A drying cabinet with improved energy utilization

摘要

The invention concerns a drying cabinet for drying and airing and/or disinfecting and/or sterilising articles, such as hanging fabric, textile clothing articles, leather clothing articles and shoes, placed in an inner chamber (10) of the drying cabinet (1). The cabinet is provided with at least one blower (14) for producing an air flow through the inner chamber (10); at least one heat source and one heat sink in the air flow; and means for guiding the air flow through the inner chamber (10) in either an open or closed circulation, as required. The drying cabinet according to the invention is characterised by the use of an air/air heat pump (2) with a first heat exchanger (21) as the heat sink and with a second heat exchanger (22) as the heat source; the air flow from the inner chamber (10) can be cooled in the first heat exchanger (21) by at least partial condensation of the vapour carried in it, and the air flow to be fed into the inner chamber (10) can be heated in the second heat exchanger (22).