Drying apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12011122-B2
Application number	US-202117151751-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 19, 2021
Priority date	Aug 31, 2020
Publication date	Jun 18, 2024
Grant date	Jun 18, 2024

Abstract

A drying apparatus is proposed. A main body ( 100 ) may constitute the frame of the drying apparatus. A front end frame ( 102 ) and a rear end frame ( 106 ) may constitute the exterior of the main body ( 100 ). A moving bar ( 230 ) may discharge air while moving up and down along the front surface of the main body ( 100 ). A duct ( 130 ) may be installed in the main body ( 100 ), and air flown by a fan assembly ( 160 ) may be separated in the duct and be discharged to a user through the edges of the front surface of the main body to dry the user. A drive assembly ( 210 ) moving the moving bar ( 230 ) up and down may be installed in the installation space ( 150 ) defined in the duct ( 130 ).

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A drying apparatus comprising:
a main body having an entrance hole through which air is introduced thereinto and having outlets through which the air is discharged toward a front of the main body;
a fan assembly disposed at the main body to generate a flow of the air;
a duct allowing the air flowing through the fan assembly to be discharged through the outlets;
a moving bar movably mounted to the main body to discharge air introduced from an outside of the moving bar toward a front lower part of the main body while moving up and down along the main body; and
a drive assembly disposed at the main body to supply a driving force to move the moving bar up and down,
wherein the main body includes a front end frame and a rear end frame that constitute an exterior of the main body; a front plate mounted to the duct and disposed at an open part formed in the front end frame; and a first vane and a second vane to guide a direction of the air discharged through the outlets.

2. The drying apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the front end frame includes a perimeter wall forming the open part of the front end frame and extends parallel to the first vane or the second vane such that the perimeter wall constitutes side surfaces and a lower surface of the main body.

3. The drying apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first vane and the second vane are integrated.

4. The drying apparatus of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the first vane and the second vane are integrally with the duct.

5. The drying apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the main body includes a movement channel between opposite edges of the front plate and the first vane corresponding thereto;
the moving bar includes a connection part at each of opposite ends of the moving bar; and
the drive assembly is coupled to the connection part through the movement channel to move the moving bar through the movement channel.

6. The drying apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the main body includes a fan receiving part disposed at an upper part of the front end frame and protruding therefrom, in which the fan assembly is disposed; and a portion of the outlets are disposed at a curved part of an upper end of the duct which is disposed at the fan receiving part, wherein the portion of the outlets is directed toward the front lower part of the main body.

7. The drying apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the front plate includes a curved part corresponding to the curved part of the duct, and is disposed at a lower part of the fan receiving part corresponding to an upper end of the open part of the front end frame.

8. The drying apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a receiving space in which the duct is disposed is formed at an inner surface of the rear end frame, and an inclining surface is formed along each of opposite end parts of the receiving space.

9. The drying apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the duct includes inner walls and the drive assembly is disposed in a space defined by the inner walls of the duct.

10. The drying apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the duct includes a first flow path and a second flow path formed by the inner walls; a width of a lower flow part of each of the first flow path and the second flow path is smaller than a width of an upper flow part thereof; and a controller is disposed at a lower side of the space defined between the first flow path and the second flow path.

11. The drying apparatus of claim 10 , further comprising a connection flow path that couples the lower flow part of the first flow path and the lower flow part of the second flow path.

12. A drying apparatus comprising:
a main body having an entrance hole through which air is introduced thereinto and having outlets through which the air is discharged toward a front of the main body;
a fan assembly disposed inside the entrance hole of the main body to generate a flow of the air;
a duct communicating with the fan assembly to allow the flow of the air to be delivered to the outlets;
a moving bar movably mounted to the main body to discharge air introduced from an outside of the moving bar while moving up and down along the main body; and
a drive assembly disposed at the main body to supply a driving force to move the moving bar up and down.

13. The drying apparatus of claim 12 , further comprising:
a heater disposed between the fan assembly and the duct to set a temperature of the flow of the air associated with the fan assembly.

14. The drying apparatus of claim 12 , further comprising:
a filter assembly installable at the entrance hole of the main body and having filters to purify the air introduced into the main body.

15. The drying apparatus of claim 14 , further comprising:
a filter motor disposed at the entrance hole of the main body to advance and withdraw the filter assembly by a predetermined distance from a surface of the main body.

16. The drying apparatus of claim 12 , further comprising:
a controller configured to control driving of at least the fan assembly, the moving bar, and the drive assembly.

17. The drying apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the duct includes a first flow path and a second flow path, and the controller is disposed in a space defined between a first flow path and a second flow path of the duct.

18. The drying apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the drive assembly is disposed in the space defined between the first flow path and the second flow path of the duct.

19. The drying apparatus of claim 12 , further comprising a fan receiving part disposed at an upper part of the main body in which the fan assembly is disposed,
wherein the fan assembly delivers the air introduced through a rear surface of the main body toward the duct located at a lower part of the fan assembly.

20. The drying apparatus of claim 12 , wherein a maximum speed of the air discharged through the moving bar is faster than a maximum speed of the air discharged through the outlets.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• An Seong Woo
• Lee Seung Yup
• Oh Min Kyu
• Kim Hyun Ki
• Kim Dae Woong
• No Yang Hwan
• Lee Sang Yoon
• Oh Byung Soo
• Jo Yeon A
• Kwon Gi Seop

Classifications

• A45D20/04

  Hot-air producers (A45D20/20, A45D20/22 take precedence) · CPC title

• A47K10/48 Primary

  Drying by means of hot air · CPC title

• F26B21/50

  Ducting arrangements from the source of air or other gases to the materials or objects being dried · CPC title

• F26B21/37

  Velocity of flow; Quantity of flow · CPC title

• F26B21/452

  characterised by the steam generating means · CPC title