ES2345525B1 - "CLOTHING AND DRYING CLOTHING CLOTHING". - Google Patents

Abstract

Closing and drying clothes closet, which it comprises an enclosure (2) with an interior area (3) to house clothes, a generator (4) to circulate air through the area interior (3), heating means (5) for heating said air, and dehumidification means to subtract moisture from the air flow (F1) from the inner zone (3). The means of dehumidification comprise a suction zone to aspirate a outside air flow (F2), an evacuation outlet through which evacuates part of the air coming from the inner zone (3), and about means of passage to limit the passage of air, reaching the area inside (3) a flow with an amount of air coming from said indoor area (3) and a quantity of outside air sucked. These quantities depend on the aspiration zone and the limitation caused by the means of passage.

Description

Closing and drying clothes closet.

Technical sector

The present invention relates to cabinets of crumpled and dried clothes, and more specifically to cabinets crumbling and drying clothes comprising a circuit of recirculation of the air used to remove and dry said clothes.

Prior state of the art

Clothes drying cabinets are known that they comprise a closed and static enclosure that defines an area interior to house clothes, carrying out the drying process by a flow of hot air that is circulated through said inner zone.

In cabinets of this type, the air is heated by means of heaters such as resistance, heating said air when contacting said resistances or when passing near these resistances. In some cabinets of this type, the air flow once heated circulates through the interior area absorbing moisture from the clothes arranged in said area, and is subsequently evacuated by some Exits for this purpose arranged in the closet itself.

However, other cabinets of this type do not evacuate all the hot air once it has absorbed some moisture of clothing, if not that said air flow is redirected again to the interior area with the purpose of absorbing more moisture in clothes, the use of air being more effective.

In the ES227967B1 patent a cabinet is disclosed in which at least part of the hot air goes back to the internal zone Said cabinet comprises condensation means to condense the water from said air before reintroducing it in said inner zone. The air coming from the inner zone is abruptly cooled by said means of condensation, losing said air the moisture of the clothing that has absorbed in said area interior, which turns into water, taking that air back to the interior area to absorb more moisture. The water generated in the condensation is collected in a tank adapted for this purpose included in the closet itself.

Exhibition of the invention

The object of the invention is to provide a closet for drying and drying clothes that improves some of the characteristics of the state of the art cabinets.

The crumbling and drying clothes closet of the invention comprises an enclosure with an interior area to house clothes, an air flow generator to circulate air to through the inner zone, heating means for heating said air flow before accessing said inner zone, a passage through which a flow of air from the area arrives inside and from which an air flow to said area comes out interior, and a means of dehumidification arranged in the duct to subtract moisture from the flow of air from the area inside.

Dehumidification means comprise a suction area to aspirate an outside air flow to the inside the duct, so that it reaches the inner zone, a evacuation outlet through which the duct is evacuated at least part of the air flow coming from the inner zone, which is replaced by the flow of outside air sucked by the area of aspiration, and means of passage that are arranged in the inside the duct (6) to limit the flow of air, the suction area and the related passageways being each.

Thus, a flow of mixed air containing a certain amount of air flow coming from said inner zone and a certain amount of outside air flow sucked, said amounts depending determined from the area of aspiration and the delimitation of means of passage.

In this way, it is possible to adapt the means of dehumidification to obtain a certain recirculation desired.

These and other advantages and characteristics of the invention will become apparent in view of the figures and of the Detailed description of the invention.

Description of the drawings

Fig. 1 shows a sectional view in section of an embodiment of the cabinet of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a duct section of a first embodiment of the invention, with a first configuration of the step piece.

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Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the section of the duct Fig. 2, with the first configuration of the piece of He passed.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a duct section of the first embodiment of the invention, with a second configuration of the step piece.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view of the section of the duct Fig. 4, with the second configuration of the piece of He passed.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a duct section of a second embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 7 is a sectional view of the section of the duct Fig. 6.

Detailed statement of the invention

As observed in the realization of the invention of figure 1, a clothes crumbling and drying closet according to the invention comprises an enclosure 2 with an inner zone 3 to house clothes, an air flow generator 4 to make circulating air through the inner zone 3, means of heating 5 to heat said air flow before accessing said inner zone 3, a passage duct 6, preferably rectangular, which reaches an air flow F1 from the area interior 3 and from which an air flow to said area comes out interior 3, and dehumidifying means arranged in the duct 6 to subtract moisture from the flow of air from the inner zone 3. The enclosure 2 further comprises a connecting duct 11 to communicate the conduit 6 with said inner zone 3, being able to the generator 4 and the heating means 5 are arranged in the junction conduit 11, or between said junction conduit 11 and said inner zone 3. The passage duct 6 comprises an inlet 60 a through which F1 air fluid from the zone enters inside 3 in said duct 6, after crossing a duct intermediate 12 communicating said inner zone 3 with said conduit 6, and an outlet 63 through which said duct 6 leaves a air fluid that reaches the inner zone 3 through the junction duct 11. Thus, the inner zone 3, the duct intermediate 12, conduit 6 and junction conduit 7 form a air recirculation circuit.

Dehumidification means comprise a suction area to aspirate an outside air flow F2 to inside the duct 6, so that it reaches the inner zone 3, a evacuation outlet 9 through which the duct 6 is evacuated at least part of the air flow F1 of said duct 6 coming from the zone inside 3, which is replaced by the outside air flow F2 sucked in by the suction zone, and a passage means that are arranged inside the duct 6 to limit the passage of the air flow. The outside air flow F2 is dry air, so It can absorb moisture from a humid environment such as clothing arranged in the inner zone 3 for example. So, up to the area interior 3 arrives a mixed air flow containing an amount determined of air flow F1 coming from said inner zone 3 and a certain amount of outside air flow F2 aspirated, said mixture being able to absorb at least part of the moisture present in the clothes of said inner zone 3. Said outside air flow F2 it comes from outside of enclosure 2, said enclosure comprising minus one hole (not shown in the figures) through which outside air is introduced inside. Said hole can be close to the aspiration zone, aspiring to the duct 6 outside air directly from the outside of enclosure 2, or it can not being, sucking said duct 6 outside air from the inside the enclosure 2 as shown in figure 1, where reintroduces the flow of outside air F2 to said enclosure 2.

The suction area and the passageways are related to each other, such that the amounts determined of the air flow F1 from the inner zone 3 and the flow of outside air F2 that reach said inner zone 3 depend on said suction zone and the limitation caused by the means on the way. The generator 4 absorbs air flow from the passage duct 11 which in turn comprises the flow coming from conduit 6, said generator 4 absorbing the flow of air from said duct 6. Thus, the amount of outside air and air coming from the inner zone 3 absorbed by said generator depends on the zone of aspiration and limitation of the means of passage.

In a first embodiment of the invention shown in figures 2 to 5, the passage means comprise a step piece 7 with a hole 7a, passing the air flow through the area of the duct 6 where said passage piece is arranged 7 only through said hole 7a, thus limiting said hole 7a, and therefore the passage means, said air passage. The suction zone and the dimensions of said hole 7a are adapted so that the flow of mixed air that reaches the area interior 3 contains a certain amount of air flow outside F2 aspirated and a certain amount of air flow F1 coming from said inner zone 3. For this purpose, the passage piece 7 comprises a first segment 71 and a second segment 72 which is extends from the first segment 71, said first comprising segment 71 hole 7a and delimiting the second segment 72 and a wall 62 of the duct 6 the suction zone.

In the first embodiment of the invention, in a first configuration of step part 7 shown in the Figures 2 and 3, the suction zone comprises an inlet of suction 10 arranged in a wall 61 or 62 of the passage duct 6 through which the outside air flow F2 is aspirated, the second segment 72 being arranged substantially vertical partially covering the suction inlet 10, delimiting said second segment 72 the entry section of suction 10 adapted to aspirate outside air, delimited by Both the suction area. Said second segment 72 joins the duct 6 by means of screws (not shown in the figures) for example, thus joining the passage piece 7 to said conduit 6. In the first configuration, the first segment 71 of said piece of step 7 is arranged obliquely with respect to air flow F1 from the inner zone 3 (although it could also be arranged transverse to said air flow F1), with an inclination angle B less than 90º, which is preferably about 10 degrees, although it could also be arranged with an inclination angle B greater than 90º, and even substantially transverse to said flow of air.

In the first embodiment of the invention, in a second configuration of step part 7 shown in the Figures 4 and 5, the suction zone comprises an inlet of suction 10 arranged in a wall 61 or 62 of the passage duct 6 through which the outside air flow F2 is aspirated, and a suction area 8 through which the outside air flow F2 passes sucked through the entrance of step 10, the second being arranged segment 72 such that the suction area 8 is delimited between wall 61 or 62 where the suction inlet is arranged 10 and said second segment 72. in the second configuration, preferably, the first segment 71 is disposed substantially transverse to the air flow F1 from the inner zone 3 and the second segment 72 comprises a substantially form of "L", although both the first segment 71 and the second Segment 72 could have different configurations. Thus, the second segment 72 comprises a first section 72a that extends perpendicular from one end of the first segment 71 in the direction contrary to the air flow F1 coming from the inner zone 3, and a second section 72b that extends from the end end of the first section 72a transverse to said air flow, moving away from the first segment 71 and reaching wall 61 or 62 of the duct, delimiting said wall 61 or 62 and said second segment 72 the area suction 8. The determined amount of outside air that arrives up to the inner zone 3 depends on the dimensions of the area of aspiration 8 when it is smaller than the dimensions (area) of the suction inlet 10, depending on said suction inlet 10 when its dimensions (area) are smaller than the dimensions of said suction area 8.

In the first embodiment of the invention, for the two described configurations of step 7 commented, the evacuation outlet 9 is preferably arranged in a wall 61 of conduit 6, preferably opposite wall 62 of said conduit 6, between the passage piece 7 and the inlet 60 of said duct 6, such that the air fluid passing through from hole 7a of step piece 7 reaches the inner zone 3, although said evacuation outlet 9 could also be arranged between said passage piece 7 and the outlet 63 of said conduit 6, passing through hole 7a substantially all the flow of F1 air from said inner zone 3.

In said first embodiment, if desired change the air mixture that is sent back to the inner zone 3 it is enough to change the step part 7 arranged in the conduit 6 by another piece of aso 7 that modifies the part of the entrance of suction 10 that allows air suction and / or dimensions of hole 7a for the first configuration of step part 7, and the suction area 8 and / or the dimensions of said hole 7a for the second configuration of said step part 7.

In a second embodiment of the invention shown in figures 6 and 7, the passage means comprise a first step piece 701 and a second step piece 702 that are arranged inside the passage duct 6 and delimiting a passage space 11 between them through which the air flow F1 passes coming from the inner zone 3, delimiting one of the pieces of step 701 or 702 and one of the walls 61 or 62 of the duct 6 the zone of aspiration. The aspiration zone and the dimensions of the space step 11 are adapted so that the mixed air flow that reaches inner zone 3 contain a certain amount of outside air flow F2 aspirated and a certain amount of air flow F1 from said inner zone 3, being able to vary said suction zone and / or said passage space 11 changing one or both pieces of step 701 and 702, if you want modify these determined quantities.

Each step piece 701 and 702 comprises a first segment 701a, 702a that is disposed substantially vertical and a second segment 701b, 702b that is substantially disposed transverse, the first segments 701a and 702a facing each other delimiting the space of step 11 between them, every second segment 701b and 702b extends from one end of the first segment 701a and 702a corresponding in the opposite direction to step 11 to a respective wall 61 and 62 of conduit 6, as is shown in figure 7, being able to delimit the length of one of the second segments 701b and 702b the suction zone. Sayings second segments 701b and 702b join the conduit 6, to said respective walls 61 and 62, by means of screws (no represented in the figures) for example, thus joining the pieces passage 701 and 702 to said duct 6. The suction zone comprises a suction inlet 10 arranged in a wall 61 or 62 of duct 6, through which the air flow is aspirated exterior F2, and a suction area 8 delimited between said wall 61 or 62 and the second segment 701 or 702 of one of the step pieces 701 or 702, through which the flow of outside air F2 passes through to through the entrance of step 10, depending on the dimensions of said suction area 8 of the length of said second segment 701 or 702b, and said second segment 701b or 702b extending from the end of the first segment 701a or 702a of said passage piece 701 or 702 closest to the entrance 60 of the duct 6, extending the second segment 701b or 702b of the other passage part 701 or 702 from the end of the first segment 701a or 702a of said piece of step 701 or 702 closest to exit 63 of said conduit 6. The determined amount of outside air that reaches the area interior 3 depends on the dimensions of the suction area 8 when it is smaller than the dimensions (area) of the entrance of suction 10, depending on said suction inlet 10 when its dimensions (area) are smaller than the dimensions of that area suction 8.

In the second embodiment, the output of evacuation 9 is arranged in a wall 61 or 62 of the duct 6, preferably opposite wall 61 or 62 where the suction inlet 10, facing the second segment 701b of the step piece 701 or 702 that does not delimit the suction area 8, of such that through the passage space 11 passes only the part of the air fluid F1 coming from the inner zone 3 that is will direct back to said inner zone 3.

Depending on the desired air mixture for direct it back to the inner zone 3 (amount of external air and amount of air coming from the inner zone 3), can be design step pieces 701 and 702 to delimit dimensions determined from the passage area Ap and the step space 11. In addition, if you want to change the air mixture that is sent back to the interior zone 3 just change the step pieces 701 and 702 arranged in the recirculation circuit (or even enough with changing only one of them), arranging some new pieces step 701 and 702 (or only a new one) that delimits an area of suction 8 and a passage space 11 with the necessary dimensions to obtain the desired mixture.

In a third embodiment not represented in the figures, the passage means may comprise a single piece of He passed. Said passage piece is joined by one end to one of the walls 61 or 62 of conduit 6, leaving a free space between said piece and the opposite wall 62 or 61 of said duct through from which the air fluid F1 from the inner zone 3 passes. The suction zone comprises a suction inlet, and the step piece may comprise a first segment that limits the free space and a second segment that covers at least partially the suction inlet, delimiting said second segment the suction inlet section adapted to aspirate air exterior, thus delimiting the aspiration zone. The area of aspiration may further comprise an aspiration area, delimiting the wall 61 or 62 of the conduit to which the step piece and said step piece said suction area.

Although the description refers to a conduit 6 of rectangular passage, it is evident that said invention could be used in square or cylindrical ducts for example, or any other polygonal form, not involving a limitation the described rectangular shape of said conduit 6.

Claims (13)

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1. Closing and drying of clothes, which understands an enclosure (2) with an interior area (3) for house clothes, an air flow generator (4) to make circulate air through the inner zone (3), heating means (5) for heating said air flow before accessing said inner zone (3), a passageway (6) through which a flow of air (F1) coming from the inner zone (3) and from which a air flow to said inner zone (3), and dehumidification means arranged in the duct (6) to subtract moisture from the flow of air (F1) coming of the inner zone (3), characterized because dehumidification means comprise a suction zone to aspirate a flow of outside air (F2) inside the duct (6), so that it reaches the inner zone (3), an evacuation exit (9) by which evacuate from the duct (6) at least part of the air flow (F1) of said conduit (6) coming from the inner zone (3), which is replaced by the outside air flow (F2) aspirated, and means of passage that are arranged in the inside the duct (6) to limit the flow of air, reaching a flow of (3) mixed air containing a certain amount of air flow (F1) from said inner zone (3) and an amount determined outside air flow (F2) aspirated, the area being of suction and the means of passage related to each other, of such so that said determined quantities depend on said zone of aspiration and limitation caused by the means of passage.

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2. Wardrobe according to claim 1, wherein the passage means comprise a passage part (7) with a hole (7a), passing the air flow (F1) through the area of the duct (6) where said passage piece (7) is arranged only through of said hole (7a), thus limiting said hole (7a) said air flow, the suction area and dimension being adapted of said hole (7a) so that the flow of mixed air that arrives to the inner zone (3) contain a certain amount of flow of outside air (F2) aspirated and a certain amount of flow of air (F1) coming from said inner zone (3). 3. Closet according to claim 2, wherein the passage part (7) comprises a first segment (71) and a second segment (72) that extends from the first segment (71), said first segment (71) comprising the hole (7a) and delimiting the second segment (72) the suction zone. 4. Wardrobe according to claim 3, wherein the suction zone comprises a suction inlet (10) arranged in a wall (61, 62) of the passage (6) passing through which the outside air flow (F2) is aspirated, the second segment (72) substantially vertically, covering partially the suction inlet (10), delimiting said second segment (72) the section of the suction inlet (10) adapted to aspirate outside air, thus delimiting the area of aspiration. 5. Closet according to claim 4, wherein the first segment (71) is arranged obliquely with respect to the air flow (F1) from the inner zone (3) with an angle of inclination (B) less than 90º. 6. Closet according to claim 3, wherein the suction zone comprises a suction inlet (10) arranged in a wall (61, 62) of the passage (6) passing through which aspirates the outside air flow (F2), and an area of suction (8) through which the outside air flow (F2) passes aspirated through the passageway (10), arranging the second segment (72) such that the suction area (8) it is delimited between the wall (61, 62) where the entrance is arranged of suction (10) and said second segment (72), depending on the determined amount of outside air that reaches the area inside (3) of the dimension of the hole (7a), and of the dimension of said suction area (8) or said suction inlet (10) 7. Wardrobe according to claim 6, wherein the first segment (71) of the passage piece (7) is arranged substantially transverse to the air flow (F1) coming from the inner zone (3), and the second segment (72) comprises a shape substantially of "L" inverted with a first section (72a) that extends perpendicular from one end of the first segment (71) in the opposite direction to the air flow (F1) coming from the zone interior (3), and with a second cross section (72b) that extends from the end of the first section (72a) to the wall (61, 62) where the suction inlet is arranged (10)

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8. Wardrobe according to any of the claims 4 to 7, wherein the conduit (6) comprises a inlet (60) through which said conduit (6) enters the air flow (F1) from the inner zone (3) and an outlet (63) through which an air flow is directed again towards said inner zone (3) from said duct (6), being arranged the evacuation outlet (9) on a wall (61, 62) of the duct (6) opposite the wall (61, 62) where the entrance of suction (10), between the passage piece (7) and the inlet (60) of said conduit (6). 9. Closet according to claim 1, wherein the passage means comprise a first passage piece (701) and a second passage piece (702) that delimit a passage space (11) between them through which the air flow (F1) from the inner zone (3), delimiting one of the passage pieces (701, 702) the suction zone and the suction zone being adapted and the dimensions of the passage space (11) so that the air flow mixed that reaches the inner zone (3) contains an amount determined outside air flow (F2) aspirated and an amount determined air flow (F1) coming from said inner zone (3). 10. Wardrobe according to claim 9, wherein Each step piece (701, 702) comprises a first segment (701a, 702a) which is arranged substantially vertically and a second segment (701b, 702b) which is substantially transverse, the first segments (701a, 702a) facing each other delimiting space passing (11) between them, extending every second segment (701b, 702b) from one end of the first segment (701a, 702a) corresponding in the opposite direction to the passage space (11). 11. Closet according to claim 10, wherein the suction zone comprises a suction inlet (10) that it is arranged in a wall (61, 62) of the duct (6), through which the outside air flow (F2) and an area of suction (8) through which the outside air flow (F2) passes sucked through the passage entrance (10), which is delimited by said wall (61, 62) and by one of the passage pieces (701, 702), depending on the determined amount of outside air that reaches up to the inner zone (3) of the passage space dimension (11), and of the dimension of said suction area (8) or said inlet of aspiration (10). 12. Wardrobe according to claim 11, wherein the passage duct (6) comprises an inlet (60) through the which enters said passage passage (6) the air flow (F1) coming from the inner zone (3), and an exit (63) through the which again directs an air flow to said inner zone (3) from said conduit (6), the second segment extending (701b, 702b) of the passage piece (701, 702) that delimits the area of suction (8) from the end of the first segment (701a, 702a) corresponding closer to the inlet (60) of the duct (6), and extending the second segment (701b, 702b) of the step piece (701, 702) that does not delimit the suction area (8) from the end of the first corresponding segment (701a, 702a) closest at the outlet (63) of the duct (6). 13. Closet according to claim 13, wherein the evacuation outlet (9) is arranged in a wall (61, 62) of the conduit (6), facing the second segment (701b, 702b) of the passage piece (701, 702) that does not delimit the suction area (8), between the passage pieces (701, 702) and the inlet (60) of the duct (6).