CN1301893A - Washing and drying machine - Google Patents

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CN1301893A
CN1301893A CN00137763A CN00137763A CN1301893A CN 1301893 A CN1301893 A CN 1301893A CN 00137763 A CN00137763 A CN 00137763A CN 00137763 A CN00137763 A CN 00137763A CN 1301893 A CN1301893 A CN 1301893A
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皆吉裕子
三原正光
福本正美
松田真一
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    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06FLAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F25/00Washing machines with receptacles, e.g. perforated, having a rotary movement, e.g. oscillatory movement, the receptacle serving both for washing and for centrifugally separating water from the laundry and having further drying means, e.g. using hot air 
    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
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    • D06FLAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F58/00Domestic laundry dryers
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    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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There are provided an outer tub suspended elastically in an enclosure, an inner tub for containing clothes supported rotatably within the outer tub, and a rotary impeller held rotatably on an inner bottom portion of the inner tub. The inner tub and/or the rotary impeller are driven by a motor. A drying blower delivers air into the inner tub, and a heater heats the air delivered by the blower unit. A controller controls operation of the motor, the drying blower, the heater, and the like, thereby controlling each process of washing, rinsing, hydro-extraction, and drying. In the hydro-extraction process, the controller drives the inner tub while also driving the drying blower to maintain delivery of air into the inner tub.

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Scrubbing-and-drying unit
The present invention relates to a kind of scrubbing-and-drying unit, these facility have the operation of the clothing of dry process washing, and this operation is to realize by warm braw being flowed to the interior bucket that comprises clothing.
In the scrubbing-and-drying unit of prior art, dehydration procedure and drying process are realized in mode described below.
(dehydration procedure)
After washing is finished, open drain valve, be emitted on the water in the interior bucket that comprises clothing.
Then, the clutch of a transmission mechanism is transformed into the dehydration side, and a motor is connected with interior bucket.Bucket rotation in motor makes utilizes centrifugal force to slough water in the clothing.
(drying process)
After dehydration procedure was finished, clutch was transformed into the washing side, and a rotary blade of bucket bottom is connected in making motor and being arranged on, so that stir clothing or the similar articles that are dried.Then, motor 8 comes back rotation on both forward and reverse directions, leaves inwall thereby make attached to the clothing on the interior bucket inwall.With bucket in the warm braw input, keep the positive and negative rotation of rotary blade simultaneously.In this case, clothing " is caught " and stirred to the protuberance that is used for stirring, be arranged on the rotary blade.
The moist warm braw that contains the water under removing from clothing is transported to a heat exchanger and is cooled.As a result, condensation takes place, and moist warm braw is dehumidified.Then, the warm braw of dehumidifying is heated, and is transfused to interior bucket.Therefore, in interior bucket clothing 4 li, that be dried or similar articles warm braw drying by circulation.
As mentioned above, scrubbing-and-drying unit of the prior art by stirring clothing back and forth with rotary blade, and makes the warm braw circulation, thereby makes cloth drying in the drying process process.Yet this will produce uneven drying, or spend long drying time, because its lacks the ability that the clothing in interior barrel is moved between upper-lower position.
Though, increase rotary blade and reach the quantity that rotates backward forward, be desirable that stirring can make clothing twine mutually, thereby increases uneven drying and wrinkle with the imagination that shortens drying time.In addition, because the friction between rotary blade and clothing and the clothing, this will increase the wearing and tearing of clothing.
Consider problems of the prior art, designed scrubbing-and-drying unit of the present invention, so its primary and foremost purpose is to reduce drying time, but do not increase the number of times that comes back rotation of rotary blade, with the wearing and tearing of minimizing to clothing, and inhomogeneous drying and the wrinkle of minimizing in the drying process process.
In addition, secondary objective of the present invention is by disperseing and evaporate the moisture that is included in the clothing to improve drying property helping in the drying process, thereby reduces inhomogeneous drying and wrinkle.
Scrubbing-and-drying unit of the present invention has a shell, and an outer bucket wherein flexibly suspends.Bucket rotatably support one comprises the interior bucket of clothing outside being somebody's turn to do, and a rotary blade is arranged on interior barrel inside bottom rotationally.Interior bucket and rotary blade are driven by a drive unit.One blowing device inwardly bucket is carried air, and the air of being carried by blowing device is heated by a heater.The work of one controller accessory drive, blowing device, heater etc., thus realize washing, rinsing, dehydration and dry each operation.
In dehydration procedure, bucket in the controller drives also drives blowing device simultaneously, so that inwardly bucket is carried air.
In addition, at least in the drying process process, controller drives blowing device and heater.Controller also drives one section preset time of rotary blade off and on, and inwardly bucket is carried warm braw simultaneously.Then, the operation of bucket another section scheduled time in it is at least once carried out and drives.
Fig. 1 is the cutaway view of the scrubbing-and-drying unit of the present invention's first example embodiment;
Fig. 2 is the circuit block diagram of the scrubbing-and-drying unit of the present invention's first example embodiment;
Fig. 3 is the operational flowchart of dehydration procedure of the scrubbing-and-drying unit of the present invention's first example embodiment;
Fig. 4 is the operational flowchart of dehydration procedure of the scrubbing-and-drying unit of the present invention's second example embodiment;
Fig. 5 is the operational flowchart of dehydration procedure of the scrubbing-and-drying unit of the present invention's the 3rd example embodiment;
Fig. 6 is the operational flowchart of dehydration procedure of the scrubbing-and-drying unit of the present invention's the 4th example embodiment; And
Fig. 7 is the operational flowchart of drying process of the scrubbing-and-drying unit of the 5th example embodiment of the present invention.
Example embodiment of the present invention is described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
(first example embodiment)
Fig. 1 is the cutaway view of the scrubbing-and-drying unit of first example embodiment of the present invention.One outer bucket 3 is provided, and it flexibly is suspended in 1 li of housing by many suspensions 2.Suspension 2 be made into can be in dehydration procedure absorbing vibration.One holds the interior bucket 4 that needs dry article such as clothing is installed in rotation on outer barrel 3 li.Interior bucket is around 5 rotations of washing/drying axle, and axle 5 is cross-compound arrangements of band hollow centre.One is used for stirring the inside bottom that the rotary blade 6 that needs dry article such as clothing is installed in rotation on interior bucket 4.
On the internal perisporium of interior bucket 4, be provided with many aperture (not shown)s, a fluid balance element 7 portion then disposed thereon.Rotary blade 6 has around its peripheral inclined surface 10, thereby has the shape that is roughly pan.In drying process, because the rotation of rotary blade 6, the thing that is dried is subjected to action of centrifugal force.The inclined surface that is the pan shape provides the effect that clothing is heaved easily that helps.In addition, rotary blade 6 is provided with raised line 11, so that stir.
The motor 8 that is installed in outer bucket 3 bottoms can be connected with rotary blade 6 with interior bucket 4 or by washing/drying axle 5 by clutch 9.
One end of the heat exchanger 12 of moist warm braw dehydration is connected with the bottom of outer bucket 3 with an extendible corrugated flexible hose 14 down by a circulation switch valve 13.And its other end is connected with an end of dry-air blower 15.
The other end of dry-air blower 15 is connected with a warm braw supply line 17, and pipeline 17 has the heater 16 of doing the heating element heater use, and pipeline 17 also is communicated with interior bucket 4 by last corrugated flexible hose 18.Dry-air blower 15 and heater 16 constitute one and blow heater.
Outer bucket 3 is provided with an outer bung 19, and it turns off the upside of outer bucket 3 airtightly.Outer bung 19 has an air vent 20, so that the warm braw of going up corrugated flexible hose 18 from extendible is provided.In addition, also provide an inner cap 21 on the bung 19 outside, so that pick and place the clothing that is washed in the mode that can freely open.
One case lid 22 that is used for turning off housing 1 top has one and opens and cover 23.The feed water valve 25 of one control device 28 and inwardly bucket 4 water supply is installed on the case lid 22.In addition, a drain valve 26 of the water of 3 li in the outer bucket of discharging is installed in the bottom of outer bucket 3.One cooling quench machine 27 is installed on the side surface of housing 1, and its carries air to be positioned at parts such as outer barrel 3 of housing 1, heat exchanger 12 with cooling.
Fig. 2 is the circuit block diagram of the scrubbing-and-drying unit of the present invention's first example embodiment.
Controller 29 carries out the system controlled by computer operation by 30 pairs of motor of power switch device (drive unit) 8, clutch 9, circulation switch valve 13, dry-air blower (blowing device) 15, heater (heater) 16, feed water valve 25, drain valve 26 and cooling quench machine 27 etc.In other words, the energy that offers motor 8, clutch 9, circulation switch valve 13, dry-air blower (blowing device) 15, heater (heater) 16, feed water valve 25, drain valve 26 and cooling quench machine 27 is controlled separately by power switch device 30.Washing, rinsing, dehydration and each dry operation are to realize by the various combinations of controlling above-mentioned parts.
The selection of operation sequence, operation beginning and the utilization input setting devices 31 such as setting that temporarily stop to carry out.Controller 29 shows the progress of the operation sequence of selection, the duration of operation etc. by display unit 32 to the user.
Level switch 33 detects the water level of 4 li in interior bucket, and with detected water level information input controller 29.Memory 34 store controllers 29 are carried out the necessary data of its control function.
Clothes amount detector 35 detects the quantity of the clothing of putting into bucket 4.During concrete operations, connect motor 8, bucket 4 rotates a scheduled time with the clothing in the bucket in being contained in making.Then, turn off motor 8, the quantity of clothing is determined in the variation of the inertia velocity of rotation by motor 8 or interior bucket 4.Quantity input controller 29 with detected clothing.
Controller 29 automatically begins dehydration procedure before entering drying process, even the user sets one " drying process program " for the purpose of drying clothes and other any thing that will be dry.Before the drying process that hops to it, automatically carry out dehydration procedure, even dehydration procedure does not enter program, that is, the user only sets one " drying process program " for the purpose of drying clothes and other any thing that will be dry.In dehydration procedure, bucket 4 in motor 8 drives, dry-air blower 15 carries air for interior bucket 4 also in work simultaneously.
In said structure, washing procedure, dehydration procedure and drying process carry out in mode described below.
(washing procedure)
The user opens to open cover 23 and inner cap 21, and clothing and washing agent are put into barrels 4.When the user connected power switch 37 and be positioned at the starting switch (not shown) of 31 li of input setting devices, controller 29 was opened feed water valve 25, supplied water to a predetermined water level.
Simultaneously, the clutch 9 of transmission mechanism makes motor 8 be connected with rotary blade 6 by wash shaft.Motor 8 is activated, and rotary blade 6 begins to rotate.As a result, clothing is held by raised line 11, and stirs and be pulled to the central area on rotary blade 6.In addition, be positioned at the clothing of bucket 4 lower central area because the clothing of pull-up just and upwards be pushed into barrels 4 upper area.Therefore, under the physical force of the current that produce by clothing itself and energy, stirred, and contacted with rotary blade 6 with interior barrel 4 inwall at the clothings of 4 li in interior bucket.
(dehydration procedure)
After washing finished, drain valve 26 was opened, and the water that interior bucket is 4 li is discharged.
The clutch 9 of transmission mechanism is switched to the dehydration side, and motor 8 is connected with interior bucket 4 by dehydrating shaft.Bucket 4 rotation at a high speed in motor 8 makes.As a result, centrifugal force throws away the water in the clothing.
(drying process)
Clutch 9 is transformed into the washing side, motor 8 is connected with rotary blade 6.If clothing is on the inwall attached to interior bucket 4 behind the dehydration procedure, the positive and negative fast rotation of rotary blade 6 will make clothing break away from inwall.
Then, drain valve 26 is turned off, and circulation switch valve 13 is opened.Then, clothing is stirred on rotary blade 6 owing to the pulling of raised line 11, and rotary blade 6 keeps positive and negative rotation.Simultaneously, the warm braw blowing device of being made up of dry-air blower 15 and heater 16 is imported warm braws by warm braw air vent 20.
The warm braw that enters interior bucket 4 by warm braw air vent 20 becomes moist warm braw it evaporates water outlet in clothing after.Bucket 4 in leaving and entering outside behind the bucket 3, moist warm braw is through corrugated flexible hose 14 down, arrival heat exchanger 12.
The outer bucket 3 of extraneous air cooling that is blown into by the cooling quench machine 27 that is installed on housing 1 sidewall and the lateral wall of heat exchanger 12.Like this, be cooled during through outer barrel 3 inwall with by heat exchanger 12 inboard when moist warm braw.Produce condensation thus, thereby when moist warm braw is back to dry-air blower 15, it is dewatered.The circulation of warm braw can mode drying recited above at the clothing of the preparation drying of 4 li in interior bucket.
Then, to introduce the operation of dehydration procedure according to the flow chart of Fig. 3 in detail, this is to set " continuous washs to the drying process program " with input setting device 31 when the operation beginning, the situation when promptly carrying out a series of, as to comprise washing, rinsing, dehydration and drying operation.
(step 41)
Determine whether drying process is incorporated into program behind dehydration procedure.
If drying process is incorporated into program, execution in step 42 is not if perhaps be incorporated into program, execution in step 46.
(step 42)
Start dry-air blower 15, bucket 4 in air is delivered to.Make mechanism driving be converted to the dehydration side, thereby motor 8 is connected with interior bucket by clutch 9, keep air simultaneously and carry.Bucket 4 rotated with high dewatering speed in the rotation of motor 8 made, thereby began dehydration.
(step 43)
When dewatering time (t43) surpasses the scheduled time (T43), execution in step 44.
(step 44)
Turn off dry-air blower 15, stop bucket 4 in the air input.
Make mechanism driving get back to the washing side, stop the rotation of motor 8 and interior bucket 4, carry out drying process then by clutch 9.
(step 46)
Utilize clutch 9 to make mechanism driving be converted to the dehydration side, motor 8 is connected with interior bucket 4.Motor 8 is rotated,, thereby begin dehydration so that bucket is with high dewatering speed rotation in making.
(step 47)
When dewatering time (t47) surpasses the scheduled time (T47), execution in step 48.
(step 48)
Utilize clutch 9 to make mechanism driving get back to the washing side.Stop the rotation of motor 8 and interior bucket 4, thereby finish dehydration procedure.
Recited above is with the operation of importing the dehydration procedure that carries out when setting device 31 is set " continuous washs to the drying process program " when the operation beginning.
If set " drying process program " with input setting device 31 when the operation beginning, the step 41 among Fig. 3 is at first carried out to 44, then carries out drying process.
According to this example embodiment, with bucket 4 in the air input, simultaneously, in dehydration procedure, interior bucket was with high dewatering speed rotation after dry-air blower 15 started.Input air helps to be included in the dispersion and the extraction of the water in the clothing, thereby improves the performance of dehydration.As a result, provide the possibility that shortens drying time, and can not increase the number of times of the positive and negative rotation of rotary blade 6 in the drying process below, thus reduced because of with rotary blade 6 and clothing the wearing and tearing that friction caused each other to clothing.
In the embodiment of demonstration,, will and can not carry air to enter interior bucket 4 with high dewatering speed rotation for interior barrel 4 when drying process enrolls program behind dehydration procedure.Yet even drying process is not incorporated into program, interior bucket 4 also can rotate at a high speed and carry air to enter interior bucket simultaneously.Carry air can disperse to be included in water in the clothing by this way, thereby improve dewatering, extract water with tiny outward appearance.
(second example embodiment)
The scrubbing-and-drying unit of this example embodiment has and the similar structure of first example embodiment.Its cutaway view is with shown in Figure 1 identical.In addition, circuit diagram is also with shown in Figure 2 identical.
When setting " drying process program ", controller 29 is automatically carried out dehydration procedure before entering drying process, and carries out in the same manner as in the first embodiment.In this example embodiment, in the dehydration procedure process, start dry-air blower 15 and heater 16, like this, bucket 4 in motor 8 drives enters interior bucket 4 and keep warm braw simultaneously.
Then, will introduce the operation of dehydration procedure according to the flow chart among Fig. 4, it is to utilize input setting device 31 to set under " continuous washs to the drying process program " situation to carry out.
(step 51)
Determine behind dehydration procedure, whether to enroll the drying process program.
If enroll the drying process program, execution in step 52, if the program of not enrolling, execution in step 46.
(step 52)
Connect dry-air blower 15 and heater 16, so that inwardly bucket 4 is carried warm braw.Utilize clutch 9 that mechanism driving is transformed into the dehydration side, thereby motor 8 is connected with interior bucket 4, keep the conveying warm braw simultaneously.Motor 8 is rotated, thereby bucket 4 is with high dewatering speed rotation in making.Begin dehydration thus.
(step 53)
When dewatering time (t53) surpasses the scheduled time (T53), execution in step 54.
(step 54)
Turn off dry-air blower 15 and heater 16, stop inwardly bucket 4 conveying warm braws.
Utilize clutch 9 to make mechanism driving turn back to the washing side.Stop the rotation of motor 8 and interior bucket 4 thus, and carry out drying process.
(step 46 is to 48)
Description to these steps will be omitted because they with the step 46 described in first example embodiment to 48 identical.
Recited above is with the operation of importing the relevant dehydration procedure that carries out when setting device 31 is set " continuous washs to the drying process program " when the operation beginning.
If set " drying process program " with input setting device 31 when the operation beginning, the step 41 among Fig. 3 is at first carried out to 44, then carries out drying process.
According to this example embodiment, interior bucket 4 starts dry-air blower 15 and heater 16 simultaneously with high dewatering speed rotation, so that in dehydration procedure, inwardly bucket is carried warm braw.Warm braw helps to be included in the dispersion and the evaporation of the water in the clothing.It further improves the performance of dehydration, because warm braw is very easy to cycle through all clothings.As a result, provide the possibility that shortens drying time, and can not increase the number of times of the positive and negative rotation of rotary blade 6 in the drying process below, thus reduced because of with rotary blade and clothing the wearing and tearing that friction caused each other to clothing.
In the embodiment of demonstration,, will transfer can not carry warm braw to enter interior bucket 4 with high dewatering speed backspin for interior barrel 4 when drying process enrolls program behind dehydration procedure.Yet even drying process does not enroll program, interior bucket 4 also can rotate at a high speed and carry warm braw to enter interior bucket simultaneously.Carry warm braw to disperse by this way and evaporate the water that is included in the clothing, thereby improve dewatering, extract water with tiny outward appearance.
(the 3rd example embodiment)
The scrubbing-and-drying unit of this example embodiment has and the similar structure of first example embodiment.Its cutaway view is with shown in Figure 1 identical.In addition, circuit diagram is also with shown in Figure 2 identical.
When setting " drying process program ", controller 29 is automatically carried out dehydration procedure before entering drying process, and carries out in the same manner as in the first embodiment.In this example embodiment, in the dehydration procedure process, start dry-air blower 15 and heater 16, and keep warm braw enter in bucket 4, bucket 4 repeated rotation and suspends in motor 8 made simultaneously.
Then, will introduce the operation of dehydration procedure according to the flow chart among Fig. 5, it is to utilize input setting device 31 to set under " continuous washs to the drying process program " situation to carry out.
(step 61)
Determine behind dehydration procedure, whether to enroll the drying process program.
If enroll the drying process program, execution in step 62, if the program of not enrolling, execution in step 46.
(step 62)
Connect dry-air blower 15 and heater 16, so that inwardly bucket 4 is carried warm braw.Utilize clutch 9 that mechanism driving is transformed into the dehydration side, thereby motor 8 is connected with interior bucket 4, keep the conveying warm braw simultaneously.Motor 8 is rotated, thereby bucket 4 is with high dewatering speed rotation in making.Begin dehydration thus.
(step 63)
When dewatering time (t63) surpasses the scheduled time (T63), execution in step 64.
(step 64 and 65)
Turn off motor 8, bucket 4 stops in making.When the time (t65) of passage surpasses preset time (T65) after motor 8 is turned off, execution in step 66.
(step 66 and 67)
In step 66, connect motor 8, so that bucket 4 rotations in making.Carry out dehydrating operations thus continuously.
When the number of times (n) of the operation of repeating step 66 equals predetermined times (n1), execution in step 68.If the number of times of operation turns back to step 63 less than n1.
(step 68)
Turn off dry-air blower 15 and heater 16, stop inwardly bucket 4 conveying warm braws.
Utilize clutch 9 to make mechanism driving turn back to the washing side.Turn off the rotation of motor 8, the drying process below carrying out then with bucket 4 in stopping.
(step 46 is to 48)
Description to these steps will be omitted because they with the step 46 described in first example embodiment to 48 identical.
Recited above is with the operation of importing the relevant dehydration procedure that carries out when setting device 31 is set " continuous washs to the drying process program " when the operation beginning.
If set " drying process program " with input setting device 31 when the operation beginning, the step 61 among Fig. 5 is at first carried out to 68, then carries out drying process.
According to described example embodiment, start dry-air blower 15 and heater 16, so that in dehydration procedure, inwardly bucket 4 is carried warm braw.Because interior bucket 4 alternately repeats rotation and suspends, admit the wind that blows simultaneously, cold or warm air can help and will be included in the dispersion and the evaporation of the water in the clothing, thereby further improves the performance of dehydration.In addition, the conveying of warm braw has prolonged warm braw and has cycled through the duration of all clothings, thereby has improved baking temperature, and has further improved dewatering.
Because dehydration recited above can be shortened drying time, and can not increase the number of times of the positive and negative rotation of rotary blade 6 in drying process subsequently.Thereby can reduce because of with rotary blade 6 and clothing the wearing and tearing that friction caused each other to clothing.And, also can reduce uneven drying and wrinkle owing to stir.
In the embodiment of demonstration, when drying process not have to enroll program as subsequently operation, interior bucket 4 will be at high dewatering speed backspin then can not carry warm braw enter in barrels 4.Yet even drying process does not enroll program, interior bucket 4 also can rotate at a high speed and carry warm braw to enter interior bucket simultaneously.Carry warm braw to disperse by this way and evaporate the water that is included in the clothing, thereby improve dewatering.It also can remove the water with tiny outward appearance.
In addition, though in the dehydration procedure of present embodiment, start dry-air blower 15 and heater 16 simultaneously,, also can only start dry-air blower 15 so that inwardly bucket 4 is carried warm braw.
(the 4th example embodiment)
The scrubbing-and-drying unit of this example embodiment has and the similar structure of first example embodiment.Its cutaway view is with shown in Figure 1 identical.In addition, circuit diagram is also with shown in Figure 2 identical.
When setting " drying process program ", controller 29 is automatically carried out dehydration procedure before entering drying process, and carries out in the same manner as in the first embodiment.In this example embodiment, in the dehydration procedure process, use dry-air blower 15 and heater 16, and keep and carry warm braw to enter interior bucket 4.Bucket 4 alternately repeated rotation and time-out in motor 8 made, and carried warm braw simultaneously.Then, stir clothing, make 4 stalls of interior bucket realize the operation of spreading out of clothes simultaneously by driving rotary blade 6.
Then, to introduce the operation of dehydration procedure according to the flow chart among Fig. 6, it is to utilize input setting device 31 to set under " continuous washs to the drying process program " situations to carry out, it carries out a series of operation continuously, comprise sequentially wash, rinsing, dehydration and drying.
(step 71)
Determine behind dehydration procedure, whether to enroll the drying process program.
If enroll the drying process program, execution in step 72, if the program of not enrolling, execution in step 46.
(step 72)
Connect dry-air blower 15 and heater 16, so that inwardly bucket 4 is carried warm braw.Utilize clutch 9 that mechanism driving is transformed into the dehydration side, thereby motor 8 is connected with interior bucket 4, keep the conveying air simultaneously.Motor 8 is rotated, thereby bucket 4 is with high dewatering speed rotation in making.Begin dehydration thus.
(step 73)
When dewatering time (t73) surpasses the scheduled time (T73), execution in step 74.
(step 74 and 75)
In step 74, utilize clutch 9 to make mechanism driving turn back to the washing side.Turn off motor 8, bucket 4 stops operating in making.
When the time (t75) of passage surpasses preset time (T75) after motor 8 is turned off, execution in step 76.
(step 76)
Make rotary blade 6 rotate one section preset time off and on, so that the beginning clothes is spread operation out, wherein, clothing is stirred.
(step 77)
Pledge clothes and spread operation out when finishing, execution in step 78.
(step 78 and 79)
Utilize clutch 9 to make mechanism driving be transformed into the dehydration side, connect motor 8, so that bucket 4 rotations in making.
When the number of times (n) of the operation of repeating step 78 equals predetermined times (n2), execution in step 80.If the number of times of operation turns back to step 73 less than n2.
(step 80)
Turn off dry-air blower 15 and heater 16, stop inwardly bucket 4 conveying warm braws.
Utilize clutch 9 to make mechanism driving turn back to the washing side.Turn off the rotation of motor 8, the drying process below carrying out then with bucket 4 in stopping.
(step 46 is to 48)
Description to these steps will be omitted because they with the step 46 described in first example embodiment to 48 identical.
Recited above is with the operation of importing the relevant dehydration procedure that carries out when setting device 31 is set " continuous washs to the drying process program " when the operation beginning.
If set " drying process program " with input setting device 31 when the operation beginning, the step 71 in the execution graph 6 is then carried out drying process to 80.
According to described example embodiment, start dry-air blower 15 and heater 16, so that in the dehydration procedure process, inwardly bucket 4 is carried warm braw.Interior bucket 4 alternately repeats rotation and suspends, and admits warm braw simultaneously.Because clothes is spread operation (it is to stir clothings by driving rotary blade 6, and bucket 4 keeps motionless realization in making simultaneously) out, clothing moves their position, thereby has reduced the inhomogeneities that is included in the water in the clothing.Cold or warm air helps the even dispersion and the evaporation of water, thereby has improved the performance of dehydration.In addition, clothes is spread operation out and is helped warm braw to cycle through all clothings, because interior bucket 4 is to rotate at a high speed, clothing admits the mode of warm braw to move their position with different positions simultaneously.Therefore, it can further improve dewatering.
Because dehydration recited above can be shortened drying time, and can not increase the number of times of the positive and negative rotation of rotary blade 6 in drying process subsequently.It also can reduce because of with rotary blade 6 and clothing the wearing and tearing that friction caused each other to clothing.And, also can reduce uneven drying and wrinkle owing to stir.In addition, because it is not the long high speed rotating of bucket in making, therefore can reduces clothing adhering on interior bucket 4 inwalls, thereby also can reduce uneven drying and wrinkle.
In the embodiment of demonstration, when drying process not have to enroll program as subsequently operation, interior bucket 4 will be at high dewatering speed backspin then can not carry warm braw enter in barrels 4.Yet even drying process does not enroll program, interior bucket 4 also can rotate and carry simultaneously warm braw to enter interior bucket 4 at a high speed.In dehydration procedure, carry warm braw to disperse by this way and evaporate the water that is included in the clothing, thereby improve dewatering.It also can remove the water with tiny outward appearance.
In addition,,, also can only start dry-air blower 15, carry cold air with inside bucket 4 so that inwardly bucket 4 is carried warm braw though in the dehydration procedure process of this example embodiment, start dry-air blower 15 and heater 16 simultaneously.
(the 5th example embodiment)
The scrubbing-and-drying unit of this example embodiment has and the similar structure of first example embodiment.Its cutaway view is with shown in Figure 1 identical.In addition, circuit diagram is also with shown in Figure 2 identical.
In drying process, controller 29 starts dry-air blower 15 and heater 16, and repeat N series of processes, and after it is included in and drives 6 one sections preset times of rotary blade off and on, also inwardly bucket 4 is carried warm braw simultaneously, another section of bucket preset time in the driving.
Then, will introduce the operation of the dehydration procedure in this example embodiment according to the flow chart among Fig. 7.
(step 91)
Connect dry-air blower 15 and heater 16, inwardly bucket 4 is carried warm braw.
(step 92 and 93)
Connect motor 8 (forwards to) so that along forwards to driving rotary blade 6.
When the time (t93) of passage surpasses preset time (T93) after motor 8 is connected, execution in step 94.
(step 94 and 95)
Turn off motor 8, rotary blade 6 is stopped operating.
When the time (t95) of passage surpasses preset time (T95) after motor 8 is turned off, execution in step 96.
(step 96 and 97)
Connect motor 8 (in the opposite direction), so that drive rotary blade 6 in opposite direction.
When the time (t97) of passage surpasses preset time (T97) after motor 8 is connected, execution in step 98.
(step 98 and 99)
Turn off motor 8, rotary blade 6 is stopped operating.
When the time (t99) of passage surpasses preset time (T99) after motor 8 is turned off, execution in step 100.
(step 100)
When the time (t100) that drying process begins to pass the back surpasses preset time (T100), execution in step 101.If no, turn back to step 92.
(step 101 and 102)
Utilize clutch 9 to make mechanism driving be transformed into the dehydration side, connect motor 8, so that bucket 4 is with high dewatering speed rotation in making.
When the high speed rotational time (t102) of interior bucket 4 surpasses preset time (T102), execution in step 103.
(step 103)
Utilize clutch 9 to make mechanism driving turn back to the washing side, turn off motor 8.Thereby the rotation of bucket 4 in stopping.
(step 104)
If the number of times of the operation of step 103 (n) turns back to step 92 less than N.Perhaps, when the operation of step 103 repeats N time, execution in step 105.
(step 105 is to 112)
Step 105 corresponds respectively to step 92 to 99 to 112.The details of these steps will be omitted, because their operation is identical with corresponding step.
(step 113)
The time (t100) of passage surpasses preset time (T100), execution in step 114 after step 105 is carried out.If no, turn back to step 105.
(step 114)
Turn off dry-air blower 15 and heater 16.
According to the embodiment of described demonstration, series of processes comprises and may further comprise the steps, and makes the warm braw circulation so that dry, makes rotary blade 6 stir for the 3rd scheduled times, and bucket 4 high speed rotating N time in making.In other words, in the drying process process, interior bucket 4 high speed rotating are carried warm braw simultaneously, only stir the back heats laundry at rotary blade 6.This helps to disperse widely and evaporate the water that extensively is included in the clothing, thereby improves the performance of drying process.
In addition, because interior bucket 4 rotation at a high speed, change the part of the clothing that warm braw blows to simultaneously by the mobile clothing of the stirring of rotary blade 6, so the warm braw clothing that passes through capable of circulation.This will further improve the performance of drying process.Also have, because the stirring of rotary blade 6 prevents from therefore to have reduced uneven drying and wrinkle on the inwall of clothing attached to interior bucket 4.
In this example embodiment, though the step that this a series of operation comprises has: carry warm braw give interior bucket, off and on drive rotary blade 6 continue preset times and make in bucket rotation at a high speed, and carrying out N time, but also once (being N=1) realization of this series of processes.
The dehydration procedure that carries out before the drying process of this example embodiment can be any dehydration procedure in first to fourth example embodiment recited above.Perhaps, it also can be a kind of common dehydration procedure, and wherein, interior bucket is with high dewatering speed rotation.
(the 6th example embodiment)
The scrubbing-and-drying unit of this example embodiment has and the similar structure of first example embodiment.Its cutaway view is with shown in Figure 1 identical.In addition, circuit diagram is also with shown in Figure 2 identical.
In any in dehydration procedure in described in the above, first to the 5th example embodiment or the drying process, the duration or the rotary speed of the high speed rotation of bucket 4 in controller 29 changes according to clothes amount detector 35 clothes amounts detected, that load.In other words, if clothing is lighter, it shortens the time of rotation at a high speed, or reduces rotary speed.If clothing is heavier, it prolongs the time of rotation at a high speed, or makes rotary speed faster.
Therefore, when clothing was light, it can reduce clothing attached to the possibility on the inwall of interior bucket 4, and reduces uneven drying and wrinkle.And when clothing was heavier, it also can improve dewatering, and reduced drying time.

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1. scrubbing-and-drying unit comprises:
One outer bucket, it flexibly is suspended in the housing;
Bucket is used for placing clothing in one, and it is rotatably supported in the described outer bucket;
One rotary blade, it is installed in rotation on the inside bottom of described interior bucket;
One drive unit is used for driving described interior bucket and described rotary blade;
One blowing device, bucket is carried air in described;
One heater is used for heating the air of being carried by described blowing device; And
One controller, it controls the work of described drive unit, described blowing device and described heater, thereby control washing, rinsing, dehydration and each dry operation, described controller start described blowing device described air of bucket to described in, and in dehydration procedure, also drive described in barrel.
2. scrubbing-and-drying unit as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, in described dehydration procedure, described controller starts described heater bucket in described and carries warm braw.
3. scrubbing-and-drying unit as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described controller described dehydration procedure process discontinuous repeat to drive described in the bucket.
4. scrubbing-and-drying unit as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that, described controller drives described rotary blade on described dehydration procedure process discontinuous ground, suspends the rotation of described interior bucket simultaneously.
5. scrubbing-and-drying unit as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that, described controller described dehydration procedure process discontinuous repeat to drive described in the bucket.
6. scrubbing-and-drying unit as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that, described controller drives described rotary blade on described dehydration procedure process discontinuous ground, suspends the rotation of described interior bucket simultaneously.
7. scrubbing-and-drying unit comprises:
One outer bucket, it flexibly is suspended in the housing;
Bucket is used for placing clothing in one, and it is rotatably supported in the described outer bucket;
One rotary blade, it is installed in rotation on the inside bottom of described interior bucket;
One drive unit is used for driving described interior bucket and described rotary blade;
One blowing device, bucket is carried air in described;
One heater is used for heating the air of being carried by described blowing device; And
One controller, it controls the work of described drive unit, described blowing device and described heater, thus control washing, rinsing, dehydration and each dry operation,
Wherein, described controller starts described blowing device and described heater bucket in described and carries warm braw, and in described dehydration procedure, also alternately and off and on drive at least described rotary blade and described in barrel.
8. as the described scrubbing-and-drying unit of one of claim 1 to 7, it is characterized in that, also comprise a clothes amount detector, to detect clothes amount in the bucket in described, wherein, described controller changes the driving duration or the rotary speed of described interior bucket according to the detected clothes amount of described clothes amount detector.
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