JP7611549B2 - Bedding Drying Device - Google Patents

Description

This invention relates to a bedding drying device that dries bedding such as futons.

The bedding dryer described in the following Patent Document 1 includes a housing with a drying chamber formed therein, and a placement member that can be pulled out of the drying chamber and on which the bedding is placed in a folded state. A heater and a fan are provided on the upper part of the housing. The placement member is made of a breathable material. When the drying operation of the bedding dryer starts, the heater and the fan are operated. As a result, outside air is taken in from an outside air intake port behind the heater, heated to become hot air, and flows into the drying chamber. The hot air passes through the inside of the bedding placed on the placement member in the drying chamber and flows into the internal space of the placement member, then reaches an exhaust duct from a suction port at the bottom of the side wall of the drying chamber and is discharged outside the machine. The hot air passes through the inside of the bedding, promoting the drying of the bedding.

The dryer described in Patent Document 2 below includes a basic configuration similar to that of the bedding dryer described in Patent Document 1, and further includes a suppression section that suppresses the lifting up of the front end of the bedding placed on the placement member. The suppression section has a base section provided on the front surface of the placement member, and a protrusion section that protrudes rearward from the base section. The front end of the bedding is sandwiched between the placement member and the protrusion section, thereby suppressing the lifting up of the front end of the bedding.

JP 2000-157795 A JP 2021-45260 A

In the dryer described in Patent Document 2, the suppression section prevents the hot air from escaping into the gap between the front end of the bedding and the placement member without passing through the inside of the bedding, improving the efficiency of drying the bedding. However, in addition to taking the placement member in and out of the drying chamber and attaching and detaching the bedding to and from the placement member, the user must also pinch the front end of the bedding between the placement member and the protruding part before starting the drying operation, and remove the front end of the bedding from between the placement member and the protruding part after the drying operation is completed, making it difficult to use.

This invention was made against this background, and aims to provide a bedding drying device that is easy to use and has a structure that prevents bedding from floating up.

The present invention is a bedding drying device including a device body having a drying chamber and a supply unit that supplies hot air to the drying chamber, and a dolly that can be stored in the drying chamber and can be pulled out, the dolly being a set section on which bedding is placed in a mountain-folded state, the set section being provided with a hollow section that serves as a passageway for the hot air supplied from the supply unit and a surface section that has a vent hole that communicates with the hollow section and comes into contact with the bedding, and a pressing member that is movable between a pressing position approaching the surface section and a release position that is farther away from the surface section than the pressing position, and that presses the bedding on the set section against the surface section when in the pressing position, and the bedding drying device further includes an interlocking mechanism that moves the pressing member to the release position in conjunction with the withdrawal of the dolly from the drying chamber and moves the pressing member to the pressing position in conjunction with the storage of the dolly in the drying chamber.

The present invention is also characterized in that the pressing members are provided in pairs on either side of the set section, the pair of pressing members close in response to movement to the pressing position and open in response to movement to the release position, and the interlocking mechanism has a biasing member provided on the carriage that biases the pair of pressing members toward the pressing position.

The present invention is also characterized in that the interlocking mechanism includes an advancing/retreating member provided on the cart, which can advance/retreat between an advancing position where it advances away from the set unit and a retracted position where it retracts from the advancing position toward the set unit, and which moves the pressing member to the pressing position when advancing to the advancing position and moves the pressing member to the release position when retracting to the retracted position; and a guide member fixed to the device body, which guides the advancing/retreating member to the advancing position in response to the storage of the cart in the drying chamber and guides the advancing/retreating member to the retracted position in response to the withdrawal of the cart from the drying chamber.

The present invention is also characterized in that the interlocking mechanism has a guide member fixed to the device body, which guides the pressing member to the pressing position in response to the carriage being stored in the drying chamber, and guides the pressing member to the release position in response to the carriage being withdrawn from the drying chamber.

The present invention is also characterized in that the interlocking mechanism includes a wire stretched between the pair of pressing members, and an engagement member that is fixed to the device body and engages with the wire, and that opens the pair of pressing members by pulling the wire in response to the carriage being pulled out of the drying chamber, and closes the pair of pressing members by releasing the pulling of the wire in response to the carriage being stored in the drying chamber.

The present invention is also characterized in that the pressing member has a pressing main body portion that presses the bedding on the set section against the surface portion when the pressing member is in the pressing position, and a guide portion that is disposed above the pressing main body portion and moves away from the surface portion as it moves upward, and when the pressing member is in the release position, the guide portion guides the bedding placed on the set section between the pressing main body portion and the surface portion.

According to the present invention, in the bedding drying device, when the supply unit supplies hot air while the cart on which the bedding is placed in a mountain-folded state on the surface of the set unit is stored in the drying chamber of the device body, the hot air flows through the ventilation holes in the surface of the set unit between the drying chamber and the hollow part of the set unit, passing through the inside of the bedding. This allows the bedding to be dried. Since the pressing member provided on the cart presses the bedding on the set unit against the surface of the set unit, even if the bedding has a strong repulsive force, it is possible to prevent the bedding from floating up from the set unit and creating a gap between the bedding and the surface of the set unit. This allows the hot air flowing between the drying chamber and the hollow part of the set unit to reliably pass through the inside of the bedding without escaping into this gap, so the bedding drying device can improve the drying efficiency of the bedding.

The pressing member can move between a pressing position where the bedding on the set section is pressed against the surface of the set section, and a release position where the bedding is further away from the surface of the set section than the pressing position. When the pressing member is in the release position, the pressing of the bedding by the pressing member is released, so the user can remove the bedding from the set section and place new bedding on the set section. In the bedding drying device, the interlocking mechanism moves the pressing member to the release position in conjunction with the withdrawal of the dolly from the drying chamber, and moves the pressing member to the pressing position in conjunction with the storage of the dolly in the drying chamber. Therefore, when the user places the bedding on the set section and stores the dolly in the drying chamber, the pressing member automatically moves to the pressing position to prevent the bedding on the set section from floating up. Then, when the user withdraws the dolly from the drying chamber, the pressing member automatically moves to the release position, so the user can easily remove the bedding from the set section without any additional effort. As a result of the above, the usability of the configuration that prevents the bedding from floating up can be improved.

According to the present invention, a pair of pressing members sandwiching the set section close as the set section moves to the pressing position, thereby sandwiching the bedding on the set section and pressing it against the surface of the set section. The pair of pressing members open as the set section moves to the release position, thereby moving away from the bedding on the set section and releasing the pressing force. A biasing member provided on the cart biases the pair of pressing members toward the pressing position, so that the pressing members can reliably press the bedding on the set section against the surface of the set section.

Also, according to the present invention, an example of the interlocking mechanism may have an advancing/retreating member provided on the cart and a guide member fixed to the device body. In response to storing the cart in the drying chamber, the guide member guides the advancing/retreating member to the advanced position, causing the advancing/retreating member to move the pressing member to the pressing position. In response to withdrawing the cart from the drying chamber, the guide member guides the advancing/retreating member to the retracted position, causing the advancing/retreating member to move the pressing member to the release position.

Furthermore, according to the present invention, the interlocking mechanism in another example may have a guide member fixed to the device body. The guide member guides the pressing member to the pressing position in response to the carriage being stored in the drying chamber, and the guide member guides the pressing member to the release position in response to the carriage being withdrawn from the drying chamber.

Furthermore, according to the present invention, a linkage mechanism according to yet another example may have a wire stretched between a pair of pressing members, and an engagement member fixed to the device body and engaging with the wire. When the cart is pulled out of the drying chamber, the engagement member pulls the wire, thereby opening the pair of pressing members and moving them to the release position. When the cart is put back into the drying chamber, the engagement member releases the pull on the wire, thereby closing the pair of pressing members and moving them to the pressing position.

Furthermore, according to the present invention, the pressing member has a pressing main body portion that actually presses the bedding, and a guide portion that is disposed above the pressing main body portion and moves away from the surface portion of the setting portion as it moves upward. When the pressing member is in the release position, the guide portion guides the bedding placed on the setting portion between the pressing main body portion and the surface portion, so that the bedding is prevented from protruding from between the pressing main body portion and the surface portion and climbing onto the pressing member when being set, and the bedding can be set easily.

1 is a schematic vertical sectional right side view of a bedding drying device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic vertical cross-sectional front view of the bedding drying device. 1 is a perspective view of the bedding drying device with the cart pulled out. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the bedding drying device with the dolly completely stored; FIG. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a main part of the bogie according to the first example, seen from the left front side. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a main part of the bogie according to the first example, seen from the left rear side. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a main part of the bogie according to the first example, seen from the left front side. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a main part of the bogie according to the first example, seen from the upper front side. FIG. 2 is a plan view of a main part of the bedding drying device according to the first example. FIG. 2 is a plan view of a main part of the bedding drying device according to the first example. FIG. 2 is a plan view of a main part of the bedding drying device according to the first example. FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a bogie according to a second example. FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a main part of the bogie according to the second example, seen from the rear side. 13 is a perspective view of the main parts of a bedding drying device according to a second example with the cart pulled out, seen from below and rear. FIG. 13 is a front perspective view of the main parts of a bedding drying device according to a second example with the cart pulled out. FIG. 13 is a rear view of the main parts of the bedding drying device according to the second example. FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the main parts of the bedding drying device according to the second example, seen from the lower rear side. FIG. 13 is a rear view of the main parts of the bedding drying device according to the second example. FIG. FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a main part of the bogie according to the third example, seen from below. FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a main part of the bogie according to the third example, seen from below. 13 is a perspective view of a bedding drying device in a state in which a cart equipped with a pressing member relating to a modified example is pulled out. FIG. 13 is a front view of the bedding drying device in a state in which a cart equipped with a pressing member relating to a modified example is pulled out. FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the bedding drying device in a state where the cart equipped with the pressing member according to the modified example has been completely stored. FIG. 13 is a front view of the bedding drying device in a state where the storage of the cart equipped with the pressing member relating to the modified example is completed. FIG.

The following describes in detail an embodiment of the present invention with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic right side view of a vertical section of a bedding drying device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, the direction perpendicular to the paper surface is referred to as the left-right direction X of the bedding drying device 1, the left-right direction in FIG. 1 is referred to as the front-rear direction Y of the bedding drying device 1, and the up-down direction in FIG. 1 is referred to as the up-down direction Z of the bedding drying device 1. In the left-right direction X, the back side of the paper surface of FIG. 1 is referred to as the left side X1, and the front side of the paper surface of FIG. 1 is referred to as the right side X2. In the front-rear direction Y, the left side is referred to as the front side Y1, and the right side is referred to as the rear side Y2. In the up-down direction Z, the upper side is referred to as the upper side Z1, and the lower side is referred to as the lower side Z2.

The bedding drying device 1 of this embodiment is for commercial use and is installed in coin laundry and the like. The bedding drying device 1 includes a device main body 2 forming the housing thereof, and a cart 3 arranged inside the device main body 2 on which bedding P such as a futon or mattress is placed. Note that the bedding P may also include blankets, carpets, and the like. The device main body 2 is in the shape of a flat, vertically elongated box in the left-right direction X. The device main body 2 has a pair of left and right side walls 4, a bottom wall 5, a top wall 6, a rear wall 7, a front wall 8, and a door 9.

The pair of left and right side walls 4 are each a vertically extending plate arranged in parallel. The bottom wall 5 is a horizontally extending hollow body that is installed between the lower ends of the pair of side walls 4. The top wall 6 is a horizontally extending hollow body that is installed between the upper ends of the pair of side walls 4. The rear wall 7 is a vertically extending hollow body that is installed between the rear ends of the pair of side walls 4 and also installed between the rear ends of the bottom wall 5 and the top wall 6. The front wall 8 is a hollow body that extends vertically in the left-right direction X, that is installed between the front ends of the upper ends of the pair of side walls 4 and is connected to the front end of the top wall 6.

A vertically long entrance 2A is formed on the front surface of the device body 2, bordered by the front ends of a pair of side walls 4, the front end of the bottom wall 5, and the lower end of the front wall 8. The door 9 is a vertically long plate having approximately the same size as the entrance 2A, and is connected to one of the side walls 4, for example the side wall 4 on the right side X2, via a hinge 10 (see FIG. 3). The door 9 can rotate about the hinge 10 between a closed position (see FIGS. 1 and 4) in which the entrance 2A is closed, and an open position (see FIG. 3) in which the entrance 2A is open. A handle 9A (see FIG. 4) is provided on the front surface of the door 9 in the closed position, which is gripped by the user to open and close the door 9.

Inside the device body 2, there is a drying chamber 2B surrounded by a pair of side walls 4, a bottom wall 5, a top wall 6, a rear wall 7, a front wall 8, and a door 9 in a closed position. The drying chamber 2B is a box-shaped space that occupies most of the volume of the device body 2. When the door 9 is in the open position, the drying chamber 2B is exposed to the front side Y1 from the entrance/exit 2A. At least a portion of the door 9 may be made transparent or translucent using glass or the like so that the drying chamber 2B can be seen from outside the machine.

The device body 2 has a supply unit 11 that supplies hot air to the drying chamber 2B. In relation to the supply unit 11, an air intake 6A facing the outside of the machine, i.e., outside the device body 2, is provided on the rear surface of the top wall 6, and an inlet 6B facing the drying chamber 2B is provided on the lower surface of the top wall 6. The air intake 6A may also be provided on the upper surface of the top wall 6. An outlet 5A facing the drying chamber 2B is provided on the upper surface of the bottom wall 5, and an exhaust port 6C facing the outside of the machine is provided on the upper surface of the top wall 6.

The supply section 11 includes an intake passage 12 that extends from the intake port 6A to the front side Y1 in the top wall 6, then bends to the lower side Z2 and connects to the inlet 6B, and an exhaust passage 13 that extends from the outlet 5A to the rear side Y2 in the bottom wall 5, then extends to the upper side Z1 in the rear wall 7, then extends to the front side Y1 and the upper side Z1 in the top wall 6 and connects to the exhaust port 6C. Note that in FIG. 1, the exhaust passage 13 appears to be blocked midway by the intake passage 12, but in reality, the exhaust passage 13 extends from the outlet 5A to the exhaust port 6C without being blocked midway. In addition, the side wall 4 of the device main body 2 may be configured as a hollow body, and its internal space may form part of the exhaust passage 13.

Furthermore, the supply unit 11 includes a blower 14 such as a fan disposed in the exhaust passage 13, and a heater 15 such as a burner disposed in the intake passage 12. When the blower 14 is activated, the drying chamber 2B, the intake passage 12, and the exhaust passage 13 are placed in a negative pressure state. As a result, as shown by the solid black arrow, outside air is taken into the intake passage 12 from the intake port 6A, flows into the drying chamber 2B from the inlet 6B, and then flows out from the outlet 5A to the exhaust passage 13 and is discharged outside the machine from the exhaust port 6C. When the heater 15 is activated with the blower 14 activated, the outside air taken into the intake passage 12 from the intake port 6A is heated by the heater 15 to become hot air, which is supplied to the drying chamber 2B, flows through the exhaust passage 13, and is discharged outside the machine from the exhaust port 6C.

The cart 3 is stored in the drying chamber 2B. The entire cart 3 is configured symmetrically. The cart 3 has a base portion 21 and a setting portion 22 that is provided on the base portion 21 and on which the bedding P is placed.

The base portion 21 is a flat rectangular plate in the vertical direction Z, and has approximately the same dimensions as the drying chamber 2B in the horizontal direction X and the front-rear direction Y. In the center of the base portion 21 in a plan view, a relay hole 21A is formed penetrating the base portion 21 in the vertical direction Z. The relay hole 21A is, for example, a rectangular shape that is long in the front-rear direction Y (see FIG. 14). A frame-shaped protrusion 21B is provided on the lower surface of the base portion 21, which protrudes to the lower side Z2 around the relay hole 21A. A front inclined surface 21C is provided at the front end of the protrusion 21B, which is inclined to the upper side Z1 as it approaches the front side Y1. A rear inclined surface 21D is provided at the rear end of the protrusion 21B, which is inclined to the upper side Z1 as it approaches the rear side Y2. Wheels 23 are provided at the four corners of the lower surface of the base portion 21. The front end of the base portion 21 is bent downward Z2 to form a cover 21E that protects the left and right wheels 23 on the front side Y1 from the front side Y1 (see Figure 3).

Referring also to FIG. 2, which is a schematic longitudinal sectional front view of the bedding drying device 1, the set section 22 has an overall mountain-shaped shape that protrudes from the upper surface of the base section 21 to the upper side Z1. The set section 22 is slightly smaller than the base section 21 in the front-rear direction Y, but has dimensions that occupy most of the drying chamber 2B. The set section 22 has a main body section 24 on which the bedding P is actually placed, and a pair of front and rear end wall sections 25 arranged on both sides of the main body section 24 in the front-rear direction Y. The main body section 24 has an inverted U-shaped or inverted V-shaped cross section that is upside down when viewed from the front. A handle 25A is provided on the upper part of the front part of the end wall section 25 on the front side Y1.

The set portion 22 has a number of ventilation holes 22A provided on the outer surface of the main body portion 24. The ventilation holes 22A are distributed over the entire area of the main body portion 24. Each end wall portion 25 is a mountain-shaped plate protruding to the upper side Z1, and the pair of front and rear end wall portions 25 are fixed to the main body portion 24 so as to border the front and rear end edges of the main body portion 24, respectively. The set portion 22 has a mountain-shaped internal space 22B surrounded by the base portion 21, the main body portion 24, and the pair of front and rear end wall portions 25. Each ventilation hole 22A and the relay hole 21A of the base portion 21 are in communication with the internal space 22B. The outer surface portion of the main body portion 24 on which the ventilation holes 22A are provided is the surface portion 22C of the set portion 22.

The surface portion 22C has a semicircular arc-shaped apex region 22CA that bulges out toward the upper side Z1, a left region 22CB that extends from the lower left end of the apex region 22CA to the base portion 21, and a right region 22CC that extends from the lower right end of the apex region 22CA to the lower right to the base portion 21 (see FIG. 2). In this embodiment, the left region 22CB and the right region 22CC are each a flat inclined surface, but at least a portion of the surface may be a curved surface. The ventilation holes 22A are distributed throughout the left region 22CB and the right region 22CC. Note that the ventilation holes 22A are not shown in FIG. 3 and subsequent figures.

When the door 9 is in the open position, the cart 3 can be pulled out from the drying chamber 2B of the device body 2 to the front side Y1. When pulling out or storing the cart 3, the user grasps the handle 25A. The user places the bedding P folded in half on the set section 22 of the cart 3 that has been pulled out to the pulled-out position shown in FIG. 3. The bedding P then comes into contact with the surface section 22C of the set section 22 in a mountain-folded state along the body section 24 of the set section 22, blocking the ventilation hole 22A of the body section 24.

The user then pushes the cart 3 into the drying chamber 2B through the entrance 2A of the device main body 2 to store it. The cart 3 in the stored position shown in FIG. 4 is stored entirely within the drying chamber 2B and positioned on the bottom wall 5 of the device main body 2. The rear inclined surface 21D (see FIG. 1) of the protrusion 21B provided on the underside of the base 21 of the cart 3 smoothly passes over the front end of the bottom wall 5, preventing the cart 3 from getting caught on the bottom wall 5 during storage.

A pair of guide grooves 26 for receiving the left and right wheels 23 of the dolly 3 are provided on the upper surface of the bottom wall 5 (see FIG. 2). In the following description, not only the guide grooves 26 but also the "pair of left and right" members are configured symmetrically. Each guide groove 26 extends in the front-rear direction Y. Between these guide grooves 26, the hollow portion constituting the exhaust passage 13 in the bottom wall 5 and the outlet 5A are located (see FIG. 2). When the dolly 3 is pulled out to the pull-out position, the pair of left and right wheels 23 on the rear side Y2 are received in the guide grooves 26 one by one (see FIG. 3). When the dolly 3 is in the storage position, all four wheels 23 are received in the guide grooves 26, so that the dolly 3 in the drying chamber 2B is positioned in the left-right direction X. When the user closes the door 9 to the closed position in this state, the base portion 21 is sandwiched between the rear wall 7 of the device body 2 and the door 9, so that the dolly 3 in the drying chamber 2B is positioned in the front-rear direction Y (see FIG. 4).

In the dolly 3 stored in the drying chamber 2B with the bedding P placed on the set portion 22, as described above, the bedding P blocks the ventilation hole 22A of the main body 24, and the relay hole 21A of the base portion 21 is connected to the outlet 5A of the bottom wall 5 of the device main body 2 from the upper side Z1. In addition, each guide groove 26 may be configured to become shallower toward the rear side Y2, and the wheels 23 on the rear side Y2 may be positioned on the upper side Z1 than the wheels 23 on the front side Y1 (see FIG. 16). As a result, the dolly 3 is stored in the drying chamber 2B while rising gently, so that the relay hole 21A can be smoothly positioned to face the outlet 5A from the upper side Z1. In addition, in the dolly 3 stored in the drying chamber 2B, the base portion 21 is horizontally positioned, and the top area 22CA of the surface portion 22C of the set portion 22 is also horizontally positioned, so that the top portion of the bedding P on the set portion 22 is horizontally positioned.

When the drying operation of the bedding drying device 1 starts with the dolly 3 stored in the drying chamber 2B in this way, the air blowing section 14 and the heating section 15 are activated as described above. Then, the warm air, which is the outside air taken in through the air intake duct 12 from the air intake port 6A and heated by the heating section 15, flows into the drying chamber 2B from the inlet 6B and is sprayed on the bedding P inside the drying chamber 2B (see the solid arrows in Figures 1 and 2).

The hot air blown onto the bedding P passes through the inside of the bedding P, reaches the ventilation hole 22A of the main body 24, and flows from the ventilation hole 22A into the internal space 22B of the set section 22. This allows the bedding P to be dried. The hot air that passes through the bedding P and flows into the internal space 22B passes through the relay hole 21A of the base section 21 and the outlet 5A of the bottom wall 5, flows out into the exhaust path 13, and is discharged outside the machine from the exhaust port 6C. In this way, the internal space 22B of the set section 22 is a hollow portion that serves as a path for the hot air that is supplied from the supply section 11 and passes through the inside of the bedding P. The space between the relay hole 21A and the outlet 5A is surrounded by the protruding portion 21B of the base section 21, so that the hot air does not flow out into the exhaust path 13 and can be prevented from leaking from this space. Then, when the bedding P is dried by being blown with hot air for a predetermined time, the drying operation ends.

On the left and right sides of the set section 22 on the base section 21 of the dolly 3, one pressing member 31 protruding upward Z1 is provided. In other words, a pair of pressing members 31 are provided with the set section 22 in between. Of the pair of pressing members 31, the pressing member 31 located on the left side X1 of the set section 22 is sometimes referred to as the left pressing member 31L, and the pressing member 31 located on the right side X2 of the set section 22 is sometimes referred to as the right pressing member 31R.

The dimension of each pressing member 31 in the front-rear direction Y is approximately the same as the dimension of the base portion 21 and the set portion 22 in the front-rear direction Y. Each pressing member 31 is formed, for example, by a pipe bent to form an inverted U shape in a side view. Such a pressing member 31 has at least a front vertical portion 31A and a rear vertical portion 31B that are aligned in the front-rear direction Y and extend in the up-down direction Z, a horizontal portion 31C that is installed between the upper ends of the front vertical portion 31A and the rear vertical portion 31B and extends in the front-rear direction Y, and a rotating shaft 31D that is installed between the lower ends of the front vertical portion 31A and the rear vertical portion 31B and extends in the front-rear direction Y.

The front end of the pivot shaft 31D is located further forward (Y1) than the lower end of the front vertical portion 31A, and is fixed to the front end of the base portion 21 via the front bracket 32. The front bracket 32 is L-shaped and has a vertical plate portion 32A that is semicircular when viewed from the front-to-rear direction Y and to which the front end of the pivot shaft 31D is fixed, and a horizontal plate portion 32B that protrudes from the lower end of the vertical plate portion 32A to the front side (Y1) and is fixed to the upper surface of the base portion 21.

The rear end of the pivot shaft 31D is located rearward Y2 from the lower end of the rear vertical portion 31B and is fixed to the rear end of the base portion 21 via a rear bracket 33. The rear bracket 33 is L-shaped and has a vertical plate portion 33A formed in a semicircular shape when viewed from the front-rear direction Y and to which the rear end of the pivot shaft 31D is fixed, and a horizontal plate portion 33B protruding from the lower end of the vertical plate portion 33A to the rear side Y2 and fixed to the upper surface of the base portion 21.

Each pressing member 31 can rotate left and right around the rotation axis 31D. As a result, each pressing member 31 can move between a pressing position (see FIG. 2) where it approaches the surface portion 22C of the set portion 22, and a release position (see FIG. 3) where it is further away from the surface portion 22C than the pressing position. Specifically, of the pair of pressing members 31, the left pressing member 31L approaches the left region 22CB of the surface portion 22C from the left side X1 when in the pressing position, and moves away from the left region 22CB to the left side X1 when in the release position. The right pressing member 31R approaches the right region 22CC of the surface portion 22C from the right side X2 when in the pressing position, and moves away from the right region 22CC to the right side X2 when in the release position. Therefore, the pair of pressing members 31 close their legs in response to movement to the pressing position, and open their legs in response to movement to the release position.

When the bedding P is placed on the set section 22 and each pressing member 31 is in the pressing position, at least the horizontal portion 31C of each pressing member 31 presses the bedding P on the set section 22 against the surface portion 22C of the set section 22 from the outside of the cart 3 in the left-right direction X. In other words, the pair of pressing members 31 with their legs closed sandwich the bedding P on the set section 22 from the outside of the cart 3 in the left-right direction X. Below, the outside of the cart 3 in the left-right direction X may be simply referred to as the "outside". The outside is also the opposite side of the set section 22 from the pressing members 31. Conversely, the side of the cart 3 approaching the set section 22 in the left-right direction X may be referred to as the "inside".

When the pressing member 31 is in the pressing position, it presses the bedding P on the set section 22 against the surface portion 22C of the set section 22, so even if the bedding P has a strong repulsive force, it is possible to prevent the bedding P from floating up from the set section 22 and creating a gap between the bedding P and the surface portion 22C of the set section 22. This allows the hot air flowing through the drying chamber 2B and the internal space 22B of the set section 22 to pass through the inside of the bedding P without escaping into the gap, so the bedding drying device 1 can improve the drying efficiency of the bedding P. On the other hand, when the pressing member 31 is in the release position, the pressing of the bedding P by the pressing member 31 is released, so the user can remove the bedding P from the set section 22 and place new bedding P on the set section 22.

The bedding drying device 1 further includes an interlocking mechanism 40 that moves each pressing member 31 between a pressing position and a release position in conjunction with the withdrawal or storage of the dolly 3 relative to the drying chamber 2B. There are first to third examples of the interlocking mechanism 40, and the first to third examples will be described in order below.

Referring to FIG. 5, the interlocking mechanism 40 according to the first example has a biasing member 41 and a reciprocating member 42 provided on the carriage 3. The biasing member 41 and the reciprocating member 42 are provided in pairs on the left and right in accordance with the pair of pressing members 31.

In relation to the biasing member 41, a shaft 43 is fixed to the rear end of the rotation shaft 31D of each pressing member 31. The shaft 43 penetrates the rear end of the rotation shaft 31D in the radial direction of the rotation shaft 31D through a portion of the rear bracket 33 on the front side Y1 of the vertical plate portion 33A along the radial direction of the rotation shaft 31D, and extends parallel to the rear vertical portion 31B of the pressing member 31. The shaft 43 has an upper portion 43A on the upper side Z1 of the rotation shaft 31D and a lower portion 43B on the lower side Z2 of the rotation shaft 31D. The lower portion 43B is disposed outside the upper portion 43A. The shaft 43 can rotate around the rotation shaft 31D together with the pressing member 31. The shaft 43 may be regarded as a part of the pressing member 31 or as a part of the interlocking mechanism 40.

6, the biasing member 41 is a coil spring. The biasing member 41 has a coil-shaped main body 41A wound around the rear end of the pivot shaft 31D of each pressing member 31 at a portion rearward Y2 from the vertical plate portion 33A of the rear bracket 33, a first tip portion 41B extending from the main body 41A to the upper side Z1, and a second tip portion 41C extending from the main body 41A to the outer side and to the lower side Z2. The upper end of the first tip portion 41B is bent and extends to the front side Y1. The second tip portion 41C contacts the upper surface portion of the base portion 21 of the dolly 3 from the upper side Z1. The upper end of the first tip portion 41B is hooked on the upper portion 43A of the shaft 43 from the outside, and always biases the pressing member 31 toward the surface portion 22C of the set portion 22 by trying to move away from the second tip portion 41C. In this way, the pair of pressing members 31 are biased toward the pressing position by the corresponding biasing members 41.

Referring to FIG. 7, the advancing and retreating members 42 are arranged on the upper surface of the base portion 21, one at a time, outside the rear end of the rotation shaft 31D of each pressing member 31. Each advancing and retreating member 42 has a small, flattened holder 42A in the vertical direction Z, a rotating shaft 42B provided at the outer end of the holder 42A and extending in the vertical direction Z, and a roller 42C supported by the rotating shaft 42B.

The inner end 42AA of the holder 42A is in contact from the outside with the lower part 43B of the shaft 43 at the rear end of the pivot shaft 31D. The holder 42A is attached to the upper surface of the base part 21 via a pivot shaft 44 that passes through its front end and extends in the vertical direction Z. This allows the entire forward/backward member 42 to rotate left and right around the pivot shaft 44. The roller 42C is flat in the vertical direction Z and can rotate around the rotation shaft 42B inserted through its center. At least a part of the outer circumferential surface of the roller 42C is positioned to protrude outward from the holder 42A.

Each of the advancing and retreating members 42, which rotates around the pivot 44, can move left and right between an advanced position (see Figs. 5, 6, and 11) where it advances outward away from the set section 22, and a retreated position (see Figs. 7 to 9) where it retreats from the advanced position toward the set section 22, i.e., inward. When each of the advancing and retreating members 42 retreats to the retreated position, it presses the lower portion 43B of the shaft 43 at the rear end of the pivot 31D of the pressing member 31 inward against the biasing force of the biasing member 41, so that the pressing member 31 moves to the release position. When each of the advancing and retreating members 42 advances to the advanced position, it weakens the pressing force of the lower portion 43B of the shaft 43, so that the biasing force of the biasing member 41 moves the pressing member 31 to the pressing position.

Referring to FIG. 8, the interlocking mechanism 40 according to the first example further has a guide member 45 fixed to the device body 2. The guide members 45 are block-shaped and elongated in the front-rear direction Y, and are provided in pairs on the left and right sides in accordance with the pair of pressing members 31, and are arranged in the area on the entrance/exit 2A side of the drying chamber 2B. The guide member 45 on the left side X1 is fixed to the lower end of the front end of the right surface of the side wall 4 on the left side X1 of the device body 2. The guide member 45 on the right side X2 is fixed to the lower end of the front end of the left surface of the side wall 4 on the right side X2 of the device body 2.

In the guide member 45 on the left side X1, the right side is the inner surface 45A, and in the guide member 45 on the right side X2, the left side is the inner surface 45A. The inner surface 45A of each guide member 45 has a first guide surface 45B that is flat along the front-rear direction Y in its front region, and a second guide surface 45C that extends from the rear end of the first guide surface 45B at an angle toward the rear side Y2 and outward.

8 and 9, when the cart 3 is in the withdrawn position, the first guide surface 45B of each guide member 45 contacts from the outside the roller 42C of the advancing/retreating member 42 on the same side in the left-right direction X, pressing the advancing/retreating member 42 to the retracted position, and each pressing member 31 is in the release position. When the user moves the cart 3 from this state to the rear side Y2 to store it in the drying chamber 2B, the roller 42C moves to the rear side Y2 while rotating along the inner surface portion 45A of the guide member 45.

As shown in FIG. 10, when the roller 42C comes into contact with the second guide surface 45C of the inner surface 45A, each of the advancing and retreating members 42 moves outward due to the biasing force of the biasing member 41. After that, as shown in FIG. 11, when the roller 42C passes the second guide surface 45C to the rear side Y2, each of the advancing and retreating members 42 reaches the advancing position, and each of the pressing members 31 is positioned in the pressing position. When the user moves the cart 3 further to the rear side Y2, the cart 3 is positioned in the storage position. In this way, the guide member 45 guides the advancing and retreating members 42 to the advancing position in response to the storage of the cart 3 in the drying chamber 2B. When the user closes the door 9 after the cart 3 is positioned in the storage position, the bedding drying device 1 can start the drying operation.

Conversely, when the user opens the door 9 and then moves the cart 3 to the front side Y1 to pull it out from the drying chamber 2B, the rollers 42C of each of the advancing and retreating members 42 come into contact with the second guide surface 45C of the guide member 45, and the rollers 42C move inward while rotating along the second guide surface 45C (see FIG. 10). After that, when the rollers 42C pass through the second guide surface 45C and reach the first guide surface 45B, each of the advancing and retreating members 42 reaches the retreated position, and each of the pressing members 31 is placed in the release position (see FIG. 9). Also, the cart 3 is placed in the drawn-out position. In this way, the guide member 45 guides the advancing and retreating members 42 to the retreated position in response to the drawing out of the cart 3 from the drying chamber 2B. The user can set the bedding P on the set section 22 of the cart 3 placed in the drawn-out position (see FIG. 3). As a variation of the first example, a cam-shaped moving member such as the retractable member 42 may move in the vertical direction Z along the guide of the guide member 45 when the trolley 3 is pulled out or stored, thereby moving the pressing member 31 to the pressing position or to the release position.

Referring to FIG. 12, in relation to the interlocking mechanism 40 according to the second example, a lever 52 is fixed to the rear end of the pivot shaft 31D of each pressing member 31. The lever 52 protrudes downward Z2 from the front Y1 portion of the vertical plate portion 33A of the rear bracket 33 at the rear end of the pivot shaft 31D, penetrates the base portion 21 of the dolly 3, and extends parallel to the rear vertical portion 31B of the pressing member 31. The lower end portion 52A of the lever 52 is formed in a spherical shape and is exposed on the lower surface side of the base portion 21. The lower end portion 52A may be a rotatable roller. A pair of left and right insertion holes 21F through which each lever 52 is inserted one by one is formed at the rear end of the base portion 21. Each insertion hole 21F is an elongated hole that is long in the left-right direction X so that the lever 52 can rotate together with the pressing member 31. The lever 52 may be considered as a part of the pressing member 31.

The interlocking mechanism 40 according to the second example has a biasing member 51 provided on the cart 3. A pair of biasing members 51 are provided on the left and right sides corresponding to the pair of pressing members 31. In relation to the biasing members 51, a stay 53 is fixed to the rear end of the rotation shaft 31D of each pressing member 31. The stay 53 protrudes to the upper side Z1 from the portion between the vertical plate portion 33A of the rear bracket 33 and the lever 52 at the rear end of the rotation shaft 31D, and extends parallel to the rear vertical portion 31B of the pressing member 31.

Referring to FIG. 13, a pair of left and right stays 54 are provided at the lower end of the end wall portion 25 on the rear side Y2 side of the set portion 22 of the dolly 3. The biasing member 51 is a coil spring extending in the left-right direction X, and connects the stay 53 and stay 54 on the same side in the left-right direction X. When in a compressed state, each biasing member 51 pulls the stay 53 inward, thereby constantly biasing the corresponding pressing member 31 toward the surface portion 22C of the set portion 22. In this way, the pair of pressing members 31 are biased toward the pressing position by the corresponding biasing member 51.

Referring to FIG. 14, the interlocking mechanism 40 according to the second example further includes a guide member 55 fixed to the bottom wall 5 of the device body 2. The guide members 55 are rail-shaped and elongated in the front-rear direction Y, and a pair of left and right guide members 55 are provided in accordance with the pair of pressing members 31. One guide member 55 may be disposed in each of the pair of left and right guide grooves 26 in the bottom wall 5 (see FIG. 15).

In the guide member 45 on the left side X1, the right surface portion is the inner surface portion 55A, and in the guide member 45 on the right side X2, the left surface portion is the inner surface portion 55A. The inner surface portion 55A of each guide member 55 has a first guide surface 55B that extends flat along the front-to-rear direction Y as its front end, a second guide surface 55C that extends from the rear end of the first guide surface 55B at an angle toward the rear side Y2 and outward, and a third guide surface 55D that extends flat from the rear end of the second guide surface 55C along the front-to-rear direction Y to the rear side Y2.

When the cart 3 is in the withdrawn position as shown in Figures 14 and 15, the first guide surface 55B of each guide member 55 presses from the outside against the lower end 52A of the lever 52 of the pressing member 31 on the same side in the left-right direction X, so that each pressing member 31 is in the released position (see also Figure 16). When the user moves the cart 3 from this state to the rear side Y2 to store it in the drying chamber 2B, the lower end 52A of the lever 52 moves to the rear side Y2 along the inner surface 55A of the guide member 55.

When the lower end 52A of the lever 52 reaches the second guide surface 55C of the inner surface 55A, the lower end 52A moves outward and the pair of pressing members 31 begin to close. Then, as shown in FIG. 17, when the lower end 52A passes through the second guide surface 55C to the rear side Y2 and reaches the third guide surface 55D, each pressing member 31 is positioned in the pressing position (see also FIG. 18). At this time, the cart 3 is positioned in the storage position. In this way, the guide member 55 guides the pressing member 31 to the pressing position in response to the storage of the cart 3 in the drying chamber 2B. When the user closes the door 9 after the cart 3 is positioned in the storage position, the bedding drying device 1 can start the drying operation.

Conversely, when the user opens the door 9 and then moves the dolly 3 to the front side Y1 to pull it out from the drying chamber 2B, the lower end 52A of the lever 52 of each pressing member 31 comes into contact with the second guide surface 55C of the guide member 55, and the lower end 52A moves inward along the second guide surface 55C, and the pair of pressing members 31 begin to open. Then, when the lower end 52A passes through the second guide surface 55C and reaches the first guide surface 55B, each pressing member 31 is placed in the release position (see Figures 14 to 16). Also, the dolly 3 is placed in the pull-out position. In this way, the guide member 55 guides the pressing member 31 to the release position in response to the pull-out of the dolly 3 from the drying chamber 2B. The user can set the bedding P on the setting section 22 of the dolly 3 placed in the pull-out position.

Referring to FIG. 19, in relation to the interlocking mechanism 40 according to the third example, a lever 61 is fixed to the rear end of the pivot shaft 31D of each pressing member 31. As part of the pressing member 31, the lever 61 protrudes downward Z2 from the pivot shaft 31D, penetrates the base portion 21 of the dolly 3, and extends parallel to the rear vertical portion 31B of the pressing member 31. The lower end 61A of the lever 61 is exposed on the underside of the base portion 21. A pair of left and right insertion holes 21G through which each lever 61 is inserted one by one is formed in the rear end of the base portion 21. Each insertion hole 21G is an oblong hole that is long in the left-right direction X so that the lever 61 can rotate together with the pressing member 31.

The interlocking mechanism 40 according to the third example has a biasing member (not shown) provided on the dolly 3, a wire 62 installed between the lower ends 61A of the levers 61 of the pair of pressing members 31 on the underside of the base 21, a pair of left and right guide rollers 63 provided on the underside of the base 21, and an engagement member 64 fixed to the device body 2. This biasing member may be configured similarly to the biasing member 41 (see FIG. 6) or biasing member 51 (see FIG. 13) described above, and in any case, biases the pair of pressing members 31 toward the pressing position.

When the dolly 3 is in the storage position as shown in FIG. 19, the wire 62 extends in a straight line along the left-right direction X, and the pair of pressing members 31 are in the pressing position with their legs closed. The pair of guide rollers 63 are cylindrical and flat in the vertical direction Z, and in FIG. 19, they are in contact with the wire 62 from the rear side Y2. Each guide roller 63 may be rotatable around a vertical axis passing through its center. The engaging member 64 is cylindrical and flat in the vertical direction Z, and is fixed to the front end of the upper surface of the bottom wall 5 of the device main body 2 and exposed in the drying chamber 2B. The engaging member 64 may also be rotatable like each guide roller 63. In the left-right direction X, the engaging member 64 is located between the pair of guide rollers 63, but in FIG. 19, it is located on the front side Y1 of the wire 62 and the pair of guide rollers 63.

When the user opens the door 9 and pulls the cart 3 out from the storage position to the front side Y1, the wire 62 and the pair of guide rollers 63 approach the engagement member 64 from the rear side Y2. When the user pulls the cart 3 out further, the engagement member 64 engages with the portion 62A of the wire 62 between the pair of guide rollers 63 from the front side Y1. Then, when the cart 3 is pulled out to the pulled-out position, as shown in FIG. 20, this portion 62A is pulled in a V-shape by the engagement member 64, and the pair of pressing members 31 are opened to the release position. In this way, the engagement member 64 pulls the wire 62 in response to the pulling out of the cart 3 from the drying chamber 2B, thereby opening the pair of pressing members 31. The user can set the bedding P on the setting section 22 of the cart 3 arranged in the pulled-out position.

When the user pushes the pulled-out cart 3 toward the storage position toward the rear side Y2, the wire 62 and the pair of guide rollers 63 try to move away from the engagement member 64 toward the rear side Y2, and the pulling of the wire 62 by the engagement member 64 weakens. Then, when the cart 3 is pushed into the storage position, the engagement member 64 moves away from the wire 62, so that the portion 62A of the wire 62 between the pair of guide rollers 63 returns to a straight shape, and the pair of pressing members 31 close to the pressing position (see FIG. 19). In this way, the engagement member 64 releases the pulling of the wire 62 in response to the storage of the cart 3 in the drying chamber 2B, thereby closing the pair of pressing members 31. When the user closes the door 9 after the cart 3 is placed in the storage position, the bedding drying device 1 can start the drying operation.

As described above, in all of the first to third examples, the interlocking mechanism 40 moves the pressing member 31 to the release position in conjunction with the withdrawal of the dolly 3 from the drying chamber 2B, and moves the pressing member 31 to the pressing position in conjunction with the storage of the dolly 3 in the drying chamber 2B. Therefore, when the user places the bedding P on the setting section 22 and stores the dolly 3 in the drying chamber 2B, the pressing member 31 automatically moves to the pressing position to prevent the bedding P from floating up. Then, when the user withdraws the dolly 3 from the drying chamber 2B, the pressing member 31 automatically moves to the release position, so the user can easily remove the bedding P from the setting section 22 without any additional effort. As a result of the above, the usability of the configuration that prevents the bedding P from floating up can be improved.

The pair of pressing members 31 close as they move to the pressing position, sandwiching the bedding P on the set section 22 and pressing it against the surface section 22C of the set section 22. The pair of pressing members 31 open as they move to the release position, moving away from the bedding P on the set section 22 and releasing the pressing. The biasing members 41 and 51 on the cart 3 bias the pair of pressing members 31 toward the pressing position, so that these pressing members 31 can reliably press the bedding P on the set section 22 against the surface section 22C of the set section 22.

This invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various modifications are possible within the scope of the claims.

For example, in the trolley 3, if each pressing member 31 is configured to press the bedding P against the setting section 22 by its own weight, the biasing member 41 and the biasing member 51 may be omitted.

In addition, in this embodiment, the outside air taken in through the intake path 12 passes through the bedding P in the drying chamber 2B, flows into the internal space 22B of the set section 22 of the cart 3, and is discharged to the outside of the machine through the exhaust path 13 (see FIG. 1). Alternatively, the functions of the intake path 12 and the exhaust path 13 may be reversed, so that outside air is taken in through the exhaust path 13, reaches the internal space 22B, passes through the bedding P, flows out into the drying chamber 2B, and is discharged to the outside of the machine through the intake path 12. The warm air may also be circulated within the bedding drying device 1.

The pressing member 31 may also be a heating element by incorporating a heater or the like. In this case, the portion of the bedding P near the pressing member 31 can be effectively dried. This improves the drying efficiency of the bedding P.

The cart 3 may be provided with multiple set sections 22, in which case these set sections 22 may be arranged side by side in the left-right direction X. A pair of pressing members 31 are provided for each set section 22, and the pressing members 31 are opened and closed, for example, by a linkage mechanism 40 according to the third example (FIGS. 19 and 20). Note that instead of providing a pair (i.e., two) for each set section 22, only one pressing member 31 may be provided.

In each pressing member 31, the front vertical portion 31A, the rear vertical portion 31B, and the horizontal portion 31C (see Figs. 1 and 2) constitute a pressing body portion 31E that actually presses the bedding P on the set portion 22 against the surface portion 22C of the set portion 22 when the pressing member 31 is in the pressing position. As a modified example, each pressing member 31 may further have a guide portion 31F arranged on the upper side Z1 of the pressing body portion 31E as shown in Figs. 21 and 22.

The guide portion 31F is formed of a pipe bent to form an inverted U-shape in a side view, and is one size smaller than the pressing body portion 31E. The guide portion 31F integrally has a front vertical portion 31G and a rear vertical portion 31H that are aligned in the front-rear direction Y and extend in the up-down direction Z, and a horizontal portion 31I that is installed between the upper ends of the front vertical portion 31G and the rear vertical portion 31H and extends in the front-rear direction Y. The lower end of the front vertical portion 31G is connected to a portion Y2 slightly rearward of the front end of the horizontal portion 31C. The lower end of the rear vertical portion 31H is connected to a portion Y1 forward of the rear end of the horizontal portion 31C. The front vertical portion 31G and the rear vertical portion 31H extend parallel to each other, inclined so as to move outward from the surface portion 22C of the set portion 22 as they move toward the upper side Z1. Therefore, the entire guide portion 31F also extends so as to move away from the surface portion 22C of the set portion 22 as it moves toward the upper side Z1. The guide portions 31F of the pair of pressing members 31 are arranged symmetrically so as to form a V shape when viewed from the front-rear direction Y (see FIG. 22). In each pressing member 31, the guide portions 31F are not parallel to the pressing body portion 31E, but are configured to bend outward from the pressing body portion 31E.

When the pressing member 31 is in the release position as shown in Figs. 21 and 22, the guide portion 31F guides the bedding P (see Fig. 22) being placed on the setting portion 22 of the cart 3 in the drawn-out position, particularly the lower end portion P1 of the bedding P, between the pressing main body portion 31E and the surface portion 22C of the setting portion 22. The guide portion 31F prevents the bedding P from protruding from between the pressing main body portion 31E and the surface portion 22C and climbing onto the pressing member 31 from the outside when being set, making it easy to set the bedding P. When the user finishes setting the bedding P and pushes the cart 3 to the storage position, as described above, each pressing member 31 is moved to the pressing position by the interlocking mechanism 40 (see Figs. 23 and 24).

The various features described above regarding the pressing member 31 and the interlocking mechanism 40 can be combined as appropriate.

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 Bedding drying device 2 Device body 2B Drying chamber 3 Cart 11 Supply section 22 Set section 22A Ventilation hole 22B Internal space 22C Surface section 31 Pressing member 31E Pressing body section 31F Guide section 40 Interlocking mechanism 41 Pressing member 42 Advance/retract member 45 Guide member 51 Pressing member 55 Guide member 62 Wire 64 Engagement member P Bedding Z1 Upper side

Claims (5)

An apparatus body having a drying chamber and a supply unit that supplies hot air to the drying chamber;
A dolly that is stored in the drying chamber so as to be removable,
The cart is
A set section on which bedding is placed in a mountain-folded state, the set section being provided with a hollow section which serves as a passageway for the hot air supplied from the supply section, and a surface section which has an air vent communicating with the hollow section and comes into contact with the bedding;
a pressing member that is movable between a pressing position approaching the surface portion and a release position that is farther away from the surface portion than the pressing position, and that presses the bedding on the set portion against the surface portion when the pressing member is in the pressing position;
a linkage mechanism that moves the pressing member to the release position in conjunction with the removal of the carriage from the drying chamber and moves the pressing member to the pressing position in conjunction with the removal of the carriage into the drying chamber ,
The pressing members are provided in pairs with the set portion in between,
The pair of pressing members close in response to movement to the pressing position and open in response to movement to the release position,
The interlocking mechanism includes a biasing member provided on the cart for biasing the pair of pressing members toward the pressing position . The interlocking mechanism includes:
an advancing/retreating member provided on the carriage, the advancing/retreating member being capable of advancing/retreating between an advancing position where the advancing member advances away from the setting unit and a retracted position where the retracted position retracts from the advancing position toward the setting unit, the advancing/retreating member moving the pressing member to the pressing position when advancing to the advancing position and moving the pressing member to the release position when retracting to the retracted position;
A bedding drying device as described in claim 1, further comprising a guide member fixed to the device body, which guides the advancing/retreating member to the advanced position in response to the storage of the cart into the drying chamber, and guides the advancing/retreating member to the retracted position in response to the withdrawal of the cart from the drying chamber . The interlocking mechanism includes:
2. The bedding drying device according to claim 1, further comprising a guide member fixed to the device body, the guide member guiding the pressing member to the pressing position in response to the carriage being stored in the drying chamber, and guiding the pressing member to the release position in response to the carriage being withdrawn from the drying chamber. The interlocking mechanism includes:
A wire is installed between the pair of pressing members;
2. The bedding drying device as described in claim 1, further comprising an engaging member fixed to the device body and engaging with the wire, the engaging member opening the pair of pressing members by pulling the wire in response to the trolley being pulled out of the drying chamber, and closing the pair of pressing members by releasing the pulling of the wire in response to the trolley being moved back into the drying chamber. The pressing member has a pressing main body portion that presses the bedding on the set portion against the surface portion when the pressing member is in the pressing position, and a guide portion that is disposed above the pressing main body portion and moves away from the surface portion as it moves upward,
The bedding drying device according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein when the pressing member is in the release position, the guide portion guides the bedding placed on the setting portion between the pressing main body portion and the surface portion.

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