MULTIFUNCTIONS CEILING DRYING RACK

SECHOIR DE PLAFOND POLYVALENT

English Abstract

The multifunctions ceiling drying rack is an innovating equipment for ceiling
assembling with 220V AC electrical power feed (ceiling electrical point) that
allows hang up clothes on drying rack to dry by thermo ventilators integrated
inside the box of this equipment. It's a motorized drying rack, with a motor
(M) also integrated inside the box as well all the wheels system, allowing by
this way automatic up and down movements of drying rack. It has also in all
around box area integrated lights. All these functions such switch on and off
the lights and thermoventilator, to program drying times and drying
temperatures and up and down movements of drying rack will be operated by a
remote controller device by infra-rays controlled by an electronic control pcb
(C) located inside the equipment box.

French Abstract

La présente invention a trait à un séchoir de plafond polyvalent constituant un équipement innovant pour l'assemblage au plafond avec une alimentation électrique de courant alternatif de 200V (prise électrique de plafond) qui permet d'étendre des vêtements sur le séchoir pour un séchage par des thermoventilateurs intégrés dans le boîtier de cet équipement. Il s'agit d'un séchoir motorisé, avec un moteur (M) également intégré dans le boîtier ainsi que le système complet de roues, permettant ainsi des déplacements automatiques vers le haut ou vers le bas du séchoir. Il comporte également des lumières intégrées tout autour de la zone de boîtier. Toutes ces fonctions telles que la mise sous tension ou hors tension des lampes et de thermoventilateur, pour la programmation de temps de séchage et de températures de séchage et des déplacements vers le haut et vers le bas du séchoir sont opérées par un dispositif de télécommande par rayons infrarouges contrôlés par une carte de circuit imprimé de commande électronique logée dans le boîtier de l'équipement.

Claims

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CLAIMS
1. Multifunction Ceiling Drying Rack,
characterized by the fact that the drying of clothes
comprises a thermo ventilator integrated in a rectangular
box assembled on the ceiling (1) , (Fig. 3), having a
central zone at mid height with dimensions that will
serve as parking zone for the drying rack grill, and that
comprises a set of motorized fans (2) (Fig. 3), and
having below an electrical resistance wire (3) (Fig. 3),
both controlled by an electronic control (4) (Fig. 3)
that will send hot air in descending way, including a
motorized wheels system and wire to move the drying rack
grill (3) (Fig. 1) hold by 4 separate wires, each fixed
to corresponding corner of this drying rack grill and the
other extremities will pass individually by a wheels
system (1) (Fig. 2) and follow to another four wheels
system (3) (Fig. 2) that is connected to the motor shaft
(2) (Fig. 2), that will allow to move the drying rack up
and down for the purpose of placing the clothes to dry
and also includes a set of lights that will allow to
illuminate all around the area where it will be
assembled.
2. Multifunction Ceiling Drying Rack, according to
claim 1, characterized by having an electronic remote
controller with two keys with ~ MAN and ~MAN
designations that will work by continuous finger pressure
and will stop when released to positioning the drying
rack grill in an exact position and a timer to program

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the dry time period and switch off the heater when this
time is reached.
3. Multifunction Ceiling Drying Rack, according to
claim 1, characterized in that it has an electronic
remote controller with two keys with ~ AUTO and ~ AUTO
designations in which will be enough a finger touch for
the drying rack to move automaticaIIy to the limit
positions by way of proximity switches or by electrical
limiters.
4. Multifunction Ceiling Drying Rack, according to
claim 1, characterized in that it has an electronic
remote controller with one touch key for ON/OFF power of
lamp light, one touch key for ON/OFF power of thermo
ventilator, one adjusting knob for heaters temperature,
one key for speed fans controller.
5. Multifunction Ceiling Drying Rack, according to
claim 1, characterized in that the rectangular main box
is made of metal sheet, for example inox, aluminum or
similar.
6. Multifunction Ceiling Drying Rack, according to
claim 1, characterized in that the rectangular main box
has variable dimensions, preferably with 140×90 cm and
border with 10cm of height.
7. Multifunction Ceiling Drying Rack, according to
claim 1, characterized in that the drying rack grill (3)

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(Fig. 1) is made of a metal material, for example
aluminium, steel or similar.

Description

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DESCRIPTION
MULTIE'UNCTIONS CEILING DRYING RACK
The Multifunctions Ceiling Drying Rack (Fig.5) will be a
complete innovation comparing with the usual and normal
ceiling drying rack that actually is in our european market,
and will allow to their operators a bigger facility and
commodity to handle with it and also an increasing of
efficiency for its main function that is dry the wet clothes.
These new functions will be 3 and will be describe by
decreasing order of its importance for this innovation:
1) Integrated Thermo Ventilator in the rectangular main
box that will be fixed to the ceiling(Fig.3 item 1), and will
be composed by motorized fans(Fig.3 item 2), electrical
resistance wire(Fig.3 item 3) and controlled by na electronic
control pcb(Fig.3 item 4) all them also integrated inside the
main rectangular box(aluminium or other metal material) and
after operated by remote controller (infrarays)will send hot
air in down way that will force the dry process, that means
no longer by natural sun dry way, of the wet clothes and will
increase a lot in this way the efficiency of this drying
process, specially for big clothes quantity as well for days
without sun light. This device will be also used as a normal
heater for this house department , laundry/kitchen, in winter
times as well as cold fan system in summer hot days.
2) Motorization (operation by electrical motor) will be
one more function of this new drying rack and will allow a
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smooth up/down movement of drying rack in a simple and easy
way (controlled by remote control) without any effort and
will avoid the use of force from operator, that specially
with big wet clothes quantity was too difficult to be done
before by the normal and standard drying rack wheels and
wires system.
3) Lamp illumination will be one more function of this
special drying rack and will allow not only illuminate the
operation area as well all the surround in the laundry or
kitchen, avoiding by this way the assembly of the usual lamp
in these departments that will relief free ceiling area for
this drying rack assembly.
The Multifunctions Ceiling Drying Rack will be constructed by
extremely simple materials that will be basically the follow
components:
Rectangular main box made in metal sheet
(inox/aluminium/other...) with variable dimensions (the
standard with aprox. 140x90 cm) where in all around of it
will have a border with 10cm width aprox. where will be
integrated 2 long lamps (one in each side)(Fig.4 item 1) for
illumination, covered by white transparent acrylic/plastic
material(Fig.1 item 1) and in the front and rear sides will
have a grill integrated in this border structure(Fig.1 item
2)in pyramid form.

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In central zone with dimension aprox. of 120x70 cm will be
the parking zone of drying rack grill (aprox. 5 cm height)and
immediately bellow (down-up direction)and separated by an all
drilling sheet (like a grill)or metal net will be assembled
the thermoventilator system all long the area of this box,
except the are occupied by motor, and control pcb.
Both, thermoventilator and motor will be fixed by normal
screws or other fixing simple system to the top of metal box
and this last one will be fixed with very strong fixing
system to the ceiling.
The drying rack grill (Fig.1 item 3) will be made in metal
material (aluminium/steel/other...) similar to the ones that
already exists in market and hold by 4 separed wires (metal
or plastic ones), that will be fixed each of these wires to
each corner of this drying rack grill and the other
extremities will pass individually by a wheels system
(separated wheels) (Fig.2 item 1) and follow to other 4
wheels system (all together) (Fig.2 item 3)that is connected
to the motor shaft (Fig.2 item 2). Two of these wires will
pass first by two other support wheels for best positioning.
In the motor shaft will be assembly a 4 wheels system that
will move to the left or to the right depending if we switch
the remote control key to move up or down the drying rack
grill.
The power required for this device will be usually 220V AC
monophasic but this can be changed depending the country

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normal requirement. Usually will be used the light electrical
point in ceiling.
All these options and functions will be controlled by a
wireless remote control device operated by infrarays as well
an electronic controller pcb that will be assembled inside
the main box.
The remote controller functions will be the follow ones:
- Two keys with designation of 4 MAN + b MAN that will work
by continuous finger pressure and will stop when released.
Will be a great utility to positioning the drying rack grill
in exact position that we will need.
- Two other keys with designation 4 AUTO +G AUTO in which
will be enough a finger touch to the drying rack moves
automatically to the limit, in both sides no matter we touch
UP or DOWN keys. This stop will be made by proximity switchs
or by electrical limiters.
- One touch key for ON/OFF power of lamp light.
- One touch key for ON/OFF power of thermoventilator.
- One adjusting knob for heaters temperature.
- One key for speed fans controller (1-3 speeds) and the
lower will be used for night because will be the silent way.

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- A timer included on it to program the dry time period and
switch off the heater when this time is reached. If we press
the key 4 AUTO (will have a led to show this function will
be on) after we start on a program, that means after the
process began, the drying rack grill will automatically will
go down to the remove dry clothes position (down limit) when
the program process is finished. In this way the operator
won't need to use the remote controller to force the drying
rack grill comes to the down limit position.
- 3 or 4 open keys that will be used for future options.
By all these qualities I think that this Multifunctions
Ceiling Drying Rack up described will be an equipment totally
innovator and that will change for sure the present offers
that we found out in this field of drying rack in world
market.

Representative Drawing