This invention relates generally to the distribution of a flushing gas during a packaging process. More specifically, the invention relates to an apparatus and method for the distribution of a flushing gas that displaces an undesirable gas from a packaging container during such a process, the apparatus and method optimizing the displacement of the undesirable gas within the container while also minimizing associated equipment costs and cleaning efforts.

Portable assemblies and methods for drying apparel, for example, footwear or gloves, are provided. The assemblies include a housing; projections or pegs pivotally mounted to or inserted into the housing, the projections each having an inlet, an outlet, an internal passage communicating the inlet to the outlet, and the projections can be oriented in a position adapted to receive the apparel; and a source of air having an outlet in fluid communication with the inlets of the projections. The assemblies may include a handle or strap for transporting the assemblies. The air may be provided by a fan or blower, and may be heated. The projections can be pivotally mounted in different directions and extend and retract into the housing. The retracted projection may be flush with the surface of the housing when not in use.

A shoe dryer including a main body, a shoe receiver provided inside the main body and configured to receive a shoe, a blower configured to blow air toward the shoe received in the shoe receiving portion, a camera configured to obtain an image of the shoe by photographing the shoe received in the shoe receiver, and a control device configured to recognize information about the shoe from the image of the shoe obtained by the camera, and control a direction of air blown by the blower based on the information about the shoe.

An apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is for automatically managing a helmet. Because the inside of a helmet may be sterilized and dried in a short time, a comfortable safety helmet may be ensured even during a short break time. Also, because charging may be performed without removing attachments such as an IoT device, an electronic device, and an illumination light from the helmet, the inconvenience of time and effort spent on attaching and detaching the attachments may be eliminated. Also, because the attachments such as the IoT device, the electronic device, and the illumination light may be charged at every break in the middle of work, a required capacity of a rechargeable battery may be reduced, a weight of the attachments may be reduced, and thus, the burden on the user to use the helmet may be reduced.

An electrode sheet oven drying apparatus includes an oven provided with an oven drying chamber, an oven drying assembly positioned in the oven drying chamber, an air discharge pipe connected to the oven drying chamber, a first air volume regulating valve installed at one end of the air discharge pipe connected to the oven drying chamber, a humidity detection module installed in the oven drying chamber and configured to detect a humidity in the oven drying chamber, and a control module communicatively connected to the humidity detection module and configured to regulate the first air volume regulating valve according to the humidity in the oven drying chamber.

A system and method for an intelligent hair drying/styling apparatus with user information transmission and storage capabilities is herein provided. The hair drying/styling apparatus houses a control circuit board and an infrared or temperature sensor (or camera) in order detect an individual's hair condition moisture level to determine a user specific, customizable dryer setting. The information detected by the sensor is stored locally, on a proximal Internet-enabled device, or on a remote or cloud-based server and accessed by the hair drying/styling apparatus through a wireless local area network connectivity function. This innovation will enable any number of hair professionals and or end consumers to improve styling and dry time. According to the present invention, energy usage is reduced to enable a more efficient design.

A bale dryer including a support frame, at least one air intake manifold movably coupled to the support frame for supplying heated air, a bale retainer coupled to the support frame and configured for retaining at least one bale in a fixed position vertically spaced from the at least one air intake manifold, and an actuator coupled to the at least one air intake manifold and configured to move the at least one air intake manifold between a retracted position and an extended position.

The present disclosure provides a surface cleaning apparatus that includes a recovery system that extracts liquid and debris with a drying cycle in which forced air flows through a recovery pathway of the recovery system to dry out components that remain wet and/or retain moisture after normal operation of the apparatus. The post-operation drying cycle can dry out components such as an agitator or brushroll, a brush chamber, a suction nozzle, a recovery tank, a filter, and any of the various conduits, ducts, and/or hoses fluidly coupling components of the recovery system together.

A battery powered blow dryer having a novel heating element technology that can be powered by an attached battery pack. The heating element includes an infrared light bulb that emits high heat with relatively low power consumption compared to current methods. The present invention patent also describes a unique configuration of battery cells to optimally perform the task of blow drying hair.

In a method for drying boards, which are guided in decks through a drying device, wherein the boards (8) in the drying device are brought into contact with drying air by means of an impinging jet ventilation and wherein the impinging jet ventilation is ensured by means of transversely ventilated nozzle boxes (7), the drying air is supplied by means of at least two fans (4a, 4b) arranged next to one another in an airflow of the drying air produced by a burner (1), which guides the drying air to the fans (4a, 4b).