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Heat pump type drying apparatus drying apparatus and drying method

US7469486B2 · kind B2 · utility

19Cited by
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13Claims
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Filing dateSep 24, 2004
Grant dateDec 30, 2008
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Expiry dateOct 3, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD06F2105/24
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A drying apparatus has a heat pump comprising a compressor (31), a radiator (32), a throttle apparatus (33) and an evaporator (34), and also includes a structure in which drying air heated by heat of the radiator (32) is introduced to a subject (37) to be dried is dehumidified by the evaporator (34). The drying apparatus also includes a bypass circuit (39) through which a portion of dying air heated by the radiator (32) flows to an inlet of the evaporator (34) without coming into contact with the subject, a super heat detecting device (43, 44) for detecting super heat of the heat pump apparatus, and a throttle apparatus control device for controlling flow path resistance in the bypass circuit (39) using a value detected by the super heat detecting device (43, 44).

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