization process, about 200 ml of water is put into the charging port 17 provided in the washing and dehydrating tank 3 and stored as moisturizing water at the lower bottom of the washing and dehydrating tank 3. Put clothes you want to deodorize inside.

  Next, when a deodorizing course is selected from the operation panel provided on the top cover 8 and the start button is turned on, the deodorizing process starts. As shown in Table 1 below, for example, the deodorization process is performed by leaving the washing and dewatering tub 3 in a free state as shown in Table 1, and in this state, the rotating blades 4 are first inverted in small increments to make clothes. At the same time as the attached pollen and dust are screened off, the heater 15 is energized and hot air sent from the air duct 14 is applied to the clothing to blow off the pollen and dust.

  Next, the rotating blades 4 are largely turned over, and warm air and steam are blown onto the clothing while stirring and replacing the clothing to remove odors, and pollen and dust are attached to the drying filter 16.

  Finally, unwind and drain. In such a deodorization process, the generation of wrinkles of clothing can be prevented by spraying steam, and at the same time, overdrying and overheating can be prevented and the fibers can be protected.

  FIG. 2 shows a second embodiment. In addition to the configuration of the first embodiment, the herb 18 is mounted as a material containing a volatile antioxidant component at the outlet of the air duct 14. The material containing this volatile antioxidant component suppresses yellowing that occurs in clothing, and, as a clothing that can be expected to have antifungal and deodorizing effects, for example, using natural herb 18 such as rosemary, Such a material is powdered and filled into a cartridge-type container such as a tea bag.

  As a result, the warm air supplied from the blower duct 14 into the washing / dehydrating tank 3 through the deodorizing process passes through the antioxidant, and therefore contains the antioxidant component and adheres to the clothing. The odor is not only removed by wind and steam, but also the odor is suppressed by an antioxidant.

  Furthermore, oxidation by heat is also suppressed by the antioxidant.

As a result of the experiment, as shown in the graph of FIG. 5, the odor removal efficiency obtained by the deodorization process by the deodorization process was about 5 times as high as that of the case where the room was dried for 15 minutes. The experimental method, smell: cigarettes (1m ³ box to smell with five cigarettes for 15 minutes) Material: wool belly band water: was that there herbs put into the slot 17 a 200ml.

It is a vertical side view which shows 1st Embodiment of the washing-drying machine of this invention, and its operating method. It is a vertical side view which shows 2nd Embodiment of the washing-drying machine of this invention, and its operating method. It is a perspective view of the drying filter and water inlet part which show 1st, 2nd embodiment of the washing dryer of the present invention. It is a perspective view of the dry filter part which shows 1st, 2nd embodiment of the washing dryer of this invention. It is a graph which shows the deodorizing effect by the deodorizing process of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Outer box 2 Water tank 3 Washing and dewatering tank 4 Rotor blade 5 Water tank cover 6 Balancer 7 Inner lid 8 Top cover 9 Lid 10 Motor 11 Motor fan 12 Deceleration mechanism 13 Belt 14 Air duct 15 Heater 16 Drying filter 17 Inlet 18 Herb

Claims (6)

In the washing and drying machine provided with a means for rotating the washing and dewatering tank in the water tank and supplying hot air to the washing and dehydrating tank during the drying process, the washing and dehydrating tank is provided near the upper part of the inner wall of the washing and dehydrating tank. By supplying water from the inside of the washing / dehydrating tub to the inlet, this water is guided to the lower bottom of the washing / dehydrating tub through the space between the washing / dehydrating tub and the water and stored as moisturizing water. A washing and drying machine comprising: a step and a deodorizing step of deodorizing the odor attached to the clothing with warm air and steam generated from the moisturizing water while stirring the clothing in the washing and dewatering tank Driving method. A water tank swingably disposed in the outer box;
A washing and dewatering tank disposed rotatably in the water tank;
Hot air supply means for supplying hot air into the washing and dewatering tank;
Provided near the upper part of the inner wall of the washing / dehydrating tub, moisturizing water introduced from the inside of the washing / dehydrating tub is placed in the lower bottom of the washing / dehydrating tub through the space between the washing / dehydrating tub and the water tub. A leading inlet,
A controller for controlling the operation to remove odors attached to the clothes put in the washing and dewatering tub,
The said control part performs the deodorizing process which removes the odor adhering to clothing with warm air and the vapor | steam generate | occur | produced from moisturizing water, stirring clothing, The washing dryer characterized by the above-mentioned. A water tank swingably disposed in the outer box;
A washing and dewatering tank disposed rotatably in the water tank;
Hot air supply means for supplying hot air into the washing and dewatering tank;
Provided near the upper part of the inner wall of the washing / dehydrating tub, moisturizing water introduced from the inside of the washing / dehydrating tub is placed in the lower bottom of the washing / dehydrating tub through the space between the washing / dehydrating tub and the water tub. A leading inlet,
A controller for controlling the operation of removing pollen and odor attached to clothes put in the washing and dehydrating tub,
The control unit is performed after the shake-off step of blowing off pollen adhering to the clothing with warm air while stirring the clothing a little, and after the shake-off step, and the warm air while stirring the clothing larger than the shake-off step A washing / drying machine, comprising: a deodorizing process including a stirring process for deodorizing odors attached to clothing with steam generated from moisturizing water.   The washing / drying machine according to claim 3, further comprising adsorption means for adsorbing pollen blown off in the shaking-off process.   A material containing a volatile antioxidant component is mounted around a hot air outlet or a hot air supply passage supplied into the washing and dewatering tub by the hot air supply means. The washing and drying machine according to any one of claims 2 to 4.   The washing and drying machine according to any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein the deodorizing step is provided separately from a normal washing step and a drying step.

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