CLOTHES DRYER

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make possible to visually confirm the condition of the bottom inside a drum from a low line of sight, and reduce a possibility of failing to take out clothes after drying, by providing a mirror section that allows to confirm visually the condition of the inside bottom of the...

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Main Author MUNAKATA HIDEAKI
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 11.08.1998
Edition6
Subjects
FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
LAUNDERING
LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILEARTICLES
TEXTILES
TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE
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Summary:PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make possible to visually confirm the condition of the bottom inside a drum from a low line of sight, and reduce a possibility of failing to take out clothes after drying, by providing a mirror section that allows to confirm visually the condition of the inside bottom of the drum, on the inside of a door. SOLUTION: A clothes dryer 100 is placed in the upper part or a washing machine 200, in many cases, as illustrated. In such case, the line of sight 21 of a user 22 is lower than the lower end 20-1 of a clothes inlet 20, the user 22 cannot see the bottom 3-3 inside the drum 3 directly, which becomes a blind spot. Therefore, it is difficult for him to make sure visually whether clothes are present or not. However, a mirror 2-1a is provided in the inside of the door 2, the mirror 2-1a reflects the bottom 3-3 of the drum 3. Therefore, if clothes 23 remain at the bottom 3-3 of the drum 3, the mirror image help the user see it. The mirror may be a convex mirror obtained by mirror-finished a stainless steel plate and fitted to the entire surface of the inside of the door 2.
Bibliography:Application Number: JP19970014011