Dryer stand

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11154167-B2
Application number	US-201916576227-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 19, 2019
Priority date	Sep 19, 2018
Publication date	Oct 26, 2021
Grant date	Oct 26, 2021

Abstract

A dryer stand having a base, a body having a first end connected to the base and a second end spaced upward from the base, and a receptacle located in the second end of the body, the receptacle being mounted to the second end of the body is provided. The receptacle can receive a dryer for discharging drying air. The mounting of the receptacle enables at least one of a tilting operation and a rotation operation in a clockwise-counterclockwise direction so that the discharge direction of the drying air can be shifted toward a front-rear direction and clockwise-counterclockwise direction with respect to the dryer stand, either simultaneously or separately, depending on the position and size of the object to be dried.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A dryer stand, comprising:
a base;
a body having a first end connected to the base and a second end spaced upward from the base; and
a receptacle located in the second end of the body, the receptacle being mounted to the second end of the body such that the receptacle is tiltable relative to the base, the receptacle being configured to receive a dryer therein for discharging drying air,
wherein the body comprises:
an upper body adjacent to an upper side of the receptacle at the second end of the body; and
a side body forming a side shape of the dryer stand and disposed between the upper body and the base,

wherein the dryer stand further comprises:
a first tilting pin extending outward from an outer surface of the receptacle and defining an axis of rotation for tilting of the receptacle; and
a first pin mount coupled to the upper body and having an insertion hole into which the first tilting pin is inserted so that the first tilting pin is rotatably supported, and

wherein the receptacle is accommodated in the body at a certain height upward from the base.

2. The dryer stand of claim 1 , further comprising a second tilting pin extending outward from the outer surface of the receptacle, the second tilting pin being spaced 180° apart from the first tilting pin on the outer surface of the receptacle.

3. The dryer stand of claim 1 , wherein the first tilting pin has at least one protrusion on an outer circumferential surface of the tilting pin, the protrusion being an elastic material, and
wherein the first pin mount has a plurality of seating grooves on an inner circumferential surface of the insertion hole, each seating groove configured to receive the at least one protrusion based on the tilting of the receptacle relative to the base.

4. The dryer stand of claim 3 , wherein each of the plurality of seating grooves is spaced apart from each other at a certain interval in an area corresponding to a rotation trajectory of the protrusion according to the tilting of the receptacle relative to the base.

5. The dryer stand of claim 1 , wherein the first pin mount comprises:
a first mount having one side coupled to the upper body; and
a second mount detachably coupled to the first mount,
wherein each of the first and second mounts have a recessed portion such that when the second mount is coupled to the first mount, the recessed portions define the insertion hole.

6. The dryer stand of claim 5 , wherein the first mount is disposed above the second mount relative to the base.

7. The dryer stand of claim 1 , further comprising a tilting guide interposed between the outer surface of the receptacle and the inner surface of the first pin mount, the tilting guide being parallel to an inner surface of the first pin mount and orthogonal to a central axis of the tilting pin.

8. A dryer stand, comprising:
a base;
a body having a first end connected to the base and a second end spaced upward from the base, the body defining an axis; and
a receptacle located in the second end of the body, the receptacle being mounted to the second end of the body such that the receptacle is rotatable about the axis, the receptacle being configured to receive a dryer therein for discharging drying air,
wherein the receptacle comprises a groove configured to receive a grip of the dryer inserted therein, and
wherein the groove comprises a guide groove into which a guide rib formed in the grip of the dryer is insertable.

9. The dryer stand of claim 8 , further comprising:
a rotation motor; and
a power transmission mechanism coupled to the rotation motor and the receptacle to transmit rotation of the rotation motor to the receptacle.

10. The dryer stand of claim 9 , wherein the receptacle is rotatable in a clockwise-counterclockwise direction in response to a forward-reverse direction of the rotation motor.

11. The dryer stand of claim 9 , wherein the rotation motor is a servo motor that adjusts a rotation angle of the receptacle in response to a control signal.

12. The dryer stand of claim 11 , wherein the rotation motor includes a rotatable shaft, and
wherein the power transmission mechanism comprises:
a link block connected to the rotation shaft of the rotation motor;
a rotating body coupled to the link block to rotate with the link block when the link block rotates; and
a connector accommodating at least a portion of the receptacle therein, the connector having a first side coupled to the rotating body and a second side coupled to the receptacle.

13. The dryer stand of claim 11 , wherein the connector has an inner surface, and a plurality of ribs formed at the inner surface, and
wherein the ribs are radially disposed about the axis of the body.

14. The dryer stand of claim 11 , wherein the rotating body comprises:
a central rotating body connected to the link block, the central rotating body having an outer surface;
an outer rotating body spaced apart from the outer surface of the central rotating body, the outer rotating body having a first side coupled to the connector; and
a plurality of bridges extending between the central rotating body and the outer rotating body to connect the central rotating body to the outer rotating body.

15. A dryer stand, comprising:
a base;
a body having a first end connected to the base and a second end spaced upward from the base, the body defining an axis; and
a receptacle located in the second end of the body, the receptacle being mounted to the second end of the body such that the receptacle is rotatable about the axis and is tiltable relative to the base, the receptacle being configured to receive a dryer therein for discharging drying air,
wherein the dryer stand further comprises a power transmission mechanism inside the body, the power transmission mechanism transmitting power to the receptacle to rotate the receptacle in the clockwise-counterclockwise direction about the axis of the body, and
wherein the power transmission mechanism accommodates at least a portion of the receptacle therein, the power transmission mechanism having a space corresponding to a trajectory of the tilting of the receptacle.

16. The dryer stand of claim 15 , wherein the body includes:
an upper body, the upper body being adjacent to an upper side of the receptacle at the second end of the body; and
a side body being disposed between the upper body and the base, and
wherein the receptacle is coupled to the upper body so as to be tiltable relative to the upper body and rotatable with the upper body when the upper body is rotated in a clockwise-counterclockwise direction about the axis of the body.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Youn Jekwang
• Kim Youngdon
• Yoo Hyunsun
• Chun Jaehung
• Eun Yousook
• Kim Joogyeom
• Kim Sungkyung
• KIM Myongsun

Classifications

• F24F8/158

  using active carbon · CPC title

• F16M11/126

  for tilting and panning (F16M11/14 takes precedence) · CPC title

• A01K13/001

  Washing, cleaning, or drying devices (for veterinary purposes A61D7/00, A61D11/00) · CPC title

• F24F8/22

  using UV light · CPC title

• A47K10/48 Primary

  Drying by means of hot air · CPC title