Forced convection hanging clothes dryer

摘要

A clothes dryer has a cabinet forming a drying chamber and a drying rack slidably mounted to the cabinet and movable between a retracted position where the drying rack is within the drying chamber and an extended position where the drying rack is exteriorly of the cabinet. A removable dividing panel is retained by the drying rack and divides the drying chamber into two horizontal and vertically extending drying chambers. A control system associated with the dryer has selectable modes to operate the divided drying chambers independently or concurrently as a single large drying chamber. A recycle system associated with the dryer permits recycling of heat air to increase drying efficiency.

主权项

1. A forced convection hanging clothes dryer, comprising:
a cabinet having an interior drying chamber; a vertically orientated drying chamber dividing panel removably dividing said interior drying chamber vertically extending first and second drying chambers; a first forced draft fan associated with said first drying chamber; a first air recycle duct associated with said first drying chamber and configured to transfer air from an interiorly disposed location within said first drying chamber to said first draft fan; a first air recycle damper disposed across said first air recycle duct and operable to permit or preclude a flow of air through said first air recycle duct; a first ambient air duct configured to deliver ambient air exteriorly of said cabinet to said first forced draft fan; a first ambient air damper disposed across said first ambient air duct and operable to permit or preclude a flow of air through said first ambient air duct; said first air recycle damper and said first ambient air damper operated inversely to one another; a second forced draft fan associated with said second drying chamber; a second air recycle duct associated with said second drying chamber and configured to transfer air from an interiorly disposed location within said second drying chamber to said second draft fan; a second air recycle damper disposed across said second air recycle duct and operable to permit or preclude a flow of air through said second air recycle duct; a second ambient air duct configured to deliver ambient air exteriorly of said cabinet to said second forced draft fan; a second ambient air damper disposed across said second ambient air duct and operable to permit or preclude a flow of air through said second ambient air duct; said second air recycle damper and said second ambient air damper operated inversely to one another; and said first forced draft fan, said first air recycle damper, and said first ambient air damper being operated either independently or conjointly with said second forced draft fan, said second air recycle damper, and said second ambient air damper.