CLOTHING DRYER

PURPOSE:To accurately judge prescribed time required for residual drying by performing an air blasting operation for the prescribed time without performing a heating operation immediately when a drying operation is started. CONSTITUTION:A prescribed time counting part 10 supplies an output signal to a control means 8 after the lapse of the prescribed time after starting the drying operation. A discharge temperature comparison part 11 compares and judges whether or not a discharge temperature when starting the drying operation exceeds a prescribed value by receiving the output signal of a discharge temperature detecting part 1, and supplies the output signal to the control means 8. The rotary driving of a drum 2 and an air blasting fan 4 are started to start the drying operation, however, at this time, only the air blasting operation is performed, and no heat source 3 is energized. Air blasting time in the case of starting the drying operation is set at around four minutes, and after that, the drying operation by hot blasting is performed by operating a heat driving means 6. After the heat source 3 is energized and the drying operation is started, the change ratio of the discharge temperature for drying time differs based on the volume of clothing or a dehydration ratio at the start of the drying operation, however, it is possible to comparatively accurately predict drying operation time.