JPH0624694U - Towel dryer - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] The objective is to dry towels more efficiently than before and to provide a convenient towel dryer. [Structure] The dryer main body 1 having the heating member 4 incorporated therein,
It is configured as a left and right pair that can be opened and closed via the holder tool 6.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a taol dryer that efficiently dries towels and has excellent usability.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Conventionally, for example, at hotels and inns in hot spring areas, towels are distributed to each person, and each person uses the distributed towel. For this reason, the same towel must be used each time to take a bath several times a day or to wash the towel, and since the towel is used in a dry and moist state, it is cold and uncomfortable. There was a feeling of unhygiene. In particular, when the water content of the cloth is 60% or more, the growth of microorganisms is fast. It is also very convenient to be able to easily dry handkerchiefs, towels, etc. at each customer service facility such as ordinary households and restaurants other than hotels and inns. Under such circumstances, the present applicant has proposed a towel dryer as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 3-128093.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, in this towel dryer, the main body of the dryer is formed by a single plate, and a towel rack is integrally provided on the upper edge of the dryer main body, and stoppers are provided at both ends of the towel rack so that it can be hung on a wall or the like. It is configured. For this reason, towels and other items can only be dried one by one, which is inefficient, and in order to hang towels or the like, the rear half must be hung between the dryer body and the wall surface, making it inconvenient to use. There were drawbacks such as.

The present applicant has conducted further research in view of the increasing demand for this type of equipment, and as a result, has manufactured a taol dryer having a practically the same structure as that of a conventional dryer, but having a further practical utility. did.

That is, an object of the present invention is to provide a towel dryer which can dry towels and the like more efficiently than conventional ones and is excellent in usability.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve such an object, this invention has a pair of left and right dryers in which a heating member having cord heaters attached to the front and back surfaces of a heat insulating plate is built in a cover body formed of a metal plate or a synthetic resin plate. The main body and the pair of left and right dryer bodies are installed between the mutually facing edges so that both dryer bodies can be opened and closed, and the holder tools attached to the wall surface and the cord heaters of the pair of left and right dryer bodies are connected to each other. It is characterized by comprising an intermediate cord and a power cord which is pulled out from a cord heater in either one of the pair of left and right dryer bodies and has a power plug and a power switch.

Further, a hanger frame which is attached to a support projecting from the outer peripheral edge of the dryer main body and which is attached with a predetermined clearance from the outer peripheral edge of the dryer main body is provided, and the hanger frame is rotated. It is characterized by having a holder tool that can open and close a pair of left and right dryer bodies by being inserted movably.

[0008]

[Action]

 According to this invention, a pair of left and right dryer bodies which can be freely opened and closed are opened and closed at a desired angle, and a wet towel or the like is hung on the dryer body to dry. In addition, when using the dryer, the pair of left and right dryer main bodies is attached to the wall surface via a holder tool that can be opened or closed, or the dryer main body is opened and closed at a desired angle to stand on a table or the like.

[0009]

【Example】

 Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the front side showing a use state of the towel dryer according to the present invention, in which 1 is a dryer main body. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the dryer main body 1 has a structure in which a heating member 4 having cord heaters 3 mounted on the front and back surfaces of a heat insulating plate 2 is built in a cover body 5 made of a metal plate or a synthetic resin plate. A pair of left and right dryer bodies 1, 1 are attached to each other via a holder tool 6 so as to be openable and closable with respect to each other.

Two holders 6 are provided between the pair of left and right dryer main bodies 1, 1 above and below the opposite sides, so that both dryer main bodies 1, 1 can be opened and closed with respect to each other and on the wall surface W. It can be installed.

Next, a specific example of the holder 6 will be described. That is, a supporter 7 having a U-shaped cross section is attached to the corners of the front and back surfaces of the dryer main body 1 in a U-shaped cross section and protrudes from the dryer main body 1. A rod-shaped hanger frame 8 is attached to the inner surface of the groove of the support 7 by means such as spot welding. As a result, the hanger frame 8 is attached to the outer periphery of the dryer body 1 with a predetermined clearance. Then, the holder tool 6 allows the pair of left and right dryer bodies 1, 1 to be opened and closed by rotatably inserting the hanger frames 8, 8 of the pair of left and right dryer bodies 1, 1 on both sides thereof. Further, the holder tool 6 has screw holes 6a, 6a formed in the upper and lower portions in the horizontal direction, and is fixed to the wall surface W by a wood screw 6b inserted through the screw holes 6a (see FIG. 3).

It should be noted that the holder 6 is not of a screw type, but can be of any construction such as a hook type, an adhesive type, or a magnetic type.

On the other hand, the heating member 4 including the heat insulating plate 2 and the cord heater 3 is configured as follows, for example. The code heaters 3 are attached to both front and back surfaces of the heat insulating plate 2 in a horizontal zigzag manner at predetermined intervals to form a heating member 4. The cord heaters 3 have a small space between each other on the lower side of the heat insulating plate 2, and have a large space between each other on the upper side of the heat insulating plate 2, and further have an intermediate space between the upper and lower spaces. It is preferable to mount it in a meandering shape.

The cord heaters 2 and 2 of the pair of left and right dryer bodies 1 and 1 are connected to each other by an intermediate cord 9, and the cord heater 2 and the power source from either one of the pair of left and right dryer bodies 1 and 1. The cord 10 is pulled out, and the power cord 10 is provided with a power plug 10a and a power switch 10b. Reference numeral 11 is a bimetal type thermostat, reference numeral 11a is a storage convex portion of the thermostat 11 formed on the cover body 5, and reference numeral 12 is a pilot lamp.

Since this embodiment is constructed in this way, it is used as follows. First, the wood screw 6b is screwed into the screw hole 6a of the holder 6 to fix the holder 6 to the desired wall surface W or the like. As a result, the towel dryer is attached to the wall surface W or the like, and the pair of left and right dryer main bodies 1 and 1 are attached to the wall surface W or the like so as to be openable and closable around the holder 6.

Also, since this towel dryer has a pair of left and right dryer bodies 1 and 1 that can be freely opened and closed via a holder 6, it is not fixed to the wall W or the like but placed on a table or the like for use. In this case, open it at a stable angle (about 90 °) like a folding screen and use it. In any case, since the pair of left and right dryer bodies 1 and 1 can be freely opened and closed, a wide space can be provided between the dryer body 1 and the wall surface W, and towels and the like can be hung on the dryer body 1 as they are. , More convenient than the conventional one.

Then, when the power plug 10a of the power cord 10 is inserted into an outlet (not shown) and the power switch 10b is turned “ON”, a current flows through the cord heater 2 to start heating and the temperature of the heating member 4 is changed. To rise. Then, the wet towel etc. hung on the hanger frame 8 and hung on the front and back surfaces of the dryer main body 1 is dried as the temperature of the cover body 5 serving as the hot plate of the dryer main body 1 rises. In this case, since the density of the cord heater 3 is large in the lower part, small in the upper part, and medium in the middle part, the wet towel in the lower part, which is rich in water, is dried better than the upper part and the middle part, so that the towel is almost uniformly and quickly The whole is dried.

It is preferable that towels or the like to be dried are hung on the left and right dryer bodies 1 and 1 on average, but in the case of three or more sheets, one sheet is folded in two and three sheets are folded into two or three sheets. Can be applied in parallel, but it is also effective if applied in layers. When only one piece is hung, it is preferable to hang it on the dryer main body 1 on the left side of the figure, that is, the dryer main body 1 on the power cord 10 side. If the temperature is too high during this drying, it is not preferable for towels, etc., and there is a risk of fire, etc. Therefore, the thermostat 11 can be used to adjust the outside temperature of the dryer body 1 so that it will always be between 55 ° C and 65 ° C. Is done.

[0019]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, the present invention has a pair of left and right dryer bodies that can be opened and closed, so that towels and the like can be dried more efficiently and space efficiency is improved compared to the conventional one. Also, it is easy to hang towels on and it is easy to use.

Further, it can be installed upright like a folding screen, and since a hanger frame is provided with a predetermined clearance along the outer peripheral edge of the dryer main body, it is possible to place it on the dryer main body without placing a tool or the like directly. It has good effects such as good drying and good design.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a front side showing a usage state of a towel dryer according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the back side showing the use state of the towel dryer according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing an example of attachment of the towel dryer according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory plan view showing a heating member according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory sectional view showing a heating member in the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Dryer Main Body 4 Heating Member 6 Holder Tool 7 Support Tool 8 Hanger Frame 10 Power Cord

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A pair of left and right dryer main bodies in which a heating member having cord heaters mounted on the front and back surfaces of a heat insulating plate is built in a cover body formed of a metal plate or a synthetic resin plate, and a pair of left and right dryer main bodies. A holder tool that is installed between the opposite edges so that both dryer bodies can be opened and closed with respect to each other and that is mounted on a wall surface, an intermediate cord that connects the code heaters of the pair of left and right dryer bodies to each other, and a pair of left and right dryer bodies. A towel dryer, comprising: a power cord that is pulled out from a cord heater in either one of the cord heaters and has a power plug and a power switch. 2. A hanger frame which is attached to a support projecting from the outer peripheral edge of the dryer main body and which is attached with a predetermined clearance from the outer peripheral edge of the dryer main body is provided, and the hanger frame is rotatable. The towel dryer according to claim 1, further comprising a holder tool that allows the pair of left and right dryer main bodies to be opened and closed by being inserted.