Towel disinfection dryer

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11964063-B2
Application number	US-202017123497-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 16, 2020
Priority date	Sep 25, 2020
Publication date	Apr 23, 2024
Grant date	Apr 23, 2024

Abstract

The present application provides a towel disinfection dryer, comprising a main machinery, wherein the main machinery comprises a housing, an ultraviolet light source installed in the housing, a reflector arranged above the ultraviolet light source, a heater installed in the housing, and a fan installed in the housing, the reflector is installed in the housing, the bottom of the housing is provided with a window exposing the ultraviolet light source, and the bottom of the housing corresponding to the outlet of the fan is provided with an air outlet, the heater is arranged on the airflow path of the fan, the reflector defines one or more airflow holes, and the reflector is arranged on the airflow path of the fan.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A towel disinfection dryer, comprising a main machinery, wherein the main machinery comprises a housing, an ultraviolet light source installed in the housing, a reflector arranged above the ultraviolet light source, a heater installed in the housing, and a fan installed in the housing, the reflector is installed in the housing, the bottom of the housing is provided with a window exposing the ultraviolet light source, and the bottom of the housing corresponding to the outlet of the fan is provided with an air outlet, the heater is arranged on the airflow path of the fan, the reflector defines one or more airflow holes, and the reflector is arranged on the airflow path of the fan;
wherein the main machinery further comprises two turnplates for driving the lampholder to rotate and two supporting seats for supporting the two turnplates respectively, the two supporting seats are installed in the housing, the ultraviolet light source is a UV tube, the two ends of the lampholder are installed on the two turnplates respectively, and the reflector is supported on the turnplate.

2. The towel disinfection dryer of claim 1 , wherein the reflector defines one or more airflow holes on the side close to the fan.

3. The towel disinfection dryer of claim 1 , wherein the reflector comprises a reflective side plate arranged on both sides of the ultraviolet light source and a supporting plate connected to the two reflective side plates on the side away from the window, the distance between the two reflective side plates is gradually expanded from the supporting plate to a direction away from the supporting plate, and the airflow hole is arranged on the reflective side plate.

4. The towel disinfection dryer of claim 1 , wherein part of the side surface of the turnplate protrudes from the bottom of the housing, and the bottom of the housing defines an opening from which the part of the side face of the turnplate protrudes.

5. The towel disinfection dryer of claim 1 , wherein the turnplate comprises a pivot installed on the supporting seat and a rotary disk installed on the pivot, and the corresponding end of the lampholder is connected to the rotary disk, and the reflector is supported on the rotary disk.

6. The towel disinfection dryer of claim 5 , wherein the rotary disk is further provided with a deck, and the corresponding end of the lampholder is clamped in the deck.

7. The towel disinfection dryer of claim 1 , wherein the fan includes a fan cover installed in the housing, a tubular wind turbine installed in the fan cover and an electrical machinery driving the wind turbine to rotate.

8. The towel disinfection dryer of claim 1 , wherein the heater is arranged between the fan and the reflector, and the heater is arranged at the entrance of the fan.

9. The towel disinfection dryer of claim 8 , wherein an air inlet is arranged at the bottom of the housing corresponding to the heater.

10. The towel disinfection dryer of claim 1 , wherein the main machinery further comprises an ultraviolet LED module, and the ultraviolet LED module is arranged at a position corresponding to the air outlet.

11. The towel disinfection dryer of claim 10 , wherein the ultraviolet LED module 1 comprises a long base plate and an ultraviolet LED bead installed on the base plate, and the base plate is supported in the air outlet.

12. The towel disinfection dryer of claim 1 , wherein the main machinery further comprises a negative ion generator installed in the housing, the negative ion generator has an emitter head, and the emitter head is arranged at the position corresponding to the air outlet.

13. The towel disinfection dryer of claim 12 , wherein the emitter head comprises a negative ion release brush arranged at the air outlet, a holder supporting the negative ion release brush, and two guide plates for guiding the diffusion of airflow, the holder is installed in the housing, and the two guide plates are arranged on opposite sides of the negative ion release brush respectively, and the distance between the two guide plates is gradually expanded from the middle of the guide plate to the lower side of the guide plate.

14. The towel disinfection dryer of claim 13 , wherein the distance between the two guide plates is gradually expanded from the middle of the guide plate to the upper side of the guide plate.

15. The towel disinfection dryer of claim 13 , wherein the distance between the upper sides of the two guide plates is smaller than the distance between the lower sides of the two guide plates.

16. The towel disinfection dryer of claim 13 , wherein the negative ion release brush is arranged in the middle of the guide plate close to the position corresponding to the upper side of the guide plate.

17. The towel disinfection dryer of claim 13 , wherein the negative ion release brush extends obliquely upward from the holder to the free end of the negative ion release brush.

18. The towel disinfection dryer of claim 13 , wherein both ends of the longitudinal direction of the air outlet are provided with the emitter head respectively; or the side of the longitudinal direction of the air outlet is provided with a plurality of the emitter heads.

19. The towel disinfection dryer of claim 1 , wherein the towel disinfection dryer further comprises a rack for hanging cloth, and the rack is supported on the bottom of the housing.

20. A towel disinfection dryer, comprising a main machinery, wherein the main machinery comprises a housing, an ultraviolet light source installed in the housing, a reflector arranged above the ultraviolet light source, a heater installed in the housing, and a fan installed in the housing, the reflector is installed in the housing, the bottom of the housing is provided with a window exposing the ultraviolet light source, and the bottom of the housing corresponding to the outlet of the fan is provided with an air outlet, the heater is arranged on the airflow path of the fan, the reflector defines one or more airflow holes, and the reflector is arranged on the airflow path of the fan;
wherein the heater is arranged between the fan and the reflector, and the heater is arranged at the entrance of the fan.

Assignees

• Shenzhen Antop Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yang Ruidian
• Ni Weixin

Classifications

• A61L2103/50

  Textiles, e.g. bedwear or towels · CPC title

• A61L2/10 Primary

  Ultraviolet [UV] radiation · CPC title

• A61L2/14

  Plasma, i.e. ionised gases · CPC title

• A61L2/26

  Accessories · CPC title

• F26B3/04

  the gas or vapour circulating over or surrounding the materials or objects to be dried (F26B3/14 takes precedence) · CPC title