Title:
DRYING APPARATUS
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2014030667
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide a drying apparatus for drying clothes by using a heat exchange technology capable of attaining a high heat exchange efficiency.
The drying apparatus includes: a housing tub for housing clothes: a blower for feeding dry air for drying the clothes to the housing tub; an exhaust air duct for introducing exhaust air exhausted from the housing tub to the blower; and a heat exchanger for exchanging heat with the exhaust air flowing within the exhaust air duct to generate the dry air. The heat exchanger includes: a main exchanger disposed in the exhaust air duct; and a sub exchanger for exhausting heat received from the main exchanger outside of the exhaust air duct. The sub exchanger is disposed above the main exchanger.
Inventors:
MATSUDA SHINICHI
HOSOKAWA AKIHIRO
HOSOKAWA AKIHIRO
Application Number:
JP2012174287A
Publication Date:
February 20, 2014
Filing Date:
August 06, 2012
Export Citation:
Assignee:
PANASONIC CORP
International Classes:
D06F58/02
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Etsushi Kotani
Masataka Otani
Kohei Watanabe
Masataka Otani
Kohei Watanabe