Title:
CLOTHES DRYER
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2015016184
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To suppress a decrease in drying ability of a clothes dryer and a decrease in energy efficiency of a refrigeration cycle device to improve energy efficiency and performance of the clothes dryer.SOLUTION: The clothes dryer includes: a rotary tub 1 which is rotatably provided in a housing 2 and accommodates clothes; an air circulation circuit (air channel 7) which includes the rotary tub 1; and a refrigeration cycle device 50 which conducts heat exchange with drying air circulating in the air channel 7. The refrigeration cycle device 50 has: a compressor 51; a first heat exchanger 52; a receiver 53; an expansion mechanism 54; and a second heat exchanger 55. These constituent elements are connected in this order so as to be circulative. The air channel 7 has: the rotary tub 1; the second heat exchanger 55; the first heat exchanger 52; and a blower (blowing fan 5). These constituent elements are connected in this order so as to be circulative. The receiver 53 has: a heat exchange part 56 which cools a liquid refrigerant in the receiver 53 with water; and a water supply part 57 which supplies water to the heat exchange part 56.
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Inventors:
SUZUKI DAISUKE
FUJIWARA NOBUHIKO
FUJIWARA NOBUHIKO
Application Number:
JP2013146118A
Publication Date:
January 29, 2015
Filing Date:
July 12, 2013
Export Citation:
Assignee:
PANASONIC CORP
International Classes:
D06F58/02; D06F25/00; D06F58/28; F25B1/00; F25B29/00; F26B11/04; F26B21/04
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Yoshiaki Tokuda
Nomura Koichi
Nomura Koichi