JP6603871B2 - Futon dryer - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a futon dryer used for drying and warming futons and beds.

  Conventionally, a futon dryer of this type is known in which components are stored in a main body case and a lid is attached to the upper part (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  Hereinafter, the futon dryer will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the main body case 101 includes a fan 102, a heater unit 103, and a hose 104. The hose 104 is pulled out of the main body case 101, and the futon is dried using the hot air blown from the hose 104. Yes. Further, at the time of storage, the hose 104 is stored in the main body case 101 and the upper storage cover 105 is closed.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-279997

  In such a conventional futon dryer, since the hose is configured to be housed in the main body case, the hose must be pulled out from the upper opening over the side surface of the main body case. There was a problem of shortening the reach.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the above-described conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a futon dryer that can extend the nozzle portion farther by shortening the hose path.

In order to achieve this object, a futon dryer according to the present invention includes a box-shaped main body case having a first opening and a second opening at an air inlet and an upper portion, and an inner portion of the main body case. A fan provided to the heater, a heater part for heating the blown air of the fan, a cylindrical bendable hose that is a blower passage for the air heated by the heater part, and a nozzle part provided at the tip of the hose; An openable and closable lid member provided in the second opening, the nozzle portion is provided with an air outlet, is detachable from the first opening, and the second opening is the first opening. When the nozzle part is removed from the first opening and the hose is pulled out from the body case, the lid member is opened by the hose, and the lid member is With the opening closed The inner of the body case, and is intended to adopt a configuration in which Ru an auxiliary lid member extending downward, thereby is to achieve the intended purpose.

According to the present invention, a box-shaped main body case having a first opening and a second opening at the intake port and the upper portion, a fan provided in the main body case, and air blown from the fan are heated. Heater portion, a cylindrical bendable hose that is an air blowing path for the air heated by the heater portion, a nozzle portion provided at the tip of the hose, and an openable / closable portion provided in the second opening portion A lid member, the nozzle part is provided with an air outlet, is detachably attached to the first opening part, the second opening part is arranged below the first opening part, and the nozzle part is When the hose is removed from the first opening and pulled out from the main body case, the lid member is opened by the hose, and the lid member closes the second opening and opens the main body from the upper end. Inward and downward in the case With the structure Ru provided with an auxiliary lid member, pull the hose from the main body case, the lid member is opened by a hose, the second opening a path for the hose. As a result, the operability at the time of taking out the hose is improved, and the nozzle portion can be extended further by shortening the hose path. Further, when the hose is pulled out from the main body case and the lid member is opened, the contact portion of the lid member moves toward the tip of the nozzle portion of the hose. At this time, by providing the auxiliary lid member, the unevenness of the hose smoothly contacts the lid member. As a result, user operability can be improved and deterioration of the hose can be prevented.

The perspective view of the futon dryer of embodiment of this invention Cross section of the Futon dryer Figure of implementation to perform futon drying in the futon dryer Perspective view of lid member of the futon dryer Schematic showing the operation of the lid member of the futon dryer Perspective view of the nozzle of the futon dryer Schematic showing the configuration of a conventional futon dryer

A futon dryer according to the present invention includes a box-shaped main body case having a first opening and a second opening at an intake port and an upper portion, a fan provided in the main body case, and a blowout of the fan. A heater section for heating air, a cylindrical bendable hose that is an air blowing path for the air heated by the heater section, a nozzle section provided at the tip of the hose, and a second opening section An openable and closable lid member, the nozzle part is provided with an air outlet, is detachably attached to the first opening, and the second opening is disposed below the first opening, When the nozzle portion is removed from the first opening and the hose is pulled out from the main body case, the lid member is opened by the hose, and the lid member closes the second opening, From the inside of the main body case, One to assist Ru comprising a lid member configured to extend downwardly.

Thereby, when the hose is pulled out from the main body case and the lid member is opened by the hose, the second opening becomes the path of the hose. As a result, the operability when taking out the hose is improved, and the nozzle portion can be extended further by shortening the hose path. Further, when the nozzle part is housed in the first opening, the lid member becomes a part of the main body case, and at the same time, the second opening is closed, and the nozzle part is provided with efficiently heated air. Can be blown from. Further, when the hose is pulled out from the main body case and the lid member is opened, the contact portion of the lid member moves toward the tip of the nozzle portion of the hose. At this time, by providing the auxiliary lid member, the unevenness of the hose smoothly contacts the lid member. As a result, user operability can be improved and deterioration of the hose can be prevented.

  The first opening is disposed in a top surface portion that is a top surface of the main body case and a side surface upper portion that is an upper portion of one side surface of the main body case, and the second opening portion is The upper end of the lid member is disposed above the root of the hose with the second opening closed and connected to the lower part of the upper side surface, and the lid member has the lid member at the lower part. It is good also as a structure provided with the rotation support part supported so that it can rotate freely to an up-down direction.

  As a result, when the hose is pulled out from the main body case, the lid member rotates around the rotation support portion, and even when the nozzle portion is used below the rotation support portion, the hose bends around the lid member. The nozzle can be installed without applying a load to the hose. As a result, the operability at the time of taking out the hose is improved, and the nozzle portion can be extended further by shortening the hose path.

  In addition, a nozzle inclined surface that is an inclined surface is provided at a lower portion of the nozzle portion, an auxiliary air outlet is provided on the nozzle inclined surface, the nozzle inclined surface is a plane parallel to the auxiliary lid member, and the nozzle portion is When stored in the first opening, the auxiliary lid member may close the auxiliary air outlet.

  As a result, when the nozzle portion is housed in the first opening, the auxiliary lid member provided in the lid member installed in the second opening closes the auxiliary air outlet. As a result, the efficiently heated air can be blown from the outlet.

  The nozzle portion includes a protrusion on the nozzle inclined surface, the auxiliary lid member includes a notch at a tip, and when the nozzle portion is housed in the first opening, the protrusion is It is good also as a structure arrange | positioned in a notch part.

  Thereby, a nozzle part can be hold | maintained in a regular position. As a result, when carrying the main body case, it is possible to prevent the nozzle portion from falling and to improve the operability for the user.

  The protrusion may include a protrusion tip surface inclined at a tip portion, and the protrusion tip surface may be a plane parallel to the auxiliary lid member.

  Thereby, when accommodating a nozzle part in a 1st opening part, an auxiliary | assistant cover member and protrusion front end surface contact, and a cover member opens smoothly. As a result, it is possible to easily store the nozzle portion in the first opening and improve the operability for the user.

  The protrusion may include a protrusion tip upper surface above the protrusion tip surface, and the protrusion tip upper surface may be an inclined surface extending obliquely upward from the upper end of the protrusion tip surface to the nozzle inclined surface. .

  Thereby, when taking out a nozzle part from a 1st opening part, an auxiliary | assistant cover member and protrusion top surface contact, and a cover member opens smoothly. As a result, the lid can be taken out without being caught by the auxiliary lid member or the cutout portion, and the operability for the user can be improved.

  Moreover, the said lid member is good also as a structure which inclines in the direction which the both ends of the left-right direction become narrow toward the main body case side.

  Thereby, when a cover member closes, it is easily accommodated in the second opening. As a result, user operability can be improved.

  Further, the lid member includes a spring member having an elastic force, and the spring member is connected to the main body case, and the lid member is rotated in a direction to close the second opening by the spring member. It is good also as a structure.

  Thereby, when the nozzle part is housed in the first opening, the lid member is rotated by the power of the spring member, and the second opening that has been opened by the hose is closed. As a result, the user's operation is unnecessary, the auxiliary air outlet is closed, and the efficiently heated air can be blown from the air outlet.

  The lid member includes a slit at a lower portion, the spring member has spring member support portions at both ends, and the spring member support portion on the side connected to the main body case has the slit when the lid member is opened. It is good also as a structure into which the said spring member support part enters.

  Thereby, the cover member can be opened without the spring member support portion interfering with the cover member, and a sufficient opening angle is ensured. As a result, the operability for the user is improved and the nozzle portion can be extended further by shortening the hose path.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a futon dryer according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the futon dryer according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is an implementation diagram for performing futon drying in the futon dryer according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 shows a state in which the nozzle portion is removed from the main body case and the hose is pulled out.

  In the futon dryer according to the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the main body case 1 has a box shape, an air inlet 2 is provided on a side surface, and a first opening 3 is provided on an upper portion. I have.

  A second opening 4 is provided on the side surface of the main body case 1 below the first opening 3 and above the intake port 2. The second opening 4 is provided with an openable / closable lid member 5, and this lid member 5 forms a part of the main body case 1.

  As shown in FIG. 2, in the main body case 1, a fan 6 that is a blowing means, a heater portion 7 that heats the air blown from the fan 6, and a cylindrical shape that is an air blowing path for air heated by the heater portion 7. A flexible hose 8 is provided. The hose 8 used in this type of futon dryer is generally composed of a wire and a resin film, and expands and contracts when the ring-shaped wires approach or separate from each other. The resin film is stretched between the wires, and the length of the hose 8 can be adjusted by being folded when the hose is expanded or contracted or bent. Therefore, it is general that the cross section of the hose has irregularities.

  The nozzle portion 9 provided at the tip of the hose 8 has a box shape, and has a blowout port 10 for sending out heated air sent from the hose 8 on the side surface.

  In the futon dryer according to the embodiment of the present invention, when the nozzle 9 is removed from the main body case 1 to warm and dry the futon, and when the nozzle 9 is attached to the main body case 1, shoes other than the futon are used. There are two ways to use laundry drying. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, when storing or drying other than futon, the nozzle portion 9 is housed in the first opening 3, and the nozzle portion 9 forms a part of the main body case 1.

  The structure of the main body case 1 will be described in more detail. A partition plate portion 11 extending in the horizontal direction is provided. The partition plate portion 11 divides the space in the main body case 1 into a lower space 12 that is a lower portion of the main body case 1 and a storage portion 13 that is an upper portion of the main body case 1. The storage portion 13 communicates with the first opening 3 on the upper portion of the main body case 1 and the second opening 4 on the side surface.

  The lower space 12 includes a fan 6 and a heater unit 7, and the storage unit 13 includes a hose 8 and a nozzle unit 9.

  As shown in FIG. 3, when warming or drying the futon, the nozzle portion 9 is removed from the first opening 3, the hose 8 is pulled out from the main body case 1, and the nozzle portion 9 is hung and covered with a futon, or Install between mattresses (futon, mattress not shown). In order to improve the warming performance and drying efficiency of the futon, the nozzle portion 9 has a first auxiliary air outlet 14 a and a second auxiliary air outlet 14 b in addition to the air outlet 10. Air heated by the heater unit 7 can be sent out.

  The first auxiliary air outlet 14 a is provided below the air outlet 10 of the nozzle portion 9, and the second auxiliary air outlet 14 b is provided on the side surface in the longitudinal direction of the nozzle portion 9. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 3, when carrying out futon drying, the heated air can be sent out more efficiently. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the second auxiliary air outlet 14b is closed by the main body case 1 and efficiently heated air is blown from the air outlet 10 when stored or when drying other than futon is performed. can do.

  A feature of this embodiment is that when the nozzle portion 9 is removed from the first opening 3 and the hose 8 is pulled out from the main body case 1, the lid member 5 attached to the second opening 4 is opened by the hose 8. Is a point. At this time, the second opening 4 becomes a path of the hose 8. As a result, the operability when taking out the hose 8 is improved, and the nozzle portion 9 can be extended further by shortening the route of the hose 8.

  Moreover, when the nozzle part 9 is accommodated in the 1st opening part 3, the cover member 5 will become a part of main body case 1, and by closing the 2nd opening part 4 simultaneously, from the 1st auxiliary blower outlet 14a. The air blowing can be cut off. As a result, the efficiently heated air can be blown from the air outlet 10 provided in the nozzle portion 9.

  The first opening 3 will be described in more detail. As shown in FIG. 3, the first opening 3 is a top surface portion 15 that is a top surface of the main body case 1 and an upper portion of a unidirectional side surface in the main body case 1. The upper side portion 16 is configured. The upper end of the second opening 4 is connected to the lower end of the upper side portion 16.

  FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the lid member. FIG. 4 is a view from the inside of the main body case. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the lid member 5 provided in the second opening portion has a rotation support portion 17 that supports the lid member 5. The rotation support portion 17 is a circular through portion provided on the side surface in the left-right direction of the lid member 5 and supports the lid member 5 by inserting a columnar shaft portion extending from the main body case 1. The rotation support portion 17 is provided at the lower portion of the lid member 5, and the lid member 5 rotates in the vertical direction around the rotation support portion 17.

  FIG. 5 is a schematic view (partially omitted) illustrating the operation of the lid member 5 in detail. When the hose 8 is pulled out from the main body case 1 and the lid member 5 is opened, the state gradually changes from the state shown in FIG. 5A to the state shown in FIG.

  Here, the partition plate portion 11 has a through hole, and the connection portion between the heater portion 7 and the hose 8 is separated by the partition plate portion 11. With the second opening 4 closed, the upper end of the lid member 5 is disposed above the root of the hose 8 on the heater unit 7 side.

  Accordingly, when the hose is pulled out from the main body case, the lid member rotates around the rotation support portion 17, and even when the nozzle portion 9 is used below the rotation support portion 17, the hose around the lid member is used as the shaft. The nozzle can be installed without bending the hose. As a result, the operability at the time of taking out the hose is improved, and the nozzle portion can be extended further by shortening the hose path.

  The lid member 5 will be described in more detail. As shown in FIG. 4, with the second opening 4 closed, the lid member 5 has an auxiliary lid member 18 extending inward and downward in the main body case 1 from the upper end. Prepare. As shown in FIG. 5, the hose 8 is opened by contacting an auxiliary lid member 18 provided at the upper end of the lid member 5. At this time, simultaneously with the rotation of the lid member 5, the contact portion between the hose 8 and the lid member 5 moves toward the tip of the nozzle portion 9 of the hose 8. By contacting the auxiliary lid member 18, the unevenness of the hose 8 smoothly contacts the auxiliary lid member 18 provided on the lid member 5 without contacting the upper end of the lid member 5. As a result, since the hose 8 can be pulled out without being caught by the lid member 5, the operability for the user can be improved. Further, the load on the hose 8 is reduced, and the hose 8 can be prevented from deteriorating.

  FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the nozzle portion 9. The nozzle portion 9 will be described in more detail. A nozzle inclined surface 19 that is an inclined surface is provided below the nozzle portion 9, and a first auxiliary air outlet 14 a is provided on the nozzle inclined surface 19. The nozzle inclined surface 19 is a plane parallel to the auxiliary lid member 18 when the lid member 5 is closed. Further, when the nozzle portion 9 is stored in the first opening 3, the auxiliary lid member 18 closes the first auxiliary air outlet 14a. Thereby, when the nozzle part 9 is accommodated in the 1st opening part 3, the 1st auxiliary blower outlet 14a is obstruct | occluded and opening parts other than the blower outlet 10 will be closed. As a result, the efficiently heated air can be blown from the air outlet 10 provided in the nozzle portion 9.

  As shown in FIG. 6, a protrusion 20 is provided on the nozzle inclined surface 19. The protruding portion 20 is provided in the center portion on the nozzle inclined surface 19, and the protruding portion 20 includes a protruding tip surface 21 at the tip portion, and the protruding tip surface 21 is configured to be a plane parallel to the nozzle inclined surface 19. The protrusion 20 further includes a protrusion tip upper surface 22 above the protrusion tip surface 21, and the protrusion tip upper surface 22 is an inclined surface extending from the protrusion tip surface 21 toward the nozzle inclined surface 19.

  Here, the shape of the auxiliary lid member 18 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 4. Is housed in the first opening 3 so that the protrusion 20 is disposed in the notch 23. Thereby, the projection part 20 is caught by the notch part 23, and the nozzle part 9 can be hold | maintained in a regular position. As a result, when carrying the main body case 1, it is possible to prevent the nozzle portion 9 from falling and to improve the operability for the user.

  Further, when the nozzle portion 9 is housed in the first opening 3, the projection tip surface 21 comes into contact with the auxiliary lid member 18, and the lid member 5 opens smoothly. As a result, the nozzle portion 9 can be easily accommodated in the first opening 3, and the operability for the user can be improved.

  When the nozzle portion 9 is taken out from the first opening 3, the end surface of the notch portion 23 of the auxiliary lid member 18 and the protrusion top surface 22 come into contact with each other, and the lid member 5 opens smoothly. As a result, the lid member 5 can be taken out without being caught by the auxiliary lid member 18 or the notch 23, and the operability for the user can be improved.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the lid member 5 is held in the main body case 1 and is in the same plane as the main body case 1 in the closed state, and forms a part of the main body case 1. Both the left and right ends of the lid member 5 and the auxiliary lid member 18 are inclined in a direction that becomes narrower toward the main body case 1 side. Thereby, when the lid member 5 is closed, it is easily accommodated in the second opening 4. As a result, user operability can be improved.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the lid member 5 includes a spring member 24 having elasticity at the lower part in the main body case 1 direction, in addition to the rotation support portion 17. The spring member 24 is fixed to the lid member 5, has spring member support portions 25 at both ends, one is attached to the lid member 5, and the other is connected to the main body case 1, and the lid member 5 is closed by the elastic force of the spring. It arrange | positions so that it may rotate. In addition, a groove-like slit 26 is provided at the center of the lower end of the lid member 5, and when the lid member 5 is opened downward from the horizontal as shown in FIG. 3, the connecting portion of the spring member 24 with the main body case 1 is the lid. It is configured not to interfere with the member 5.

  Thereby, when the nozzle part 9 is accommodated in the 1st opening part 3, the cover member 5 rotates with the motive power of the spring member 24, and the 2nd opening part 4 opened by the hose 8 is closed. . As a result, the user does not need to close the lid member 5 and simultaneously closes the first auxiliary outlet 14a. That is, the operability of the user can be improved and the efficiently heated air can be blown from the outlet 10.

  Further, when the lid member 5 is opened by the hose 8, the spring member support portion 25 on the main body case 1 side enters the slit 26, and the lid member 5 is moved without interfering with the lid member 5. It can be opened until it is located below the rotation support portion 17, and a sufficient opening angle is ensured. As a result, the user operability is improved, and the nozzle portion 9 can be extended further by shortening the path of the hose 8.

  Since the futon dryer according to the present invention can improve the operability for the user, the futon dryer is useful as a futon dryer used for drying and warming futons and beds.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body case 2 Intake port 3 1st opening part 4 2nd opening part 5 Lid member 6 Fan 7 Heater part 8 Hose 9 Nozzle part 10 Outlet 11 Partition plate part 12 Lower space 13 Storage part 14a 1st auxiliary blow Outlet 14b Second auxiliary air outlet 15 Top surface portion 16 Side surface upper portion 17 Rotating support portion 18 Auxiliary lid member 19 Nozzle inclined surface 20 Projection portion 21 Projection tip surface 22 Projection tip top surface 23 Notch portion 24 Spring member 25 Spring member Support part 26 Slit

Claims (9)

A box-shaped main body case having a first opening and a second opening at the air inlet and the upper portion; a fan provided in the main body case; a heater section for heating the air blown from the fan; A tube-shaped bendable hose that is an air blowing path heated by the heater portion, a nozzle portion provided at the tip of the hose, and an openable / closable lid member provided in the second opening, The nozzle portion includes an air outlet, is detachably attached to the first opening, the second opening is disposed below the first opening, and the nozzle is disposed on the first opening. When the hose is pulled out from the main body case, the lid member is opened by the hose, and the lid member closes the second opening, and the inner side of the main body case from the upper end, and Auxiliary lid member extending downward Futon dryer, wherein Rukoto provided. The first opening is disposed on a top surface portion that is a top surface of the main body case and a side surface upper portion that is an upper portion of one side surface of the main body case, and the second opening portion is formed on the side surface. The upper end of the lid member is disposed above the root of the hose with the second opening closed and connected to the lower part of the upper portion, and the lid member has the lid member in the up-down direction. The futon dryer according to claim 1, further comprising a rotation support portion that is rotatably supported. A nozzle inclined surface that is an inclined surface is provided at a lower portion of the nozzle portion, an auxiliary air outlet is provided on the nozzle inclined surface, the nozzle inclined surface is a flat surface parallel to the auxiliary lid member, and the nozzle portion is the first 3. The futon dryer according to claim 1, wherein the auxiliary lid member closes the auxiliary air outlet when housed in the opening. The nozzle portion includes a protrusion on the inclined surface of the nozzle, the auxiliary lid member includes a notch at a tip, and when the nozzle is stored in the first opening, the protrusion is notched. The futon dryer according to claim 3 , wherein the futon dryer is disposed in the section. The futon dryer according to claim 4 , wherein the protrusion includes a protrusion tip surface inclined at a tip portion, and the protrusion tip surface is a plane parallel to the auxiliary lid member. The protrusion includes an upper surface of a protrusion tip above the protrusion tip surface, and the upper surface of the protrusion tip is an inclined surface extending obliquely upward from an upper end of the protrusion tip surface to the nozzle inclined surface. Item 4. A futon dryer according to item 4 . The futon dryer according to any one of claims 1 to 6 , wherein the lid member is configured to be inclined in a direction in which both ends in the left-right direction become narrower toward the main body case side. The lid member includes a spring member having an elastic force, the spring member is connected to the main body case, and the lid member is rotated by the spring member in a direction to close the second opening. The futon dryer according to claim 1 to 7 , characterized in that The lid member has a slit at the bottom, the spring member has spring member support portions at both ends, and the spring member support portion on the connection side with the main body case is in the slit when the lid member is opened. The futon dryer according to claim 8 , wherein the spring member support portion enters.

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